Darwinism is at work, aided and abetted by anti-vax conspiracism amplified by social media.
February 20, 2026 at 10:59 AM
Darwinism is at work, aided and abetted by anti-vax conspiracism amplified by social media.
The left is missing out on AI
(Plus middle-class conspiracism, scarily impressive humanoid robots, and rewiring the Civil Service)
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(Plus middle-class conspiracism, scarily impressive humanoid robots, and rewiring the Civil Service)
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The left is missing out on AI (Odds and Ends #87)
Plus middle-class conspiracism, scarily impressive humanoid robots, and rewiring the Civil Service
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February 20, 2026 at 9:41 AM
The left is missing out on AI
(Plus middle-class conspiracism, scarily impressive humanoid robots, and rewiring the Civil Service)
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(Plus middle-class conspiracism, scarily impressive humanoid robots, and rewiring the Civil Service)
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lol. No. Watch the HBO series Into the Storm. Epstein did not spend his days posting on the chans. This is conspiracism.
February 20, 2026 at 6:35 AM
lol. No. Watch the HBO series Into the Storm. Epstein did not spend his days posting on the chans. This is conspiracism.
They're trying to muddy the waters and make everyone demanding further releases and consequences look like they're associated with this brand of psuedo-religious conspiracism. It's a pretty standard propaganda trick.
February 20, 2026 at 5:23 AM
They're trying to muddy the waters and make everyone demanding further releases and consequences look like they're associated with this brand of psuedo-religious conspiracism. It's a pretty standard propaganda trick.
sir I've been told this is all rank conspiracism and our elites are totally unidealogical
February 20, 2026 at 3:33 AM
sir I've been told this is all rank conspiracism and our elites are totally unidealogical
UFO conspiracism, ivermectin conspiracism, chemtrails conspiracism, anti-vaccine conspiracism etc. etc. are part and parcel of the same obscurantist, right-wing, anti-Enlightenment, dark ages brain fog that is settling over the US states.
February 20, 2026 at 2:27 AM
UFO conspiracism, ivermectin conspiracism, chemtrails conspiracism, anti-vaccine conspiracism etc. etc. are part and parcel of the same obscurantist, right-wing, anti-Enlightenment, dark ages brain fog that is settling over the US states.
1. This is essentialist. Corporations are not people, they do not do things for singular well defined reasons.
2. This is conspiratorial, conspiracism is bad and goes to bad places even when we do it.
3. I don't think this post ends up actually saying anything, it's just vague vibes.
2. This is conspiratorial, conspiracism is bad and goes to bad places even when we do it.
3. I don't think this post ends up actually saying anything, it's just vague vibes.
February 19, 2026 at 10:35 PM
1. This is essentialist. Corporations are not people, they do not do things for singular well defined reasons.
2. This is conspiratorial, conspiracism is bad and goes to bad places even when we do it.
3. I don't think this post ends up actually saying anything, it's just vague vibes.
2. This is conspiratorial, conspiracism is bad and goes to bad places even when we do it.
3. I don't think this post ends up actually saying anything, it's just vague vibes.
@katie-drummond.bsky.social hey, Katie, why is WIRED publishing homophobic conspiracism?
February 19, 2026 at 8:06 PM
@katie-drummond.bsky.social hey, Katie, why is WIRED publishing homophobic conspiracism?
voters do like anti-establishment messaging, that's why bernie remains so popular. it's not conspiracy, it's describing more systemic issues with populist language. but you aren't entirely wrong, dumbing this stuff down & removing the nuances does leave gaps for conspiracism.
February 19, 2026 at 11:27 AM
voters do like anti-establishment messaging, that's why bernie remains so popular. it's not conspiracy, it's describing more systemic issues with populist language. but you aren't entirely wrong, dumbing this stuff down & removing the nuances does leave gaps for conspiracism.
