historical
I taught there for 14 years. In 2017 things went haywire.
Weinstein taught at Evergreen State College from approximately 2002-2017. The 2017 campus protests are well-documented, including viral video of students confronting him on May 23, 2017.
Sources: Extensive media coverage from 2017, Video footage uploaded by students
historical
On May 23rd, 2017 at 9:30 in the morning, 50 students, not one of whom had I ever met, stormed into my classroom and started leveling accusations of racism.
The protest incident is verified by video evidence. The specific number of 50 students and the claim that none had ever met him are Weinstein's account and cannot be independently verified at that level of precision, but the general event is well-documented.
Sources: Student-filmed video uploaded to YouTube, Media coverage in The Washington Post, New York Times
political
The FBI after Butler, Pennsylvania, the next day, I believe, was literally washing the roof of evidence.
Reports emerged that the AGR building roof where the Butler shooter fired from was cleaned relatively soon after the assassination attempt on Trump (July 13, 2024). Some witnesses and commentators reported seeing the roof being washed, though the FBI stated it had completed its evidence collection. The characterization of this as evidence destruction is disputed.
Sources: Congressional testimony regarding Butler investigation, Media reports on crime scene processing timeline
political
Netanyahu said on their behalf, I believe, that Epstein wasn't Mossad's.
Former Israeli PM Ehud Barak had documented connections to Epstein. Netanyahu and Israeli officials have denied Mossad connections to Epstein. The specific attribution to Netanyahu making this statement on Mossad's behalf is difficult to verify precisely, though Israeli denials of intelligence connections to Epstein are documented.
Sources: Various media reports on Barak-Epstein connections
historical
Ehud Barak was a repeated guest [of Epstein]
Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak had well-documented connections to Jeffrey Epstein, including multiple visits to Epstein's properties. Barak was photographed entering Epstein's New York residence and acknowledged a relationship with Epstein.
Sources: Daily Mail photographs, Barak's own public statements acknowledging the relationship
historical
The puts that were bought on American Airlines before 9/11
Unusual put option activity on American Airlines and United Airlines stock was documented before September 11, 2001. The 9/11 Commission investigated and concluded the trades were made by investors with no connections to al-Qaeda, attributing them to a single U.S.-based institutional investor with no ties to terrorism. However, some researchers continue to dispute the Commission's conclusions.
Sources: 9/11 Commission Report, Chapter 5, SEC investigation findings
legal
Larry Silverstein got paid twice because it was declared two different acts of terrorism
Larry Silverstein, who had recently leased the WTC complex, did receive insurance payouts. A jury determined in 2004 that the attack constituted two separate occurrences under some insurers' policies, resulting in a total payout of approximately $4.55 billion. Whether this was 'two separate acts' versus one occurrence was genuinely contested in court. Calling it 'fruity on his part' implies intentional scheming, but Silverstein had signed the lease just six weeks before 9/11.
Sources: Federal court rulings in Silverstein insurance litigation, Media coverage of the insurance dispute
historical
Max Cleland, who was on the 9/11 commission, quit in disgust saying it was a setup
Max Cleland resigned from the 9/11 Commission in November 2003, but he was appointed to the Export-Import Bank board, which is why he left. He did make critical statements about the Commission, calling it compromised and comparing it to the Warren Commission, and complained about White House obstruction. However, characterizing his departure as quitting 'in disgust' oversimplifies — he was offered and accepted a different government position.
Sources: Media interviews with Cleland, New York Times reporting on his departure
economic
We had the largest upward transfer of wealth in history [during COVID]
During the COVID pandemic, U.S. billionaire wealth increased by approximately $1.3-2 trillion between March 2020 and early 2021, while many ordinary workers faced unemployment and financial hardship. Whether this constitutes the 'largest upward transfer of wealth in history' depends on measurement methodology and historical comparisons, but the scale of wealth concentration during COVID was historically remarkable.
Sources: Americans for Tax Fairness reports, Federal Reserve data on wealth distribution
scientific
Not one biology department in the country said... it is not true that you can change your sex.
