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The Big Con Exposing the danger of science denial, anti-science propaganda, and political disinformation.

Follow this page for daily news and content to help innoculate yourself against “the big con.” Ex Astris Scientia. Exposing the danger of the anti-science movement in the United States. Topics include: science education, climate change, homeopathy, human sexuality, nutrition, neuropsychology, political science, tribalism, cultural cognition, critical thinking, reasoned discourse, and more.

09/26/2026
09/25/2026

🚨 BREAKING: In a major loss for voters, the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 to allow the Trump administration to initiate voter roll purges using a flawed database involving Americans' private data.

The ruling will disproportionately impact naturalized citizens who've been wrongly flagged in the system.

Read the full story in the comments.

09/23/2026

Federal scientists are still scrambling to find new jobs or relocate across the country as Maryland’s Beltsville Agricultural Research Center’s last days of operation approach. Even as their personal lives upend, employees are concerned that BARC’s legacy of impactful research will be left beh...

09/23/2026

Vought holds one of the most powerful jobs in D.C., and he’s used his position to wage a quiet war to change the shape of the entire U.S. government.

Here's what you should know about Trump’s shadow president.

Read the full story (published Oct. 2025): https://propub.li/4jjyvkc

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