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We Brazilians know this great divide pretty well: it's called "Brasil Paralelo". Sovereign Citizens are a bizarre anti-government conspiracist group who believe they’re above the law. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0ZbfkBCwtk Many renounce their citizenship and refuse to pay taxes. For years, they were viewed as idiotic but relatively harmless. But more recently, some have joined forces with anti-vaxxers… Continue lendo Conspiracy Theorists Are Creating Their Own Nation | Decade of Hate
A serial denier of human-driven climate breakdown, Jair Bolsonaro has been criticised in the past for failing to protect the Amazon rainforest and its native communities. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1I2Ty_XjTc Now, with less than a month before Brazilians cast their ballot in the country's presidential elections on 2 October, using architectural techniques and satellite technologies, researchers at Forensic… Continue lendo Bolsonaro’s war on the Amazon: examining evidence of crimes against Indigenous people | The Guardian
After being forced off mainstream social media, QAnon followers fled to the outer reaches of the internet and, since then, QAnon’s gamification of reality has morphed into more pragmatic goals - like electing certain politicians. Chief among them is Donald Trump, whose occasional flirtation with the movement has moved to more of an open embrace.… Continue lendo Trump and QAnon: the Cult and the Conspiracy | Al Jazeera
With guns in their hands and faith in God at their side, many Republicans in the United States continue to believe that the 2020 presidential election was stolen from Donald Trump. As a result, the country remains deeply divided over the last contest for the White House - and the violent attempts at the Capitol that followed to overturn the result.… Continue lendo America’s Authoritarians: The US political divide – Part 1 | People and Power
Pandemic restrictions are loosening in much of the world. But that’s not stopping anti-vaxers from uprooting their lives and relocating to a land of milk, honey, and zero travel restrictions for foreigners to enter: Mexico. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sk-_1UBskPw Joining anarchist cells and eco-villages when they arrive, these Canadians and Europeans are building networks which they say will… Continue lendo The Dream of a Ridiculous Mankind: The Anti-Vax Burning Man in Mexico | Vice News
Evangelical Christians often have a huge impact on American politics. Many of these people are socially conservative, consider themselves patriots, and believe that Americans have a constitutional right to own guns. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S33bTCrv-vE This documentary explores the core beliefs of America's fundamentalist Christians -- including the concept of creation, as opposed to evolution. Our report features… Continue lendo Evangelical Christians in the USA | DW Documentary
Pandemic restrictions are loosening in much of the world. But that’s not stopping anti-vaxers from uprooting their lives and relocating to a land of milk, honey, and zero travel restrictions for foreigners to enter: Mexico. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sk-_1UBskPw Joining anarchist cells and eco-villages when they arrive, these Canadians and Europeans are building networks which they say will… Continue lendo Anti-Vaxers Are Starting Communes in Mexico | Vice News
The New York Times, March 31, 2022 SÃO PAULO, Brazil — “I’m an army captain,” Jair Bolsonaro said in 2017. “My specialty is killing.” He has been true to his word. In just over three years in office, Mr. Bolsonaro has overseen an administration notable for its disregard for human life. There are, most immediately,… Continue lendo “Bolsonaro Said His ‘Specialty Is Killing.’ He’s Been True to His Word” – Vanessa BARBARA
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