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Is that genuinely, it, for me, is crazy. and the fact that totnes might be getting a reputation for an alt right agenda being pushed is upsetting because whilst, yeah, totnes is a little bit crazy, but its our crazy. at first glance, the light looks like a normal newspaper but, as well as more mundane articles, there are others promoting disinformation about covid and vaccines, financial control and extreme theories, like the great reset and agenda 21. ultimately, all about the idea there is a s...

Or were almost laughing at the movement. i just want to know more about the light and i want to understand how this paper, thats not made in totnes, is influencing the community here and other communities across the uk. so, whos responsible for this paper? the editors name is darren nesbit, but he also goes by smith. he performs in a band and his facebook page features posts about coming for those at the top and building underground economies to avoid financial control. he rarely gives interview...

That boomed during the pandemic has taken hold in the town, and a motivated minority continue to protest and hand out a conspiracy theory newspaper. its a rival to peter shearnes local paper, the totnes pulse. im hoping that he can help uncover more clues about whats happening. tell me about the light newspaper. when did you first come across it? that was during the pandemic, and they appeared through our doorways. they targeted totnes because i think... ..they thought it was fertile ground. tha...

Battered by it, i really do. i want to know more about the movement in totnes. a local former doctor called stephen hopwood, who says he specialises in alternative medicine, seems to be a big part of it. a group he was involved in setting up hands out the light paper every week and organises monthly rallies. the truth is what were looking for and heres an opportunity to discover exactly that by reading the light newspaper. i spot the latest march advertised online, talking about revolution. so i...

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