It's important to note these Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether moments

One of these days, we’ll have to have a serious, extended discussion about the complex dynamics and interlocking ecosystems of conspiracy theorists and the world of pseudoscience — about how fundamentalists, MAGA types, and techno-optimists find common ground, and how the feelings of paranoia and persecution rampant in these groups create such a fertile breeding ground for all this craziness.

For now, though, we just need to stop and acknowledge how far things have gone.

According to the federal government, AM radio talk-show theories about toxic contrails and secret hurricane-making machines merit serious inquiry while vaccines and global warming are now dangerous fringe science.

EPA Commissioner Lee Zeldin announces his agency is launching a major investigation into the right-wing conspiracies about chemtrails and weather manipulation to get to the bottom of it.

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— Ron Filipkowski (@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social) October 23, 2025 at 9:24 AM