Despite the title, I tried to stick to accurate observations about actual, factual information. As I worked on this episode, I attempted to find glimpses of daylight with only intermittent success. These are dark times we are living in.

Issac Asimov- Cult of Ignorance. The Big Lie and Liz Cheney.

Facebook. Gary Kasparov. No such thing as truth.

Facebook is not a credible news source. Rumble.

A pleasing amount of misinformation. News from advertisers.

Rage engagement. Comfort from conspiracy.

Karl Rove on Reality. False certainty trumps honest uncertainty.

Efficacy vs. effectiveness. Voltaire: Doubt not pleasant.

CDC modified suggestions don’t mean stop washing your hands.

Conspiracy without the theory. No evidence; no problem.

Clown with a flamethrower.

The willfully ignorant using science to dismiss science.

Misinformation harming others. Driving drunk without a seatbelt.

Liz Cheney, Andrew Clyde and Laura Ingraham.

Tired of being owned.