Jewish Space Lasers, Mike Rothschild
Jewish Space Lasers, Mike Rothschild
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Jewish Space Lasers
The Rothschilds and 200 Years of Conspiracy Theories

Author: Mike Rothschild

Narrator: Jon Vertullo

Unabridged: 12 hr 18 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 09/19/2023

Synopsis

The strange tale of how one Jewish family—the Rothschilds—became a lightning rod for conspiracy theories over the course of the last two centuries . . .

In 2018 Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene took to social media to share her suspicions that the California wildfires were started by 'space solar generators' which were funded by powerful, mysterious backers. Instantly, thousands of people rallied around her, blaming the fires on "Jewish space lasers" and, ultimately, the Rothschild family.

For more than 200 years, the name "Rothschild" has been synonymous with two things: great wealth, and conspiracy theories about what they're "really doing" with it. Almost from the moment Mayer Amschel Rothschild and his sons emerged from the Jewish ghetto of Frankfurt to revolutionize the banking world, the Rothschild family has been the target of myths, hoaxes, bizarre accusations, and constant, virulent antisemitism. Over the years, they have been blamed for everything from the sinking of the Titanic, to causing the Great Depression, and even creating the COVID-19 pandemic.

Jewish Space Lasers is a deeply researched dive into the history of the conspiracy industry around the Rothschild family.

About Mike Rothschild

Mike Rothschild is a journalist and conspiracy theory expert whose work has examined scams, frauds, moral panic, conspiracy theories, and how their impact has gone from the online world into everyday life. He has written two previous books, including The Storm is Upon Us: How QAnon Became a Movement, Cult, and Conspiracy Theory of Everything, which examines the roots and the impact of the QAnon movement. Rothschild has been interviewed by CNN, MSNBC, NPR, the BBC, the Washington Post, and the New York Times among many others to discuss conspiracy theories; has testified to Congress on the threat of election disinformation; and appeared in numerous documentaries and podcasts.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Craig

When the special space boy remade Twitter in his image I made my account follow all the conspiracy handles that could find. Reading “Jewish space lasers” puts context and meaning behind the various ~redpill~ accounts. Worth reading for a number of reasons and does an incredible job of contextualizin......more

Goodreads review by Ula

It is hard to understand modern society if you ignore the ubiquitous conspiracy theories - and this book is dedicated to the mother of them all, showing how this twisted way of thinking is deeply rooted in anti-Semitism. I have to admit that, based on the title and description of this book, I was exp......more

Goodreads review by Madison ✨

I think Mike Rothschild was very lucky that a particular Congresswoman said something about Jewish Space Lasers while he was writing this book, because this title really makes this book seem like it will be an exploration into ridiculous antisemetic conspiracy theories. Instead, this book is very ac......more

Goodreads review by Morgan

*4.25 Jewish Space Lasers is an interesting look at the history of antisemitic conspiracy theories around the Rothschild family. I found the history about the family very informative as well as the way conspiracy theorists take that history and twist it. This is a bit more of an academic read than th......more

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