The Rabbit Hole Cartographer
@quacksanonymous.bsky.social
Mapping the folklore and history of the borderland sciences.
Conspiracism Taxonomist.
Generally cranky & mildly paranoid.
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Conspiracism Taxonomist.
Generally cranky & mildly paranoid.
patreon.com/QuacksAnonymous
Pinned
When you climb out of the rabbit hole, try to make sure you have stable footing.
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they're executing moms and nurses in the street. they're using preschoolers as bait. they're stealing people's dads and grandmas and children. they're tear gassing babies. they're staking out schools. there is no remedy but abolition. any proposal that doesn't start there is an act of violence.
January 24, 2026 at 7:48 PM
they're executing moms and nurses in the street. they're using preschoolers as bait. they're stealing people's dads and grandmas and children. they're tear gassing babies. they're staking out schools. there is no remedy but abolition. any proposal that doesn't start there is an act of violence.
"...to observe after hearing reports of federal agents staging in a parking lot next to Glam Doll Donuts..."
theintercept.com/2026/01/24/m...
theintercept.com/2026/01/24/m...
Man Feds Killed in Minneapolis Was an Observer, Eyewitness Says
The killing marked the second fatal shooting by federal agents in the city in less than a month.
theintercept.com
January 24, 2026 at 6:38 PM
"...to observe after hearing reports of federal agents staging in a parking lot next to Glam Doll Donuts..."
theintercept.com/2026/01/24/m...
theintercept.com/2026/01/24/m...
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I would treat any statement from a US government source at this point as about as trustworthy as the Russian government or any other modern authoritarian regime.
January 24, 2026 at 6:26 PM
I would treat any statement from a US government source at this point as about as trustworthy as the Russian government or any other modern authoritarian regime.
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White Americans have long been able to safely assume that their whiteness would shield them from the most violent and arbitrary uses of state power. But history also shows us that white people who stand up for their fellow humans who aren't white can inspire murderous rage. bsky.app/profile/atru...
Minneapolis protester as he's being brutalized by feds: "You're gonna have to kill me! You're gonna have to kill me! I've done nothing wrong! My name is Matthew James! I'm a US citizen! You're gonna kill me! Is that what you want?" (You can hear his wife screaming)
January 24, 2026 at 6:24 PM
White Americans have long been able to safely assume that their whiteness would shield them from the most violent and arbitrary uses of state power. But history also shows us that white people who stand up for their fellow humans who aren't white can inspire murderous rage. bsky.app/profile/atru...
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We have our own American vocabulary we can apply.
It's Quantrill, the Army of Northern Virginia enslaving free Americans during the Pennsylvania invasion, or a century of a mobilized Klan.
We create our own horrors.
We've also defeated them before.
Mourn and mobilize.
It's Quantrill, the Army of Northern Virginia enslaving free Americans during the Pennsylvania invasion, or a century of a mobilized Klan.
We create our own horrors.
We've also defeated them before.
Mourn and mobilize.
January 24, 2026 at 4:05 PM
We have our own American vocabulary we can apply.
It's Quantrill, the Army of Northern Virginia enslaving free Americans during the Pennsylvania invasion, or a century of a mobilized Klan.
We create our own horrors.
We've also defeated them before.
Mourn and mobilize.
It's Quantrill, the Army of Northern Virginia enslaving free Americans during the Pennsylvania invasion, or a century of a mobilized Klan.
We create our own horrors.
We've also defeated them before.
Mourn and mobilize.
"Elderly Man Killed Over Sorcery Suspicion in Rayagada" [India]
pragativadi.com/elderly-man-...
pragativadi.com/elderly-man-...
January 24, 2026 at 3:57 PM
"Elderly Man Killed Over Sorcery Suspicion in Rayagada" [India]
pragativadi.com/elderly-man-...
pragativadi.com/elderly-man-...
"Tempane: Two women killed over witchcraft accusations, pastor and seven others arrested in Sumaduuri" [Ghana]
www.modernghana.com/news/1466101...
www.modernghana.com/news/1466101...
January 24, 2026 at 3:55 PM
"Tempane: Two women killed over witchcraft accusations, pastor and seven others arrested in Sumaduuri" [Ghana]
www.modernghana.com/news/1466101...
www.modernghana.com/news/1466101...
"Seven arrested in Kilifi for performing healing rituals" [Kenya]
www.standardmedia.co.ke/amp/coast/ar...
www.standardmedia.co.ke/amp/coast/ar...
