Stephen Skinner spooks followers with conspiracy-laced Facebook meltdown

FANS of occult author and publisher Stephen Skinner [pictured] were left gobsmacked after the usually esoteric writer suddenly veered into MAGA-land with a series of bizarre rants on climate change.

Skinner, best known for his books on magic, feng shui, and arcane knowledge, went on Facebook to declare that climate change was nothing more than a new religion, lacing his posts with links to discredited science sites and conspiracy blogs. He likened environmental warnings to the 15th-century Inquisition and dismissed decades of research as mere "average opinions."

At first, many of his readers thought his page had been hacked again. The author had previously been embarrassed when his account was taken over and started belching out anti-Islam tirades. But this time, when challenged, Skinner insisted it was no hack, calling his own output a "tease" before doubling down.

The backlash was immediate. "I thought this was satire at first," said one long-time fan. "Then I realised he was serious and it was terrifying to see him quoting MAGA talking points about climate like some Fox News uncle."

Over six posts went up in quick succession, all hammering the same themes: climate models can’t be trusted, global warming is just a scam, and scientists are no better than medieval priests. After a flood of angry comments, Skinner abruptly deleted the lot.

Critics say his claims were laced with recycled nonsense that climate deniers have been peddling for decades, some of it word-for-word from blogs already flagged by fact-checkers as bogus. Yet Skinner treated them as gospel, spooking fans who followed him for hermetic wisdom, not political conspiracy.

As one disappointed reader put it, "We signed up for magic, not MAGA."

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