My mother (right wing conspiracy person) told me the buzz in her circles is that masked air travel will be reinstated in mid Sept. I bet her $100 that won't happen.
Eric has some amazing lore. Probably invented the term "intellectual dark web". He thinks he and his brother (bret weinstein, famous for various covid denialisms) are overdue at least 3 Nobel prizes. He once publicly challenged Billy Bragg to debate him at one of Billy's concerts as if that's what Billys fans want to see.