by David | Jan 5, 2009 | Conspiracy Theories, new media
So the Tweetverse is predictably, uh … twittering? tittering? snickertwitting? someone hack together a “TomKat”-like neologism to describe this … over the hacking of several prominent Twitter accounts. The updates say that the account hacking...
by David | Dec 27, 2008 | Conspiracy Theories, Politics & New Media
I threw up a little in my mouth when I read this: Southern Baptist Pastor Wiley Drake bashed Saddleback Church Pastor Rick Warren this week, saying “God will punish†Warrenfor agreeing to give the invocation at President-elect Barack Obama’s inauguration next...
by David | Dec 4, 2008 | Conspiracy Theories, Politics & New Media
I hesitate to even blog this, but apparently some people have their hands over their ears & are screaming like an F-18 engine on takeoff, desperate to avoid the news or any other hint of reality penetrating their Anti-Reality Extra-Stoopid Force Field…...
by David | Nov 19, 2008 | Conspiracy Theories
UPDATE: It has been 8 years since I wrote about the conspiracy theories about Obama being born in Kenya. At the time, it seemed like a momentary example of the gullibility that fervent, unreasoning hate causes. It has since morphed into the entire raison d’etre...
by The Wordyeti | Feb 13, 2006 | Conspiracy Theories
In Dutch, this means to “call the beast by its true name.” Absolutely brilliant series of postings at Glen Greenwald’s blog today about the cult of personality that seems to dominate what used to be the conservative wing of American politics. ...
