Author Archives: Brewster Brownville

The link between far-right groups like Q and the New-Agey, #UFO movement deserves some real scrutiny. They are both deeply concerned with a coming war (or “disclosure”) which will upend governments and lead to either an apocalypse or a golden age. Big totalitarian vibes. One thing is for sure – there’s no middle ground forContinue reading “The link between New Age groups and QAnon”

My friends have a teenage son. You know the type: for years, he kept coming in late at night, after curfew, leaving his marijuana paraphernalia around the house. He was always having parties when his parents were out of town. The police had responded to several noise complaints over the years because of his antics. They wereContinue reading “Decent Democracy”

Gassing and gaslighting in the summer of 2020 The police radio is going in the kitchen, static chopped up with the crackling voices of the NYPD and every few minutes a series of loud touchtones, like when someone picks up the other line and starts dialing  when you are on a call.  A Siamese catContinue reading “Flashbangs”

It was, perhaps, too late. Or so we were told. Previous estimates had been too conservative; windows of opportunity were closing or had closed. Everywhere there were “looming fears”, omens of disengagement and decline. There were irreducible risks, mortality vectors, assessed damages, failures in correlation. There were infographics and charts stacked with color-coded skulls. TheContinue reading “March 13”

Here’s a presentation I did on why people believe things that aren’t true.