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Leaked recordings reveal the church’s leadership swinging back at the prime minister labelling it a cult and how it plans to deal with a Tax Office probe, reports Michael Bachelard. archive.ph/a5H6s www.theage.com.au/national/we-...
‘We’re not a cult’ and a call for $250 million: Inside Exclusive Brethren’s rallying call to members
Leaked recordings reveal the church’s leadership swinging back at the prime minister labelling it a cult and how it plans to deal with a Tax Office probe.
www.theage.com.au
November 25, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Leaked recordings reveal the church’s leadership swinging back at the prime minister labelling it a cult and how it plans to deal with a Tax Office probe, reports Michael Bachelard. archive.ph/a5H6s www.theage.com.au/national/we-...
The Reform UK leader discussed far-right talking points in web TV and radio appearances between 2009 and 2018, reports Peter Walker. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Farage urged to explain conspiracy theories linked to antisemitism he voiced in US media
Exclusive: The Reform UK leader discussed far-right talking points in web TV and radio appearances between 2009 and 2018
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:03 PM
The Reform UK leader discussed far-right talking points in web TV and radio appearances between 2009 and 2018, reports Peter Walker. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
JFK's assassination stunned the country and ignited decades of conspiracy and scrutiny. Investigators arrested former Marine Lee Harvey Oswald as the suspected killer, reports Mason Leath. abcnews.go.com/US/62-years-...
62 years later: Why JFK's assassination still fuels some of America’s biggest conspiracy theories
JFK's assassination stunned the country and ignited decades of conspiracy and scrutiny. Investigators arrested former Marine Lee Harvey Oswald as the suspected killer.
abcnews.go.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:00 PM
JFK's assassination stunned the country and ignited decades of conspiracy and scrutiny. Investigators arrested former Marine Lee Harvey Oswald as the suspected killer, reports Mason Leath. abcnews.go.com/US/62-years-...
Several journalists have spotted a detail which seems to point to QAnon, the baseless far-right conspiracy theory once pushed by MTG, reports Liam O'Dell. www.indy100.com/politics/mar...
MTG resigns - and people are spotting one key QAnon detail in her statement
Georgia representative Marjorie Taylor Greene shocked Americans on Friday (21 November) night when she announced she would be resigning from Congress on 5 January, taking aim at US president Donald…
www.indy100.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Several journalists have spotted a detail which seems to point to QAnon, the baseless far-right conspiracy theory once pushed by MTG, reports Liam O'Dell. www.indy100.com/politics/mar...
An apparent ‘hole in the mountain’ was spotted by a hillwalker above Abergynolwyn in the Dysynni Valley, Gwynedd. At times, black smoke appears to billow out, reports NewsAndrew Forgrave. www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-w...
Massive 'hole' in North Wales mountain sparks debate about what caused it
At times, black smoke appears to billow out
www.dailypost.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 6:00 AM
An apparent ‘hole in the mountain’ was spotted by a hillwalker above Abergynolwyn in the Dysynni Valley, Gwynedd. At times, black smoke appears to billow out, reports NewsAndrew Forgrave. www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-w...
Terry Gilliam always knew that “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas” would leave a cultural mark far outstripping its modest box-office returns. But he never thought it would morph into a kind of foundational text for the tinfoil-hat right, reports Ben Croll. variety.com/2025/film/fe...
Terry Gilliam Confronts His Most Absurd Legacy: ‘I’m Responsible for QAnon’
Terry Gilliam revisits 'Fear and Loathing’s' warped legacy and his curious bond with Stanley Kubrick.
variety.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Terry Gilliam always knew that “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas” would leave a cultural mark far outstripping its modest box-office returns. But he never thought it would morph into a kind of foundational text for the tinfoil-hat right, reports Ben Croll. variety.com/2025/film/fe...
After feuding with Trump, the congresswoman resigns and casts doubt on the QAnon conspiracy theory she once promoted on her way out the door, reports Anna Merlan. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Marjorie Taylor Greene no longer trusts the plan
After feuding with Trump, the congresswoman resigns and casts doubt on the QAnon conspiracy theory she once promoted on her way out the door.
www.motherjones.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:00 AM
After feuding with Trump, the congresswoman resigns and casts doubt on the QAnon conspiracy theory she once promoted on her way out the door, reports Anna Merlan. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
The Mormon and family man received payment for making statements supporting pro-Russian media outlets in Ukraine, writes Tom Ball. archive.ph/xGXLg www.thetimes.com/uk/crime/art...
The Mormon, Farage-backing MEP caught in Kremlin influence campaign
As Nathan Gill, Reform UK’s ex-leader in Wales, is jailed for accepting bribes to make pro-Russian statements, Nigel Farage faces calls to hold an inquiry
www.thetimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 9:01 PM
The Mormon and family man received payment for making statements supporting pro-Russian media outlets in Ukraine, writes Tom Ball. archive.ph/xGXLg www.thetimes.com/uk/crime/art...
