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[–] Zombiepirate@lemmy.world 88 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Corporations and billionaires spend a ton of money to prevent people in the USA from having access to basic medical services as a way to limit professional mobility, forcing folks to stay in exploitative jobs which they hate.

[–] actionjbone@sh.itjust.works 47 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

It doesn't count as conspiracy theory when it's conspiracy fact

[–] whotookkarl@lemmy.dbzer0.com 20 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Yeah that's just an old fashion class war conspiracy against the working class supported by legalized bribes to PACs and offering lucrative board and speaking engagement non jobs to retired politicians, no theories needed

[–] orenj@leminal.space 61 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Epstein didnt kill himself

[–] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 9 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

You mean he didn't conveniently hang himself in his cell while the cameras were coincidentally tragically not working?

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[–] catboy_slim@lemmy.zip 49 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

MLK was assassinated by the government

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[–] whotookkarl@lemmy.dbzer0.com 44 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Epstein was murdered in his cell

[–] holy_scroller@lemmy.zip 27 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (3 children)

I actually believe he killed himself, but it is still a conspiracy, because he had tried before and they purposely broke all suicide watch protocols including leaving a ton of linens in his cell (he made multiple nooses), no roommate, and no one checking. They were paid to make sure he had plenty of opportunities to kill himself.

[–] aurelar@lemmy.ml 17 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

TBH this is the most rational take I've seen. If I had 10 upvotes, I'd give them to you

[–] Feathercrown@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

It is still bizzarre that the security tapes were mysteriously lost. If he did it they would've released those instead of wiping them.

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[–] Shdwdrgn@mander.xyz 17 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Trump wasn't really elected in 2024, and he only hates mail-in ballots because they overwhelmed his cheat in 2020.

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[–] geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml 12 points 2 weeks ago

I don't believe he's dead

[–] it_wasnt_arson@awful.systems 42 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

PETA is funded by the meat and dairy industry to give animal welfare/rights activists the worst possible PR. It's hard to imagine doing much worse of a job at what they claim to be their goals.

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[–] snek_boi@lemmy.ml 37 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

The one that says that conspiracy theories are used by elites to distract us from the real injustices and problems in this world.

[–] HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 36 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

A lot of conspiracy discussion websites were manipulated in a way to get Donald Trump elected president.

[–] NihilsineNefas@slrpnk.net 26 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Ghislane was a supermod on reddit from 2000s to 2019, and pol was made after moot met JE

[–] TheDuke@europe.pub 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Moot met JE?! 😳 Source on that?

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[–] njm1314@lemmy.world 13 points 2 weeks ago

That isn't even a conspiracy theory.

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[–] BilboBargains@lemmy.world 31 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

The billionaire class are conspiring to concentrate all the wealth into as few hands as possible.

[–] prenatal_confusion@feddit.org 11 points 2 weeks ago

That's just capitalism.

[–] ouRKaoS@lemmy.today 31 points 2 weeks ago (9 children)

Michael Jordan didn't retire that first time. He was suspended for his gambling addiction, but you can't suspend your highest profile player without the league dying, so they came up with a cover story.

[–] qwestjest78@lemmy.ca 11 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Convienent that his dad had just died then and he was burned out from playing into June every year.

[–] ouRKaoS@lemmy.today 15 points 2 weeks ago

That's actually another conspiracy theory: His dad was killed b/c he owed gambling money to the mob & didn't pay.

[–] dessalines@lemmy.ml 11 points 2 weeks ago

Dang, never heard this one before but its believable. MJ did put his all into baseball tho, his managers and teammates were convinced he would have made the majors after a year.

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[–] hapablap 28 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Isreali security was complicit with the Oct 7 attack.

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[–] wasabi_noir@lemmy.zip 27 points 2 weeks ago

Pete Hegseth drinks his own piss

[–] Formfiller@lemmy.world 21 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (13 children)

β€œAs you probably know I represent the Rothschild’s” - Jeffery Epstein

I believe this family is behind the majority of evil shit in this world. I never used to but I do now

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[–] AlHouthi4President@lemmy.ml 19 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

The CIA has a long history of using Black celebrities to infiltrate "unfriendly countries" to carry out operations ranging from psychological warfare to assasinations.

https://noisenarrative.substack.com/p/how-the-cia-used-jazz-as-a-secret

[–] formlessoedon@lemmy.ml 7 points 2 weeks ago

This is exactly what I wanted to read right now! 😁

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[–] dessalines@lemmy.ml 16 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

This thread from a few months ago on hexbear has a ton of good ones.

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[–] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 14 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Voting machines in swing states were hacked for the 2024 election. Too many statistical anomalies to ignore.

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[–] folaht@lemmy.ml 13 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

The CIA is holding internet surveys to ask people of that board which
conspiracy theories they believe in order to gauge the effectiveness of their hoaxes.

[–] ChristchurchAsshole@lemmy.ml 9 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)
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[–] Weydemeyer@lemmy.ml 7 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)
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[–] lattrommi@lemmy.ml 7 points 2 weeks ago (11 children)

Jim Carrey is a serial killer.

I used to think it was simply some unhinged person trolling 4chan and reddit. Over the years I've seen it come up a few times and each time the evidence is just slightly more convincing.

So I go down the rabbit hole and seek out the previous iteration I had seen but they are just poof! gone. Stripped from the internet. Removed irrevocably, including references to it from newer accounts and comments.

The writing style of these rants started to show a lack of consistant writing style. As if they were written by different people. The writing style is pointed out as an argument that it wasn't just one lone nutjob reposting his same rant. Or was it? I can't find the commentary anymore. I can't cross check what I can't find.

Either one or a few individuals are playing the long game really well, or one very powerful multimillionaire has murdered dozens of people and constantly scours the internet clean of any evidence pointing towards him.

The rabbit hole goes deep and looks completely different, yet somehow the same, every time.

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[–] Monster96@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago

That aliens are real and they have been here for a while. Unexplained lights in the sky, metal balls seen flying around, and aliens that supposedly look like us are just some of the things I've read. I've seen too many stories that say similar things to not believe something is happening right underneath our noses.

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