Anonymous ID: b480b4 Dec. 21, 2022, 4:18 a.m. No.17991449   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>1477 >>1681 >>1880 >>1918

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11560403/NYC-artist-identifies-non-binary-queer-charged-trying-sex-9-year-old.html

 

Prominent NYC artist, 35, is charged with trying to have sex with a boy, 9: The 'activist' who identifies as 'non-binary queer' also shared child pornography - and now faces life in jail

Efrem Zelony-Mindell, 35, has been charged attempted enticement of a child, as well as possession and distribution of child porn

Mindell, who uses they/them pronouns, came under investigation after messaging an undercover agent who posed as the father of the Manhattan minor

In the messages, prosecutors wrote in court documents that Mindell attempted to arrange to meet the boy, who was to be drugged

Zelony-Mindell, a renowned figure in the NNYC art sector, faces life in jail if convicted on the enticement charge, and 20 years for each child porn offense

 

Agents say that Mindell, who uses they/them pronouns, came under investigation after messaging an undercover agent who posed as the father of the Manhattan minor on an encrypted messaging service in April.

 

In the messages, prosecutors wrote that Mindell attempted to arrange to meet the boy, making it clear, 'in graphic and unambiguous terms, his desire to engage in sexual activity with minor children.' The suspect was also under the pretense the child would be drugged ahead of the encounter.

Anonymous ID: b480b4 Dec. 21, 2022, 4:39 a.m. No.17991502   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>1509 >>1681 >>1880 >>1912 >>1918

 

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/anti-social-personality-traits-are-stronger-predictors-of-qanon-conspiracy-beliefs-than-left-right-orientations/ar-AA15wFvV?ocid

 

PsyPost

Anti-social personality traits are stronger predictors of QAnon conspiracy beliefs than left-right orientations

Story by PsyPost • 36m ago

 

When it comes to predicting conspiracy beliefs, much of the literature focuses on political partisanship. But new research published in American Politics Research, suggests that there are other more important factors. The national study revealed that anti-social personality traits, anti-establishment orientations, and support for Trump were stronger predictors of conspiracy beliefs than left-right orientations.

 

Conspiracy theories and misinformation continue to circulate surrounding COVID-19, QAnon, and the 2020 U.S. Election. Studies suggest that these beliefs have unfavorable outcomes — for example, beliefs in election fraud and QAnon have been tied to criminal activity. When it comes to unearthing the predictors of these beliefs, study author Joseph E. Uscinski and his colleagues say that political scientists have neglected to look beyond political partisanship.

 

“During the Trump years, several conspiracy theories became politically relevant and highly salient,” said Uscinski, a professor of political science at the University of Miami. “We wanted to investigate the factors that were associated with beliefs in those conspiracy theories. Further, we were very interested in how various personality traits were associated with these various conspiracy theory beliefs.”

 

While much research has focused on political orientation, Uscinski and his team proposed that partisanship is not enough to explain belief in conspiracy theories. For example, although Republicans may be more likely to believe in QAnon, the majority of them do not.

 

The researchers aimed to test additional predictors that might be associated with beliefs in recent conspiracy theories. Among other factors, they considered the influence of anti-social personality traits and a political trait that is independent of partisanship — an anti-establishment worldview.

 

Between July and August 2021, the researchers surveyed 2,065 U.S. adults. In addition to sociodemographic measures, the questionnaires included 17 items assessing belief in COVID-19 misinformation, COVID-19 conspiracy theories, QAnon conspiracy theories, and voter fraud conspiracy theories.

 

The surveys also included measures of political orientation, support for Donald Trump, propensity toward interpersonal conflict, and the Dark traits of narcissism, psychopathy, and Machiavellianism. Finally, the surveys assessed anti-establishment orientations — “a deep-seated antagonism toward and suspicion of the political establishment, including mainstream parties, politicians, and media.”

 

The results revealed that anti-establishment orientations, dark personality traits (including propensity toward interpersonal conflict), and support for Trump were strongly related to beliefs in conspiracy theories and misinformation about the pandemic, election fraud, and QAnon. While political orientation was also related to conspiracy theory beliefs, these associations were weaker and less consistent.

Anonymous ID: b480b4 Dec. 21, 2022, 4:49 a.m. No.17991525   🗄️.is 🔗kun

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/vox-media-to-return-most-of-grant-it-got-from-sam-bankman-fried-brother-of-disgraced-ftx-co-founder/ar-AA15uuRk?ocid

 

Vox Media to Return Most of Grant it Got From Sam Bankman-Fried, Brother of Disgraced FTX Co-Founder

 

Vox Media plans to return most of the grant it got from disgraced FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried and his brother, Gabe Bankman-Fried.

 

CNN senior media reporter Oliver Darcy first reported this development on Monday.

 

Vox Media received a $200,000 grant from the Bankman-Fried brothers through the Future Perfect, which looks at “technological and innovation bottlenecks that hamper human progress.”

 

According to Darcy, a Vox Media “spokesperson said $14,000 of the funds was suspended before news about SBF’s alleged fraud broke and the project was put on hold.”

Anonymous ID: b480b4 Dec. 21, 2022, 5:15 a.m. No.17991577   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>1581

https://mobile.twitter.com/GenMhayden/status/1605350833826119680

 

Good enough.

 

 

Frank Pavone says he was stripped of his priesthood by the Pope because he loves Trump and doesn’t like Democrats.