Summary of Critical Sway: A criminal investigator’s perspective on the climate scam. Tom Nelson Podcast #69

00:00:00 - 00:45:00

The "Critical Sway" podcast explores a criminal investigator's perspective on the climate change narrative. While not scientifically credentialed, the speaker believes his experience in studying human behavior and understanding incentives provides an alternative view for those put off by complexity. The guest stresses the importance of critical thinking and filtering out information with the right incentives, realizing that most people aren't sinister but blinded by financial incentives. Financial motivations and incentives are the driving force behind the elites the guest investigates and charity work may not always be genuine. The guest also discusses the inconsistencies of Gates and Buffet's relationship with climate change, information laundering, and simplifying climate change information to aid public comprehension. Finally, the risks of solely relying on green energy in terms of national security and global risks are discussed.

• 00:00:00 In this section, Paul (also known as Critical Sway) describes his background in law enforcement and covert intelligence, explaining that his perspective on climate change comes from studying human behavior and understanding the incentives that drive people. Despite not being technically credentialed in science, Paul argues that his approach may be more approachable for those who are put off by the complexity of scientific calculations and graphs. He discusses the importance of critical thinking and encourages people to think beyond the slogans and propaganda that they are presented with. The name Critical Sway, according to Paul, represents the two concepts of critical importance and influence, which he believes are key factors in the climate change narrative.
• 00:05:00 In this section, the speaker discusses his work with Critical Sway, a website and Twitter account focused on generating intelligence for the people and advocating for freedom and well-informed individuals. While climate wasn't initially his main focus, he found that the climate crisis hysteria and the sustainable development goals were tied into all the other industries and organizations he was researching. The speaker believes that financial motivations and incentives are what drive most of the decisions made by the elites in the organizations he researches.
• 00:10:00 In this section, the criminal investigator explains that most people who attend these climate change meetings aren't necessarily sinister. Rather, many are blinded by their financial incentives and genuinely believe they are doing something noble. He also mentions his professional background in organized crime groups, which led him to start thinking about centralized points of control and the narratives coming out of those places. When discussing how to become informed on the issue of climate change, he emphasizes the importance of filtering out experts with the right incentives and aligning with true information. Additionally, he discussed his piece on The Philanthropist's Playbook, which examines whether the activities of philanthropists are genuinely doing good or if there is a financial motive behind them.
• 00:15:00 In this section, the speaker discusses the funding of climate initiatives by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. While the foundation claims to not directly fund such initiatives, they do fund the World Health Organization (WHO), which has climate-related initiatives. The WHO is the second highest-funded entity by the foundation, after only Germany. The speaker also notes that Bill Gates has a large holding in Waste Management, a waste management company in the US that has a unique structure where they run their rubbish trucks on natural gas. The company captures methane from decomposing garbage and uses it to power the trucks and produce electricity, which is sold back to the grid. If the narrative of reducing carbon emissions caused a one percent uptick in Waste Management's stock, Bill Gates would gain $55 million to his personal net worth.
• 00:20:00 In this section, the interviewer and the guest discuss the inconsistencies in Bill Gates and Warren Buffet's relationship with regards to climate change. They mention how Buffet invests in fossil fuels while also donating to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, which has been focused on climate change initiatives. The guest also talks about Gates' recent private jet trips to Australia and how it conflicts with his advocacy for reducing carbon emissions. They also briefly touch on Elon Musk and his mixed opinions about climate change. The guest admits to reserving judgment on Musk and his actions.
• 00:25:00 In this section, a criminal investigator with experience in money laundering explains the three stages of money laundering, which can also be used to launder information and make it appear legitimate. The first stage is placement, which involves getting the cash into the financial system. Similarly, with information laundering, the first stage is usually a research paper. The second stage is layering, where the goal is to make it hard for anyone to trace the original source of the money or information. This can be accomplished by moving the money through different accounts, across borders, or switching currencies. Similarly, with information laundering, steps could be added along the way, such as opinion pieces, to make it hard to trace the origin. Finally, in the integration stage, the laundered money or information is integrated into the legitimate economy or academia, respectively.
• 00:30:00 In this section, the speaker discusses the overwhelming complexity of climate-related information that is being pushed out to the public. He believes that the enormous quantity of documents that are produced each year creates confusion and makes it difficult for people to understand the true nature of climate change. The speaker notes that people are too naïve and trusting of media, and that complacency is a significant factor in the public's overall lack of interest in the issue. Furthermore, he emphasizes the need to simplify information to make it more accessible to laypeople and believes that public education efforts should focus on explaining how weather patterns have not become worse, even with CO2 emissions.
• 00:35:00 In this section, the podcast guest discusses the manipulation of the climate narrative and how people are being unknowingly driven to accept that climate change is a genuine threat to the planet. He cites a "mass-driven narrative" that's being handed to people repeatedly, and those who haven't thought about it will accept it as their baseline. However, he mentions that there are still a lot of people who believe that it's common sense and that they should stop believing the doomsday predictions that haven't come true in the past. The guest also expressed concern about how much people can be manipulated away from believing the evidence of their own eyes and how long it would take for most people to push back against certain restrictions. He also talks about how big corporations would act on both sides of the narrative as long as they make money. He mentions a capitalistic institution, Andrew Forrest, the head of the main iron ore producer in Australia, who talked about the importance of transition but continues to dig and ship coal in China.
• 00:40:00 In this section, the speaker discusses the different perspectives on the motivations of those pushing the climate change agenda, ranging from those who see Bill Gates as trying to save the world to those who see it as a diabolic plot to destroy it. However, what matters more than intent is the resulting destruction and misery that will occur as a consequence of these actions. The amount being spent on this agenda globally is difficult to calculate due to factors such as fiat currency and the ability of governments to print money out of thin air. Additionally, the speaker shares a list of the top 10 risks according to the World Economics Forum's Global Risks Report, wherein the top risk is a failure to mitigate climate change, which he finds hard to believe given the potential for other catastrophic events happening in the next decade. Finally, the speaker shares a Twitter thread about the difference between two countries, one that eats bugs and one that doesn't, as a way to highlight the need to use common sense in approaching complex issues.
• 00:45:00 In this section, a criminal investigator discusses the national security risks associated with relying solely on green, unreliable sources of energy. The investigator argues that not every country will adopt green energy practices and powerful countries will continue exploiting traditional energy sources to maintain their power. The investigator uses the example of China, who manufacture green energy equipment using traditionally sourced hydrocarbons and exports these products to the rest of the world, thereby becoming stronger while other countries weaken. The investigator believes this issue is not discussed enough and we need to be aware of the national security risks of solely relying on green energy. Finally, the investigator thanks the interviewer for highlighting these issues, which he believes are important, and hopes for more discussion.