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posted April 04, 2024 08:03 PM            

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http://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/solar-eclipse-conspiracy-theories-far-right-1234998475/

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posted April 04, 2024 08:05 PM            

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SOLAR ECLIPSES, LIKE the upcoming one on April 8, are a well-documented scientific phenomenon. As early as 763 BCE, ancient Assyrians were charting the process by which the path of the moon temporarily obstructs the sun, and astronomers have continued to do so for thousands of years since. Our knowledge of eclipses predates our knowledge of gravity, algebra, and toilet paper. We are well aware of their existence, and we are well aware of what causes them. (I mean, I personally am not, but other people ostensibly are.)

What the ancient Assyrians could not have possibly predicted, however, was the singular stupidity of the current incarnation of the American right. Unconvinced by thousands of years of scientific inquiry, as well as driven by a general sense of apocalyptic bloodlust, many on the right are trading conspiracy theories about the upcoming eclipse, ranging from the belief that it signals the End Times to the idea that the Biden administration is using it as an opportunity to shut down cellphone service or bring in the National Guard in an effort to make beautiful blond children who play sports transgender.

This latest onslaught of misinformation began, as it often does, with InfoWars host Alex Jones, who has spent the past few weeks ranting on X about the upcoming eclipse. Last week, he posted a clip with the caption: “Major Events Surrounding The April 8th Solar Eclipse[.] Masonic rituals planned worldwide to usher in New World Order.”

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posted April 04, 2024 09:49 PM            

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The far left believes a tax can stop global temperatures. That is some batsh*t crazy stuff right there. Climate change and countless genders. Follow the science!

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posted April 04, 2024 11:25 PM            

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The far left believes a tax can stop global temperatures. That is some batsh*t crazy stuff right there. Climate change and countless genders. Follow the science!

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posted April 10, 2024 08:21 PM            

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http://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-04-10/woman-who-threw-child-from-car-on-405-was-controversial-astrology-influencer

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What has that got to do with this thread?

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posted April 11, 2024 01:44 AM            

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Her twitter was full of Qanon.

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By the way, if you check out her twitter, you won't see the Q tweets, because musk made sure of that. You have to log in, to see anything recent. logged out, you only see tweets that got more engagement.

There are people who have said they had her muted or blocked for years, because of this stuff. Some have called her a bad person, but I don't know why. A friend of mine followed her, and was shocked when he realized who it was.

There are people saying it might have been post-partum depression, too. But people pushing these conspiracy theories that drove her off the edge before she had her baby who she killed - I hate conspiracy theories. I really hate that people who know better, and scare the **** out of people.

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You hate conspiracy theories? You literally locked yourself in your own home—voluntarily. Even Fauci admitted recently that social distancing was it based on science. They made it up. You literally still think a thin piece of cloth can protect you from a virus. You are not a good example of someone who hates conspiracy theories.

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