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Ginni Thomas’ texts to Meadows reveal connection to another highly placed conspiracy theorist

April 20, 2022 Meadows, connection, conspiracy, Highly, texts, Placed, theorist, Ginni, another, Reveal, Thomas0 comment

Ginni Thomas, wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, was truly part of a web of efforts to overturn the 2020 election. Among her dozens of text messages with then-White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, CNN reports, was one passing along thoughts from her friend Connie Hair. But Hair wasn’t just a personal friend. She was also chief of staff to Rep. Louie Gohmert—and Gohmert joined or supported two lawsuits seeking to overturn Donald Trump’s election loss. Those lawsuits went to the Supreme Court, though the court didn’t take up…

Head of a local elections board in Georgia is a QAnon-obsessed, Big Lie conspiracy theorist

February 3, 2022February 7, 2022 Local, Georgia, Board, conspiracy, QAnonobsessed, theorist, Elections, Head0 comment

If you think not signing the landmark Voting Rights Act and the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act was just another political debate, you’re dead wrong. Not having those voting bills in place means that an anti-vaxxer, Big Lie spreading, QAnon conspiracist Republican can take the helm of an election board and wreak havoc on local voters. Ben Johnson, CEO Liberty Technology, Head of Spalding Co. Elections Board Last year, Ben Johnson was appointed to head the five-member Spalding County, Georgia Board of Elections and Registration. He and his fellow members have the power to…

How Conspiracy Theories Became More Personal, More Cruel And More Mainstream After The Sandy Hook Shootings

December 12, 2021 shootings, Personal, became, Mainstream, conspiracy, theories, Cruel, Hook, after, more, Sandy0 comment

This article is part of <a href=”https://talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe”>TPM Cafe</a>, TPM’s home for opinion and news analysis. It first appeared at <a href=”https://theconversation.com/how-conspiracy-theories-in-the-us-became-more-personal-more-cruel-and-more-mainstream-after-the-sandy-hook-shootings-172015″>The Conversation</a>. Conspiracy theories are powerful forces in the U.S. They have damaged public health amid a global pandemic, shaken faith in the democratic process and <a href=”https://abcnews.go.com/US/qanon-emerges-recurring-theme-criminal-cases-tied-us/story?id=75347445″>helped spark</a> a violent assault on the U.S. Capitol in January 2021. These conspiracy theories are part of a dangerous misinformation crisis that has been building for years in the U.S. American politics has long had a <a href=”https://harpers.org/archive/1964/11/the-paranoid-style-in-american-politics/”>paranoid streak</a>, and belief in conspiracy…