Author Archives: Dr. Conspiracy

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I'm not a real doctor, but I have a master's degree.

Melendres 11/5/2015

Sorry, but there are just so many snappy titles I can come up with. I’ve been building a house today, installing windows, framing doors, and doing siding prep along with some volunteers from Michelin down the road. I’ve plowed through … Continue reading

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Conspiracy nation

I was updating this site’s list of recommended books from what was on my bookshelf, and I came across the book, Conspiracy Nation: The Politics of Paranoia in Postwar America (2002). It’s a collection of essays, edited by conspiracy historian … Continue reading

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Zullo to appeal Snow ruling

H/t to Nancy Owens for the link to this remarkable document filed in the Melendres case by Mike Zullo. It is a motion to stay the order of Judge Snow until Zullo can appeal to the 9th circuit. Judge Snow’s previously denied … Continue reading

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The occasional open thread: when all you got is a hammer edition

Put your Obama conspiracy comments that don’t relate to the current articles here. This thread will close in two weeks. Try not to beat commenters over the head with your ideas.

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Trump birthers

I came across an article this evening from April of 2011 by Nate Silver at FiveThirtyEight.com titled, “Poll Finds Most Americans Uncertain of Trump’s Birthplace.” As Silver hastens to point out, it’s not a joke. According to the survey, just … Continue reading

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What is Zullo hiding?

Mike Zullo was presented with a subpoena in the Melendres case, and he produced thousands of pages of documents, but he also suggested that some documents might be protected under the 5th Amendment freedom from self incrimination. So what is … Continue reading

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