What have we learned in the weeks since the Beirut explosion about what really happened? Let’s dive deep into some detail. Support this channel: https://patreon.com/mallenbaker The Mallen Baker Show is aimed at all people who see themselves as change makers, with commentary on issues and change movements with a particular focus on climate change and environment, social issues, free speech and corporate social responsibility. References What really happened at the port of Beirut? https://besacenter.org/perspectives-papers/beirut-port-explosion/ Brookings Institute article https://www.brookings.edu/blog/order-from-chaos/2020/08/05/lebanon-as-paradise-lost/ Atlantic Council article https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/menasource/ammonium-nitrate-didnt-belong-to-hezbollah-but-they-knew-about-its-dangers/ Italian expert on why there were other weapons https://www.corriere.it/esteri/20_agosto_05/beirut-esperto-esplosivi-la-nuvola-arancione-scoppi-ecco-perche-credo-ci-fossero-anche-armi-6da4a01e-d71b-11ea-93a6-dcb5dd8eef08.shtml Centre for Security Policy article https://www.centerforsecuritypolicy.org/2020/08/07/lebanon-what-happened/ Hezbollah operative charged in Cyprus over ammonium nitrate https://apnews.com/9b2fba18477b4f9098dd3da95fb0ff2b Tikun Olam blogger piece https://www.richardsilverstein.com/2020/08/10/israel-hezbollah-sworn-enemies-have-vested-interest-in-lying-about-beirut-attack/ Reuters tries to find the owner of the ammonium nitrate https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-lebanon-security-blast-ship-insight/who-owned-the-chemicals-that-blew-up-beirut-no-one-will-say-idUKKCN2571CD The bill of loading for the shipment https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/extra/x2iutcqf1g/beirut-blast Elijah Magnier blog post https://ejmagnier.com/2020/08/07/the-beirut-explosion-who-is-responsible/ ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ongTCgRmRk

Is social media making us more polarised, more hateful, more depressed, more – insert one of twenty other claims? More than that, is social media undermining democracy itself? Lots of people say yes. Many of us look at the field and feel it’s intuitively obvious yes. Where’s the discussion at – and what’s the evidence for the alternative position? References Why the Past 10 Years of American Life Have Been Uniquely Stupid - The Atlantic https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2022/05/social-media-democracy-trust-babel/629369/ How Harmful Is Social Media? | The New Yorker https://www.newyorker.com/culture/annals-of-inquiry/we-know-less-about-social-media-than-we-think The role of social media in the Arab Spring https://sites.stedwards.edu/pangaea/the-role-of-social-media-in-the-arab-spring/ Emotion shapes the diffusion of moralized content in social networks, Brady et al 2017 https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.1618923114 The Man Who Built The Retweet: “We Handed A Loaded Weapon To 4-Year-Olds” https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/alexkantrowitz/how-the-retweet-ruined-the-internet Support this channel! https://patreon.com/mallenbaker The Mallen Baker Show covers news, current affairs, science and politics. It aims to be independent, fact-focused and non-ideological. A rational and reasoned approach to some of the difficult issues of our time, including climate change, the Covid pandemic, and how we can best survive and thrive in the modern world. You can also find videos at: https://odysee.com/@mallenbaker The Mallen Baker Show Clips channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_DHGJzhaR3U6nmNHy54KQg Follow the show page on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/mallenbakershow And my website https://mallenbaker.net Quotes reported in this video should not be taken as an implication of their author’s endorsement or involvement in this video. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrJruZ1KSck

In this news round-up. Scotland's government is teetering on the edge of collapse after its ruling coalition blew apart over net zero u-turns by the SNP. This wasn't the first problem the parties had with each other, but it was the straw that broke the proverbial camel's back. Also, Germany's Greens have been accused of lying to push through the closure of nuclear power plants, and has Google called time on the era of the activist employee? Support Mallen's work on Patreon! https://patreon.com/mallenbaker Support Mallen via Paypal https://paypal.me/mallenbaker The ‘Dangerously Reasonable’ channel by Mallen Baker covers news, current affairs, science and politics. It aims to be independent, fact-focused and non-ideological. A rational and reasoned approach to some of the difficult issues of our time, looking for how we can best survive and thrive in the modern world. Quotes reported in this video should not be taken as an implication of their author’s endorsement or involvement in this video. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwpveOXMhuc

A wide-ranging Q&A session today, covering Covid and lockdowns, climate change, religion, housing, and a whole lot more besides! Support this channel! https://patreon.com/mallenbaker The Mallen Baker Show covers news, current affairs, science and politics. It aims to be independent, fact-focused and non-ideological. A rational and reasoned approach to some of the difficult issues of our time, including climate change, the Covid pandemic, and how we can best survive and thrive in the modern world. Check out the clips channel for shorter videos https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_DHGJzhaR3U6nmNHy54KQg You can also find videos at: https://odysee.com/@mallenbaker Follow the show page on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/mallenbakershow And my website https://mallenbaker.net Reference re. CO2 saturation effect https://skepticalscience.com/saturated-co2-effect-advanced.htm ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIDok9QKUpA