There are two dominant theories of how the pandemic got started. The Department of Energy based on classified information now considered the lab leak to be the more likely source. Facebook and Twitter did in the early days remove posts about the virus being man-made, so thoughts, Scott? And I wanna be clear, I was guilty of this; I immediately saw, oh my God, that's just racist, jingoist bullshit,. But the truth doesn't care about your feelings and what's politically correct.
Kara and Scott discuss Tesla’s “Master Plan 3,” and TikTok's new time limits. Also, the world of Twitter competitors is growing with Jack Dorsey’s new app Bluesky joining the ranks. Plus, the COVID-19 lab leak theory got a heated boost this week. Friend of Pivot Mehdi Hasan joins to help us definitively decide whether or not Kara’s Chevy Bolt is sexy.
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