fellow conspiracy realist, we are returning with chapter two of our classic exploration of the

livestock industry. And as you recall, Matt, this is where we get into the larger picture.

This is so fascinating because we recorded this,

Friends and Neighbors, in 2020, and this chapter of the story is focusing on

superbugs and pandemics. And oh, what a time.

Antibiotics in our livestock because of the way we keep the livestock. It's that concept we've talked

about before on our big pharma episodes of treating a symptom of the wider, bigger problem.

The thing that's actually killing you is not what we're concerned with. We're concerned with

your itchy skin or in this case the infections that the cows have. Right. So instead of

improving the living conditions for these animals, for these domesticated animals that the

economy depends upon, why don't we just keep giving them the most powerful antibiotics that we can't?

And for all those nerds who say,

hey, you guys are essentially doing gain of function actions to create a superbug.

We'll tell them to get out.

You're like, hey, you love books.

Go over there.

Read one in the corner.

We're making money and we're eating roast.

Yep.

Why does that sound so plausible?

That sounds like something a senator from Texas would say.

Oh, yeah, for real.

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