#the quiet damage

[friendraichu]

Hey. This book was excellent. If your friends or loved ones have fallen into conspiracy theories, this book is for you. Although it might also be painful for you to read, so proceed with caution.

[justinspoliticalcorner]

Matt Shuham at HuffPost:

When Jesselyn Cook wrote about the children of QAnon believers as a HuffPost reporter in 2021, she didn’t expect the reaction she would receive ― hundreds upon hundreds of emails from readers, all of who had lived some version of the same story, and all of who seemed to have some version of the same question for Cook: What happened to the person I love? In her new book, “The Quiet Damage: QAnon and the Destruction of the American Family,” released Tuesday, Cook sought to answer that question, profiling five real-life people who fell into the conspiracy theory rabbit hole, and documenting the devastating impacts their departures from reality had on their loved ones. These days, “QAnon” represents an umbrella of countless conspiracy theory beliefs. But it started with bogus claims on an internet forum by an anonymous account ― “Q” ― who claimed during the Trump administration to have high-level access throughout the American government, and who painted an unimaginably wide picture of corruption, sex abuse and revenge for their followers.

According to Q, financial elites and the “deep state” are in fact members of a vast child abuse ring, and they dictate global politics from the shadows. Donald Trump, in this universe, is secretly fighting against them with the help of QAnon believers, or devoted “digital soldiers,” and working toward the eventual “Storm” when QAnon’s villains will be either executed or imprisoned en masse. Over the years, Q’s predictions have been widely debunked. And the “Q” behind QAnon has urged followers to stop using references to “Q” or “QAnon” at all, and instead to try and influence politics from inside the mainstream. These days, QAnon believers have largely fused with existing far-right movements, such as the anti-vaccine movement, or Republicans’ moral panic over transgender rights. Cook’s five subjects ― she uses the pseudonyms Emily, Matt, Doris, Alice and Kendra for them ― come from a wide variety of backgrounds. They’re Black, white, rich, poor, and range politically from hardcore conservatives to a former Bernie Sanders supporter who became disillusioned with politics after his 2020 presidential primary loss.

Jesselyn Cook wrote in her new book The Quiet Damage: QAnon and The Destruction Of The American Family that came out Tuesday detailing how QAnon divided families and friend groups.

These stories serve as a major fulcrum of Reddit’s r/QAnonCasualties subreddit.

[primmlife]

Review: The Quiet Damage

Review: The Quiet Damage by Jesselyn Cook from Crown Publishing #Politics #Family #Nonfiction #TheQuietDamage

Prior to Covid, a Facebook friend starting posting nonsense about 5G and cancer. It was a lot of non-scientific fear-mongering for people who weren’t science literate. Soon, this person started posting Qanon stuff, and I was exposed to the insanity that is Qanon, Pizzagate, and Adrenochrome. Frankly, I was incredulous and curious. How could reasonable people believe such ridiculous things? When I…

[dinosaurraarr]

Guys y'all don't understand how much I love Clint and Bucky I just wanna grab them and put them in my pocket

[captainshyguy]

has no one else seen the new lethal company guys yet?? the little, mostly harmless friends?? ;-;

[serpentface]

Interview Question for Etsushir:

What was the vibe like as a foot soldier during the suppression of the North Finn Rebellion? Did it feel doomed from the start or did it only fall apart once the Odomache was assaulted and killed?

[carpettmuncher]

toss your dirty shoes in my washing machine heart, baby, bang it up inside

castiel x washing machine heart, mitski

[bitchfitch]

I've been seeing a new shrink for like. a month ish now. ok. and the thing about this new round of talk therapy is that I've been in and out of therapy for uhhhh 13? years at this point. More than half my life. so I know Exactly what is wrong with my skull and what to do to mitigate it, but in order to stay on my meds I have to keep going to talk therapy.

And this combined with the ADHD/autism thing of 'if I'm not interested in a topic there is not a power in heaven or hell that will make me stay on it instead of switching to a topic I do like', has been a challenge for my new shrink.

She will be trying to like, help me emotionally cope with the cruelty of the American healthcare system, and I'll be "Yeah I'm forced to stay in poverty to maintain access to healthcare but big whoop, cant do anything about it and I'm at peace with it, Anyways So there's this character called Miquella Elden Ring and I think people didn't really understand his vibes until the dlc- yeah no this has nothing to do with that I'm just thinking miqy thoughts"

[tubbytarchia]

I just wanted to do a quick bit of moth research but the way this snippet is worded makes me so emotional because I'm thinking about Pearl. Thanks Google

[pisscreant]

what if Harry and Kim made a podcast. how fucking wild would that get. two batshit guys with nice voices having the most incoherent conversations that you could imagine

[devilcatdarling]

Please consider

Vessels can't speak but they can make a limited amount of noises

Purrs, trills, huffs, sighs, clicks, rumbles, etc

Hollow letting out little huffs and whines unintentionally when they're overly stressed or hurting

Little rumbles and near-silent purrs or an audible sigh when touched lovingly or held comfortingly

Clicks and trills when they're finally comfortable enough to express curiosity or to get someone's attention or to greet them

Actual growls if someone threatens their loved ones and makes their incredibly long fuse of a patience snap

[energyprison]

i like skyrim ultimately. but if youre looking at the presentation of a game as an illusion constructed to adequately convince the player of the environment theyre in then the illusion in skyrim is like. shockingly thin. like it is bare minimum. if you stop and look at it for one second the mirage disperses. it is unlike any other major rpg/open world game ive ever played it barely tries. unless youre in the wilderness then its perfectly fine

[legallybrunettedotcom]

ROT AND ASSIMILATE II STAR WARS II YOUTUBE LINK

[jrueships]

he looks like a predator lowkey

DAMN i mean 😭 damn,

tbh, not to get preachy or smthin, this is just my personal onion, im not the biggest fan of 'i always knew smthing was wrong with x' or 'he always looked like a creeper to me' / 'gave off those vibes' bcs i kinda feel like it diminishes survivors' .. surviving. And gives off this sense of 'as long as you look out for These Static Qualities that All Fucked Up People have, you will be SAFE' thumbs up quota kinda thing,,, which is very dangerous and way too broad for an unfortunately worldly and everslipping issue in society. SORRY ANON, i just wanted to get this off my chest and thot this was a good opportunity, it's just my personal probably underrated thots

[qoldenskies]

Something about how Raph would have the most to return to when it comes to being helpful—there’s only so much Donnie can eat, and there’s only so much Leo can physically heal before having to face the fact that most of the wounds are emotional. Raph can keep going though, the way he always has, he can keep going, he can be better this time, he can be the big brother he was supposed to be for all of them and this will never happen again never never never never

[zetadraconis11]

HL Incorrect Quote #95

Leander: If you want some extra help in fighting, plants are actually more useful than people think.

MC: I suppose that Mandrake did nearly make me go deaf.

Leander: Precisely! You could discombobulate your enemies with a single shriek from a Mandrake. Then, as their ears are bleeding, you can send a Chinese Chomping Cabbage to gnaw away at their legs, making them beg for mer-

MC:

Leander:

Leander: Ahem... Anyway...yes, plants are very useful in fighting...