From Hating Hillary For Being A Witch To Hating The Donald For Being A Bitch

"Do you think there was a kind of desire, to believe in a conspiracy of the liberal elite, all misbehaving in gross ways that ordinary folks could never think about?"

- Andrew Marr to Jeffrey Epstein's lawyer, David Schoen

"Certainly, rationality is beleaguered these days. This is one of the last major newspapers in the country not to publish a horoscope,...non-science, nonsense, the elevation of emotion over fact, is on the rise, whether it's the extraordinary faith in homeopathy or the voodoo economics of the neoliberal right or the healing power of crystals. To read here of Tony and Cherie Blair's rebirthing experience in a Mexican mud bath in 2001 is to be torn between contempt and hilarity. 

That our leaders for the past 25 years or so have been as cretinous as anyone else who believes there are fairies at the bottom of their garden is not exactly consoling. The powerful are protected from the consequences of their credulity; we are not."

- Nicholas Lezard, in a 2004 review for "How Mumbo-jumbo Conquered the World: A Short History of Modern Delusions" by Francis Wheen

Twenty-Four Seven, Three Sixty-Five, Seven Days A Week, Until You Die

Waking up to hear President Trump's theory, that "Joe Biden died in 2020 and was replaced by a clone," is the latest reminder that, for America in 2024, the political choice was NOT between bad governance under the Democrats or,...whatever MAGA is supposed to be now (I get that "Again" is the late 80s, before the internet, when Trump shined) but a choice between NewAge mumbo jumbo of the flavor delivered on TV with Oprah, or conspiracy theories the way radio used to ladle them out on Coast To Coast AM. 

    

But, no matter which - whether you like 'em or not - you were gonna get it. No one in this country is spared "the crazy." Ever. It's not allowed. Voting for Trump, to escape the influence of Democrat "spirituality," was only going to lead to Trump putting RFK, Jr. and Dr. Oz in charge of healthcare. It was inevitable. There was never going to be a way out. 

   

Clones, Christ, craziness, and even the cosmic - when promising common sense - is the defining feature of American life.

 

The Biggest Piece Of True Information In 'The Crown' Was A Royal Family Exists

THERE'S NEVER BEEN A TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE:

  Research misconduct in China: an ever increasing worry

KEEPING AUSTIN WEIRD WASN'T SUCH A GOOD IDEA AFTER ALL:

  Alex Jones’ assets to be sold to pay $1.5B Sandy Hook debt. Company bankruptcy is dismissed

NOBODY ASKS HOW WOMEN KEEP ENDING UP HERE:

  ‘DANGEROUS’ CULT GROUP THAT CONTROLLED WOMEN AND PREDICTED THE ‘COLLAPSE OF THE WORLD’ IS BROUGHT DOWN BY POLICE IN SPAIN 

   

 SHUT-UP:

  Woman held captive warns that teens need to ‘learn about grooming and brainwashing’

TENNESSEE IS NOW THE HOLY LAND:

  AR15-worshipping MAGA group purchases 130-acre holy retreat in Tennessee 

   

 SHHHHH:

  "The American way of doing business and creating wealth: attract people to come, exploit them, and then consider them parasites. They did it to the Chinese in 1870 and to Black Africans during slavery. It’s an old story." 

    

 IT'S A CONSPIRACY THEORY:

  How to Tell if a Conspiracy Theory Is Probably False 

    

 MORE LIKE CRAPPIE:

  Thinkie headband review – Yoga for your brain

NOBODY LISTENS TO HUSBANDS:

  Lori Vallow's Now-Deceased Ex-Husband Spoke Out In Unearthed Interview 

      

 FACT NUMBER ONE - THEY'VE GOT YOU SURROUNDED:

  32 Facts About Cults, Schemes and Charismatic Con Men

OR COOL - IT COULD BE COOL:

  At 11, Joe Dageforde escaped from a notorious cult. The reason why is horrifying.

NO MELTING - NO FLYING MONKEYS - YET:

  Spell of rain fails to dampen witches gathering

THANKS, MOM:

  I Swore My Mom to Secrecy. I Just Found Out She’s Told Nearly Everyone.

SCIENCE IS INCREDIBLE:

  Voyager 1 is back online! NASA's most distant spacecraft returns data from all 4 instruments

Trump And Biden Are The Best Leaders That 360 Million Americans Can Produce

FOX NEWS DOES NOT MISS HIM:

Tucker Carlson Thinks Alex Jones Is a Supernatural Prophet

THIS JUST OCCURRED TO THEM:

Whole Foods to offer more affordable options, CEO says

GET OFF THE BEACH:

San Diego tightens regulations on beach yoga, sparking backlash from instructors

DO WE NEED A NEW YOGA?

Lululemon Scion JJ Wilson Plots to Make Psychedelic Drugs the New Yoga

DOGS ARE FINE - CATS ARE PSYCHOTIC:

Cannabis May Be ‘Viable Alternative’ Treatment For Dogs

GOOD LUCK WITH THAT:

Orchid essences, oxygen chambers and lots of crying: Have the royals got the right idea about homeopathy?

WOMEN DON'T CARE:

Women told alternative treatments could risk health

I GOT 20 YEARS OF REIKI AND STILL DON'T FEEL ANYTHING:

The Effect of Distance Reiki on Anxiety: 

Not having Reiki is safe and easy-to-practice,....this trial was published in Journal of Nursing Education,...I suggest that the journal urgently embarks on a program of educating its editors, reviewers, contributors and readers about science, pseudoscience, minimal standards, scientific rigor, and medical ethics.

