#HMBlog: 'Chemtrail' bill advances through Florida Senate. Why do so many 'Conspiracy Theories' end up being true?
Hold on a second, one of the oldest “conspiracy theories” I can remember in my life was that some sort of shadowy organization, probably Government was flying planes into the atmosphere and releasing chemicals to…well..I don’t know exactly know what. Change the weather, I guess. I never really got into that theory because it seemed easily explained by the reality of Contrails, the condensation produced from jet engines and the pressure or something I don’t really know, I’ll ask Grok:
Alright, so yea, it’s a debunked conspiracy theory, we are all in agreement. However, since it’s the Whacky Era that we live in, not so fast. Miami Republican Sen. Ileana Garcia filed bill SB56, the Geoengineering and Weather Modification Activities act. The Senate Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment and General Government reviewed the bill (SB 56) before approving it in a 10-2 bipartisan vote. The measure now advances to the Senate Rules Committee. Sen. Ileana Garcia, introduced the bill, aiming to halt human-induced weather modifications in Florida. The state presently permits cloud seeding and other forms of “artificial weather interference” by licensed operators. Wait, what? So there is at least some truth to people flying planes into the sky and squirting juice up there to mess with the weather? OK, so, that means it’s not a conspiracy theory, stop calling it that. Obviously contrails exist…but so do chemtrails as it turns out. Both can be true. How often is it a contrail or a chemtrail that you see in the sky? Probably overwhelmingly it’s condensation from the jet engine and the pressure or something, I don't know. (go check out the Grok explanation above, TLDR for me).
It seems like more and more, these Conspiracy Theories that people are chastised for or worse, silenced for, end up having at least a shade of truth (like the chemtrails). Many times these kookie theories end up being outright factual- Covid’s Lab Leak Origins is the favored theory by the CIA, for example.
Boy, remember what happened if you said that 5 years ago? You were called a racist at best and thrown offline at worst. Apoorva Mandavilli of The New York Times referred to the lab leak theory as having "racist roots". In May 2021, she tweeted, "Someday we will stop talking about the lab leak theory and maybe even admit its racist roots. The New York Times, four years later, released an Opinion piece letting the general public know that they were “misled” by Scientists over the origins of Covid-19. Oh…well..thanks, I guess? The problem was, at the time, people in the out-group from reporters at the New York Times were the one’s speaking about this ‘Lab Leak’. Senator Tom Cotton, a Republican being the one that comes to my mind first and foremost. There’s a visceral reaction from our Media to automatically take the opposite point of view from the opposition. Even if they’re right. Also, it’s not their fault for being misled, they didn’t like unwashed masses who were saying it, you see:
Another ‘conspiracy theory’ 12 weeks ago was the mental decline of Joe Biden. Media spent a lot of time debunking anyone who was spreading this conspiracy.
Well, guess who has out a new book (already) about the coverup of Joe Biden’s mental decline. You guessed it:
Amazing. I can only imagine what ‘Conspiracy Theory’ will be true tomorrow.
#HMB 236 - Take a Knee, I've Got Some News for You with Tampa News Force (@TampaNewsForce)
John Jacobs and Josh Santos from TampaNewsForce.com stop by The #HMB on 05/25/2018.
Hang on a minute, take a knee. It was kind of a back-burner issue at this point but the players who opted to take a knee during the National Anthem at NFL games are back in the news. Earlier last week the NFL announced a policy to fine teams whose players opt to take a knee during the ceremony. So, everyone is freaking out again. For the vast majority, it's another tribal issue and you feels a certain way about it based on whether you have a D or an R next to your name on your Voter ID Card. If you're a D, Trump is an A-Wipe and all of a sudden you're worried about rights again and if you have an R next to your name you like the move because these players are disrespecting the country and military and those things rule. Again, however, this is another thing where it's not black & white, nuance exists. I thought a lot about it this week because I see both sides of the argument. I believe that people should have the right to protest peacefully but I also agree that you shouldn't necessarily have the right do it at your place of business. From what I can tell, the kneeling thing started as a statement against a perceived injustice of police brutality against black Americans. Now agree or disagree with the sentiment, it has nothing to do with military or America but that compartmentalized issue. You can't blame the other side for believing it's about bashing America though seeing as the protest takes place during the time when the anthem is played. It's a timing thing. When else would the players have the time during a game to make that statement during a game? They wouldn't, it's kind of the only time. Should they? I mean, look, the bottom line for me is these guys are at work and if the boss says "not on my time" then fair enough. If they're activists outside of the game then there's little the NFL and owners can do about it; so players, save it for interviews and social media and just stand during the anthem. It's apparently part of the job.
Well, now that issue is solved, get up and let's get to the goods. Tampa News Force is in the building. It's a fascinating concept trying to make the news entertaining and funny. It's not the Daily Show it's more hitting the streets and just asking people involved, "what's going on here"? It's weird, to be frank but oddly engaging. It's brought criticism from major news outlets like the Tampa Bay Times' Tony Marrero and Howard Altman who thought it was in poor taste and after a brief Twitter spat, John went to confront them and ask why they were upset with what he was doing...as journalists do:
It's just a different spin on news but it's not fake. Tampa News Force is just asking what's going on and trying to also bring some comedic flare to it. I know that most journalists see themselves us some moral gate-keeper but people are sick of it. Go cry on your blog and just tell us what's happening in the world, A-wipes...
I know many are over-worked and underpaid and just miserable people in general. I work in radio, I get it but lighten up would ya? Anyway, Tampa News Force is bringing comedy and journalism together in one evening at the Tampa Improv on May 31st. You can get free tickets if you enter code "TNF" at checkout. Listen to the podcast with the fellas here:
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