Wes, Eneasz, and David discuss the news from the last two weeks from a rationalist perspective

News discussed:

The director wanted to be able to edit tweets to add context

FDA shut down baby formula plant after voluntary recall in February.

FactCheck.org says it’s “misinformation” to claim that the FDA isn’t awesome, and says the shortage isn’t anyone’s fault.

To solve this problem, congress passes a bill to give the FDA another $28M and allows food stamps (WIC) to cover more brands of formula.

That being said, leftists have been open about how replacing deplorables is a good thing.

Texas social media law allowed to go into effect

Three schoolboys (age 13) are being taken to court in the US state of Wisconsin for sexual harrasement after one of them allegedly declined to use the they/them pronouns for a fellow student

Happy News!

80,000 Hours releases climate change review endorsing “this is not an existential risk to the species”

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Episode 57 - The Misinformation Superhighway