January 23, 2026 at 12:22 PM
"Seven arrested in Kilifi for performing healing rituals" [Kenya]
www.standardmedia.co.ke/amp/coast/ar...
www.standardmedia.co.ke/amp/coast/ar...
"Mtwalume man assaulted for [allegedly] practising ‘witchcraft’" [South Africa]
www.citizen.co.za/south-coast-...
www.citizen.co.za/south-coast-...
January 23, 2026 at 12:19 PM
"Mtwalume man assaulted for [allegedly] practising ‘witchcraft’" [South Africa]
www.citizen.co.za/south-coast-...
www.citizen.co.za/south-coast-...
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All your "Board o Peace" memes need more Cobra Commander.
January 23, 2026 at 4:43 AM
All your "Board o Peace" memes need more Cobra Commander.
I've been listening to the audiobook of this while doing housework (26% through) & it is more interesting & relevant to my study interests than I expected, by far, so far. Lots on Pelley & the Silver Legion.
www.bloomsbury.com/us/hitler-in...
www.bloomsbury.com/us/hitler-in...
Hitler in Los Angeles
* Pre-order Steven J. Ross' next book, The Secret War Against Hate: American Resistance to Antisemitism and White Supremacy. Coming April 2026. *A 2018 FINALIST…
www.bloomsbury.com
January 23, 2026 at 1:19 AM
I've been listening to the audiobook of this while doing housework (26% through) & it is more interesting & relevant to my study interests than I expected, by far, so far. Lots on Pelley & the Silver Legion.
www.bloomsbury.com/us/hitler-in...
www.bloomsbury.com/us/hitler-in...
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During the Bicentennial Celebration at Independence Hall on July 4, 1976, President Gerald Ford sat symbolically behind Marian Anderson as she read the text of the Declaration aloud. On this 250th anniversary, the President is ordering factual information about slavery to be removed from that site.
Signs about the history of slavery in the U.S. and the 9 people George Washington enslaved are being removed right now at the President’s House Site in Philadelphia, across from Independence Hall, months after the Trump administration threatend to do so.
How far we have not come in 250 years.
How far we have not come in 250 years.
January 22, 2026 at 11:17 PM
During the Bicentennial Celebration at Independence Hall on July 4, 1976, President Gerald Ford sat symbolically behind Marian Anderson as she read the text of the Declaration aloud. On this 250th anniversary, the President is ordering factual information about slavery to be removed from that site.
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people need to stop slandering the noble art of sucking dick
Newsom shows off knee pads for CEOs 'selling out' to the Trump administration
Newsom shows off knee pads for CEOs 'selling out' to the Trump administration
The Governor of California showed off knee pads that he suggested were for leaders "selling out" to the Trump administration, during an interview at Davos.
cnb.cx
January 22, 2026 at 3:47 PM
people need to stop slandering the noble art of sucking dick
"Christian Influencer Claims UFOs Are Demonic as 'Sigil' Evidence Faces Serious Scrutiny"
www.ibtimes.com/christian-in...
www.ibtimes.com/christian-in...
January 22, 2026 at 12:20 PM
"Christian Influencer Claims UFOs Are Demonic as 'Sigil' Evidence Faces Serious Scrutiny"
www.ibtimes.com/christian-in...
www.ibtimes.com/christian-in...
"Adamawa Man, Son Charged With Killing Sister Over Witchcraft Allegations, Setting House Ablaze" [Nigeria]
saharareporters.com/2026/01/21/a...
saharareporters.com/2026/01/21/a...
January 22, 2026 at 12:14 PM
"Adamawa Man, Son Charged With Killing Sister Over Witchcraft Allegations, Setting House Ablaze" [Nigeria]
saharareporters.com/2026/01/21/a...
saharareporters.com/2026/01/21/a...
Does anyone still wonder why Trump nominated this entirely compromised bootlicker to be the U.S. Attorney General?
The House Ethics Committee found that Matt Gaetz did all of the horrible things previously claimed—sex trafficking minors, prostitution (including of minors), drugs, drunk driving, obstruction, the works. The Florida Bulldog has secured and published the House report this evening.
January 22, 2026 at 12:02 PM
Does anyone still wonder why Trump nominated this entirely compromised bootlicker to be the U.S. Attorney General?
Has anyone written about how the Statue of Liberty became such an icon of American fascism?
January 22, 2026 at 2:45 AM
Has anyone written about how the Statue of Liberty became such an icon of American fascism?
