Mass hysteria was the inevitable outcome of the UFO craze

Conspiracy Brokers: Understanding the Monetization of YouTube Conspiracy Theories

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1145/3485447.3512142 WWW '22: Proceedings of the ACM Web Conference 2022, Virtual Event, Lyon, France, April 2022

Here's What I Learned as the U.S. Government's UFO Hunter

A forthcoming investigational report from an office of the Pentagon has found no evidence of aliens, only allegations circulated repeatedly by UFO claim advocates

Heroism, horror and the ‘pits of hell’: inside the last days of El Fasher

Over two days in October 2025, up to 10,000 people are believed to have been massacred; a further 40,000 civillians from the Sudanese city are still unaccounted for. This is the story of what happened

Being in a crowd doesn’t make you part of a mindless mob | Psyche Ideas

It’s often assumed people lose their minds in a crowd. Research on riots, festivals and sports tells a more uplifting story

The UFO craze was created by government nepotism and incompetent journalism

Blame Harry Reid, Skinwalker Ranch, "dino-beavers," and The New York Times

How Liminalism Became the Defining Aesthetic of Our Time

This crowd-curated digital movement is one of the most pertinent and explicit reactions to our particular slice of dystopian late capitalism.

The sky is psychedelic: why so many people see strange lights in the sky

Your brain evolved to see deep meaning in the sky. And UFOs.

Doomsday-Porn, Schäferhunde und die „niedliche Abschiebung“ von nebenan

Der amtierende US-Präsident postet ein Video, in dem er Demonstrierende aus einem Kampfjet heraus mit Fäkalien bewirft und das Weiße Haus...

2026 - European Ecovillage Gathering

Europe’s biggest annual festival in celebration of ecovillages and regenerative communities, where over 800 people come together to learn, share, co-create, celebrate, and experience what it takes to build community.

A list of other catastrophes that are probably fake

Adding to this over time

Opinion: Dystopia Arrives in Columbus During Anduril Site Visit - Columbus Underground

Having sat through many similar types of media events over the past 25 years, it felt like a pretty run-of-the-mill event. And that normalcy left me uneasy.

As UFOs go mainstream, the jury is out on what the existence of alien life might mean for religion

Steven Spielberg's new film “Disclosure Day” explores extraterrestrial life and its impact on religion. UFOs, now also called UAPs, are gaining mainstream attention.

Early results are encouraging: experiences organizing against the surveillance-industrial complex in the ATmosphere and the fediverses

Part 3 of The time is right

How conspiracy theories conquered America

Things have changed a lot since January 6th, 2021.

Resistance to Flock Cameras and Police Surveillance Is Exploding

Backlash to Flock cameras and AI systems is exploding after scandals, including police using the tech to stalk women.