Mick, Thanks for your great work. I especially like that you sidestep the name-calling ad hominem and stick to the logic. I just turned 67 last month. My grandma was a member of the John Birch Society and took us grandkids to her weekly meetings when she was babysitting us (with tinker toys and other quiet toys to keep us quiet during the meetings). I was one of the oldest grandkids, so around age ten, I was paying attention to all the conspiracy theories about the UN, Bilderbergers, Trilateral Commission, and all that good stuff. Grandma was a Prepper with a shed full of dried milk, canned food, and water. I read enough of her literature to figure out the JBS was more interested in rumors and innuendo than it was interested in hard evidence. Did you know that the Beatles were on the Commie payroll?
Being a lover of science and reading from an early age, I subscribed to a Ufology newsletter (hey, no internet in the 60s) and gobbled up everything I could find about psychic and paranormal "research". After looking at all the best evidence, I finally lost interest in conspiracy theories and paranormal claims. I wanted it to be true.
Nowadays, when my younger friends start telling me about the Knights Templar or some satanic Qanon theory about politicians, I have to shrug it off and say, "I've heard all that stuff since I was ten years old".
I just started listening to a podcast called "Liberty Weekly", and I really like what the host and his guests have to say. I was disheartened to hear this guy say, "I'm a 9/11 Truther". Having read and watched all the 9/11 conspiracy theories and "proof" and dismissed it all long ago, I thought maybe I needed to see if there was something new on the Truther front. There isn't. Same ol', same ol'.
The positive thing about all this searching for new "Truther" evidence? I found your YouTube debunking videos and your MetaBunk website. Very nice work. I sent a link to your YouTube videos to the host of Liberty Weekly.
I have a few friends who are true believers in UFOs, Truther stories, and Qanon demonology. So, I'm here so I don't have to shy away when I hear weird claims that don't sound quite right. Thanks again.