Narrow minded.

Flat Earthers: Australia is a fake country and its citizens are actors paid by NASA

Cross-posted from the Weird News group.

Source: DeadState.org


Of all the crackpot conspiracy theories circulating the web, the claims of Flat Earthers are the most fascinating — at least to me anyway. Anti-vaxxers, 9/11 Truthers, “chemtrails” believers — all these particular brands of insanity are at least rooted in a tangible, albeit false, method. Although most brands of conspiracy do this at some level, Flat Earthers are forced to outright deny what’s in front of their very eyes. Their explanations for a flat earth get the most mockery because so much of it sounds satirical, and one of their latest claims to circulate the web is no exception. It’s downright hilarious.

For being the most cartoonish and easily mocked of pseudoscience purveyors, Flat Earthers are surprisingly well organized. In Birmingham, U.K., this past April, more than 200 of them showed up to a conference to hear lectures on the movement’s (yes, this is a movement) various theories. One of these theories involves the country of Australia — or should we say, the *alleged* country of Australia.

As the New Zealand Herald points out, some Flat Earthers think the massive continent down under doesn’t exist. But what about those lovely Australians we all know and love? Actors, all of them. Who’s paying for this massive fraud? Why, NASA of course.

According to those who’ve done a little digging, the theory first originated in a Flat Earth Society internet forum back in 2006, but found new life in a now-deleted Facebook post by a woman named Shelley Floryd back in 2017 (see the screenshot via the NZ Herald below).

More at http://deadstate.org/flat-earthers-australia-is-a-fake-country-and-its-citizens-are-actors-paid-by-nasa/

Whenever there is a mass shooting like the one in Annapolis...

I'm reminded of this portion of the lyrics to Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Saturday Night Special":


"Hand guns are made for killin'
Ain't no good for nothin' else
And if you like to drink your whiskey
You might even shoot yourself

So why don't we dump 'em people
To the bottom of the sea
Before some old fool come around here
And wanna shoot either you or me

Mister Saturday-Night-Special
Got a barrel that's a-blue and cold
So ain't good for nothin'
But put a man six a-feet in a hole"

Caught on video: Squirrel steals doughnut from Alaska cop

Frank Conniff on SHS (Facebook post)

Frank Conniff

5 minutes ago

‪Sarah Huckabee Sanders is always welcome in @CNN, @MSNBC or @FoxNews studios with all the green room snacks she wants anytime she likes. So don’t berate a restaurant owner for having higher standards than our news media.‬

There must never be a time when we fail to protest.

Elie Wiesel quote.

"Because being elected President is about having a lot of money..."

Found on Facebook.

And they call themselves Christians.

Tragically, I don't live in California.

Otherwise, I would vote for this guy in a heartbeat if I were in his district.

A Facebook friend of mine who is not a MAGA...

posted the following telephone numbers that people can call to express their anger over children being separated from their parents. If you're so inclined...

DOJ Comment Line: (202)353-1555

Chief of Staff, John Kelly - 202-456-1414

Attorney General, Jeff Sessions - 202-353-1555

DHS Secretary, Kirstjen Nielsen - 202-282-8495

Acting ICE Director, Thomas Homan - 1-866-DHS-2-ICE

HHS Secretary, Alex Azar - 202-690-7000

Acting Assistant ACF Secretary, Steven Wagner - 1-877-696-6775​

ORR Director, Scott Lloyd -202.401.9246