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Category Archives: Conspiracy
Q Anon
An Orthodox Jew tells me that much of the Q Anon crowd is no longer practicing. A Christian tells me much of the Q Anon crowd no longer has faith. A Muslim tells me much of the Q Anon crowd … Continue reading
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Am I a laughing stock? The answer might shock you. (7-17-21)
“If we were all given by magic the power to read each other’s thoughts, I suppose the first effect would be almost all friendships would be dissolved.” (Bertrand Russell) I interview Andy Nowicki at 7 pm, July 15, 2021. Luke: … Continue reading
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Seeing Through The BS
A characteristic of people in dissident and conspiracy movements as well as loony bins is that they are convinced that while their lives suck, at least they see through the BS. I know that in the past, the more time … Continue reading
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A majority of the people arrested for Capitol riot had a history of financial trouble
The most objective score for assessing somebody’s morality is their credit score. People with higher scores tend to be more responsible. Those who fail at their finances tend to make terrible decisions in other areas of their life. Marginalized people … Continue reading
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Why Do People Believe In Conspiracy Theories?
Thomas Edsall writes for the New York Times: * “people are attracted to conspiracy theories when important psychological needs are not being met.” She identified three such needs: “the need for knowledge and certainty”; the “existential need” to “to feel … Continue reading
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Explaining Conspiracy Theories About Bullied 9-Year-Old Quaden Bayles (1-31-21)
https://www.buzzfeed.com/cameronwilson/quaden-bayles-conspiracy-viral-bullying-dwarfism-age https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-53673934 Not Born Yesterday: The Science of Who We Trust and What We Believe, https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=130046 https://thelogicalindian.com/fact-check/australia-quaden-bayles-bullying-go-fund-me-19903 Marjorie Taylor Greene touts Trump call amid growing backlash https://www.abc.net.au/austory/about-a-boy/12803110: Quaden Bayles is a nine-year-old boy with dwarfism who just wants to fit … Continue reading
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Conspiracy Theories
Novelist James Meek writes for the London Review of Books: * In the spring of 2020, while the world stayed indoors to suppress Covid-19, arsonists attacked mobile phone masts in Britain, Ireland, the Netherlands, Australia and New Zealand. They set … Continue reading
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Conspiracy Theories & The JFK Assassination
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Conspiracy Theories & The JFK Assassination
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Steve Sailer: Brazile Dedicates Her Book to (Among Others) Seth Rich
Steve Sailer writes: If Seth Rich struggled with his attackers and was alive and talking to the emergency responders, what did he say? All I’ve been able to read is that he was “confused” because he gave as his address … Continue reading
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