"'Gaslight' comes from a play and movie of the same name in which a man attempts to trick his wife into believing that she is going insane."
January 21, 2026 at 9:02 PM
"'Gaslight' comes from a play and movie of the same name in which a man attempts to trick his wife into believing that she is going insane."
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The White House is really going with "Trump said ice land not Iceland." Lordy.
January 21, 2026 at 6:06 PM
The White House is really going with "Trump said ice land not Iceland." Lordy.
"Move Over, Evangelicals! Charismatics & Conspiracy Theories"
www.patheos.com/blogs/anxiou...
www.patheos.com/blogs/anxiou...
Move Over, Evangelicals! Charismatics & Conspiracy Theories
You end up in unexpected places as a professor. Recently, a colleague asked me to participate in a discussion panel for students on the topic of
www.patheos.com
January 21, 2026 at 5:53 PM
"Move Over, Evangelicals! Charismatics & Conspiracy Theories"
www.patheos.com/blogs/anxiou...
www.patheos.com/blogs/anxiou...
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The justices keep returning to the hypo of a Fed governor posting pro-Nazi videos to ask whether that would meet the bar for for-cause removal. The idea that this kind of content would obviously cross the line seems a bit farcical given some of the material that DHS regularly posts on social media
January 21, 2026 at 4:29 PM
The justices keep returning to the hypo of a Fed governor posting pro-Nazi videos to ask whether that would meet the bar for for-cause removal. The idea that this kind of content would obviously cross the line seems a bit farcical given some of the material that DHS regularly posts on social media
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The fact that *both* of the churches that have made news in Minneapolis for pro-ICE links/positions have ties to the Doug Wilson-verse (which, for those keeping track, is who oversees the church Sec. Pete Hegseth now attends) feels like evidence that the universe's writers are just getting lazy.
Via @bmietana.bsky.social: Cities Church in Minnesota is considering legal options after anti-ICE protest.
A surprising detail in here: Joe Rigney, author of the book "Sin of Empathy," is calling himself a founding pastor of this church. religionnews.com/2026/01/20/c...
A surprising detail in here: Joe Rigney, author of the book "Sin of Empathy," is calling himself a founding pastor of this church. religionnews.com/2026/01/20/c...
Cities Church in Minnesota is considering legal options after anti-ICE protest
(RNS) — Southern Baptist leaders say the protest was a violation of religious freedom and called on federal officials to protect churches.
religionnews.com
January 21, 2026 at 2:37 AM
The fact that *both* of the churches that have made news in Minneapolis for pro-ICE links/positions have ties to the Doug Wilson-verse (which, for those keeping track, is who oversees the church Sec. Pete Hegseth now attends) feels like evidence that the universe's writers are just getting lazy.
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I cannot tell you how absolutely infuriatingly this stuff comes across to Europeans.
When we say America is no longer a reliable ally, it goes considerably deeper than Donald Trump himself. This kind of complacent, condescending shit is a *huge* part of it.
When we say America is no longer a reliable ally, it goes considerably deeper than Donald Trump himself. This kind of complacent, condescending shit is a *huge* part of it.
Newsom: "It was remarkably boring. It was remarkably insignificant. He was never going invade Greenland. It was never real."
January 21, 2026 at 4:22 PM
I cannot tell you how absolutely infuriatingly this stuff comes across to Europeans.
When we say America is no longer a reliable ally, it goes considerably deeper than Donald Trump himself. This kind of complacent, condescending shit is a *huge* part of it.
When we say America is no longer a reliable ally, it goes considerably deeper than Donald Trump himself. This kind of complacent, condescending shit is a *huge* part of it.
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To be fair it’s difficult for a Brit to imagine what it would be like to have pedophiles in positions of power
January 21, 2026 at 4:39 PM
To be fair it’s difficult for a Brit to imagine what it would be like to have pedophiles in positions of power
"The Love Family"
There's something about "love" cults and refusing to believe their members are dead, it seems.
www.dailyuw.com/article/love...
There's something about "love" cults and refusing to believe their members are dead, it seems.
www.dailyuw.com/article/love...
The cult next door: The Love Family
The cult next door: The Love Family
www.dailyuw.com
January 21, 2026 at 2:47 PM
"The Love Family"
There's something about "love" cults and refusing to believe their members are dead, it seems.
www.dailyuw.com/article/love...
There's something about "love" cults and refusing to believe their members are dead, it seems.
www.dailyuw.com/article/love...