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I've always been suspicious of a terrorists passport being found by the twin towers just after 9/11.

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[–] Skyrmir@lemmy.world 30 points 1 week ago

The pizzagate qanon story was fed to qanon in order to muddy the waters in case anyone found the police reports from Epstein dropping off used girls at a pizza parlor in New York the summer of 92 when he was hanging out with Trump.

The police reports are true, no conspiracy at all, just one of the earlier things Epstein covered up with money and connections. Trump was with Epstein that summer in New York. The timing of the incidents, and when exactly Trump was there I don't know. The conspiracy being that it was an intentional fabrication fed to a qanon reader.

[–] Kacarott@aussie.zone 20 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Deutsche Bahn is intentionally kept shitty in order to support the car industry in Germany

[–] nicerdicer@feddit.org 3 points 1 week ago

Additional to that I believe that the car industry had a say in the design of EV charging infrastructure. When you go to a normal gas station, you can pay with any of the already established payment methods (e.g. cash, credit card etc). But when you want to charge your EV at a charging station, you have to register with the energy provider beforehand in order to use it. This is an additional hassle to convince people of overthinking their decision to switch to an EV.

You can't pay with the established payment methods at a charging station - at least, in my region.

[–] sit@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 week ago

Fucking jes!

Germany has a lobbyism problem

[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 15 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (3 children)

There were two shooters when Kennedy was assassinated. They acted independently, but he was shot twice. The second one was on the grassy knoll and was hired by the mafia.

Also, MLK was killed by Memphis police.

[–] CheeseToastie@lazysoci.al 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I wouldn't be at all surprised by the JFK one, there's so much about that we don't know and clearly there's more to the story. What's the mafia link?

[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago (2 children)

As attorney general Robert Kennedy was leading a campaign against the mob. They didn’t like this so they killed his brother.

Also, Jack Ruby had ties to the mob.

[–] CheeseToastie@lazysoci.al 3 points 1 week ago

Ahhhh I see

[–] chaogomu@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

The Kennedy family had deep mob ties as well, going back to their grandfather.

Robert Kennedy going after the Mob, was just trying to break the family free.

[–] Taleya@aussie.zone 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Nah, the killer blow was his own security guard fucking up pulling his gun and it accidentally discharged. Whoopsie!

[–] FrChazzz@lemm.ee 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I fully believe this one. It’s what led me to generally think that most “conspiracy theories” (in quotes to denote the more pop-culture use of the term) probably have way more boring stories behind them. Like the idea that we actually did go to the moon, but filmed an enactment on a soundstage just in case the broadcast didn’t actually work, and that bit got out which leads to the wider conspiracy.

[–] Taleya@aussie.zone 1 points 1 week ago

Absolutely the most believable out of all the theories. The best one is still "his head just did that" though

[–] Wilco@lemm.ee 3 points 1 week ago

These are actually pretty good. What are the chances of two shooters getting the idea to shoot the presidential motorcade as it slowed down to turn a corner, with that long straightaway? I would say pretty good. They could have both "seen the shot".

[–] Yawweee877h444@lemmy.world 13 points 1 week ago (3 children)

I like how you phrase it as "kinda believe". For me it's the alien ufo stuff. I'd just be more surprised if there's nothing to it.

But I don't "believe" it like a religion. I've never seen an alien or ufo, and I want hard evidence.

It's also the funnest of all the conspiracy theories.

[–] Alloi@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago (2 children)

i agree, but ive seen them with my own eyes. back in the fall of 2013 outside of winnipegs east perimeter highway. some friends and i were on our way to see a movie at the silver city theatre in st vital. going down the 207 between highway 15 and the number 1 heading south. looking out the window of the vehicle on the passsenger side, high in the air over the river near the hydro power station we saw between 9 and 12 bright orbs hung in a pattern like a side ways rounded triangle, pointing south. then one by one from the top down, they either shrunk into the distance at incredible speed, or phased out entirely. i tried taking pictures but i had a shitty phone at the time so it just came out black. no stars or anything.

years later, i looked online for similar sighting, a group of people form the opposite side of the river saw the same exact thing and reported it. then i saw videos of similar orbs flying over the city, and over the red river in different locations over the years. same big red or white orbs, like fire balls in the sky.

dont know what the hell they were, so by definition they were a UFO or UAP.

crazy shit.

[–] Yawweee877h444@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

I wish I could've seen what you've seen!

[–] barneypiccolo@lemm.ee 2 points 1 week ago (4 children)

Probably Chinese Lanterns, released at a wedding.

I've seen it done at weddings, and as they all float away, I always think "There are going to be a lot of UFO reports tonight."

