Opinion: Lessons learned from a 1971 Soviet psychological documentary that I took part in...

The author describes taking part in a 1971 Soviet documentary that secretly used psychological experiments to push group-think and propaganda. He says the film showed how easily individuals can be manipulated by majority opinion and mass media. His lesson: think critically, resist collective pressure, and protect free values.

ORIGINAL LINK: https://www.juneauempire.com/opinion/opinion-lessons-learned-from-a-1971-soviet-psychological-documentary-that-i-took-part/

Cochrane: C for Cancel - Part 2...

Three long-running Cochrane reviews show weak and uncertain evidence that influenza vaccines prevent real illness outcomes. Trials often rely on antibody responses or narrow lab-based designs that do not measure clinical benefit. The true public-health impact of vaccines on influenza and overall influenza-like illness remains unclear.

ORIGINAL LINK: https://trusttheevidence.substack.com/p/cochrane-c-for-cancel-part-2?publication_id=1029183&utm_campaign=email-post-title&r=4ozaxe&utm_medium=email

Antidepressants Increase 130% For Teen Girls, Drop 7% For Boys...

The author argues the 130% rise in antidepressant use for teen girls is not a real illness but a result of medicalizing normal female emotional development. He claims girls are diagnosed and drugged more because they express feelings and trauma, while boys are overlooked. He warns this pattern creates lifelong dependence, harms mothers and children, and serves pharmaceutical and social control interests.

ORIGINAL LINK: https://drmcfillin.substack.com/p/being-female-is-now-a-mental-illness?open=false

The Source Code of Human Civilization and the Real Danger of AI...

Human culture evolves by exploiting our ancient psychology, wrapped in stories that make exploitation feel beneficial. AI can perfect and scale this exploitation by personalizing manipulation and hiding it as help. The real danger is not hostile robots but powerful systems using AI to make exploitation inevitable and invisible.

ORIGINAL LINK: https://www.stevehargadon.com/2025/10/the-source-code-of-human-civilization.html

Deep Exploitation Analysis: The Homeownership Myth...

The homeownership story sells buying a house as the surest path to middle-class wealth. In reality the system channels money to banks, real estate, and governments while trapping buyers with long debt, costs, and limited mobility. Powerful interests and cultural pressure keep the myth alive and block real alternatives.

ORIGINAL LINK: https://muckrakeai.substack.com/p/deep-exploitation-analysis-the-homeownership

The Daily Muckrake: September 25, 2025 - How Charlie Kirk's Death Became America's Latest Tribal Battlefield...

Charlie Kirk’s death was immediately politicized. Both sides exploited it, fueling tribal anger and eroding trust in institutions. That dynamic risks normalizing political violence and blocking honest investigation.

ORIGINAL LINK: https://muckrakeai.substack.com/p/the-daily-muckrake-september-25-2025-05d

The Daily Muckrake: September 30, 2025 - The Tech Settlements...

The administration settled big claims with YouTube, Meta, and X over alleged conservative censorship. Some call it a free-speech win and others call it dangerous government overreach; analysts say it follows a long history of government-corporate collusion. Likely outcome: cosmetic policy tweaks while core algorithm and business-model problems stay, and companies gain leverage for international and AI aims.

ORIGINAL LINK: https://muckrakeai.substack.com/p/the-daily-muckrake-september-30-2025

HISTORY POST: Forensic Investigation of the Iraq War...

The 2003 invasion of Iraq was a decided policy sold to the public with coordinated propaganda. WMD claims and Iraq–al-Qaeda links were largely fabricated while inspectors and dissent were ignored. A compliant media and PR tactics amplified the lie and created a lasting playbook for manipulation.

ORIGINAL LINK: https://muckrakeai.substack.com/p/history-post-forensic-investigation

FBI Bombshell: 274 agents sent to Capitol for J6, many later complained they were political ‘pawns’...

The FBI secretly sent 274 plainclothes agents with guns to the Capitol on Jan. 6. Many agents said they lacked safety gear or ID and felt like political "pawns." A long-withheld after-action report has sparked questions about bias, prosecutions, and congressional probes.

ORIGINAL LINK: https://justthenews.com/accountability/fbi-bombshell-274-agents-sent-capitol-j6-many-later-complained-they-were-political?utm_source=breaking&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter

The Daily Muckrake: September 24, 2025 - The Tylenol Gambit...

The Trump administration urged the FDA to add warnings linking prenatal acetaminophen to autism and ADHD. Scientists say the cited studies show association, not proven causation, and better research conflicts with the claim. Critics note simultaneous cuts to other environmental autism research and call the move politically driven.

ORIGINAL LINK: https://substack.com/home/post/p-174435752