THE CANCER IN KING CHARLES IS BETTER:

Hamas is Spreading Like a Cancer in Gaza

YOU GO FIRST:

‘Clamp down on apostolic sects shunning medical care’

EAT IT:

Grief gives way to anger as Kenyan starvation cult leader faces trial 

    

 AS THEY DO:

 Raw milk lovers are spinning the government's H5N1 warnings into a conspiracy theory

'WHY?' IS A BETTER TOPIC FOR DISCUSSION:

How US Influencers Are Spreading Misinformation About Birth Control

I TOLD YOU:

Disgraced Kazakh minister who beat his astrologer wife, 31, to death in horrific eight-hour attack gasps 'why?' as he's jailed for 24 years after 'trial of the century'

WHAT'S WRONG? HE TRIED:

'This is the creepiest service ever': Mica Miller's estranged pastor husband sparks outrage with 'blasphemous' eulogy claiming he visited her body FOUR times and 'tried to raise her from the dead' after shock 'suicide'

JESUS IS SUCH A PRANKSTER:

Mom recounts horror after son, 16, almost died when his cross necklace electrocuted him 'like a hot coil' in a freak accident leaving his neck with scorch marks

THE WAY OF THE WORLD:

Shocking moment female 'morality police' officer attacks screaming teenager and forces her to the ground for refusing to cover her hair - before crowd 'saves her' in Iran

PUT THAT THING AWAY:

Jerry Seinfeld apologizes for 'sexual undertones' in movie while giving Duke commencement speech that was hit by anti-Israel protests 

 

 CHARRED PENIS:

 Boy, 15, suffers 'charred penis' after electrocuting his genitals while climbing on a train for Russian social media stunt 

   

SCIENTISTS WATCH A LOT OF SCI-FI B-MOVIES:

  Scientists are preparing for murders in space

HER CATS WERE NOT OK:

Woman Was Almost Lured Into An Amway Scam With Promises of Friendship. Here’s What She Learned.

THEY DON'T CALL IT 'CHEATING' FOR NOTHING:

The Sleazy Rise and Humiliating Fall of Ashley Madison

COME NOW:

His Dreadlocks Shaved by Prison Guards, Rastafarian Man Turns to Supreme Court

GETTING SLAMMED BY ISLAM: 

Why Biden's policies on Gaza and Ukraine are driven more by America's Muslim voters, and the price of oil, than what's happening on the ground

SHORT COVID = SHORT SETS:

International DJ forced to give up his dream after long Covid leaves him bedridden for a year

GOOFY:

'Queers for Palestine' Members Arrested at Disney World

SCIENTOLOGY UPDATE:

Clearwater property owners are 'mentally moving on' from downtown 

  

Louis Dixon 6 · Delicate Ears/Family Affair

BAD ART:

A small portion of The Crack Emcee's mixtape, "This Is Some WEAK Acid"

 

Without Warning: Psychics Did A Booming Business As Nazis Fed Jews To Ovens

EVIDENCE - TODAY EVIL PEOPLE ARE HANDSOMELY REWARDED AND DIE PEACEFULLY IN THEIR OWN BEDS AFTER LONG LIVES: 

Kim Ki-nam, North Korean propaganda chief who shaped dynasty’s personality cult, dies aged 94

HEALTHCARE SHOULD BE IN QUOTES: 

Less booze, more healthcare: Fascinating graphic shows how millennials spend compared to their boomer parents 

   

 DO NUNS ENGAGE IN BLACK-OUT SEX WITH BILLIONAIRES? 

YGTBFKM: O'Donnell Says Stormy Daniels Has 'The Modesty of a Nun'

WOMEN: 

Moment trans athlete smashes the field leaving female competitors in the dust to win 400m race and secure place in Varsity finals in Portland today

HERE WE GO AGAIN: 

Drake shares cryptic post amid ugly feud with Kendrick Lamar - days after dramatic shooting outside his house

STICK TO MOLESTING KIDS: 

Catholic school was within its rights to fire gay teacher for posting about his same-sex marriage on social media, appeals court rules

JESUS: 

Nun in Japan speaks out over Tendai priest sexual abuse allegations (Pt. 1)

TRHE HARSHEST CUT OF ALL: 

Ringleader of extreme body modifications cult who made £300,000 from his pay-per-view Eunuch Maker website that featured clips of castrations, penis removal and freezing of limbs, is jailed for minimum of 22 yearsRingleader of extreme body modifications cult who made £300,000 from his pay-per-view Eunuch Maker website that featured clips of castrations, penis removal and freezing of limbs, is jailed for minimum of 22 years

THE BIG DAY:

Woman who grew up in polygamist Mormon CULT lays bare horrifying truth about INCEST inside the sect - revealing what it was like to watch her siblings get MARRIED

WHATEVER THAT MEANS: 

Believing in conspiracy theories - The role of emotional granularity and maladaptive emotion regulation

IT'S A CONSPIRACY THEORY: 

How to tell if a conspiracy theory is probably false

SCIENTOLO-GEE: 

Tom Cruise's Relationship With His 3 Kids Throughout the Years

OUCH: 

Elk is in no mood for a crowd of Colorado tourists — so she bites off the tip of young boy's finger

AFTER THE HINDUS STARTED-IN ON THE MUSLIMS: 

India Is Becoming More Hostile to Christians

ANALYSIS: 

Boy Scouts Destroyed Itself By Accepting Girls