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Noelle Cook
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Author - "The Conspiracists: Women, Extremism, and the Lure of Belonging" | Preorder Now! noellecook.com/book | Associate Producer of the award winning documentary - TheConspiracistsFilm.com
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How it started, how it went.
Three palm trees in front of a sky with soft orange and peach clouds near sunset. Three palm trees silhouetted against a bright orange and coral sky. Palm trees beneath a sky shifting from blue to pink and purple clouds. Palm trees against deep purple and pink sunset clouds.
December 1, 2025 at 1:22 AM
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This is not what democracy looks like. #NoKings
A screenshot from Donald Trump’s Truth Social account. At the top, it shows his profile photo with an American flag–painted face and the username @realDonaldTrump, posted one minute ago. Below is a repost of an image from another user featuring Trump seated on a massive golden throne wearing ornate gold armor and a pointed crown, styled like an emperor. Three people in business attire kneel at his feet, two men on the sides and one woman in the middle. The throne room is dark and dramatic, with an eagle emblem above his head. At the bottom of the screenshot, the timestamp reads “1:30 PM · Nov 23, 2025 · 737 Views”
November 23, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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Headed to New Orleans for the American Anthropological Association Annual Meeting and the Society for Visual Anthropology Film Festival, where The Conspiracists will be screened tomorrow night and is the recipient of Best Feature Honorable Mention.
Poster for the “2025 SVA Film & Media Festival” presented by the Society for Visual Anthropology. The text appears in large type at the top: “2025 SVA” in yellow, “Film & Media Festival” in light blue, and “Society for Visual Anthropology” in smaller white text below. The background is dark with a grid of circular images arranged in four rows, each made up of smaller connected circle shapes. The images include: Row 1: • A statue of an angel holding a sword • A person raising a rainbow Pride flag • Three older people seated together outside, two wearing white headscarves Row 2: • A person wearing a hat, looking to the side • Two travelers walking on a tarmac toward an airplane • A person wearing a mask and gloves being tested or examined outdoors Row 3: • A crowd holding signs and flags at a public demonstration • A man and a child in a disaster or conflict scene with damaged buildings • A person in dark clothing holding onto a yellow post, partially lit Each image is cropped into circular segments that interlock across the grid.
November 20, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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Happy to share that Vroman’s is hosting the launch for The Conspiracists: Women, Extremism, and the Lure of Belonging. I’ll be joined by author @rothschildmd.bsky.social, a leading expert on conspiracy movements.

If you’re in the area, we’d love to see you: vromansbookstore.com/event/2026-0...
Event listing for a book signing titled “Noelle Cook, in conversation with Mike Rothschild, discusses & signs The Conspiracists: Women, Extremism, and the Lure of Belonging.” A white box on the left shows the date: “JAN 06.” Headline text reads: “NOELLE COOK, IN CONVERSATION WITH MIKE ROTHSCHILD, DISCUSSES & SIGNS THE CONSPIRACISTS: WOMEN, EXTREMISM, AND THE LURE OF BELONGING.” Below that: “Book Signing Adult Event.” A paragraph states that a purchase of the book from Vroman’s is appreciated because it makes events like this possible, followed by a brief description of researcher and ethnographer Noelle Cook’s work on how women are drawn into the world of conspiracies. Event details: Date: Tue, 1/6/2026 Time: 7:00pm Place: Vroman’s Bookstore, 695 E. Colorado Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91101–2116 On the right side are three images: A black-and-white portrait of Noelle Cook from the waist up, seated with an arm resting on her knee. A color headshot of Mike Rothschild smiling, wearing a blue collared shirt, with trees blurred in the background. The book cover of The Conspiracists, featuring illustrated artwork of a blonde woman wearing a stylized cartoon mask with pink spikes resembling a crown. Below the images is a button labeled: “VIEW EVENT DETAILS.”
November 18, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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Throwback to 2017, when they were trying to strip us of healthcare & we went with @indivisible.org to deliver letters from constituents to their senators: the door stayed locked, so I had my husband fly the letters through the transom. Just another day expecting public servants to serve the public.
