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QAnon Was Born Out of the Sex Ad Moral Panic That Took Down Backpage.com
The Intercept· 2 days agoAmericans adore a moral panic. The Satanic Panic convinced Americans of the 1980s that absurd claims of ritual abuse and sacrifice were somehow credible. Around the same time, there was “stranger ...
Analysis | Bill Barr doesn’t mind a little autocracy if your politics are right
Washington Post· 1 hour agoFormer attorney general William P. Barr’s consideration of Donald Trump’s presidential candidacy is...
Gen. Michael Flynn's Brother v. CNN "False Light" Lawsuit Dismissed
Reason.com· 5 days agoPlaintiffs Jack and Leslie Flynn have sued Defendant Cable News Network … under Rhode Island's false-light statute. The entire dispute stems from a six-minute segment and, more specifically, ...
How Sci-Fi Inspired Conspiracy Theory
The Atlantic· 1 day agoIt was about a man named Martel who works for the “deep state” in the far future as a mysterious “scanner,” or starship pilot, and whose mind is...
Taylor Swift’s ‘Tortured Poets Department’ Lyrics And Memes Explained
Forbes· 4 days agoTaylor Swift’s latest album, The Tortured Poets Department, sent ripples through the internet,...
Lindsay Beyerstein, Alternet
The Raw Story· 18 hours agoJudging by her 100,000-follower X account, Danielle Johnson was a typical astrology influencer. It was your standard sunny apolitical pseudo-spiritual shtick, but her tone darkened abruptly ...
The Man Behind The Jan. 6 ‘Pence Card’ Memo Is Now Pushing ‘The Mother Of All Twitter Files’
TPM via Yahoo News· 4 days agoThe pair spun a new narrative with echoes of QAnon that suggested Raiklin’s “Twitter files” plan was...
Daily Dot Newsletter: Disturbingly shaped Chick-fil-A nugget
The Daily Dot· 3 days agoAfter that, the trending team shares with you who they picked as the “Main Character of the Week.”...
LeBron James nearly edges Michael Jordan for GOAT in player poll
ClutchPoints· 7 days agoThe stranglehold that Michael Jordan has had on the title of Greatest Basketball Player of All-Time...
Radicalized online: How digital rabbit holes lead to violent extremism
Las Vegas Weekly· 4 days agoTen years ago this month, Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy and his family hosted a swarm of armed...