WYM ModAug 27
David Barton insists white lawmakers deserve more credit for ending slavery, downplaying slavery's horrors and amplifying the 13th-15th Amendments' significance. John Amato exposes how Barton’s revisionist claims fuel far-right narratives reshaping civil rights history. Dive into the details here: https://crooksandliars.com/2025/08/wingnut-david-barton-upset-whites-dont-get #JohnAmato #DavidBarton #slavery #whitewashinghistory #civilrights #rightwing #pseudohistory
Wingnut Upset Whites Don't Get Credit For Ending Slavery

Do you want to know why Trump focused on the Smithsonian and slavery?

Crooks and Liars
BongolianApr 27

Who Needs #Empathy? Why Some White Nationalists Condemn Western Civilization

The answer should remind us that men like #Musk don’t base their political positions on the ancient world any more than they do on smart economic policy: they create an ancient world that conforms to their political positions. …"

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#whitenationalism #westerncivilization #history #classics #pseudohistory
https://pharos.vassarspaces.net/2025/04/25/elon-musk-joe-rogan-empathy-western-civilization/

Who Needs Empathy? Why Some White Nationalists Condemn Western Civilization

This post is part of a series on Elon Musk’s interest in Greco-Roman antiquity. Read part one: “When the Richest Man in the World Loves Classics.” A few weeks ago, Elon Musk took a break from dismantling social security, violating the privacy of millions of Americans, firing veterans, and increasing, not decreasing, the cost of […]

Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈Dec 2, 2024

#PeteHegseth and What #ChristianNationalism (#Fascism) Looks Like

#Pseudohistory, #guns inscribed #Trump’s face, and an “#insurgency” in #education.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Religion #Hategroups #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Homophobia #Racism #Transphobia #WhiteSupremacy #Xenophobia #ThePartyOfHate #EmptyThePews

https://www.thebulwark.com/p/pete-hegseth-christian-nationalism-networks

Pete Hegseth and What Christian Nationalism Looks Like

Pseudo-history, guns inscribed Trump’s face, and an “insurgency” in education.

The Bulwark
Damien Marie AtHopeOct 7, 2024
#PseudoArchaeology
#PseudoHistory
#PseudoScience
Damien Marie AtHopeJul 25, 2024

Linguistic #pseudohistory

Addressing the Unsupported Speculation theory of Turkish as the root of Indo-European languages, especially the relation of R1b

https://www.academia.edu/122325800/Addressing_the_Unsupported_Speculation_theory_of_Turkish_as_the_root_of_Indo_European_languages_especially_the_relation_of_R1b

Addressing the Unsupported Speculation theory of Turkish as the root of Indo-European languages, especially the relation of R1b

1. Proto-Transeurasian/Altaic languages 2. Proto-Tungusic-Mongolo 3. Proto-Koreanic-Japano 4. Proto-Tungusic 5. Proto-Turkic 6. Proto-Mongolic 7. Proto-Koreanic 8. Proto-Japonic The New Book: Turkish as the Founding Language of “Indo-European” The

Show threadAt The End Of MeaningJul 6, 2024
@paninid Examples such as yours are ones that I believe are productive and useful. Comparative history is important and insightful, when done right (which is why warnings from the Founders are so important). I've been seeing a lot more *248 years is really close to 250* #discourse which is based on Glubb's #pseudohistory which distracts from the rich comparisons of #Catiline and #Caesar
Doc_McCulloughJun 4, 2024

I’ve noticed over the years that some experts kind of get off on quashing misconceptions about the past in a way that disappoints the person they’re talking to. I suspect that this is a contributing factor to the popularity of #pseudohistory.

I have had more success with the “the truth is even stranger!” approach.

#history #archaeology #pedagogy

RationalWikiMay 21, 2024

The Dendera lamp is a claim by some conspiracy theorists and "alternate" history nuts that reliefs in the temple of Dendera in #Egypt "prove" that the Ancient Egyptians harnessed electricity and used it for lighting.

The name "Dendera lamp" is named after the fringe theories; the name wasn't chosen because there's any actual lamp. There isn't.

#RationalWiki #Denderalamp #pseudohistory #ancientegypt
https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Dendera_lamp

Dendera lamp

The Dendera lamp is a claim by some conspiracy theorists and "alternate" history nuts that reliefs in the temple of Dendera in Egypt "prove" that the Ancient Egyptians harnessed electricity and used it for lighting.

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Resolviendo la incógnita 🌐Apr 7, 2024
Las afirmaciones sin fundamento, conspiranoicas, se olvidan o quedan como un residuo de origen desconocido. En Las dos babilonias (1853), Alexander Hislop decía que el catolicismo era una extensión apocalíptica de la religión babilónica fundada por la pseudo-virgen Semíramis, esposa de Nemrod, que dio a luz a Tammuz, que era reencarnación de su padre. Por supuesto, el protestantismo era el cristianismo verdadero. #pseudohistoria #pseudohistory
RationalWikiApr 2, 2024

#Crank magnetism is the condition where people become attracted to multiple crank ideas at the same time. Crank magnetism also denotes the tendency — even for otherwise "lone issue" cranks — to accumulate more crank beliefs over time. You know that old saying about not being so open-minded that your brain falls out? People with crank magnetism didn't pay attention to that. Crank magnetism is an important stepping stone on the path towards being wrong all of the time. Its opposite is the stopped clock (which is when otherwise overly credulous people actually find some crankery that they won't believe in, and may even actively denounce it).

#RationalWiki #crankmagnetism #kooks #pseudoscience #pseudohistory
https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Crank_magnetism

Crank magnetism

Crank magnetism is the condition where people become attracted to multiple crank ideas at the same time. Crank magnetism also denotes the tendency — even for otherwise "lone issue" cranks — to accumulate more crank beliefs over time. You know that old saying about not being so open-minded that your brain falls out? People with crank magnetism didn't pay attention to that. Crank magnetism is an important stepping stone on the path towards being wrong all of the time. Its opposite is the stopped clock (which is when otherwise overly credulous people actually find some crankery that they won't believe in, and may even actively denounce it).

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