From www.jmberger.com/extremism/th... (starting page 264)
February 18, 2026 at 8:32 PM
From www.jmberger.com/extremism/th... (starting page 264)
Open Access UCL Research: Conspiracism, Politics, and the State in the Twenty-First Century
discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10...
discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10...
discovery.ucl.ac.uk
February 18, 2026 at 2:04 PM
Open Access UCL Research: Conspiracism, Politics, and the State in the Twenty-First Century
discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10...
discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10...
Either you actively resist them or they sign on and turn everything into shit. Reform are basically exactly what they want - pseudo "people first" nationalist rhetoric and an all you can eat buffet of conspiracism and bigotry.
February 18, 2026 at 9:29 AM
Either you actively resist them or they sign on and turn everything into shit. Reform are basically exactly what they want - pseudo "people first" nationalist rhetoric and an all you can eat buffet of conspiracism and bigotry.
This vice-signaling exists also within a very particular political and economic ecosystem--one of ubiquitous conspiracism, racism, and sexism, pleasure in suffering of its enemies and worship of violence, elite impunity...
February 18, 2026 at 3:31 AM
This vice-signaling exists also within a very particular political and economic ecosystem--one of ubiquitous conspiracism, racism, and sexism, pleasure in suffering of its enemies and worship of violence, elite impunity...
So, how much is the 'exuberance' of wall street currently that seems to defy actualities in the market is being driven buy this fresh cocain boom ?
The exuberant conspiracism and paranoia of several White House personalities, Healths Secretaries ? Etc...
#randomthought
The exuberant conspiracism and paranoia of several White House personalities, Healths Secretaries ? Etc...
#randomthought
February 18, 2026 at 12:40 AM
So, how much is the 'exuberance' of wall street currently that seems to defy actualities in the market is being driven buy this fresh cocain boom ?
The exuberant conspiracism and paranoia of several White House personalities, Healths Secretaries ? Etc...
#randomthought
The exuberant conspiracism and paranoia of several White House personalities, Healths Secretaries ? Etc...
#randomthought
I'm not a wizard. If you can't grasp how someone could simultaneously be ethically/politically aligned with you in most ways (pro-Palestine, against antiblack racism, etc) and also participate in antisemitic conspiracism, you need to either read more, meet more people, or find stronger spells.
February 17, 2026 at 7:54 PM
I'm not a wizard. If you can't grasp how someone could simultaneously be ethically/politically aligned with you in most ways (pro-Palestine, against antiblack racism, etc) and also participate in antisemitic conspiracism, you need to either read more, meet more people, or find stronger spells.
An adolescent soul not inoculated by sectarian debate, not enriched by the Eighteenth Brumaire and study groups of Capital, is open to any infection, such as 9/11 conspiracism and junk-science climate catastrophism substituting for analysis of political economy.
www.counterpunch.org/2010/02/05/d...
www.counterpunch.org/2010/02/05/d...
Downhill From Greensboro: the Left, 1960-2010
CounterPunch Diary
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February 17, 2026 at 12:53 PM
An adolescent soul not inoculated by sectarian debate, not enriched by the Eighteenth Brumaire and study groups of Capital, is open to any infection, such as 9/11 conspiracism and junk-science climate catastrophism substituting for analysis of political economy.
www.counterpunch.org/2010/02/05/d...
www.counterpunch.org/2010/02/05/d...
Can't imagine anyone in my bubble being so trammeled by ignorance, belief or conspiracism to want to inflict this on their or anyone else's child. But as they say, takes all sorts. Even fuckwits, I guess. Anyway, come and sit with Alan Crowther & then pass it on.
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
February 17, 2026 at 11:49 AM
Can't imagine anyone in my bubble being so trammeled by ignorance, belief or conspiracism to want to inflict this on their or anyone else's child. But as they say, takes all sorts. Even fuckwits, I guess. Anyway, come and sit with Alan Crowther & then pass it on.
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
One of the many striking things about Jesse Jackson is that, during the devastating farm crisis that swept rural America in the late 1980s, far-right grifters were on hand to channel farmers' desperation into conspiracism. Too many liberals seem to have ignored their plight. But not Jackson.
