Christine
@chriztine.bsky.social
After extensive research to help a loved one entangled in conspiracy theories, I’ve realized just how difficult it is. Yet, I refuse to give up. Join me as I share insights, hope, and comfort to support others facing similar challenges. Norwegian.
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Sovereign citizens put public servants and safety professionals at risk: www.splcenter.org/resources/ha...
Sovereign citizens put public servants and safety professionals at risk
Willingness to retaliate against workers whose job is to assist with, defend or interpret the law makes sovereign citizens dangerous.
www.splcenter.org
December 9, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Sovereign citizens put public servants and safety professionals at risk: www.splcenter.org/resources/ha...
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Only a small % of people engage in toxic activity online, but they’re responsible for a disproportionate share of hostile or misleading content on nearly every platform
Because super-users are so active, they dominate our collective impression of the internet www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j...
Because super-users are so active, they dominate our collective impression of the internet www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j...
Are a few people ruining the internet for the rest of us?
Why does the online world seem so toxic compared with normal life? Our research shows that a small number of divisive accounts could be responsible – and offers a way out
www.theguardian.com
July 13, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Only a small % of people engage in toxic activity online, but they’re responsible for a disproportionate share of hostile or misleading content on nearly every platform
Because super-users are so active, they dominate our collective impression of the internet www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j...
Because super-users are so active, they dominate our collective impression of the internet www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j...
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Conspiracy Theories kill.
BBC News - Our sister died because of our mum's cancer conspiracy theories, say brothers - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
BBC News - Our sister died because of our mum's cancer conspiracy theories, say brothers - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Our sister died because of our mum's cancer conspiracy theories, say brothers
Paloma Shemirani’s brothers say she refused chemotherapy because of their mother’s beliefs.
www.bbc.co.uk
June 23, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Conspiracy Theories kill.
BBC News - Our sister died because of our mum's cancer conspiracy theories, say brothers - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
BBC News - Our sister died because of our mum's cancer conspiracy theories, say brothers - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
«Conspiracy believers are dispositionally overconfident and massively overestimate how much others agree with them»
Does overconfidence contribute to conspiracy beliefs? A study in an alternative driver of beliefs (Pennycook, et al.) "Although conspiratorial claims were believed by a majority of participants only 12% of the time, believers thought themselves to be in the majority 93% of the time" #Misinformation
Overconfidently Conspiratorial: Conspiracy Believers are Dispositionally Overconfident and Massively Overestimate How Much Others Agree With Them - Gordon Pennycook, Jabin Binnendyk, David G. Rand, 20...
There is a pressing need to understand why people believe in conspiracies. Although past work has focused on needs and motivations, we propose an alternative dr...
journals.sagepub.com
June 4, 2025 at 9:13 PM
«Conspiracy believers are dispositionally overconfident and massively overestimate how much others agree with them»
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– Sorry to break it to you, beklaget Ellen Lopez (65), da hun ville overbevise Filter Nyheter om at grufull menneskehandel med barn var et omfattende problem også i Norge.
På religiøs MAGA-festival blir Trump-tilhengere tilbudt en alternativ virkelighet:
På religiøs MAGA-festival blir Trump-tilhengere tilbudt en alternativ virkelighet:
– Vi har blitt løyet til: På religiøs MAGA-festival blir Trump-tilhengere tilbudt en alternativ virkelighet - Filter Nyheter
– Kommer FBI til å banke på døra mi nå? På grunn av alt det jeg har sagt? Scott Gallagher (60) blir brått bekymret for å ha delt for mye.
filternyheter.no
April 10, 2025 at 12:28 PM
– Sorry to break it to you, beklaget Ellen Lopez (65), da hun ville overbevise Filter Nyheter om at grufull menneskehandel med barn var et omfattende problem også i Norge.
På religiøs MAGA-festival blir Trump-tilhengere tilbudt en alternativ virkelighet:
På religiøs MAGA-festival blir Trump-tilhengere tilbudt en alternativ virkelighet:
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I wrote about how all this MAGA tariff support is just like finance QAnon (even when Trump backs down). Trust the plan. Follow the crumbs. Trump's in control. A golden age is nigh. This is how people break from reality now. (gift) www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
The Tariff Reality Test
Trump backed down. His supporters think that was the plan all along.
www.theatlantic.com
April 9, 2025 at 7:43 PM
I wrote about how all this MAGA tariff support is just like finance QAnon (even when Trump backs down). Trust the plan. Follow the crumbs. Trump's in control. A golden age is nigh. This is how people break from reality now. (gift) www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
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Denne samtalen må vi faktisk ta:
Hva gjør vi når noen vi kjenner nettforgiftes?
@didriksoderlind.bsky.social og @aduvill.bsky.social tar ansvar og har skrevet bok og i dag kronikk👇
Hva gjør vi når noen vi kjenner nettforgiftes?
@didriksoderlind.bsky.social og @aduvill.bsky.social tar ansvar og har skrevet bok og i dag kronikk👇
Teorienes menneskelige pris
Felles for de fleste konspirasjonsteorier er at de hevder at hemmelige krefter styrer verden. Men nå ser det heller ut til at det er konspirasjonsteoretikerne som styrer verden.
www.vg.no
April 8, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Denne samtalen må vi faktisk ta:
Hva gjør vi når noen vi kjenner nettforgiftes?
@didriksoderlind.bsky.social og @aduvill.bsky.social tar ansvar og har skrevet bok og i dag kronikk👇
Hva gjør vi når noen vi kjenner nettforgiftes?