Sophisticated and deadly “brain weapons” that can attack or alter human consciousness, perception, memory or behaviour are no longer the stuff of science fiction, two British academics argue, reports Mark Brown. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Mind-altering ‘brain weapons’ no longer only science fiction, say researchers
UK academics say latest chemicals are ‘wake-up call’ and urge global action to stop weaponisation of neuroscience
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Sophisticated and deadly “brain weapons” that can attack or alter human consciousness, perception, memory or behaviour are no longer the stuff of science fiction, two British academics argue, reports Mark Brown. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Strong evidence suggests that food allergies are caused by a lack of exposure to food allergens—not by exposure to toxins, writes Tanya Lewis. archive.ph/dcZ3P www.scientificamerican.com/article/rfk-...
RFK, Jr., Says Peanut Allergies May Be Tied to Aluminum in Vaccines and Pesticides. Here’s What the Science Says
Strong evidence suggests that food allergies are caused by a lack of exposure to food allergens—not by exposure to toxins
www.scientificamerican.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Strong evidence suggests that food allergies are caused by a lack of exposure to food allergens—not by exposure to toxins, writes Tanya Lewis. archive.ph/dcZ3P www.scientificamerican.com/article/rfk-...
A Utah woman is suing her husband, a polygamist prophet, for 25 percent of their property after he allegedly neglected her during their marriage, according to a report, reports Katie Hawkinson. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Woman sues polygamist husband of 47 years for property ownership
Shirlyn and David Watson had 11 children together over their 47-year marriage
www.independent.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 12:00 PM
A Utah woman is suing her husband, a polygamist prophet, for 25 percent of their property after he allegedly neglected her during their marriage, according to a report, reports Katie Hawkinson. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
A book stall linked to the Church of Scientology has been removed from Newry’s Christmas market, reports Paul Ainsworth. www.irishnews.com/news/norther...
Newry Christmas Market removes book stall linked to Scientology
‘Dianetics’ stall offering books written by founder of Church of Scientology is pulled from festive market one day after it opens
www.irishnews.com
November 24, 2025 at 9:00 AM
A book stall linked to the Church of Scientology has been removed from Newry’s Christmas market, reports Paul Ainsworth. www.irishnews.com/news/norther...
It could be time to move on from the Fen Tiger and start talking about Cambridge's Arbury Ape, reports Amy Britton. www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/cambrid...
The mysterious ape-like creature spotted in Cambridge
It could be time to move on from the Fen Tiger and start talking about Cambridge's Arbury Ape
www.cambridge-news.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 6:00 AM
It could be time to move on from the Fen Tiger and start talking about Cambridge's Arbury Ape, reports Amy Britton. www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/cambrid...
Tales of sea serpents have haunted seafarers for centuries, and Scottish researcher Adrian Shine offers a naturalist's view on some of history's most famous cases, writes Micah Hanks. thedebrief.org/eerie-sighti...
Eerie Sightings of "Sea Serpents" Have Haunted Sailors for Centuries—We Went to a Famous Monster Hunter for Answers to the Mystery
Tales of sea serpents have haunted seafarers for centuries, and Scottish researcher Adrian Shine offers a naturalist's view on some of history's most famous cases.
thedebrief.org
November 24, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Tales of sea serpents have haunted seafarers for centuries, and Scottish researcher Adrian Shine offers a naturalist's view on some of history's most famous cases, writes Micah Hanks. thedebrief.org/eerie-sighti...
America's defenses aren't ready for AI disinformation warfare, write James P. Rubin and Darjan Vujica. www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
AI Is Supercharging Disinformation Warfare
America's defenses aren't ready for AI disinformation warfare.
www.foreignaffairs.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:00 AM
America's defenses aren't ready for AI disinformation warfare, write James P. Rubin and Darjan Vujica. www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
Add this to vaccines make you magnetic, cause AIDS, and measles is not a big deal, writes Kiera Butler. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
The anti-vax movement's wildest claim yet: Polio wasn't so bad
Add this to vaccines make you magnetic, cause AIDS, and measles is not a big deal.
www.motherjones.com
November 23, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Add this to vaccines make you magnetic, cause AIDS, and measles is not a big deal, writes Kiera Butler. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
In an interview, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. cited gaps in vaccine safety research. His critics say he is ignoring a larger point: Vaccines save lives, writes Sheryl Gay Stolberg. archive.ph/IETct www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/u...
RFK Jr. Says He Instructed CDC to Change Vaccines and Autism Language on Website
In an interview, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. cited gaps in vaccine safety research. His critics say he is ignoring a larger point: Vaccines save lives.
www.nytimes.com
November 23, 2025 at 9:00 PM
In an interview, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. cited gaps in vaccine safety research. His critics say he is ignoring a larger point: Vaccines save lives, writes Sheryl Gay Stolberg. archive.ph/IETct www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/u...
An NBC News analysis of one month of Musk’s social media posts shows what’s been on his mind, including a broad cross-section of fringe political topics, reports David Ingram. www.nbcnews.com/tech/elon-mu...
