This Reflects Badly: The 319th Evolutionary Lens with Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying
April 1, 2026
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as posted by the channelOn this, our 319th Evolutionary Lens livestream, we discuss space mirrors and the state of Washington state. Reflect Orbital is a young company that hopes to put tens of thousands of mirrors in orbit around the planet, and deliver “full moon to high noon” levels of light anyplace on Earth, on demand (for the right price). What could go wrong? Also: Washington state has voted in the first ever income tax (for high earners), quick on the heels of its first ever capital gains tax, while still having some of the highest estate, sales, property, and fuel taxes in the country. Meanwhile, the cost of living is skyrocketing, and the quality of services declining. Our highways are third worst in the nation; our cities are filthy and unsafe; our schools are miseducating children (at best). Is the money being used for anything useful?
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Mentioned in this episode:
Reflect Orbital
Dark Sky International’s take
WA’s affordability crisis
Ferguson signs the millionaire’s tax into law
WA senate bill 6346
WA capital gains tax
NPR podcast (KUOW’s Booming) on millionaire’s taxes
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