Weinstein describes the Reference Committee set up in 1940 inside the National Research Council to secretly shunt chain-reaction physics papers and suppress dangerous nuclear research.
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Weinstein explains why he is so dangerous to institutional narratives: a track record of being right early. He published one of the first papers on the danger of illiquid securities pricing before the 2008 crisis. He called Biden's cognitive decline publicly before it was acceptable to do so. The consequence: representatives of the Democratic Party contacted him and told him to stop. They offered a trade — your silence for the knowledge that three competent people, possibly including the Chief of Staff, are managing the president. You should be pleased as punch, so shut up. Weinstein found this offer profoundly disturbing rather than reassuring. This establishes the broader theme: powerful institutions consistently reach out to Weinstein to manage him rather than engage with what he's saying. [1] — Eric Weinstein "Before Biden dropped out, Democratic Party representatives contacted Weinstein and told him to stop discussing Biden's dementia on public p…" 22:45
Before Biden dropped out, Democratic Party representatives contacted Weinstein and told him to stop discussing Biden's dementia on public platforms. They revealed that a committee of three had been installed to manage the president, possibly including the Chief of Staff — and told Weinstein he should be 'pleased as punch' with these people, so shut up.
Weinstein claims Democratic Party representatives contacted him and told him to stop discussing Biden's dementia, revealing a secret committee of 3 had been installed to manage the president.
Joel de la Garza noted that the CISO role is a relatively recent invention, with Steve Katz widely credited as the first-ever CISO.
Superficial adoption of electricity gave factories only 6% efficiency gains; fully redesigning factories around it delivered a 3x productivity improvement that powered 20th-century US growth.
Harold Ramis recounted that during Caddyshack filming, storms kept the cast cooped up in a Florida hotel for days, during which they partied and did drugs all day and night.
In the 1820s, China accounted for 25% of global economic output, making it the world's largest economic machine — a historical precedent for its current AI superpower ambitions.
66 Americans held hostage at the US Embassy in Iran were released after 444 days, within hours of Reagan's inauguration.
In the first round of the secret arms deal, 508 TOW missiles were transferred from Israel to Iran in exchange for hostage releases.
America secretly transferred 2,000 missiles and missile parts to Iran across 8 separate shipments over just over a year.
Despite all the missile sales, only 3 of the 7 American hostages held by Lebanese terrorists were ultimately released.
The CIA supply plane that blew open the scandal was flying at only 2,500 feet in broad daylight when it was shot down on October 5, 1986.
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