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Bret Weinstein on Odysee
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Videos about adaptive evolution, good governance, the breakdown of civil discourse and subsequent mayhem at Evergreen and other college campuses, and about the emerging Coalition of the Reasonable.
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Bret Weinstein on The Declaration of Independence 250 years later:
2d ago00:01:33Tap to summarize"They could go naming people and, you know, malfeasance aplenty and they would mean nothing to us 250 years later. This means everything to us because it isn't mired in the particulars of even this instance of tyranny. It's made as an argument against when tyrants do this, you have the right to respond in this way. That's where it comes from. And they, of course, knew that their right to respond this way did not protect them from being killed by the crown for saying these things. They all understood that. It was very explicit. Franklin himself, I believe, said, 'we must hang together or surely we will all hang separately.' Right? They understood they were putting their lives on the line. But they also understood that they had the right to make that gamble and in some sense, the obligation to do it because the tyranny was intolerable."...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAZRw7BcuCc
Transcribe →Are you a patriot or a nationalist? Dr. Bret Weinstein explains the difference.
3d ago00:00:57Tap to summarizeDr. Bret Weinstein shares the important distinction between what it means to be a patriot versus a nationalist."Patriotism is a willingness to sacrifice on behalf of something.Nationalism is the desire to use a something, like a nation, to advance your agenda.So in other words, do you want to use your nation in order to accomplish something? Or are you willing to sacrifice for your nation because you think it's that important?They are not the same thing. They are almost the inverse.And I think they are very well captured in John F. Kennedy's quote:'Ask not what your country can do for you' — nationalism.'Ask what you can do for your country.'Your country is the lifeblood of your population. Your willingness to sacrifice to keep it going and to improve it is the fundamental thing.It's not like he was saying, give everything to your country and it's not required to give anything back. The point is it's already giving you so much back. Ask how you can advance IT."...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCqjLgjLCNY
Transcribe →Dr. Heather Heying on seeing the enthusiasm for the United States from World Cup visitors.
3d ago00:01:12Tap to summarizeWe are a big, brash, diverse, loud country that has certainly made lots of errors. But frankly, the enthusiasm that you see in the parts of the country where the World Cup is, is extraordinary.The fact is that, especially for Europeans—and the other Western countries—coming here and seeing the scale… the fact that the West, and the Mountain West, and the Midwest, which is not really the West at all, and the Northeast, and the South, and then Texas and Florida, which are places unto themselves—and that’s just the continental 48, and the Great Plains. It’s so diverse, not just geographically, but culturally and culinarily. It’s an incredible landmass with an incredible diversity of people.And yeah, have we had an arrogance that made “ugly Americans” a thing all over the world. Like, okay, here come the people who think that by just speaking English louder, anyone will be able to understand English. Yeah, that’s true about a lot of Americans.But it has been pleasurable to see the joy that people coming to the United States taken in what it is that we are.- Dr. Heather Heying, Episode 332 of The Evolutionary Lens, “The American Experiment at 250” on DarkHorse.Available wherever you subscribe to podcasts. Watch on Youtube: https://youtube.com/live/g4VQA05XgY0...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bpoEnafqW0
Transcribe →Washington State SKIPS America 250 | DarkHorse 332
4d ago00:11:18Tap to summarizeWashington state (along with 9 other, mostly Democrat-led states) declined to staff its already-built booth at the National Mall's state fair for the 250th anniversary. Residents Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying (self-described politically left) share their perspective on their state's absence.Watch the full episode, "The American Experiment at 250" on Youtube: https://youtube.com/live/g4VQA05XgY0*****Join us on Locals! Get access to our Discord server, exclusive live streams, live chats for all streams, and early access to many podcasts: https://darkhorse.locals.comHeather’s newsletter, Natural Selections (subscribe to get free weekly essays in your inbox): https://naturalselections.substack.comOur book, A Hunter-Gatherer’s Guide to the 21st Century, is available everywhere books are sold, including from Amazon: https://amzn.to/3AGANGg (commission earned)Check out our store! Epic tabby, digital book burning, saddle up the dire wolves, and more: https://darkhorsestore.orgMusic: "Marble Machine" by WintergatanThis track can be downloaded for free at www.wintergatan.netFree License to use this track in your video can be downloaded at www.wintergatan.net...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5U2JgIcJZA
Transcribe →The modern democratic left does not understand this.
