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Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Controversial knowledge
How did a conspiracy theory reshape global politics? How did it
tear families apart, inspire an insurrection and convince millions
that a shadowy cabal was hellbent on eating children, and only
Donald Trump could stop them? On the 6th of January, 2021 thousands
of Trump supporters stormed the United States Capitol. Their
banners read, Trust the Plan, a reference to an alarming conspiracy
theory that had gained unstoppable momentum over the last four
years: these were followers of QAnon. Decoding online clues from a
mysterious figure - who has claimed to be a high-level government
insider - QAnon adherents believe that Donald Trump has been
anointed by God to stop a depraved deep state government, that
sexually abuse, kill, and eat children. But QAnon has also become a
broad church of out-there beliefs, offering a welcoming community
to anti-vaxxers, flat earthers, eugenicists and white nationalists.
With first hand access to the leading figures in the movement,
investigative journalist Will Sommer unpacks the bizarre story of
how a post from one of the darkest corners of the internet, became
a belief system for millions; how politicians cozied up to
extremists; how an unwavering trust in these ideas tore apart
families, caused a mafia boss's assassination, and threatened
democracy. Trust the Plan is a timely and essential look on how the
internet radicalised our politics, and how millions were convinced
to believe the unbelievable.
"Final Warning" is the definitive resource on the nature and
origins of the movement towards a one-world government. A wealth of
in-depth research explains the roles of the major arms of the
conspiracy today, such as the Federal Reserve, the Committee on
Foreign Relations (CFR), the Trilateral Commission and the
Bilderbergers. The history of the New World Order is traced, from
the Illuminati and the fomenting of the French Revolution, to the
1913 takeover of the US government by the bankers, the world wars,
the rise of communism and the United Nations.
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J J Smiley
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A. G. Spalding was a key figure in the professionalization and
commercialization of American sports. Co-founder of baseball's
National League, owner of the Chicago White Stockings (later the
Cubs), and founder of a sporting goods business that made him a
millionaire, Spalding not only willed baseball to be our national
pastime but also contributed to making sport a significant part of
American life.
This biography captures the zest, flamboyance, and creativity of
Albert Goodwell Spalding, a man of insatiable ego, a showman and
entrepreneur, whose life illuminated the hopes and fears of
19th-century Americans. It is a vivid evocation of the vanished
world of 19th-century baseball, recreating a time when it was
transformed from a game played on unkempt fields to modern
style.
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