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  • 2016-11-04 (xsd:date)
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  • Was Clinton Campaign Chairman John Podesta Involved in Satanic 'Spirit Cooking'? (en)
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  • In November 2016, social media was abuzz with rumors connecting Hillary Clinton and her presidential campaign chairman John Podesta to an alleged satanic ritual known as spirit cooking. The rumors started circulating shortly after the Twitter account for WikiLeaks directed people to an e-mail allegedly sent from Podesta's brother Tony which mentioned spirit cooking and a video showing a performance by artist Marina Abramovic: https://youtu.be/3EsJLNGVJ7EAs conspiracy theories started to swirl about Clinton's alleged connection to the satanic practice, alt-right figure Paul Joseph Watson published a video entitled Hillary Tied to Bizarre Occult Spirit Cooking Ritual: https://youtu.be/qfL5KwUuvMcWhile Watson attempted to connect Clinton to a bizarre occult Spirit Cooking ritual, the Democratic presidential candidate did not send or receive either of the emails published by WikiLeaks. According to the documents published by WikiLeaks, artist Marina Abramovic sent John Podesta's brother Tony an e-mail on 28 June 2015, stating that she was looking forward to the spirit cooking dinner and asking if John was going to join them: Tony Podesta forwarded Abramovic's message to his brother with a note asking if he wanted to attend. This e-mail correspondence served as the basis for the rumor that Hillary Clinton and John Podesta practiced a satanic ritual known as spirit cooking, but it should be noted that Hillary Clinton was not a recipient in this e-mail chain, and John Podesta did not respond to either of the e-mails. Furthermore, the term spirit cooking doesn't refer to a satanic ritual. Spirit Cooking was an art project Abramovic created in 1996. Although Abramovic's cookbook does reference recipes containing bodily fluids such as semen and breast milk, Abramovic told ArtNews that her home cooking events don't actually feature these items. Abramovic also said that the dinner was a reward for people who donated to her Kickstarter campaign in 2014. Tony Podesta has reportedly been a fan of Abramovic's since the 1990s and was invited to attend the spirit cooking dinner after donating to the Kickstarter. Abramovic said that Tony's brother, John Podesta, did not attend the event: (en)
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