advocating for evidence based SCIENCe
OPTIMIST advocates for "following the science" rather than the practice of “trusting scientific experts” and not being allowed to question their interpretations of the data, or even see the data.
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The Rise of Scientism
One of the greatest challenges each society faces is deciding what constitutes “truth.” Whoever holds that power wields enormous influence and steers the direction of the society for better or for worse.
For centuries, “truth” was delegated to the ruling institutions of the time, and hence truth was simply the narrative which conformed to their interests.
Then, during the enlightenment period a new idea emerged—that truth could somehow be determined empirically through experimentation and data.
This in turn gave birth to the scientific method and scientific revolution, and while not perfect, was a step up from what happened before. Sadly however, the tendency of ruling interests to want to monopolize the truth never went away and we’ve watched a curious phenomenon emerge where science has gradually transformed into something not that different from a state religion.
As a result, science has now become more and more the practice of “trusting scientific experts”, (many of whom are not in clinical practice), and making bland statements that the science is "settled" and that the products are "safe and effective". Furthermore independent scientists are not being allowed to see the data or indeed question their interpretations of the data. .
THE "SCIENCING" OF COVID
If you want to get a better understanding of the actual COVID-19 "science", read the following two papers. The first paper deals with mRNA technology issues that you were not told about - the misclassification of the products, the poor trial designs, the shortened Phase III trials, the early unblinding of the placebo groups, the substandard research practices, the inadequate safety testing, the unsupervised production processes, the lack of informed consent, the official misreporting of trial results, the underreporting of severe harms, the data integrity issues, natural immunity, excess mortality, the conflicts of interest, and the political & financial incentives that compromised public health. The second paper talks about the flawed policy implementation.
 COVID-19 mRNA Vaccines: Lessons Learned from the Registrational Trials and Global Vaccination Campaign |  COVID‐19 vaccines: history of the pandemic’s great scientific success and flawed policy implementation |
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ILLUSIORY CONCENSUS
"We're increasingly governed, in many areas, by people who present themselves as experts, and whose opinions because of their allegedly greater learning and knowledge preempt public discussion and all possible dissent. This is basically what we mean when we speak of 'technocracy.' The problems with this vision are twofold: First, it's premised on a kind of fabulistic understanding of a unified, oracular Science, which provides always and everywhere unambiguous answers to policy questions. Second, to sustain this fable of Science, it's necessary for the technocrats themselves to present a united front. Dissenting opinions within the technocracy undermine its own mythology and vitiate its political power.” Eugyppius
ACADEMic OBJECTIVITY
Academia is not what it once was - plagued with poor scientific research, publications now heavily funded by corporate interests and biased towards official narratives.
 COVID-19 "Aggressive Measures" Advocacy Bias in the BMJ Misled the World and Caused Harm |  COVID-19 advocacy bias in the BMJ: meta-research evaluation |  How To Model Fallacy, According to the Lancet |  The Lancet has become a laughing stock |
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 More than 10,000 research papers were retracted in 2023 — a new record |  Why Most Published Research Findings Are False |  Political endorsement by Scientific Journals |  Industry influence in healthcare harms patients: myth or maxim? |
REGULATORY FAILURE
Our Regulatory Bodies are not not performing their duty of oversight of the products or industries they are supposed to be regulating.
 After 2-Year Legal Fight, CDC Releases 780,000 Vaccine Injury Reports from V-Safe System |  mRNA: Vaccine or Gene Therapy? The Safety Regulatory Issues |  Feature BMJ Investigation FDA oversight of clinical trials is “grossly inadequate,” say experts |
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 FDA LACKS ADEQUATE SAFETY TESTING OF LIPID NANOPARTICLES (LNPS) IN COVID-19 VACCINES |  US FDA Willfully Blind on the Safety of COVID-19 Vaccination |  U.S. Public Health Agencies Aren't ‘Following the Science,’ Officials Say |
 Is the FDA too lax? |  CDC Admits It Never Monitored VAERS for COVID Vaccine Safety Signals |  Just How Far Will the FDA Go To Protect A Bad Drug? |
 CDC Director Overrules Agency’s Own Vaccine Safety Committee |  CDC Vaccine Safety Monitoring: A Tale of ‘Broken Promises, Stonewalling and Double Standards’ |  ICAN DEMANDS ANSWERS ABOUT DEATH DISCREPANCIES IN PFIZER’S CLINICAL TRIAL |
 FDA shuts down enquiries about DNA contamination in covid vaccines |  mRNA: Vaccine or Gene Therapy? The Safety Regulatory Issues |  FDA urged to publish follow-up studies on covid-19 vaccine safety signals |
 Florida's Public Health Integrity Committee Addresses FDA's Inconsistent Drug Approval and Advertising Protocols |  A report on MHRA’s Regulation of the Covid-19 vaccines |  We tried to improve COVID vaccine labeling — the FDA said ‘no thanks’ |
 FDA sought independent expert advice less frequently over time |  UK Drug Regulator Never Inspected the Pfizer Vaccine Study Data |  Letter to Secretary of Health & Social Care Nov 2020 urging caution with vaccine roll out |
CONFLICT OF INTEREST
The regulatory bodies are plagued with conflicts of interest from owning patents in pharmaceutical products to providing revolving doors for their executives to work in the industries they are supposed to regulate.
