Book 3 of 2024: Conspirituality: How New Age Conspiracy Theories Became a Health Threat

Conspirituality: How New Age Conspiracy Theories Became a Health Threat

Author: Derek Beres, Matthew Remski, Julian Walker

Genre: Social Psychology/Social Media

Pages: 290-ish

Finished: Yes
Final Rating: 8.4/10

The long and the short of this book is that yoga influencers are all batshit. If someone tells you they are a yoga influencer, run the other direction.

The three authors are themselves recovering from immersion in the woo-woo New Age world. Consipirituality aims its's crosshairs on several current wellness influencers as well as influencers of years past that paved the way for the current disinformation fuckstravaganza we currently live in. It examines the natural wellness to Fox News pipeline and runs the gamut between hilarious and just downright sad.

I'd recommend this to those that have an existing familiarity with the QAnon set and right-wing conspiracies in general or anyone that has always side-eyed the overzealous wellness crowd. 

Book 7 of 2023 - Jewish Space Lasers - The Rothschilds and 200 Years of Conspiracy Theories

Jewish Space Lasers - The Rothschilds and 200 Years of Conspiracy Theories

Author: Mike Rothschild (no relation)
Genre: History/Politics

Pages: ~280

Finished: Yes
Final Rating: 8.5/10

Do the Rothschilds have a combined net worth of 200 trillion dollars? 

No.

Did Nathan Rothschild make enough money after the Battle of Waterloo to literally buy the British government?

No. He made the modern equivalent of roughly 600 grand, no big deal to a fella like him.

Did the Rothschilds sacrifice goyim children to some dark money god for unlimited power?

No.

So why do people believe these things?

Antisemitism. The short answer is antisemitism, propagated by far right conspiracy theorists.

If you want a bit more than that, check out this book. Mike Rothschild (no relation) takes a deep dive into the history of the famous Rothschild clan in an attempt to understand how these tall tales even gained traction in the first place. (The answer is antisemitism).