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[–] CheeseToastie@lazysoci.al 5 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I agree on UFOs, there's something at the bottom of it all. There's no way we're alone in the universe

[–] oktoberpaard@feddit.nl 8 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Not only do they need to exist at the same time as us, they also need to be close enough to make it feasible to travel here and they need to pick us from the countless options that exist. With the vastness of space and the immense timescales, I wouldn’t be surprised if we never get in contact with any other intelligent life at all, even if there’s plenty of it in the universe.

Also, I don’t believe that politicians and civil servants can keep something of this magnitude secret for many decades.

But, hey, I can’t prove you wrong. Who knows.

[–] Wilco@lemm.ee 3 points 1 week ago

If there were aliens the USA would know. There is no way possible this dumbass president would not blurt it out on an interview.

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[–] Yawweee877h444@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

There's no way we're alone in the universe

2 trillion galaxies in the observable universe.

Every galaxy has 100s of billions of stars, some bigger ones have trillions.

I agree 100%. No friggin way we're alone.

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[–] Ghyste@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I love watching and reading about the paranormal, and strongly believe I lived in a haunted house while growing up.

It's not a conspiracy thing but kinda falls into the territory.

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 5 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I wouldn't say it's belief itself as much as "I want to believe" that aliens have either crashed here or made contact with us, but it's not anywhere like the major big coverups these conspiracies usually tell.

In my head-canon, these were otherwise minor incidents that only a handful of people know about, and they keep it under wraps because they don't know jack shit about the aliens, can't actually talk to them, and don't want to scare people as well as the evidence they have isn't conclusive because it's not made of fantastic magic materials, but just normal fucking shit you can find on Earth like gold and iron.

It sure would be more interesting than "it was a mylar weather balloon, and people just didn't know about mylar at the time and the only reason it even blew up was because of an over-zealous newspaper reporter who wrote that famous headline, while the retraction for that headline went completely under the radar as it was less sensational."

[–] Kowowow@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 week ago (2 children)

For little a conspiracy I'd say most modern gas/petrol pumps don't need to slow down when you are near the end of your paid amount

[–] AnotherFuckingCoder@lemm.ee 2 points 1 week ago

It drives me nuts

[–] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 1 points 1 week ago

I’d totally forgotten US petrol pumps have that weird pre-pay system.

[–] neidu3@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Not that I believe it, but there's a lot of circumstantial evidence that CIA had a hand in the making if Scorpions - Wind of Change. Plus it's kind of plausible given the timing.

[–] classicoatmeal@lemm.ee 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Say more? I don’t think I’ve heard this theory before

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[–] nokturne213@sopuli.xyz 4 points 1 week ago

That the earth is oddly banana shaped.

[–] Wilco@lemm.ee 4 points 1 week ago

It's the Mandela Effect stuff for me. I kind of believe it and oddly enough have a lot of friends that do as well. If some scientist discovered that dimensions were merging and small pockets of the population remember facts from the old dimensions I would feel justified.

I do in fact remember it being announced that Mandela died in prison and I was confused when he came back into the news.

[–] Gingerlegs@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago
[–] match@pawb.social 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

i think it is reasonably possible that a relatively advanced human civilization (e.g., concrete- and steel-making) lived, say, 20000 years ago and left no traces. that is tens of thousands of years after humans became anatomically modern, but still twice as old as the oldest ruins of human cities found. cities made with buildings like our modern ones would simply not survive in any form whatsoever over that time scale, but stone buildings likethe pyramids would remain recognizable.

[–] CheeseToastie@lazysoci.al 1 points 1 week ago

That's totally possible

[–] Squorlple@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago (6 children)

Kinda believe:

There is a natural or supernatural force innate to my person that causes almost everybody to dislike me at first blush and those who don’t dislike me immediately eventually become keen to it. Everyone conspires to keep it a secret from me as to what exactly is wrong with me. Everybody I’ve met through school or college has since stopped responding to my messages (in one case even blocking me immediately after thanking me for wishing them a happy birthday), and those who claim to or otherwise act as if they think positively of me only do so to behave professionally, or to exploit me for personal or financial gain, or out of untruthful over-politeness. Regardless of my efforts to be a good person, these results persist.

Hey! I think you might need to seek a counselor! Thes kinds of though patterns aren’t healthy and if there really is something wrong with you they might be able to help you figure it out.

[–] iarigby@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

that’s bizarre, sorry to hear that and hope it gets better

the way i see it, people have collective depression. almost everybody feels bad due to expectations about the future economy, and so they're being unfriendly. it's not specific about you, though.

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[–] sit@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 week ago

Regarding 911 look up Larry Silverstein, who he is, what he said regarding building 7 and where he was Not that day.

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