August 12: Father killed his kids over QAnon and "serpent DNA" conspiracy theories, feds say

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A If for any reason you believe you received this email in error or if you no longer wish to receive these emails, click here to unsubscribe. Well, Good Morning!   Let's take a look at what the day has in store for us.   So, let's dig in, shall we? Here's What You Need To Know... 2 coaches have been charged with murder in relation to the death of a student Last month, the Atlanta-area grand jury indicted Larosa Walker-Asekere and Dwight Palmer after the death of Imani Bell, a 16-year-old high school junior. In nearly 100-degree weather, Bell was participating in required conditioning drills for the girls' basketball team when she collapsed after running up the football stadium steps. Bell died later that day of heat-related cardiac arrest and kidney failure, according to the wrongful death lawsuit filed by her family.   The family's lawsuit says school officials violated a Georgia High School Association rule banning outdoor practices in weather conditions such as those that Imani faced. It also says they never properly measured the temperature in advance. According to the grand jury indictment, coaches Larosa Walker-Asekere and Dwight Palmer caused the teen excessive pain by conducting outdoor conditioning drills.   Walker-Asekere and Palmer have been charged with second degree murder, second degree child cruelty, involuntary manslaughter and reckless conduct. The day Bell died, the temperature ranged from 96-99 degrees with a heat index of 101-106 degrees. Bell and seven other students were told to run 1 mile, followed by exercises, a hill run and a run of the football stadium steps. Bell was reportedly struggling on the last lap of the run and walked the stairs with "physical assistance" from a coach. She collapsed at the top of the steps before her death at the hospital. Why more lawmakers are getting banned (at least temporarily) by Big Tech Since March, Big Tech companies have apparently censored government meetings and silenced officials 15 times. Of those deletions and bans, nine were permanent. This issue has been particularly troublesome for officials who worry about how public comments could impact their ability to share information with all residents. Some commissioners are giving YouTube the boot, entirely, saying, "We the commissioners are here to do the people's business, even the people that maybe didn't vote for us, and we do it in front of the people, that's how it should be done."    Even high-ranking lawmakers are dealing with the issue of being silenced on social media platforms. This week alone, Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene was temporarily banned from Twitter for sharing her beliefs that the vaccines don't work. And YouTube removed a video posted by Senator Rand Paul, adding that he could not post additional content for another week. The video that was removed included claims that cloth masks were ineffective in curbing virus spread, while N-95 masks do work. He added: "Dr. Fauci knew that too, which is why he originally lied to the public and said that the masks don't work. He feared not enough health workers would be able to buy N-95 masks if the public was buying them. Ask any doctor or nurse what mask they wear when they go into a […] patient's room: only an N-95 mask, because the other masks don't work."  When that initial video was removed, Paul uploaded another video, in response, which was also taken down. "Apparently, because I dared to contradict Dr. Fauci and the government, YouTube has removed my video. YouTube might be a private entity, but they're acting like an arm of the government censoring those who provide an alternative view to the science deniers in Washington — people like Dr. Fauci, who have lied to the American people time and time again about masks."  8 Stocks for the EV Boom Louis Navellier is one of the most iconic tech investors of the decade, finding Apple at $1.49… Oracle at 51 cents… and Microsoft at 38 cents. And today he's releasing his 8 favorite EV stocks to own for the $5 trillion EV revolution. Just click here to claim your free report today. Father killed his kids over QAnon and "serpent DNA" conspiracy theories, feds say In a horrific and preventable tragedy, Matthew Taylor Coleman, 40, was charged Wednesday with foreign murder of U.S. nationals in connection with the death of his 2-year-old son and 10-month-old daughter, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Central District of California. Coleman confessed to the killings, telling the FBI he used a spear fishing gun to stab them, authorities said.   Coleman is a follower of QAnon and Illuminati conspiracy theories who thought the children "were going to grow into monsters so he had to kill them." Coleman said the conspiracy theories led him to believe his wife had passed down her "serpent DNA" to the kids, according to a criminal complaint. He said he knew what he did was wrong, but "it was the only course of action that would save the world," according to the complaint.   "Serpent DNA" is likely a reference to the lizard people conspiracy theory, which falsely purports that reptilian aliens secretly run the world and have taken over important positions in government, banking and Hollywood. QAnon is a more recent conspiracy theory premised on the belief that a similar global cabal at the top of the U.S. government is secretly murdering and eating children, and that Donald Trump was quietly working to defeat them during his time in office.   Anthony Quinn Warner, who bombed his own RV outside of an AT&T building in Nashville on Christmas Day last year, claimed lizard people were taking over Hollywood and the U.S. government before the explosion. Warner died and three others were injured in the explosion. Know Someone Else Who'd Love The Seven At 7? Make sure they get their morning off to a great start, too. All you need to do is forward them this message and make sure they opt in on their own using the button below! 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