Extreme apocalyptic rhetoric is everywhere

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Extreme apocalyptic rhetoric is everywhere

Judging by her 100,000-follower X account, Danielle Johnson was a typical astrology influencer. She chided Cancers to stop being chaotic and Tauruses to lay off the carbs. She burned candles, cast spells and peddled energy healing sessions. It was your standard sunny apolitical pseudo-spiritual shtick, but her tone darkened abruptly in the days leading up to the solar eclipse. Jones started sharing antisemitic conspiracy theories and QAnon verbi…