"Jesse Jackson, Civil Rights Leader Who Sought the Presidency, Dies at 84"
'"My constituency is the desperate, the damned, the disinherited, the disrespected and the despised... They are restless and seek relief.”'
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/u...
'"My constituency is the desperate, the damned, the disinherited, the disrespected and the despised... They are restless and seek relief.”'
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/u...
Jesse Jackson, Civil Rights Leader Who Sought the Presidency, Dies at 84
www.nytimes.com
February 17, 2026 at 10:56 AM
One of the many striking things about Jesse Jackson is that, during the devastating farm crisis that swept rural America in the late 1980s, far-right grifters were on hand to channel farmers' desperation into conspiracism. Too many liberals seem to have ignored their plight. But not Jackson.
How are authoritarian #populism and #conspiracism related? Karin Bischof explores the #antidemocratic potential of #conspiracy narratives in #political contexts in a recent issue of 'Redescriptions'.
The article is available in #openaccess at: doi.org/10.33134/rds...
The article is available in #openaccess at: doi.org/10.33134/rds...
February 17, 2026 at 10:53 AM
How are authoritarian #populism and #conspiracism related? Karin Bischof explores the #antidemocratic potential of #conspiracy narratives in #political contexts in a recent issue of 'Redescriptions'.
The article is available in #openaccess at: doi.org/10.33134/rds...
The article is available in #openaccess at: doi.org/10.33134/rds...
The 2% of people most strongly attracted to Restore Britain will often tend to believe that everybody thinks as they do.
So this can be a source of conspiracism of various kinds if they do less well than anticipated. Eg that Farage is "controlled opposition" from the establishment,
So this can be a source of conspiracism of various kinds if they do less well than anticipated. Eg that Farage is "controlled opposition" from the establishment,
February 16, 2026 at 7:41 PM
The 2% of people most strongly attracted to Restore Britain will often tend to believe that everybody thinks as they do.
So this can be a source of conspiracism of various kinds if they do less well than anticipated. Eg that Farage is "controlled opposition" from the establishment,
So this can be a source of conspiracism of various kinds if they do less well than anticipated. Eg that Farage is "controlled opposition" from the establishment,
As to 2, they have not actually done this on immigration. But the 2024 Immigration Bill was an incredibly stupid bank-shot that did not work, and mostly provided fuel for this sort of low-trust conspiracism.
February 16, 2026 at 7:35 PM
As to 2, they have not actually done this on immigration. But the 2024 Immigration Bill was an incredibly stupid bank-shot that did not work, and mostly provided fuel for this sort of low-trust conspiracism.
I’ll be blunt. It’s been another surrender of the respectable right to abject conspiracism and they should be ashamed. The anger is largely confected and hypocritical, people looking for something to be angry about. Not that I think two years’ postponement is ideal, even with all the context.
February 16, 2026 at 7:05 PM
I’ll be blunt. It’s been another surrender of the respectable right to abject conspiracism and they should be ashamed. The anger is largely confected and hypocritical, people looking for something to be angry about. Not that I think two years’ postponement is ideal, even with all the context.
Im engaging in epstein conspiracism unless we get photos of his body hanging i dont think hes dead
February 16, 2026 at 6:19 PM
Im engaging in epstein conspiracism unless we get photos of his body hanging i dont think hes dead
...of modernist architects who persuaded corporations and governments to adopt a new style, for... reasons.
I have no idea what his politics are, but the conspiracism is troubling; he frames it in terms of a struggle between pure common folk (who like ornament) v decadent...
I have no idea what his politics are, but the conspiracism is troubling; he frames it in terms of a struggle between pure common folk (who like ornament) v decadent...
February 16, 2026 at 2:55 PM
...of modernist architects who persuaded corporations and governments to adopt a new style, for... reasons.
I have no idea what his politics are, but the conspiracism is troubling; he frames it in terms of a struggle between pure common folk (who like ornament) v decadent...
I have no idea what his politics are, but the conspiracism is troubling; he frames it in terms of a struggle between pure common folk (who like ornament) v decadent...