November 16, 2025 at 11:33 PM
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What are we even doing? This is insane.
A screenshot of a webpage from “catholicleague.org.” The headline reads in bold black text: “MEGYN KELLY IS RIGHT ABOUT EPSTEIN.” Beneath it is the byline: “Bill Donohue” in smaller brown text. The article begins with the sentence: “Megyn Kelly is being bashed for saying that Jeffrey Epstein was ‘not a pedophile.’” A large portion of the body text is highlighted in light blue. The highlighted text reads: “Her critics are plainly ignorant, and their gripe is not with her—it’s with the American Academy of Pediatrics. It defines puberty as beginning at age ten for whites and Hispanics and nine for African Americans. A pedophile is a person who has sex with a prepubescent male or female, meaning someone ten or younger.”
November 15, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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Taking a break from the doom cycle with a tiny reminder that not everything is a dumpster fire. 🪶
A male Costa’s hummingbird perched on the green branch of a lemon tree. He has vivid iridescent purple feathers on his crown and throat, along with a white chest, green back, and dark wings. His thin black beak points slightly downward. Surrounding him are green leaves and one yellow leaf, with a blurred green background.
November 14, 2025 at 11:26 PM
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The desert got an aurora tonight. We got a well-deserved timeline cleanse.
Palm Springs, CA
Two tall palm trees stand against a twilight sky in Palm Springs. The sky fades from deep blue near the horizon to a soft magenta glow higher up. A rare sighting of an aurora in the desert.
November 12, 2025 at 5:02 AM
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Not something I expect to see often in the Sonoran desert! Aurora in Palm Springs, CA
A twilight sky above Palm Springs, California, faintly tinted with pink and violet hues from an aurora. Silhouettes of tall palm trees and low desert homes appear in the foreground, with a few bright stars visible overhead. The desert landscape is softly illuminated by the glow from house lights below.
November 12, 2025 at 2:30 AM
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Add the word BREAKING, an alarm emoji, a protest photo, and confident language, and the post looks credible. Large accounts know their audience trusts them. Few readers verify what they share. The bigger the reach, the more credible it seems.
A social-media post from X shows a user with their name and handle redacted, writing: “Moms for tyranny was firmly rejected this year.” Below that is an embedded post from The Political HQ, verified with a blue checkmark. The embedded post reads: “🚨BREAKING🚨 Mom’s for Liberty (M4L) candidates lost 31 out of 31 contested races nationwide on November 4, 2025.” Below the text is a photo taken at an outdoor event or protest. A person holds a large handmade sign that says: “MOMS 4 LIBERTY IS ON THE WRONG SIDE OF HISTORY!” The words “WRONG” and “HISTORY” are written in red, green, and blue marker. A rainbow pride flag stretches across the bottom of the image. In the background, people stand and talk, including a woman in a red polka-dot dress holding a sign. The scene is on a city street lined with buildings and black awnings. Engagement icons below the post show 1 like, 31 views, and no replies. A social-media post from X shows a user with their name and handle redacted, writing: “Bravo! America has awoken to the realities of the harm that the #WHFelon and Republicans has besieged upon them.” Below that is an embedded post from The Political HQ, verified with a blue checkmark. The embedded text reads: “🚨BREAKING🚨 Mom’s for Liberty (M4L) candidates lost 31 out of 31 contested races nationwide on November 4, 2025.” Below the text is a photo from an outdoor protest or rally. A person holds a large handmade sign that says: “MOMS 4 LIBERTY IS ON THE WRONG SIDE OF HISTORY!” The words “WRONG” and “HISTORY” are written in red, green, and blue marker. A rainbow pride flag drapes across the bottom of the image. In the background, several people are visible, including a woman wearing a red polka-dot dress holding another sign. The scene takes place on a city street lined with brick buildings and black awnings. Engagement icons show 33 views, 0 replies, and no reposts.
