Judy Mikovits in Plandemic: An antivax conspiracy theorist becomes a COVID-19 grifter
Regular readers might have noticed that my output lately hasnt been as prolific as in the past. Youd think that, with my spending more time at home than I have in a long time due to the restrictions put in place in Michigan to slow the spread of COVID-19 that Id be a blogging fiend, even more so than usual, but oddly enough Ive been less productive in that area than in the past. I dont know why. Maybe its because all the topics that catch my eye are COVID-19-related and just too damned depressing. Fun topics, silly types of pseudoscience, just dont seem worth spending much effort on. On the other hand, maybe it would help my mood and productivity to do a post every now and then on something like Bach flower remedies. This is not that day, however, because I just got the opportunity to rectify an oversight that dates back to the very beginning of this blog, my never having discussed in depth an antivaxxer named Judy Mikovits.
This opportunity comes in the form of a trailer to a full length documentary called Plandemic, which is being previewed by the release of a series of vignettes, the first of which was released yesterday. (26 minutes is a hell of a vignette! How long is the completed documentary? Ten hours?) From the name, you can tell that this is going to be a conspiracyfest of a documentary, arguing that the current COVID-19 pandemic was somehow planned. Well get to that shortly. First, heres where the oversight rectification comes in. This first segment is about Judy Mikovits, someone I should have written about years and years ago, but somehow have never discussed on this blog. When you hear her story, youll see why I was shocked to realize that Mikovits has only been briefly mentioned a couple of times on this blog. Now, as is the case with a lot of cranks and antivaxxers, Mikovits is grifting on the COVID-19 conspiracy bandwagon.
https://respectfulinsolence.com/2020/05/06/judy-mikovits-pandemic/?fbclid=IwAR0PxUAVdf4D_y2jFXRibB4GL8AfBii2xPkm7AZuyT-I3nQPUibZKZlyTp4
mercuryblues
(14,531 posts)a grifters gotta grift. How long before trump hires her?
madaboutharry
(40,209 posts)Mikovits comes off as a failed scientist who has latched on to the antivax subculture as a way of being a celebrity, even if it is as a full blown nut job in a small little universe of fellow nut jobs.
C_U_L8R
(45,000 posts)The Mikovits video has all the markings of yet another conspiracy theory. Shadowy figures. Insider knowledge. Loosing strung together truths surrounding preposterous assertions. Not to mention death threats, malevolent corporate overlords and impending doom for the planet. I've seen UFO shows that are better constructed and provide more evidence. And just ask yourself... would a good-intentioned scientist ever present things so sensationally?
marble falls
(57,080 posts)from journals and been jailed over theft of computers, software and records. How she draws a following is crazy with a capital K.