The right’s obsession with “the blob” shows it is losing
This conspiracy theory is the last resort of a populist movement desperate to avoid responsibility for its own failures.
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Is the BBC afraid of satire?
After a succession of programme cancellations, fear is spreading that the corporation doesn’t think it can afford to make fun…
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Arresting Donald Trump will only strengthen the conspiracists
Five years after QAnon was born, the idea of a corrupt deep state persecuting its enemies is in the mainstream…
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Britain will keep getting weirder
Covid-era conspiracy thinking has become a permanent feature of national life.
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We have lost Russell Brand
This once-sexy communist has become an American culture wars pundit.
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How have 15-minute cities become a conspiracy theory?
No one wants to take away your car or put you in permanent lockdown.
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The mystery of Havana syndrome
This strange story from investigative journalist Nicky Woolf sits at the intersection of so many dark subjects.
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Is Putin dead?
What the persistent rumours about the Russian president’s health do and do not tell us about the country’s future.
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