@didriksoderlind.bsky.social og @aduvill.bsky.social tar ansvar og har skrevet bok og i dag kronikk👇
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Cognitive Biases Associated With Beliefs in Conspiracy Theory onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
"...particularly anomalous perception, jumping to conclusions, intentionalizing, threatening event, and emotional reasoning, were correlated with beliefs ... beliefs in conspiracies."
"...particularly anomalous perception, jumping to conclusions, intentionalizing, threatening event, and emotional reasoning, were correlated with beliefs ... beliefs in conspiracies."
Cognitive Biases Associated With Specific and Generalized Beliefs in Conspiracy Theory
We hypothesized that certain cognitive biases associated with delusional ideation might be associated with a tendency to believe in conspiracy theories. These biases were assessed using the Cognitive...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
March 30, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Cognitive Biases Associated With Beliefs in Conspiracy Theory onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
"...particularly anomalous perception, jumping to conclusions, intentionalizing, threatening event, and emotional reasoning, were correlated with beliefs ... beliefs in conspiracies."
"...particularly anomalous perception, jumping to conclusions, intentionalizing, threatening event, and emotional reasoning, were correlated with beliefs ... beliefs in conspiracies."
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Anti-semitism is exploding on the comedy-bro podcasts that helped power Trump's election win. Here's the first edition of my new newsletter, False Flag, for @thebulwark.bsky.social:
www.thebulwark.com/p/maga-broca...
www.thebulwark.com/p/maga-broca...
MAGA Brocasters Grow Suspicious of the Jews
Joe Rogan and Theo Von, big-league hosts who elevated Trump, now playing footsie with antisemites.
www.thebulwark.com
March 18, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Anti-semitism is exploding on the comedy-bro podcasts that helped power Trump's election win. Here's the first edition of my new newsletter, False Flag, for @thebulwark.bsky.social:
www.thebulwark.com/p/maga-broca...
www.thebulwark.com/p/maga-broca...
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DOs and DON'Ts for talking to a loved one in a cult. The way you communicate can either open doors or shut them. Avoid direct attacks, ultimatums, and logical “debates.” The goal is not to "win." This topic will be the subject of a deep dive on Substack - so make sure to subscribe and stay tuned!
March 16, 2025 at 5:29 PM
DOs and DON'Ts for talking to a loved one in a cult. The way you communicate can either open doors or shut them. Avoid direct attacks, ultimatums, and logical “debates.” The goal is not to "win." This topic will be the subject of a deep dive on Substack - so make sure to subscribe and stay tuned!
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The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists was founded by Einstein. Today in the face of mounting attacks on the scientific enterprise, I'm honored to have done a Q&A about how to vaccinate each other against the increasing deluge of misinformation. @thebulletin.org
thebulletin.org/2025/02/how-...
thebulletin.org/2025/02/how-...
How to inoculate yourself (and others) against viral misinformation
Author Sander van Linden explains how to build immunity against misinformation, similar to vaccines that protect against pathogens.
thebulletin.org
February 24, 2025 at 6:38 PM
The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists was founded by Einstein. Today in the face of mounting attacks on the scientific enterprise, I'm honored to have done a Q&A about how to vaccinate each other against the increasing deluge of misinformation. @thebulletin.org
thebulletin.org/2025/02/how-...
thebulletin.org/2025/02/how-...
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Formerly anti-vax parents on how they changed their minds: ‘I really made a mistake’
Formerly anti-vax parents on how they changed their minds: ‘I really made a mistake’
Researchers believe personal stories are more persuasive than facts alone in addressing vaccine skepticism
www.theguardian.com
February 28, 2025 at 5:08 AM
Formerly anti-vax parents on how they changed their minds: ‘I really made a mistake’
So recognizable: "When all these things happen," he told me, "you will realize I'm not as big a crackpot as you think I am. These are not conspiracy theories — these are reality."
How a son spent a year trying to save his father from conspiracy theories
Zach Mack spent a year attempting to rescue his father from the depths of the conspiracy rabbit hole. Their family was forced to reckon with clashing realities, ideological divides and misinformation.
www.npr.org
February 27, 2025 at 4:04 PM
So recognizable: "When all these things happen," he told me, "you will realize I'm not as big a crackpot as you think I am. These are not conspiracy theories — these are reality."
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This was from 2 yrs ago. One of the things I hear most from formers is how we got screwed out of real knowledge. There's so much to learn & relearn. It's important to consider what conspiracy theory beliefs steal from us when we believe them.
youtu.be/06ET4E1hflI?...
youtu.be/06ET4E1hflI?...
Sunday Speaker: Stephanie Kemmerer - What Conspiracy Theories Steal From Us
YouTube video by Humanist Society of Greater Phoenix
youtu.be
February 1, 2025 at 11:59 PM
This was from 2 yrs ago. One of the things I hear most from formers is how we got screwed out of real knowledge. There's so much to learn & relearn. It's important to consider what conspiracy theory beliefs steal from us when we believe them.
youtu.be/06ET4E1hflI?...
youtu.be/06ET4E1hflI?...
«The Quiet Damage» is a rare spotlight into the experiences of those close to conspiracy theorists. This heart-wrenching story shows how conspiracy theories can devastate even the tightest family bonds. While it offers limited optimism for reversing such beliefs, I found solace in reading it.
January 30, 2025 at 12:59 PM
«The Quiet Damage» is a rare spotlight into the experiences of those close to conspiracy theorists. This heart-wrenching story shows how conspiracy theories can devastate even the tightest family bonds. While it offers limited optimism for reversing such beliefs, I found solace in reading it.