FUN HALF: https://youtube.com/live/w5icN9orpMk?feature=share Sam and Emma welcome Michael Mann, co-author of Under Siege: How to Fight The Five Biggest Forces That Threaten Our World. 10/6/25 More about Michael and Peter Hotez's book: https://michaelmann.net/books/science-under-siege/ Watch/Listen to The Majority Report live Monday–Friday at 12pm EST on YouTube OR via daily podcast at http://www.Majority.fm Today's Sponsors: • JUST COFFEE: Go to https://JustCoffee.coop and use coupon code MAJORITY for 10% off your purchase! • COZY EARTH: Go to https://cozyearth.com/MAJORITYREPORT for up to 20% off. • WILD GRAIN: Get $30 off your first box + free Croissants in every box. Go to https://Wildgrain.com/MAJORITY to start your subscription. 0:00:00 - Headlines 0:04:10 - ICE's violent actions against Chicago citizens 0:22:27 - Dr. Michael Mann: Science Under Siege 0:25:43 - The Genesis of Attacking Science and the Tobacco Playbook 0:31:30 - The Five Ps: Plutocrats (Elon Musk, Rupert Murdoch, Koch Brothers) 0:38:00 - The Press (Legacy Media and Performative Neutrality) 0:41:50 - Pros and Propagandists (Health Freedom Movement, RFK Jr.) 0:48:27 - Asymmetry in the Battle Against Disinformation 0:51:50 - Message to Scientists: Speak Truth to Power 0:55:00 - China's Role in Climate Action and Global Competition 0:59:38 - The Need for Science Communication and Training 1:09:05 - The Importance of Social Movements and Electoral Politics IM the show and listen live with the free Majority Report App: http://majority.fm/app Subscribe to MR's daily AM Quickie newsletter: https://am-quickie.ghost.io Become a Majority Report member: https://fans.fm/majority/join Find all your MR merch at our store: https://shop.majorityreportradio.com/ More from the MR crew: Matt Binder DOOMED https://www.youtube.com/MattBinder Brandon Sutton DISCOURSE https://www.youtube.com/@Th3Discourse Emma Vigeland ESVN https://www.youtube.com/ESVNShow Matt Lech LEFT RECKONING https://www.youtube.com/LeftReckoning Our alt YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/majorityreportlive