[DaveW]

Fascinating thread a friend linked to in twitter, the behavioral link between addiction and the conspiracy theorists and political tribalisim.

An addiction model may actually explain tribalism, confirmation bias, and even conspiracy theories/Qanon.

Yeah sorry/not sorry JBP it's on twitter, but trust me (please!) this one is worth reading.

 

[DaveW]

And yes clearly more than a few "Religious movements" as well.....

 

[mandown]

I hate reading twitter threads. I got a bit into it and was interested in the premise, but couldn't keep going to the end.

 

[Jm_]

I hate reading twitter threads. I got a bit into it and was interested in the premise, but couldn't keep going to the end.

Yeah, 0/10

 

[kidwoo]

there are a few options to put those into a more readable, paragraph friendly format

thread unroll
twitter thread unwrap

 

[mandown]

Someone sent me a link recently to a reader that can merge tweets into a single page. It isn’t much better but it’s kinda better. I’ll see if I can find that.

 

[mandown]

https://mobile.twitter.com/threadreaderapp?lang=en

Here we go. I don't have an account so I can't use this tool. But it exists.

 

[kidwoo]

sure, why not here

He reportedly said he was a follower of QAnon,

Coeur d'Alene man faces 20 years in prison for possession of child pornography

Matthew G. Barszc, 26, was previously charged with five counts of sexual exploitation of a child by distribution of sexually explicit materials, all felonies.

www.krem.com

 

[Atomic Dog]

Man, who'da thought you might find Q crazies in a peaceful, diverse community like Coeur d'Alene?

 

[Full Trucker]

https://mobile.twitter.com/threadreaderapp?lang=en

Here we go. I don't have an account so I can't use this tool. But it exists.

Thread by @Nick_Carmody on Thread Reader App

@Nick_Carmody: An addiction model may actually explain tribalism, confirmation bias, and even conspiracy theories/Qanon. Let’s unpack…. Several years ago I started observing the parallels between addiction and polit...…

threadreaderapp.com

Just go to the Thread Reader App site and plug the URL of the first tweet in to see if it’s already been unrolled. Reading it now.

 

[DaveW]

Ok I give up..... There is NOTHING that those fuckwits won't believe in.

‘The lunacy is getting more intense’: how Birds Aren’t Real took on the conspiracy theorists

On a march, Peter McIndoe held up a sign and talked about how the ‘deep state’ had replaced all birds with drones. It was meant as a small act of satire but has become a mass movement

www.theguardian.com

 

[Jm_]

Ok I give up..... There is NOTHING that those fuckwits won't believe in.

‘The lunacy is getting more intense’: how Birds Aren’t Real took on the conspiracy theorists

On a march, Peter McIndoe held up a sign and talked about how the ‘deep state’ had replaced all birds with drones. It was meant as a small act of satire but has become a mass movement

www.theguardian.com

Wait, are you saying that Birds Aren't Real Aren't Real?

 

[DaveW]

Really..... Who am I to what is real anymore.
Unreality is the true reality in this cat eat dog media world.

 

[kidwoo]

Wait, are you saying that Birds Aren't Real Aren't Real?

nah man, they got a website and everything

shit's legit

 

[DaveW]

Are they angry?

 

[kidwoo]

Are they angry?

nah that's a different thing

but they also have a website so equally legit

 

[Westy]

Birds are dinosaurs

Dinosaurs don't exist, just fossils placed by god to challenge your faith

therefore birds aren't real and are here to test your faith.

A true believer can slap a cassowary upside the head and get away with it.

 

[kidwoo]

speaking of which, alex jones damages trial live stream

clifnotes: this is the texas case, not the CT or fontaine (incorrectly identified shooter) case. This is one of the ones that jones has already been found guilty in a default judgement. This is just figuring out how much money he owes. Fairly disgusting the dishonesty coming out of jones' lawyers. He's the younger one with the hair he borrowed from 1975 with a mini mullet.

 

[jonKranked]

speaking of which, alex jones damages trial live stream

clifnotes: this is the texas case, not the CT or fontaine (incorrectly identified shooter) case. This is one of the ones that jones has already been found guilty in a default judgement. This is just figuring out how much money he owes. Fairly disgusting the dishonesty coming out of jones' lawyers. He's the younger one with the hair he borrowed from 1975 with a mini mullet.

 

[rideit]

Ok I give up..... There is NOTHING that those fuckwits won't believe in.

‘The lunacy is getting more intense’: how Birds Aren’t Real took on the conspiracy theorists

On a march, Peter McIndoe held up a sign and talked about how the ‘deep state’ had replaced all birds with drones. It was meant as a small act of satire but has become a mass movement

www.theguardian.com

Well hell, look at the major religions. Billions of people believe that shit.

 

[kidwoo]

alex jones behaving in trial as expected

she has told him AND HIS LAWYER at least 10 times to not chew gum in class

https://twitter.com/cathyrusson/status/1554539006716571648

and then right after that.....

https://twitter.com/cathyrusson/status/1554565265374949376

 

[jonKranked]

alex jones behaving in trial as expected

she has told him AND HIS LAWYER at least 10 times to not chew gum in class

https://twitter.com/cathyrusson/status/1554539006716571648

and then right after that.....

https://twitter.com/cathyrusson/status/1554565265374949376

Mike Lindell's crack gum?

 

[Westy]

Wasn't sure where to put this but this looks like a nice home. If you listen very carefully you can hear the capillaries rupturing in his face

https://mobile.twitter.com/AnonOpsSE/status/1554953237698052103/mediaViewer

 

[kidwoo]

Wasn't sure where to put this but this looks like a nice home. If you listen very carefully you can hear the capillaries rupturing in his face

https://mobile.twitter.com/AnonOpsSE/status/1554953237698052103/mediaViewer

 

[SkaredShtles]

Hey... nice nipz.