Cornell professor, and long-time Zero Hedge friend, David
Collum recently appeared on an episode of the Quoth the
Raven podcast to talk all things conspiracy. Collum is an
economic commentator, chemist, Betty R. Miller Professor of Chemistry and
Chemical Biology at Cornell University and is known for writing his "Year
in Review", which appears here on Zerohedge at the end of every year.
On
the episode, host Chris Irons notes that Collum's appearance was prompted by a
recent Tweet he put out, in defense of being a conspiracy theorist which
sparked a massive social media response and outpouring of reactions, both pro
and con.
I am a "conspiracy theorist". I believe men and
women of wealth and power conspire. If you don't think so, then you are what is
called "an idiot". If you believe stuff but fear the label, you are
what is called "a coward".
On
the podcast, Collum and host Chris Irons tap into every major conspiracy
theory over the last couple of decades, as well as several current events and
the world of finance.
Some highlights:
Collum Thinks Jeffrey Epstein Could Have Been Working For "Powerful
People" And "Setting People Up"
The
discussion starts with analysis of the current Jeffrey Epstein fiasco and
Collum ponders what "can of worms" could open for Bill Clinton and
Donald Trump as a result of Epstein going to trial and documents relating
to his indictment coming to light.
"It's
going to be bi-partisan," Collum says about the Epstein allegations. "Epstein
was working for powerful people, to get dirt on powerful people. Epstein wasn't
just a dirtball, he was setting people up," he continues.
Collum
comments:
"Nowadays getting photographed on a boat with a blonde
sitting on your lap doesn't even cause you to lose a vote. Now they gotta get
you with something much dirtier. I think that's where the underage kids
come in. I think Epstein has been building a portfolio of dirt, like J.
Edgar Hoover."
"What
if that crazy ass pizzagate conspiracy turns out to be true?" he asks.
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Collum Doesn't Buy The 9/11 Narrative - "Physics Tells Me
There's Problems"
Collum
then discusses why he doesn’t believe the mainstream narrative behind the 9/11
attacks. He cites physics, Building 7 and the lack of video footage of the
plane crashing into the Pentagon as two of the big reasons that he questions
the official story.
"I think there's problems with 9/11, but no one wants
to say that because they're embarrassed to say that. But the laws of physics
tell me there's problems. I don't give a shit about the squibs or Larry
Silverstein saying they decided to pull the building. When I watch two towers
come down perfectly and I go 'chaos theory alone says they should have gone
asymmetric and stopped tumbling'..."
Collum
continues:
""I can't believe Building 7 should have fallen.
There's really not a shred of footage of the plane hitting the pentagon. Not
one frame. The official frame isn't a frame. If someone's got the footage, let
me see it."
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Collum Doesn't Believe the Las Vegas Shooter Story - "There
Were People Saying 'You're All Going To Die'"
Dave
also weighs in at length on the Las Vegas shooting, questioning with the host
why a motive was never found, how somebody could get rich playing video poker
as the shooter was alleged to have, whether or not there were character actors
on the news after the event and what happened to the security guard who was
involved and only gave one quick interview on the Ellen show before "relocating"
to Mexico.
"There's about 150 things that just don't add up," Collum says about the
Steven Paddock Las Vegas narrative.
He
speaks about the security guard from the day of the shooting:
"You got Jesus the security guard. He gets shot in the
f*cking leg then all of a sudden goes off the radar. Then he disappears and the
word is that he's gone to Mexico. The explanation is
that he had a vacation planned. Then he comes back with a
cane and comes back - and does one interview with Ellen
Degeneres."
Collum
also talks about other mysterious occurrences from the day of the shooting:
"There were people saying there was a couple walking
around the infield saying 'You're all going to die in 45 minutes' - and then
they got escorted out. And then, 'boom boom boom', a lot of them died!"
Collum
and the host also take a little bit of time talking about JFK, the moon
landings, negative interest rates and the effect of Central Bank policy on the
global economy.
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