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Heartbreaking visit to a delusional Qanon family

Published December 23, 2022 By admin with Comments 1

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged conspiracy theories, QAnon

Andrew Callaghan of Channel 5 visited a family where the parents have indoctrinated their children with the bizarre mythology of the Q movement. The children are homeschooled because their mother doesn't want to make them wear masks ("The virus is…[Continue Reading...]

Savannah-area activist charged in Jan. 6 riot after nearly two years

Published December 23, 2022 By admin with Comments 1

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged criminal charges, Dominic Box, election conspiracy theorist, QAnon activist

A man who livestreamed his push inside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and later gave an interview for an HBO documentary now faces federal charges nearly two years after the riot. Dominic Box, a QAnon activist and election…[Continue Reading...]

QAnon members in Japan sentenced for breaking into Covid vaccination centers

Published December 23, 2022 By admin with Comments 1

Categorized as Cult Crimes Tagged criminal convictions, Japan, QAnon

Several members of a QAnon group in Japan were sentenced by a Tokyo court on Thursday for breaking into multiple Covid vaccination centers, according to CNN affiliate TV Asahi. The five defendants were members of YamatoQ, an offshoot of the…[Continue Reading...]

The Word of the Year Is “Gaslighting” and HBO’s The Vow Can Help Us Better Understand It

Published December 23, 2022 By admin with Comments 1

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged cult, gaslighting, Keith Raniere, NXIVM

“Abuse is a made-up human construct,” NXIVM founder Keith Raniere asserts to a room of women. Anyone watching HBO’s docuseries The Vow knows those women are likely victims of his abuse. The video clip is labeled “Government exhibit GX 1003”…[Continue Reading...]

Melissa Archer Reveals How She Escaped a Cult

Published December 23, 2022 By admin with Comments 1

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged actor, former cult member, Melissa Archer

It’s common when a year comes to an end that people look back and reflect on where they’ve been, what they’ve been through, and where they hope to go in the future. In doing that herself, soap alum Melissa Archer…[Continue Reading...]

KBI investigation of alleged Catholic clergy abuse in Kansas approaches four-year milestone

Published December 22, 2022 By admin with Comments 1

Categorized as Clergy Abuse Tagged clergy abuse, Kansas, sexual abuse

TOPEKA — Susan Leighnor expressed frustration on Wednesday state law enforcement agencies had yet to release findings of an investigation launched nearly four years ago by the attorney general into alleged sexual misconduct by members of the Catholic clergy in…[Continue Reading...]

2 lawsuits allege sexual abuse by a clergy member, nun in Maine

Published December 22, 2022 By admin with Comments 1

Categorized as Clergy Abuse Tagged clergy abuse, lawsuit, Maine, sexual abuse

Two more people have filed lawsuits alleging sexual abuse by a Roman Catholic clergy member and a nun — both deceased — raising the number to over a dozen since Maine loosened the statute of limitations last year. One of…[Continue Reading...]

Alex Jones said he was ‘so stressed out’ during his January 6 examination that he was unable to spell his own middle name correctly

Published December 22, 2022 By admin with Comments 1

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Alex Jons, InfoWars, January 6 Committee, sworn testimony

The House January 6 committee released a transcript of its January 2022 interview with far-right conspiracist theorist and InfoWars host Alex Jones on Wednesday, confirming that he had extensively asserted his Fifth Amendment rights under questioning from investigators. Jones attended…[Continue Reading...]

GOOGLE CONTRACTOR SETTLES RELIGIOUS DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT INVOLVING FELLOWSHIP OF FRIENDS (THE NEW YORK TIMES)

Published December 22, 2022 By admin with Comments 2

Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Fellowship of Friends, Google, lawsuit, settlement

A Google contractor settled a lawsuit that claimed he suffered religious discrimination from a sect that had gained a foothold in Google’s workplace, The New York Times reported. The suit involved a worker in a business unit called Google Developer…[Continue Reading...]