False Flags and Cellular Memory

"Chelsea has to take on the task of telling us all about what a horrible person Alex Jones is (CW for mass shootings ends at 52:40) and then Cristina brings us back up talking about people gaining skills when they get donated organs."

## False Flags

### Presented by: Chelsea

Category: Conspiracy

False flags are class of conspiracy where some group either perpetrates a tragedy in the guise of another group or fakes the event entirely for some hidden purpose. The term historically comes from pirate ships, which would put up literal false flags to gain the trust of other ships before boarding them. In recent U.S. parlance, it's generally used in school shootings. in these claims, the government is pulling off the hoaxes with the end goal of taking away citizen rights, almost always the right to own guns. One extraordinary false flag claim belongs to members of the 9/11 truther movement.

One leader of the false flag cry is Alex Jones, a host of a show called Info Wars that makes repeated and fraudulent claims. He an others like him have called the Sandy Hook school shooting and the Charlottesville murder false flags. In the case of Charlottesville, where a white supremacist murdered someone with his car, the claim was that it really committed by someone posing as a white supremacist. In the case of Sandy Hook, they lie and say the massacre never happened and that the people on the news are crisis actors paid to sell a story.

Related to the concept of crisis actors are paid protestors. Unable to believe so many people disagree with then and can organize, people like Jones claim that people are paid to protest. The most popular suspect in these cases is undoubtedly George Soros, one of the top Democratic donors. That he's Jewish is by no means a coincidence.

In all likelihood, Alex Jones knows he's lying about all this (though it's possible he's begin to buy his own con. He and others like him use their platform to enrich themselves by using real massacres and tragedies for their own gain.

Takeaway: Scrutinize every source. Shut false claims down.

## Cellular Memory

### Presented by: Cristina

Category: Scientific Theory

Cellular memory is the theory that memories can be stored in the cells of the body rather than just the brain. This manifests itself most often in transplanted organs, where recipients are said to take on some of their donors traits.

Stories include a man who killed himself by shooting himself in his throat, just like his donor had 4 years prior. A woman came out of her transplant with a craving for alcohol and Chicken McNuggets, never having it a taste for either before. She dreamt of the name Tim L, only to find out that that was the name of her donor and that he had a bag of the food on his person when he died. Another found herself experiencing rage. Her donor had been killed in a bar fight.

The theory is not without it's critics. The man who killed himself had married the wife of his donor and almost certainly knew how her previous husband died. It's not uncommon for recipients to meet their donors' families as part of the healing process on both sides. It's possible that they learned of their donors' traits and didn't recognize them when they manifested them later. Some doctors even warn their patients of the possibility before surgery as part of informed consent, leading to confirmation bias. It's also not unheard of for people going through trauma to experience personality changes, especially after near death.

Another possible explanation comes from the process itself. You can be denied organ donation if you don't meet stringent health standards. Simply put, they won't waste an organ if you're going to waste it. Going into it, there would be certain unhealthy foods you'd have to avoid. Coming out of surgery, one may crave something they couldn't have before, even if they didn't want it.

While cellular memory is not accepted science, there is indication that it may exist in some animals, such as worms. Research will continue.

Takeaway: Don't eat someone's brain or the parts of endangered animals.

## Trivia

* First mention of Mal.
* Alex Jones would return.
* 9/11 Truthers would return.
* Paid protesters would return.