4d ago00:01:09Tap to summarizeBret Weinstein and Heather Heying review and discuss how both Common Sense and the Declaration of Independence provided self-evident truths that prompted the formation of a new nation in 1776. As part of this discussion they cover patriotism, antifa, dual vs hierarchical loyalties, Trump, the World Cup, and taking advantage of breaks. Find Episode 332 of The Evolutionary Lens, “The American Experiment at 250” on DarkHorse wherever you subscribe to podcasts. Watch on Youtube: https://youtube.com/live/g4VQA05XgY0WEINSTEIN: We must not upend governance over minor or transient things.HEYING: That is right.WEINSTEIN: It's only something that you would do when things have truly failed. The modern democratic left does not understand this. It sees nothing but grievances and sees nothing as an alternative to them, but burn it all down. And as no idea, apparently, either they say it cynically and they know what's coming and those who are really driving the policy believe they will benefit from chaos or they don't know. In many cases, the rank and file do not understand that what they are inviting as a replacement for the things they find galling is warlordism, right? Or despotism or some mixture of the two. And it's not something you would contemplate if you had a marvelous country with major flaws. You would, you would fix the flaws, but you wouldn't upend it....https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lc50pdfU5qY
Transcribe →The American Experiment at 250: The 332nd Evolutionary Lens with Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying
5d ago01:53:32Tap to summarizeOn this, our 332nd Evolutionary Lens livestream, we discuss America’s 250th birthday. In 1776, both Common Sense and the Declaration of Independence provided self-evident truths that prompted the formation of a new nation. Built on optimism and an entrepreneurial spirit, the United States of America is fracturing along political lines, each side incapable of seeing the humanity of people who believe different things from themselves. In those 250 year old documents we see implicit recognition of trade-offs, game theory and emergence—all of which are just as fundamental now as they were then. As part of this discussion we cover patriotism, antifa, dual vs hierarchical loyalties, Trump, the World Cup, and taking advantage of breaks.*****Our sponsors:Timeline: Accelerate the clearing of damaged mitochondria to improve strength and endurance: Go to http://www.timeline.com/darkhorse and use code darkhorse for 20% off your first order.ARMRA Colostrum is an ancient bioactive whole food that can strengthen your immune system. Go to http://www.tryarmra.com/DARKHORSE to get 30% off your first subscription order.Helix: Excellent, sleep-enhancing, American-made mattresses. Go to http://www.HelixSleep.com/DarkHorse for % off sitewide, 25% of Luxe mattresses, and 30% off elite mattresses*****Join us on Locals! Get access to our Discord server, exclusive live streams, live chats for all streams, and early access to many podcasts: https://darkhorse.locals.comHeather’s newsletter, Natural Selections (subscribe to get free weekly essays in your inbox): https://naturalselections.substack.comOur book, A Hunter-Gatherer’s Guide to the 21st Century, is available everywhere books are sold, including from Amazon: https://amzn.to/3AGANGg (commission earned)Check out our store! Epic tabby, digital book burning, saddle up the dire wolves, and more: https://darkhorsestore.orgMusic: "Marble Machine" by WintergatanThis track can be downloaded for free at www.wintergatan.netFree License to use this track in your video can be downloaded at www.wintergatan.net*****Mentioned in this episode:Common Sense: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/147/147-h/147-h.htmDeclaration of Independence: https://www.archives.gov/founding-docs/declaration-transcriptHarper’s: https://harpers.org/archive/2026/07/happy-fucking-birthday-christopher-hooks-semiquincentennial/Musings with Chloé Simone: https://substack.com/@chloesimmone/p-203727669*****Timestamps:00:00:00 Gratitude for Being an American00:02:27 Sponsor: Timeline00:04:18 Sponsor: ARMRA Colostrum00:06:07 Sponsor: Helix00:08:49 1776 Common Sense00:31:46 1776 The Declaration of Independence 00:53:43 Patriotism01:16:37 Washington State & the Great American State Fair01:28:20 Happy Birthday America?01:32:47 World Cup Enthusiasm for America01:46:33 Know how to play on the breaks.01:51:25 Do What Needs to Be Done & Create Joy!...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4VQA05XgY0
Transcribe →The SAVE America Act: 83% of Americans Agree on Voter ID, Why Won't it Pass?