November 6, 2025 at 10:18 PM
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The word “contested” does the heavy lifting. It narrows the claim just enough to sound precise while implying a total loss. Most people skim, miss the qualifier, and repeat “none won” as fact.
A social-media post from X shows a user with their name and handle redacted, posting “O–59” followed by a screenshot. The caption above the screenshot reads, “You’re gonna like this one. 😏.” The embedded post text states: “Mom’s for Liberty (M4L) candidates lost 31 out of 31 contested races nationwide on November 4, 2025. No M4L candidate won a single contested seat anywhere in the United States. Mom’s for Liberty is now 0–59 in contested school board races since 2023.” Below the text is a photo of a street scene during what appears to be a protest or rally. A person holds a large handmade sign reading: “MOMS 4 LIBERTY IS ON THE WRONG SIDE OF HISTORY!” The words “WRONG” and “HISTORY” are written in red, green, and blue letters. A rainbow pride flag is draped across the bottom of the image. In the background, several people stand and talk, including a woman in a red polka-dot dress holding another sign. The scene takes place on a city street with buildings and dark awnings in the background. Visible engagement icons at the bottom show 2 likes, 82 views, and 0 replies. A Facebook post from the verified Moms for Liberty page reads: “🚨WIN ALERT – PENNSYLVANIA🚨 Moms for Liberty endorsed candidate in Elizabethtown Area School District WINS! Congratulations Danielle.” Below the text is a graphic with a dark blue background featuring white stars and a partial image of an American flag and “I Voted” stickers. The top of the image includes the Moms for Liberty logo with the words “LANCASTER COUNTY · PA.” A thick red banner across the middle reads “WIN ALERT” in large white letters. Below it is a rectangular photo of a smiling woman with curly brown hair, identified as Danielle Lindemuth. Text beneath her name reads: “Elizabethtown Area School District School Board Director, At Large.” At the bottom of the post, Facebook reaction icons show 171 reactions (likes, hearts, and laughing faces), 55 comments, and 5 shares.
November 6, 2025 at 10:18 PM
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There’s a viral claim that no Moms for Liberty–endorsed candidates won “contested” school-board races this week. That claim is false. Not many wins, but not zero.

A short 🧵 on how selective wording can turn misinformation into something that sounds true.
A social-media post from EveryLibrary on Bluesky reads: “BREAKING: Book banning extremist group ‘Moms For Liberty’ LOST ALL 31 of their races. Moms for Liberty is now 0–59 in contested school board races since 2023. This is what happens when communities have had enough and say NO to book bans!” Below the text is a photo showing three women wearing navy-blue Moms for Liberty T-shirts. The woman in the foreground appears emotional, lips pressed together, while the two behind her look serious and focused. The lighting is dim, emphasizing their faces against a dark background. The timestamp at the bottom of the post reads: “November 6, 2025 at 6:32 AM.” A social-media post from The Political HQ on X reads: “🚨BREAKING🚨 Mom’s for Liberty (M4L) candidates lost 31 out of 31 contested races nationwide on November 4, 2025. No M4L candidate won a single contested seat anywhere in the United States.” Below the text is a photo taken at an outdoor event. A person holds a large handmade sign that reads: “Moms 4 Liberty is on the WRONG side of HISTORY!” in bold letters, with “wrong” written in red and “history” in green and blue. A rainbow pride flag drapes across the bottom of the image. Other people stand and talk in the background along a city street lined with buildings. The timestamp below the post reads: “2:33 PM · Nov 5, 2025 · 597.2K views.”
November 6, 2025 at 10:18 PM
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The Yellow-rumped Warblers were here today! 🪶#birds
A Warbler (Audubon’s subspecies, likely male Yellow-rumped in nonbreeding plumage) perches on a thin green branch, facing the camera. The bird shows a bright yellow throat patch, gray upperparts, and subtle yellow markings on the sides and rump. Blurred green branches frame the scene against a pale blue background. A Yellow-rumped Warbler (Audubon’s subspecies, likely female in nonbreeding plumage) perches on a slender green branch, looking directly toward the camera. The bird’s feathers are mostly gray and brown with subtle yellow patches on the sides and throat. The background is blurred tan and green, with delicate branches in the foreground.
