In this episode, we begin by discussing the latest depredation or the post office, before moving on to the crazy week that has just transpired, culminating in Trump's illegal rally in Nevada. We finish with a slightly more abstract discussion about why people fall for conspiracy theories.
Sasha's piece in the Nation this week can be found here -
https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/trump-coronavirus-wildfires-elections/
You can watch Pomerantsev discuss his book Nothing is True and Everything is Possible here -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Au332OG-M4
And for a terrifying discussion of Q-Anon, you need look no further than this fine article by Adrienne LaFrance published in the Atlantic in June 2020
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2020/06/qanon-nothing-can-stop-what-is-coming/610567/

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