1w ago00:04:31Tap to summarizeBret Weinstein and New York attorney Bobbie Anne Cox discuss the SAVE America Act. Watch the full episode: https://youtu.be/Yd7rS4F72pI*****Join DarkHorse on Locals! Get access to our Discord server, exclusive live streams, live chats for all streams, and early access to many podcasts: https://darkhorse.locals.comCheck out the DHP store! Epic tabby, digital book burning, saddle up the dire wolves, and more: https://www.darkhorsestore.orgTheme Music: Thank you to Martin Molin of Wintergatan for providing us the rights to use their excellent music....https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlZWaS0vcfs
Transcribe →What's ACTUALLY in your sunscreen? (It's not on the label) | DarkHorse 331
2w ago00:10:15Tap to summarizeEvolutionary biologist Dr. Heather Heying shares that researchers found aluminum in every sunscreen product tested, even those that didn't list it as an ingredient.Watch the Full Episode, "Is it Sunset for Sunscreen?" https://youtube.com/live/d6FyXloOMMA*****Join us on Locals! Get access to our Discord server, exclusive live streams, live chats for all streams, and early access to many podcasts: https://darkhorse.locals.comHeather’s newsletter, Natural Selections (subscribe to get free weekly essays in your inbox): https://naturalselections.substack.comOur book, A Hunter-Gatherer’s Guide to the 21st Century, is available everywhere books are sold, including from Amazon: https://amzn.to/3AGANGg (commission earned)Check out our store! Epic tabby, digital book burning, saddle up the dire wolves, and more: https://darkhorsestore.orgMusic: "Marble Machine" by WintergatanThis track can be downloaded for free at www.wintergatan.netFree License to use this track in your video can be downloaded at www.wintergatan.net*****Mentioned in this segment:Nicholson & Exley, C 2007. Aluminum: a potential pro-oxidant in sunscreens/sunblocks? Free Radical Biology and Medicine, 43(8): 1216-1217: https://www.ovid.com/journals/frbm/abstract/10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2007.07.010~aluminum-a-potential-pro-oxidant-in-sunscreenssunblocks**NOT** sponsoring this podcast, but they have sponsored past episodes, you can use our code darkhorse 26 for 15% off your first order https://vanman.shop/darkhorse26...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oyEmmipD_n0
Transcribe →Rupert Lowe's Rape Gang Inquiry Report: Sharia Courts & the Cover-Up in Britain
2w ago00:07:28Tap to summarizeRupert Lowe explains how the fear of being called a racist has allowed the systematic rape of hundreds of thousands of girls to go unchallenged for decades. Bret Weinstein sat down with him to discuss Restore Britain just a day before the report was released. Watch the full episode: https://youtu.be/HeV5kRLyGgcFind Rupert Lowe on X at https://x.com/RupertLowe10 and Restore Britain at https://www.restorebritain.org.uk. *****Join DarkHorse on Locals! Get access to our Discord server, exclusive live streams, live chats for all streams, and early access to many podcasts: https://darkhorse.locals.comCheck out the DHP store! Epic tabby, digital book burning, saddle up the dire wolves, and more: https://www.darkhorsestore.orgTheme Music: Thank you to Martin Molin of Wintergatan for providing us the rights to use their excellent music.*****Mentioned on this episode:The Rape Gang Inquiry Report https://static1.squarespace.com/static/6810978a41bbc42489eafa81/t/6a314bb1151e511944bd4421/1781615537601/The+Rape+Gang+Inquiry+Report.pdf Rupert Lowe’s Restore Britain announcement: https://x.com/RupertLowe10/status/2022394419685822647*****Rupert Lowe: "So these people who call me a neo-Nazi have allowed — this is a national newspaper — have allowed this evil to continue for, as I say, 30, 40, 50 years on an increasing scale.And it's been allowed because people are frightened of being called racist, to your earlier point.And not only that, you've ended up with the creation of Sharia courts. Now we have 85 Sharia courts, which is quite extraordinary.Bret Weinstein: "How can you have Sharia courts?" Rupert Lowe: "Well, you tell me, Bret, this is a country with our laws.And as I say, I'm very happy for you to come here and integrate. These people aren't integrating. They're living their sort of almost tribal lives — they're like sort of probably we were a thousand years ago with sort of family loyalties and community loyalties, which trump every other race.So in the end, you get all sorts of dishonesty. But again, our state has not been prepared to deal with this."Bret Weinstein: "But how can you have a Sharia court in Great Britain? How does that even work?"...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jetbbNMi6jM
Transcribe →Dr. Heather Heying says sunscreen talk is broken: it’s not just about cancer.
2w ago00:01:13Tap to summarize"The idea that the only thing you should be thinking about with regard to sunscreen—should I use it or not?—is your risk of skin cancer, is patently wrong. So again, be thinking about the effects on your overall health and whether or not being exposed to the sun might be good for you. And the answer has to be yes. The answer has to be yes, because we evolved outdoors under the sun."Should you slather yourself in sunscreen, stay indoors, or seek moderate exposure to the sun that grows in intensity that more your skin becomes acclimated to the season? Heather and Dr. Bret Weinstein share how they, as evolutionary biologists, approach the subject of sun exposure in Episode 331 of The Evolutionary Lens....https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ry_atmHtnuI
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