Congrats new baker!
Nice work
Don't worry about the page break showing kek
Saw that and thought this might be a ghost bake
Glad it's a first bake instead
I'll be hanging about for a bit, glad to spot as well.
o7
FAKE NYT PODCAST 35 mins
Eight: We Go All
by Kevin Roose
writer of previous hit pieces on Q
Begins like this:
"Hello this is Sam; I got out of the Q cult"
…..
Overview from the podcast:
In the finale of the series, we hear from a woman who stumbled upon the “Q” community and found herself drawn in. We trace echoes of her story across the internet, and look at what our exploding culture of influencers, TikTok stars and information disseminators holds for the future.
“Rabbit Hole,” a narrative audio series with the tech columnist Kevin Roose, explores what happens when our lives move online. Follow Kevin on Twitter: @kevinroose. Email us at thedaily@nytimes.com.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/04/podcasts/rabbit-hole-qanon-youtube-tiktok-virus.html
We must be doing well w/evangelicals given the article below. Hoping to stave off more religious people finding Q by calling us SATANIC.
Evangelicals split on the notion of 'fake news' and QAnon
Terry Mattingly June 4, 2020
A majority of evangelicals are worried about "fake news," and they also think mainstream journalists are part of the problem.
The question, as pandemic-weary Americans stagger into the 2020 elections, is how many believers in this voting bloc have allowed their anger about "fake news" to push them toward fringe conspiracy theories about the future of their nation.
Some of these theories involve billionaire Bill Gates and global coronavirus vaccine projects, the Antichrist's plans for 5G towers, Democrats in pedophile rings or all those mysterious "QAnon" messages. ("Q" is an anonymous scribe, thought by disciples to be a retired U.S. intelligence leader or maybe even President Donald Trump.)
The bitter online arguments sound like this: Are these conspiracies mere "fake news," or is an increasingly politicized American press — especially on politics and religion — hiding dangerous truths behind its own brand of "fake news"?
"A reflexive disregard of what are legitimate news sources can feed a penchant for conspiracy theories," said Ed Stetzer, executive director of the Billy Graham Center at Wheaton College.
Many mainstream journalists do a fine job of covering the complex world of evangelicalism, stressed Stetzer, reached by email. Nevertheless, he added: "I think that the bias of much of mainstream news has to be considered in this conversation. Many evangelicals have seen, over and over, news sources report on them irresponsibly, with bias, and — at times — with malice. When you see that enough, about people you know, there is a consequence. Regrettably, I don't think many in the mainstream news world are thinking, 'We should have done better.'"
It doesn't help that Americans disagree about the meaning of "fake news." Many Americans on the left define "fake news" as rumors, acidic political fairy tales and outright hoaxes spreading via social media, often created by activists or hostile operatives overseas.
Many conservatives use the same term to describe news warped by errors, ignorance, bias or a near-total dependence on anonymous sources. Many Trump supporters pin this label on any news hostile to the White House.
It's clear that these disagreements are affecting some American evangelicals, according to a 2018 study conducted at the Billy Graham Center.
"For those concerned about the rise of conspiracy theories in the church, it is rather distressing that three-quarters of evangelicals agreed that the mainstream media produces 'fake news,' compared to only 54% of non-evangelicals," wrote Stetzer and Graham Center colleague Andrew MacDonald in an essay for The Dallas Morning News.
"Church attendance at least once a month was one of the factors more likely to correlate to agreeing that the mainstream media produces fake news. … We understand mistrust of the media that often struggles to accurately report on matters of religion, but these numbers are stunning.
"This distrust of media sources and embrace of social media as a tool for political and social debate has predictably caused division. Nearly three-quarters (73%) of evangelicals agree that social media has increased the divisive political climate in America, and about a third (32%) have said that they have unfollowed or unfriended someone due to social or political issues."
Evangelical leaders are, for example, wrestling with the grassroots influence of the QAnon movement. Writing for The Gospel Coalition website, evangelical writer Joe Carter called QAnon a "political cult" and a "satanic movement."
"Although the movement is still fringe," wrote Carter, "it is likely that someone in your church or social media circles has either already bought into the conspiracy or thinks it's plausible and worth exploring."
Meanwhile, an Atlantic Monthly essay by Adrienne LaFrance claimed that this movement "harnesses paranoia to fervent hope. … To look at QAnon is to see not just a conspiracy theory but the birth of a new religion."
Conspiracy theories appear to be affecting all kinds of people and social media networks — both secular and religious. However, it's time for evangelical leaders to pay more attention to developments at the grassroots, according to Stetzer and MacDonald.
"As evangelicals ourselves, we think it is time that the church recognizes the growing foothold conspiracy theories are gaining in our midst, and what this means for our credibility and witness. These theories are gaining power … and during this crisis, when many are at home and online more than ever, the theories are a headache we can no longer ignore."
MSM is boringly predictable. Over 1800 articles and they really haven't made a dent yet.
thx, didn't forget but having browser problems, had to copy twice. super S L O W…..
https://www.knoxnews.com/story/entertainment/columnists/terry-mattingly/2020/06/04/christian-evangelicals-fake-news-qanon/5311313002/
>evangelicals all pedos?
NO.
MSM does the same hit pieces of them as on us. Only cover the dirt.
doesn't matter, good question to answer!
Yep, projection.
notes don't have to be most recent first
you can order notes either top to bottom or bottom to top, baker preference
(but if taking over mid-bake, best to use first baker's order and make sure you give him credit with baker change to indicate the transition)
ha-ha, same thought. posted the same time.
thought it sounded like you
>from class
don't know, came in mid-stream
actually took a long nap tonight,
i'm so short on sleep
sore everything & bad browser
still got to set up my pastebin & and other stuff in firefox
yada, yada, yada
it'll all work out in the end, kek
i'm collecting anti-Q articles - that's why there are a couple here - will take weeks to get it together for end of the month
ddos?
i was here for a while this am but can't remember much
so much happens in 24 hours here
didn't wnb handoff to you & d'oh this am?
>dank venue
doesn't have to be dank but you do dank pretty well! that came up bc teach thought i was you and i said dank - coz got dank memes for bunker. think of a 'venue' you like - dank or otherwise - and recreate it in a funny way. will share ideas, get back in a few.
was there when nwsbaker took over, then left.
I saw Rusty bake, he said he was a 'rusty' baker
Cracked me up!
you can totally handle dank, doc, i remember the early baker memes….
just another excuse to screw over conservatives, like a giant steamroller.
think bakers are on weird schedules due to riots
everyone stayed up late, bakers wanted to cover gy
still catching up on sleep
get tired at odd times, wake up extra early or late
what a lie, i listened to that interview
in NO WAY trashed George Floyd
Just reported accurately his criminal record
Espec his role in home invasion of pregnant woman's place
Deserves to be shared
Floyd was not an angel
morning, anon.
take care then.