What always entertains me so much about those types of conspiracies is that reality is just as crazy.
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Nilay Patel,
The Verge,
15 Oct. 2026
But in recent years, Brand has publicly pivoted to an influencer and podcaster focused on spirituality and heavily leaning toward anti-government conspiracies.
Most fraternities and sororities are associated with philanthropic groups at both the local and national level.
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Brittany Shammas,
CNN Money,
17 Oct. 2026
Social events where fraternities and sororities mix with one another and with unaffiliated members are usually at least registered with university officials.
Hilly woods or swamps with lots of folds, ditches, and creeks are best for ground hunting.
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Colin Moore,
Outdoor Life,
15 Oct. 2026
Parker’s hair was gathered into an enormous, layered, fishtail braid that starts high on the back of her head with a bow, its ends interlaced intermittently with the incredibly thick folds of the plaits.
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.
Three people were rescued from high waters rushing through the Pacoima Wash on Thursday morning in the San Fernando Valley as the Los Angeles area continues to experience bands of heavy rain and flooding.
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Grace Toohey,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Oct. 2026
Settlers bypassed local tribal bands and elevated a single Montaukett sachem to sign away vast tracts of land.
Three planeloads of soldiers from El Salvador landed in Haiti on Friday, days after the Central American nation’s president angrily threatened Haitian gangs that ambushed a group of Salvadoran soldiers over the past weekend who remain missing.
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Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
23 Oct. 2026
Sentenced to life in prison, Buchanan maintained a grip over gangs in the South Bay area of San Diego, according to an FBI report of an informant’s interview.
—
Matthew Ormseth,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Oct. 2026
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