Where Cheaters Prosper: The 347th Evolutionary Lens with Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying
October 14, 2026
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5 min readWhere Cheaters Prosper: Washington State's Ballot Battles
In Washington State, the Attorney General's office effectively conceded in court that churches holding a traditional view of binary sex could be classified as "extremist organizations" under state law SB 5974—meaning that belonging to such a church could disqualify someone from holding elected office. This was not a slip of the tongue. As attorney Mr. Lamb argued in Thurston County Superior Court, the state's own signed pleading implicitly conceded the point, arguing only that "incidental attendance" wouldn't trigger the affiliation requirement. The state did not argue that such churches weren't extremist organizations at all.
Three Ballot Measures, One Pattern
Washington voters face three ballot initiatives in the upcoming midterms, and Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying walk through each one to expose what they see as a consistent tactic: governance through cheating rather than merit.
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What you'll learn
- 1 (00:55) **Washington State Ballot Initiatives Overview** - The hosts introduce the episode’s focus on three Washington state ballot measures, framed as a case study in political cheating and tyranny.
- 2 (13:43) **The Urban-Rural Divide and Common Sense** - The hosts explain how Washington’s politics are dominated by its urban, coastal population, creating a disconnect from the common sense of rural life.
- 3 (21:22) **Measure 645: Repealing the “Millionaire’s Tax”** - The first ballot measure aims to repeal a new 9.9% income tax on earnings over $1 million, which the hosts frame as an unconstitutional power grab.
- 4 (32:33) **The Strategy of the Cheaters** - The hosts identify a pattern of dishonesty in the ballot language, arguing that the side that has to cheat and lie is inherently in the wrong.
- 5 (52:50) **Initiative 638: Protecting Girls’ Sports** - The second measure would prohibit biological males from competing in female K-12 athletics, a simple issue of fairness that has been muddied by false accusations of “hate.”
- 6 (66:38) **The Psychology of the Cheater in Sports** - The hosts analyze the motivation of biological males who compete in women’s sports, framing it as a loser’s mentality and a form of female intrasexual competition.
- 7 (72:50) **The “Extremist” Label for Religious Belief** - A court case reveals that Washington’s Attorney General has implicitly conceded that a church holding a traditional view of binary sex could be considered an “extremist organization” under state law.
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Show Notes
On this, our 347th Evolutionary Lens livestream, we discuss the ballot initiatives and voter id in the state of Washington. On this November’s ballot, WA has 3 measures: 645 (which would repeal the new income tax), 638 (which would keep girls’ sports single-sex), and 001 (which would return parental rights). We discuss—and support—all three. In every case, reading the arguments for and against, it is clear that one side must be lying—the “facts” are inconsistent. Cheaters will keep winning until more of us start voting against them—even if they seem to be on “our” side. We also discuss why Washington doesn’t check voters for citizenship.
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Mentioned in this episode:
WA state initiatives: https://www.sos.wa.gov/elections/voters/proposed-ballot-measure-information
Churches w traditional views of gender: https://x.com/mattvanswol/status/2108696643646226634
No hate in WA state: https://nohateinwastate.org
Auditors in WA state: https://x.com/thehoffather/status/2108326733414039633
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