November 1, 2025 at 12:36 AM
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What makes ordinary people believe extraordinary things?
Coming January 6 from Broadleaf Books. #Conspiracy #nonfiction #BookSky #Book #BookClub Preorder available: noellecook.com/book
Promotional graphic for The Conspiracists: Women, Extremism, and the Lure of Belonging by Noelle Cook. On the right, the book’s bright blue cover features a molded mask of a blonde woman wearing a red, white, and blue crown resembling the Statue of Liberty’s spikes, with exaggerated makeup and black eye holes. On the left, a gold background displays an endorsement quote from journalist and conspiracy theory expert Mike Rothschild: “A deeply reported and highly compelling examination of a problem we are only just starting to grasp.” Below the quote, his credentials and the Broadleaf Books logo appear beside a QR code labeled “Pre-order now.”
October 25, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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Right-wing influencer Katie Daviscourt took that flyer and called it an “Antifa hit list.”
A safety warning for activists became, in her hands, a weaponized lie. The kind designed to unleash harassment and fear.
Screenshot 2 (Katie Daviscourt’s post): JUST IN — Antifa has created a ‘hit list’ of journalists, live streamers, and conservative activists who are posted on flyers outside the Portland ICE facility. The flyers urge their protester comrades to “be on the lookout” for the individuals mentioned. Those featured on the flyers include journalists who attended the Antifa roundtable at the White House, such as myself…
October 23, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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A trans activist who’s spent years tracking far-right streamers and content creators online made this flyer to warn activists in Portland. They’d seen the same names traveling city to city, showing up at protests to provoke chaos and film it for clicks. The message: “Do. Not. Take. The. Bait.” 🧵1/5
Screenshot 1 (the activist’s original flyer / safety post): ⚠️ Heads up for Portland activists — Far-right livestreamers and agitators are coming into the city again this weekend. Their goal is to provoke reactions and film content to post online. They thrive on confrontation. Do not engage. Do not argue. Do not take the bait. If you see them, ignore them and alert others to stay back. They’re not here to protest — they’re here to create content and chaos. Keep each other safe. Stay calm, stay focused, and don’t give them what they want.
October 23, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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“A good tactic is one your people enjoy” - Saul Alinsky

Palm Springs, CA | 10-18-25
#NoKings
October 19, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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Antifa, part 2
Oct 18, 2025 | Palm Springs, CA
#NoKings
Two people stand side by side on the grass, each holding a white poster that reads “ANTIFA 1945.” One poster shows a World War II–era illustration of a woman in uniform before an American flag; the other shows the silhouette of a saluting soldier. A small crowd and palm trees rise behind them against the backdrop of nearby mountains. A person in a bright pink and white inflatable unicorn costume walks across a Palm Springs intersection alongside protesters carrying American flags and signs. Palm trees and mountains frame the scene beneath a clear blue sky. A woman at an outdoor rally holds a bright pink sign reading “Believe the Women.” She’s smiling toward the camera as people around her stand or sit on the grass, some carrying American flags. Two people wearing inflatable dinosaur costumes—one purple, one blue—walk across a busy intersection filled with cars and palm trees. Nearby, a parent pushes a stroller holding a pink sign that says “Protect Education for Children with Disabilities.”
October 19, 2025 at 5:29 AM
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Another peaceful protest, courtesy of the anti-fascists.