A month of Elon Musk on X: Conspiracy theories, fringe politics and self-promotion
An NBC News analysis of one month of Musk’s social media posts shows what’s been on his mind, including a broad cross-section of fringe political topics.
www.nbcnews.com
November 23, 2025 at 7:30 PM
An NBC News analysis of one month of Musk’s social media posts shows what’s been on his mind, including a broad cross-section of fringe political topics, reports David Ingram. www.nbcnews.com/tech/elon-mu...
Space Oddities: Take your protein pills and put your helmet on for this mind-bending exploration of the mysterious anomalies challenging our understanding of the universe with Harry Cliff.
Join Dr Cliff at the Blue Moon this Tuesday to learn more: www.tickettailor.com/events/cambr...
Join Dr Cliff at the Blue Moon this Tuesday to learn more: www.tickettailor.com/events/cambr...
November 23, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Space Oddities: Take your protein pills and put your helmet on for this mind-bending exploration of the mysterious anomalies challenging our understanding of the universe with Harry Cliff.
Join Dr Cliff at the Blue Moon this Tuesday to learn more: www.tickettailor.com/events/cambr...
Join Dr Cliff at the Blue Moon this Tuesday to learn more: www.tickettailor.com/events/cambr...
A retreat from investments in drugs and vaccines leaves U.S. less prepared for the next viral scourge, experts warn, reports Jon Cohen. www.science.org/content/arti...
The Trump administration is dismantling efforts to fight the next pandemic
A retreat from investments in drugs and vaccines leaves U.S. less prepared for the next viral scourge, experts warn
www.science.org
November 23, 2025 at 6:00 PM
A retreat from investments in drugs and vaccines leaves U.S. less prepared for the next viral scourge, experts warn, reports Jon Cohen. www.science.org/content/arti...
Thinktank says internet flooded with disinformation by Russia-aligned Pravda network, which many websites treat as credible, reports Aisha Down. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Hundreds of English-language websites link to pro-Kremlin propaganda
Thinktank says internet flooded with disinformation by Russia-aligned Pravda network, which many websites treat as credible
www.theguardian.com
November 23, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Thinktank says internet flooded with disinformation by Russia-aligned Pravda network, which many websites treat as credible, reports Aisha Down. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
From before the Big Bang to Voyager 1, particle physicist Harry Cliff takes us on a whiz-bang tour of the Universe's budding billion years, writes Harry Cliff. bigthink.com/hard-science...
A quick 13.8-billion-year story of our Universe
From before the Big Bang to Voyager 1, particle physicist Harry Cliff takes us on a whiz-bang tour of the Universe's budding billion years.
bigthink.com
November 23, 2025 at 3:17 PM
From before the Big Bang to Voyager 1, particle physicist Harry Cliff takes us on a whiz-bang tour of the Universe's budding billion years, writes Harry Cliff. bigthink.com/hard-science...
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Trump being mentioned so many times would indicate he wasn't very good in his undercover role.
Multiple online influencers affiliated with the QAnon conspiracy theory are baselessly suggesting that newly released emails from Epstein are actually evidence Trump was an “informant” who worked to take down the convicted sex trafficker, reports Alex Kaplan. www.mediamatters.org/qanon-conspi...
QAnon influencers baselessly suggest newly released Epstein emails show Trump was an “informant” against Epstein
Multiple online influencers affiliated with the QAnon conspiracy theory — which falsely asserts that a secret satanic pedophile cabal that included Jeffrey Epstein runs the world — are baselessly…
www.mediamatters.org
November 18, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Trump being mentioned so many times would indicate he wasn't very good in his undercover role.
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Aliens are invading Oshkosh Wisconsin in November. Must not be smart aliens.
A pair of factory workers claim they’ve accidentally caught footage of a dish-shaped UFO gliding across the sky. It's the latest in a disturbing string of sightings, reports Forrest McFarland. archive.ph/6KmXN www.the-sun.com/news/1550493...
Shocking moment 'dish-shaped' UFO caught 'gliding' beneath another aircraft
A PAIR of factory workers claim they’ve accidentally caught footage of a dish-shaped UFO gliding across the sky. Alex Ramage and Andrei Volk were filming a plane to test the zoom on a phone&#…
www.the-sun.com
November 21, 2025 at 6:01 AM
Aliens are invading Oshkosh Wisconsin in November. Must not be smart aliens.
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"Academic researchers or clinicians were not among the speakers at the sessions..."
The Make America Healthy Again summit, attended by health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr and vice-president JD Vance, gave a sense of what’s driving US health policy, reports Max Kozlov. archive.ph/TczbN www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Psychedelics and immortality: Nature went to a health summit starring RFK and JD Vance
The Make America Healthy Again summit, attended by health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr and vice-president JD Vance, gave a sense of what’s driving US health policy.
www.nature.com
November 22, 2025 at 6:53 PM
"Academic researchers or clinicians were not among the speakers at the sessions..."