Arizona’s queen of conspiracy theories, Arizona Republican Party Chair Kelli “Chemtrails” Ward, has recklessly and irresponsibly been leading the so-called “Stop the Steal” rallies in Phoenix, falsely alleging that the vote was “stolen” in Arizona because Donald Trump received fewer votes than Joe Biden. Which begs the question, does Ward want to invalidate the election … Read more
MAGA cult members in the personality cult of Donald Trump do not take the coronavirus pandemic seriously, putting everyone else they come into contact with at risk. A new Pew Research Center poll has found a stark partisan difference in views on the importance of the coronavirus pandemic in the days before the presidential election. … Read more
Just to be clear: The FBI has identified the QAnon cult movement as a domestic terrorist threat, according to an FBI intelligence bulletin (Scribd) from the bureau’s Phoenix field office, dated May 30, 2019. Exclusive: FBI document warns conspiracy theories are a new domestic terrorism threat: The document specifically mentions QAnon, a shadowy network that believes in … Read more
Last week, in-person early voting began in several states, including Virginia (above). Long lines of voters motivated to vote early formed, even before the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Friday. Already, Donald Trump’s MAGA red caps, his version of Italian “black shirts” and German “brown shirts” fascist militias, whom he has encouraged to … Read more
Donald Trump is a textbook example for psychological projection, i.e., unconsciously taking unwanted emotions or traits he doesn’t like about himself and attributing them to someone else. Although in Trump’s case, I am not so sure that it is unconscious. Trump has never developed past the childhood schoolyard taunt of “I’m rubber, you’re glue, whatever … Read more