This claim is difficult to verify comprehensively. While many biology departments did not issue formal statements challenging gender-affirming care narratives, some individual biologists and medical professionals did speak out. The claim that literally 'not one' did so is very strong and likely an overstatement. The scientific consensus distinguishes between biological sex (which cannot be changed at a chromosomal level) and gender identity, and the conversation around this is more nuanced than Weinstein presents.
Sources: Various academic publications on sex and gender
scientific
The powers that be were aware of COVID in the fall of 2019... with the Wuhan military games there was already a virus spreading rampantly
The Wuhan Military World Games took place in October 2019, and some athletes from multiple countries later reported illness. However, the claim that SARS-CoV-2 was already 'spreading rampantly' during the games remains unproven. Some circumstantial evidence supports the possibility that the virus was circulating earlier than the official December 2019 timeline, but 'rampantly' overstates what has been established. Intelligence agencies reportedly had some awareness of unusual disease activity in Wuhan by late 2019.
Sources: Congressional investigations into COVID origins, Media reports on early intelligence warnings
political
I voted for the candidate who said no new wars [regarding Trump and the Iran conflict]
Trump campaigned in 2024 on a platform of ending wars and avoiding new conflicts. Weinstein publicly supported Trump in 2024. The implication that an Iran conflict contradicts this campaign promise is a legitimate political observation.
Sources: Trump 2024 campaign statements, Weinstein's public endorsement
other
Dispensationalism suggests that the Jews with whom the covenant was made originally are the modern Jews and therefore what the book says about where they have to be... for the return to take place
This is a rough but essentially correct characterization of dispensationalist theology. Dispensationalism, particularly as articulated by John Nelson Darby and later popularized by the Scofield Reference Bible, holds that God has distinct plans for Israel and the Church, and that the return of Jews to Israel is a prerequisite for end-times prophecy. The distinction between dispensationalist and covenant theology is accurately presented, though simplified.
Sources: Standard theological reference works on dispensationalism
statistical
Islam at two billion people, Christianity being the largest at 2.4 billion
As of recent estimates, Christianity has approximately 2.4 billion adherents and Islam approximately 1.9-2 billion, making these the two largest world religions. These figures are approximately correct.
Sources: Pew Research Center global religious demographics
historical
There's an email with Bill Gates where... he's like, I did this for you, this for you... I got you the STD pills, the serum to put in your wife's drink
Released documents included communications from Epstein that appeared to reference services provided to Bill Gates, including mentions of drugs. The exact characterization Danny Jones provides includes some embellishment and conflation of different reported details. Weinstein correctly notes it appears to be a letter Epstein wrote to himself rather than one sent directly to Gates.
Sources: Released Epstein documents
political
We are now fighting a war that I could have told you was on the neocon agenda since 9/11
Iran has been discussed as a potential target in neoconservative policy circles since at least the early 2000s. The 'Project for the New American Century' and various neoconservative policy papers discussed regime change in Iran. Whether the current conflict directly follows this specific agenda or has different motivations is debatable.
Sources: PNAC documents, Wesley Clark's 2007 statement about plans to 'take out seven countries in five years'
scientific
As adults 30 trillion cells at a time
Recent estimates place the number of human cells at approximately 37 trillion, making Weinstein's figure of 30 trillion a reasonable approximation.
Sources: Bianconi et al. (2013), 'An estimation of the number of cells in the human body'
scientific
Every mole that you have is one of these. It's a cell that has run away and then run into this limit
This is a simplified but substantially correct description of benign melanocytic nevi (moles). Moles are indeed clusters of melanocytes that have proliferated beyond normal limits. The connection to the Hayflick limit (cellular replication limit via telomere shortening) as described in Weinstein's dissertation work on senescence is a legitimate scientific framework, though the specific mechanism for mole formation involves additional factors including oncogene activation (BRAF mutations).
Sources: Standard dermatology and cell biology literature