 Legal Expert Hearing Covidgate Conflicts of Interest |  Follow the Money: Conflicts of Interest with Fahrie Hassan |  FDA's revolving door: Companies often hire agency staffers who managed their successful drug reviews |
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 Investigation raises concerns about 'cozy relationship' between the FDA and Moderna |  Former Covid medical officer Van-Tam takes role at vaccine maker Moderna |  The FDA and Moderna’s cosy relationship: how lax rules enable a revolving door culture |
 Moderna pays NIAiD $400M 'catch-up payment' under new COVID-19 vaccine license |  FDA employees go to work for Pharma |  Studies Funded by Pharma 30 Times More Likely to Report Higher Efficacy Estimates for Drugs |
regulatory capture
The regulatory bodies such as the FDA, CDC, MHRA have been captured by corporate interests and act as rubber stamps for the industries that they are supposed to regulate.
 From FDA to MHRA: are drug regulators for hire? |  The pharmaceutical industry is dangerous to health. Further proof with COVID-19 |  Undue Pharmaceutical Industry Influence in Medical Profession |  How Corruption Dictates the Practice of Medicine |
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 How Big Pharma Captured Public Health: Toby Rogers |  Biden, Pharma Pressured Top FDA Officials to Approve Booster Timeline, Emails Reveal |  The corporate capture of the nutrition profession in the USA |
TRIAL FRAUD/DECEPTION
There are increasing allegations of low quality trials, trial fraud and misrepresentation of data by manufacturers.
 COMPLAINT AGAINST PFIZER FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE FEDERAL FALSE CLAIMS ACT |  Covid-19: Researcher blows the whistle on data integrity issues in Pfizer’s vaccine trial |  Moderna hid serious side effects suffered by its Covid vaccine recipients when it reported clinical trial results for the shot |
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 What Really Happened Inside the COVID-19 Vaccine Trials? |  Handbook to how to conduct fraudulent clinical research on repurposed drugs |  Startling Evidence Suggests BioNTech and Pfizer Falsified Key Data: Part 1 |
 ‘Serious Doubt’ About COVID-19 Vaccine Safety After Forced Release of 15,000 Pages of Clinical Trial Data |  Report 73: Pfizer Knew by November 2020 That Its mRNA COVID Vaccine Was Neither Safe Nor Effective. |  How The Manipulation in Most Covid-19 Studies Works |
 Evaluation of Methodological Practices implemented in the Pfizer BioNTech trials |  We Now Have Key Evidence Pfizer Committed Fraud |  Pfizer drops India vaccine application after regulator seeks local trial |
LACK OF REGULATORY ACCOUNTABILITY
The Regulatory Authorities are not being transparent and accountable with their data.
 Federal Judge Orders CDC to Make Public 7.8 Million V-safe Free-Text Entries Within 12 Months |  CDC Finally Released Its VAERS Safety Monitoring Analyses for COVID Vaccines via FOIA |  V-Safe Part 1: After 464 Days, CDC Finally Coughed up Covid-19 Vaccine Safety Data |
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 Why did the CDC hide the v-safe data from the American people for almost 2 years? |  Why a Judge Ordered FDA to Release Covid-19 Vaccine Data Pronto |  CDC’S V-SAFE PROGRAM DID NOT BOTHER TO TRACK A LIST OF 15 CONDITIONS |
 CDC Knowingly Left Serious Adverse Events Off Post-Vaccination Surveys, Documents Show |  ICAN SUES CDC TO STOP HIDING V-SAFE DATA FROM THE PUBLIC |