Oct. 18, 2025 | Palm Springs, CA
#NoKings
A person stands on grass holding a protest sign in front of their face that reads, “No sign is big enough to list all of the reasons I’m here.” The brown sign includes small icons representing equality, reproductive rights, LGBTQ+ pride, and justice. The person holds a small American flag and wears a black dress and red sneakers. Palm trees and other protesters are visible in the background. A protester holds a large handmade sign reading, “Ken Calvert (CA-41) voted to not release the Epstein files.” The text is written in black and red marker. The crowd behind them includes people holding other political signs and waving small American flags among palm trees at sunset. Two men wearing white T-shirts that say “No Kings Just Queens” in rainbow lettering pose and smile at a Palm Springs protest. One adjusts his sunglasses while the other gives a thumbs-up. Behind them, people hold signs. A protester holds up a white sign with blue and red text that reads: “I’m not horrified by Trump. We have always known how despicable he is. I’m horrified by how many Americans, our neighbors, are still willing to back him! Check your morals!” Other demonstrators and signs can be seen behind them among palm trees under a clear blue sky.
October 19, 2025 at 2:21 AM
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Antifa.
#NoKings.
An elderly woman in a gray sweater and hat walks with a red walker decorated with a small American flag. She’s wearing a black face mask and moving through a crowd of protesters holding signs at a No Kings protest. Palm Springs, CA, October 18, 2025.
October 19, 2025 at 1:52 AM
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It’s easy to forget how much effort it takes to show up.
Grateful for those who’ll be there again tomorrow.
#NoKings
"No Kings" protest, June 14, 2025, Palm Springs, CA A crowd of people gathered outdoors at a rally holding signs and waving rainbow pride flags. One prominent sign in the center shows a gold crown crossed out in red with the words “No Kings.” Palm trees and mountains are visible in the background under a clear blue sky.
October 18, 2025 at 3:45 AM
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Wait until they discover the space-saving bound version!
A black 2025 AT-A-GLANCE planner rests on a white countertop beside a green ceramic mug.
October 16, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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The flu. An IV. Five hours in the ER.

Total bill: $18,161.

I have employer-based insurance and a reasonable co-pay.

But the fact that this is the sticker price says everything about American healthcare.
A medical bill summary showing total charges of $18,161. Listed beneath are itemized costs: laboratory services $1,418, EKG services $1,568, pharmacy $1,767, and emergency room $13,408.
October 14, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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Happy 12th birthday to my girl, Lola. Twelve years of loyalty, laughter, and Lamb Chop. Still living her best life, one squeaky toy at a time.
A golden-yellow Labrador retriever named Lola lies on the grass wearing a bright pink bandana that says “Birthday Girl” in white letters. The bandana is trimmed with colorful pom-poms. She’s panting happily in the sunlight, looking relaxed and proud. Lola lies on a soft gray dog bed indoors, smiling with her tongue out and one paw resting on a plush Lamb Chop toy wearing a tiny birthday hat covered in colorful bone shapes. Lola chews on her new toy, holding it between her front paws on the same gray dog bed, attempting to chew off Lamb Chop’s tiny party hat.
October 11, 2025 at 11:34 PM
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I went to high school with John. He’s one of those rare people who make the world better simply by refusing to give up on it, or on others. His story feels especially worth remembering today. #NationalComingOutDay
Screenshot of a Facebook post by John Hulsey. He writes about the 37th anniversary of being outed by the Marine Corps, when the Naval Investigative Service began investigating him for treason, espionage, and selling secrets—charges that proved false. The only truth, he says, was that he was gay. He describes the ordeal as a story of Marines, homosexuality, jealous lovers, top secret clearances, suicidal thoughts, friendship, a courtroom trial, and ongoing redemption. He notes the irony that the investigation began on October 11, 1988—the same date as the first National Coming Out Day—and ends by reflecting that perhaps the universe chose that date for a reason. The post closes with the hashtag #NationalComingOutDay and a rainbow emoji. Three photos of a young man in the late 1980s and early 1990s. In the top left, he smiles outdoors wearing a black sweatshirt. In the top right, he’s in camouflage military uniform, turning toward the camera and smiling. The bottom photo shows him in full military uniform, standing in the snow outside a green tent, holding a red Marine Corps flag.
October 11, 2025 at 4:46 PM