I’m In The Epstein Files: Michael Shermer on Witch Hunts, Mob Hysteria & Truth w/ Dr. Paul Alexander on mRNA & Jorge Ventura on El Mencho Assassination – Ask Dr. Drew – Ep 591
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What does Michael Shermer reveal about his connection to Jeffrey Epstein?
And more to get to today. We have three great guests. The general theme is the behavior of crowds. Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds is one of the classic books that addressed that issue. Michael Shermer has a new book called Truth. We're going to talk about truth and scientific method.
How does mob hysteria affect individuals in the public eye?
He'll be in here shortly. We also have Jorge Ventura at Ventura Report, speaks at the U.S. border. After the death of the cartel leader, there's so much going on there. And how much of that can we rely on? And then Dr. Paul Alexander comes back. We're going to touch base with him again. We haven't heard from him in a long time. And he has a give, send, go I'd like you all to pay attention to. But I'm anxious to hear whether or not his ideas have evolved. I mean, so many things have been going on that Paul can address. We'll get to that. We'll get to Michael Shermer. And first, we're starting out with... Jorge Ventura, after this. Our laws as it pertain to substances are draconian and bizarre.
What insights does Jorge Ventura provide about cartel violence after El Mencho's assassination?
A psychopath started this. He was an alcoholic because of social media and pornography, PTSD, love addiction, fentanyl and heroin. Ridiculous. I'm a doctor for f***'s sake. Where the hell do you think I learned that? I'm just saying, you go to treatment before you kill people. I am a clinician. I observe things about these chemicals. Let's just deal with what's real. We used to get these calls on Loveline all the time. Educate adolescents and to prevent and to treat. If you have trouble, you can't stop and you want help stopping, I can help. I got a lot to say. I got a lot more to say.
What are Dr. Paul Alexander's current views on mRNA vaccines?
Jorge Ventura is a reporter for the Daily Color News Foundation. He, of course, has been in the crosshairs since he began covering civil unrest in 2020. He has reported extensively on the border crisis since 21. He's produced investigative documentaries, including Cartelville USA and Narcophonia. All worth checking out. You can follow him on X at Ventura Report. And if you haven't seen his reports lately, I don't know how you have missed them. He climbed right in the middle of it after the assassination of the cartel leader. Jorge, welcome to the program.
Thanks for having me on.
Pleasure. So I watched a lot of your stuff, and I had trouble understanding what was going on because so much of what we were seeing was dramatized, and you were trying to sort of go, okay, here's what's happening. I'm seeing this. Otherwise, the town's going, okay. What was the reality of the boots on the ground there in Mexico?
Yeah, Dr. Drew.
How does the concept of truth evolve in modern discourse?
So as soon as the breaking news happened in Jalisco, obviously on X, we started to see the viral images of violence. And I jumped on a plane and headed straight to Tijuana, Baja, California region. And the reason why I went there is I did contact a few of my contacts who says, that the cartels even there started to burn vehicles and start blockades. And the reason why Baja California is really important, it's an area that every day millions of Americans visit every day from Tijuana all the way to that Rosarito playas.
What are the implications of crowd behavior in society?
And actually, Dr. Drew, as soon as I crossed into Mexico from the San Diego side, We got tipped off that the cartel was actually burning a vehicle near the U.S. border wall. So we rushed to the scene, documenting that. And that's what you're actually seeing real life footage there. This is right next to the U.S. border wall. So to me, it was clear that the cartel was also trying to send a message not only to the Mexican government, but potentially also to the U.S. government. We documented, as you see there, several of the OXO convenience stores were burned and targeted throughout Tijuana. There was a cold red in place, so many of the residents were encouraged to stay home. Some of the public service transit was cut off.
And I think right now, the biggest takeaway is Mexican President Claudio Sheinbaum is feeling that heat and pressure from President Trump to crack down on cartels. El Mencho is a historic figure in Mexico. And just some of the details are also fascinating, knowing that the CIA, FBI were involved in providing that intel.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What does Michael Shermer reveal about his connection to Jeffrey Epstein?
0:02–0:21
2
How does mob hysteria affect individuals in the public eye?
0:21–1:05
3
What insights does Jorge Ventura provide about cartel violence after El Mencho's assassination?
1:05–1:44
4
What are Dr. Paul Alexander's current views on mRNA vaccines?
1:44–2:50
5
How does the concept of truth evolve in modern discourse?
2:50–3:22
6
What are the implications of crowd behavior in society?
3:22–6:34
7
How does the scientific method relate to the search for truth?
6:34–8:19
8
What is the future of public trust in institutions?
8:19–1:21:30
Speakers
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