From this banal beginning, Gray launches a tale of fear and violence, criminal conspiracies and paranoia.
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Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
6 Nov. 2026
The study from August found that many models may avoid generating content around familiar conspiracies, but can generally be manipulated into creating misleading material.
Increasingly, his mind was preoccupied with extremist views and conspiracy theories, including secret government cabals and false-flag operations.
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Connor Sheets,
Los Angeles Times,
24 July 2026
Thomas Pynchon’s latest novel, Shadow Ticket, set in 1932 Milwaukee, takes place in a landscape of industrial ghosts, strike-breakers, fascist sympathizers and absurdist cabals.
However, with the area around the stadium under the control of armed gangs for the last two years, the team has not been able to hold matches inside.
—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
13 Nov. 2026
Robot dogs carrying firearms have appeared alongside Salvadoran soldiers in Haiti, in footage released by President Nayib Bukele during his military offensive against armed gangs.
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