1/10: i've been sent a cease & desist by chris patterson barrister on behalf of dr dan, the NZ doctor i wrote about who’d been posting about ivermectin. they want a signed apology & retraction by end of day. i will not be doing that, and this is why: webworm.co/p/ceaseanddesi…
2/10: at its most basic, the 3 page letter alleges the webworm i’d sent was defamatory (it wasn’t). it ended with the threat that if i didn’t sign the document “we reserve all of our client’s rights including his right to bring proceedings against you without further warning”
3/10: at this point i knew i would be writing a webworm about this, because i am sick of men hiring lawyers to shut me up. this usually goes on behind closed doors, but i’m kinda over of it by now, and want *you* to see how this process works
4/10: this is why i started webworm - to do weird deep dives, and go behind the veil! because yes, it costs money to defend yourself - and these people all know this. and as a journalist and writer it blows! again, i expand more on it here: webworm.co/p/ceaseanddesi…
5/10: the giant gag in all this (if there is one?) is that dr dan is using *THE SAME LAWYER* that david d’amato used to try and stop us making our documentary TICKLED back in 2014 (yes, welcome to the extended tickleverse)
6/10: back then, lawyer chris patterson threatened a lot of things, including making moves to reveal the names of our kickstarter backers, insinuating *they* could be held liable. here in 2021 - this all feels all a bit déjà vu
7/10: this was stressful during tickled, and it’s stressful now. anyway, today was my deadline - so i wrote back to chris patterson barrister. what did i write? well, i threw that in today’s newsletter for you too: webworm.co/p/ceaseanddesi…
8/10: finally: for paying webworm subscribers (on days like this it’s hard to describe how much i appreciate you) i’ve sent you a 2nd newsletter which has the full cease & desist notices for dr dan & david d’amato - plus some other stuff, too: webworm.co/p/chrispatters…
9/10: this is where i do my plug: all my content covering conspiracy culture, anti-vax madness & grifting churches is put out for free - never paywalled - thanks to paying subs! if you want to contribute to my work (*and* get extra stuff) - this is how: webworm.co/subscribe
10/10: i feel proud to have sent both these newsletters because, well, sunlight is the best disinfectant. also, just fuck all this bullshit. so in the words of a man much more handsome than i: "let’s go hard"

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1/5: i wanted to explore the strong links between evangelical christianity & the anti-vax movement, so started by looking at new zealand's city impact church which recently held a 90 minute "special meeting", spreading conspiracy theories & misinformation: webworm.co/p/worshipping-…
2/5: i was alerted to this by concerned family members who have loved ones that attend this church. while destiny church gets a lot of flack, i'd argue city impact is much bigger & more dangerous - yet tends to fly under the radar (because, well: white. it's very fucking white)
3/5: from there, i spoke to a former evangelical christian who explains why this breed of christianity (pentecostal, charismatic, apostolic, evangelical - call it what you want) tends to embrace conspiracy messages. in fact, it's practical unavoidable:
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should i sell this man pictures of my feet for $2700
dipping my toes in. if any money comes from this it’s going to charity. i’ll aim for the full $2700 USD
here we go: i feel this is going to be an ongoing negotiation
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THREAD 1/5: THE INFECTION IN OUR ELECTION

a collaboration with @yeehawtheboys & webworm.

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1/5: why deranged ideas are winning:

"the price of being a deranged conspiracy theorist used to be higher. conspiracy theorists themselves risked social ostracism. now the most famous conspiracy theorist in the world is the most powerful man in the world" webworm.substack.com/p/why-saveourc…
2/5:
"promoting conspiracy theories doesn’t isolate you anymore. it pushes you into a welcoming community. when people can acquire power and find companionship despite professing counterfactual claims about the world, don’t be surprised when bullshit becomes more popular"
3/5:
good thing to point out to the qanon crowd:
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thread 1/5: back in 2018, i went to ireland to do some filming with @romero, one of the john’s behind DOOM, wolfenstein 3D and quake. basically invented the first person shooter. this is me, john, and john’s wife @br who also develops games! both are so kind and cool! Image
thread 2/5: i was developing a documentary idea about the two john’s who changed the course of video game history. no fortnite, halo or pubg without these lads! (the subject of a great book btw, “masters of doom”)
thread 3/5: but... the other john (@ID_AA_Carmack) is at facebook now and didn’t want to take part. but... this week he’s hinted he might return to the games that made him famous. for members, i’ve written it all up here: webworm.substack.com/p/the-story-of…
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tenet thread 1/5: hands down adored tenet. seen it twice now on imax (sorry anyone not in new zealand) and it’s an experience that pummels you with big ideas without bothering to wallow in exposition and i’m DOWN with the confusion
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3/5: dialogue criticisms i do not understand. heard all i needed to hear in the rush, and those moaning are just upset they didn’t grasp it. watch it with subtitles and you’d be just as puzzled! who cares! you’re missing the point!
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