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When Should Security Clearance Be Denied Based on Interest in QAnon and Three Percenters?

Security clearances can be denied based on constitutionally protected speech; but there's an adjudicative process aimed at reviewing whether such denials make sense in light of the facts of each case.

Reason

What was the QAnon Pizzagate conspiracy theory?

The bizarre online theory, which resulted in a shooting at a Washington DC restaurant in 2016, returned to the headlines when Elon Musk sought to revive it in a tweet

The Independent UK

Musk mocked for trying to resurrect QAnon Pizzagate conspiracy following fake headline

X/Twitter owner uses meme from the hit show The Office to launch himself into fresh controversy days after endorsing an antisemitic conspiracy theory

The Independent UK

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Canada’s ‘QAnon queen’ is finally ousted from school campsite

Romana Didulo calls herself the ‘Queen of Canada,’ and believes herself to be the secret ruler of Canada

The Independent UK

Paul Pelosi hammer attack trial: What we’ve learned as David DePape case enters final arguments

Home intruder was radicalised by right-wing commentators and Gamergate, he testified this week

The Independent UK

‘Conspiracies are just theories … not fact’: the Secret Service agent haunted by JFK’s shooting

Clint Hill flung himself on to the back of the president’s limousine in a desperate attempt to block any further bullets on that fateful day in Dallas 60 years ago

The Guardian - US

Michael Flynn kept leftover money from legal defence fund, lawsuit claims

Flynn family member claims CNN pushed notion that they pledged allegiance to QAnon and connected them to ‘violent extremist group’

The Independent UK

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Pelosi hammer attacker driven by ‘bizarre’ conspiracy, court told as trial begins

Canadian defendant also faces state charges over October 2022 break-in and attack

The Independent UK

Best podcasts of the week: Tales of transition, queer joy and more to mark Transgender Awareness Week

In this week’s newsletter: Figures from Charlie Craggs to Mika Onyx celebrate the full spectrum of the trans experience in a new Anthem Talks series. Plus: five of the best podcasts about recent history

The Guardian - UK

‘It splintered our sense of reality’: how JFK’s assassination spawned 60 years of conspiracy theories

The murder of the US president left millions convinced their government lied and covered up. Decades on, it continues to twist the truth about everything from Covid to G5 to Trump’s defeat at the polls

The Guardian - UK

Nearly one in four Americans believe political violence justified to ‘save’ US

Support for political violence increased over past two years, poll finds, offering snapshot of America’s deepening polarisation

The Guardian - US

Nick Fuentes is just the latest white supremacist embraced by Defend Texas Liberty

While Fuentes’ unapologetic hate mongering has made him one of the nation’s best-known white supremacists, he was merely the latest in a long line of people who have been embraced by Defend Texas Liberty and its close allies.

The Texas Tribune

#FreeBritney 2.0: Why Britney Spears became a lightning rod for internet conspiracy theories

A wave of online truthers believe Britney has been replaced by a body double with no bottom teeth. Katie Rosseinsky explores why TikTok sleuths have been on the rise since the star’s controversial conservatorship ended

The Independent UK

#FreeBritney 2.0: Why Britney Spears became a lightning rod for internet conspiracy theories

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The Walrus

“Parents’ Rights” Rhetoric Is Rooted in Radical Conspiracy Theories

Why are federal and provincial conservative leaders echoing the talking points of QAnon?

Salon

Trump has reason to worry about RFK Jr.

Trump depends on the crank vote that the anti-vaccine conspiracy theorist could siphon off

The Independent UK

RFK Jr has a vision to change America. His family say he’s a crackpot

Robert F Kennedy Jr believes he can upend hundreds of years of two-party rule by running a no labels-style, populist campaign. Bevan Hurley reports from Philadelphia’s Independence Hall

Evening Standard

Anti-vax conspiracists believe a phone alert will trigger zombie apocalypse

QAnon is behind the rumour, with UK conspiracy theorists also worried about 5G and vaccines

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The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Kevin McCarthy ousted as House speaker

Vote marks first time in US history that a speaker of the House has been removed from office.

The Guardian - UK

Escape from the rabbit hole: the conspiracy theorist who abandoned his dangerous beliefs

For 15 years, Brent Lee spent hours each day consuming ‘truther’ content online. Then he logged off. Can he convince his former friends to question their worldview?

The Independent UK

Lin Wood faces wrath of QAnon influencers and GOP allies as he insists he’s not flipping on Trump

Mike Flynn shared a post calling him a rat after Georgia prosecutors named the MAGA lawyer a state witness

The Texas Tribune

Extremists have turned Texas into a hotbed for hate, report finds

The report blames an “alarming rise in extremist ideology and activity” on white supremacist and anti-LGBTQ+ groups that are active or headquartered in Texas.

The Independent UK

Pro-Trump conspiracy theorist lawyer Lin Wood is a witness in Georgia election case, prosecutors say

The QAnon-supporting attorney joined spurious legal efforts to overturn election results

The Independent UK

‘Sound of Freedom’ inspiration was accused of sexual misconduct by seven women, report says

Tim Ballard resigned from Operation Underground Railroad in June

The Guardian - US

US anti-child trafficking activist resigns after sexual harassment allegations

Tim Ballard, whose work was dramatized in Sound of Freedom, has left the Operation Underground Railroad organization

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