Experts on extremism are warning about a troubling shift in the right-wing QAnon movement toward a new vein of conspiracy that blends anti-Chinese and anti-Jewish tropes with fears of vaccines and a global plot to take over the world.Broadly collected under the idea of a “new world order,” it’s a QAnon rebranding, said researcher Joel […]
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Former QAnon follower compares movement to drug and alcohol addiction
A former QAnon follower who went viral online for trashing a display of masks in Target last year has compared her experience of getting sucked into the conspiracy theory to drug and alcohol addiction. Melissa Rein Lively, a 35-year-old publicist, found “comfort” in the QAnon movement when the pandemic hit the country last March. Four […]
Gab Hacked; Group Promises ‘Gold Mine’ Of Info On ‘Militias, Neo-Nazis, QAnon’
An Australian Senator has slammed the government there for agreeing to weaken a new law that would see Facebook have to pay for news content, after the social media site blocked all news, as well as government and emergency service updates in a blatant effort to cause chaos ahead of the vote on the new […]
Right Wing Round-Up: QAnon Doesn’t Even Have a Website
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Soros, ‘cultural Marxism’ and QAnon: How the GOP is energizing and entrenching antisemitism in America
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QAnon-Promoting 2020 Congressional Candidate Angela Stanton King Scheduled to Speak at CPAC 2021
Content warning: this post reports on dehumanizing language directed at trans people. Angela Stanton King, a promoter of QAnon conspiracy theories and anti-LGBTQ bigotry, is scheduled to speak at the 2021 Conservative Political Action Conference on a Sunday afternoon panel shortly before former President Donald Trump speaks. Stanton King spoke at a “Stop the Steal” […]
Congressmen: Swamp Pushing Fake QAnon Threat To Keep DC Under ‘Occupation’
Tucker Carlson dedicated an important monologue to the late Rush Limbaugh Wednesday, emphasising that the legendary talk radio host has been fighting against censorship for his entire 30 year run. “Rush Limbaugh actually believed things, and believed them with sincerity. That was his secret. What he believed most of all was that America is a good and […]
Poll: One in four evangelical Christians believes in central tenet of QAnon
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QAnon Adherent Gina Carano Fired from Disney’s ‘The Mandalorian’ for Comparing US Political Climate to Nazi Germany
Gina Carano has been fired from the hit Disney+ show “The Mandalorian” after the actress took to social media to compare the plight of Republicans living in President Joe Biden’s America to the experience of being Jewish in Nazi Germany. Carano, a mixed martial arts pioneer who retired to pursue a career in Hollywood, played […]
‘Hold the Line’: QAnon Adherents Claim Trump Will Become President Again on March 4
In the midst of Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial, believers of the far-right QAnon conspiracy theory are convinced that the former president will be sworn back into office on March 4, 2021. The group’s latest conspiracy theory emerged in the immediate aftermath of President Joe Biden’s inauguration on Jan. 20—a day that was supposed to […]
From Texas to Hawaii, Republican officials embrace QAnon and punish party moderates
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Bill Maher slams QAnon and Trumpism as America’s latest ‘mass delusion’
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QAnon Supporter Tito Ortiz Remains Huntington Beach Mayor Pro Tem After City Council Shelves Removal Vote
Tito Ortiz—the former UFC champion turned MAGA politician—will continue to serve as Huntington Beach Mayor Pro Tem after city council members decided not to proceed with a no-confidence vote. The city council shelved the vote following an online meeting that included a lengthy discussion between council members as well as a statement from Ortiz, who […]
Trust the Plan? QAnon Conspiracy Theorist DeAnna Lorraine Is Having Doubts
In the wake of former president Donald Trump’s loss in the 2020 election, QAnon conspiracy theorist DeAnna Lorraine has begun to question the legitimacy of the QAnon movement and its insistence that regardless of what happens, everyone must continue to “trust the plan.” Lorraine, who was an ardent Trump cultist from early on, used her […]
‘Are you QAnon?’: One Trump official’s brush with an internet cult gone horribly wrong
“It’s clear that the QAnon conspiracy was a core of what was going on at the Capitol and I want to do everything I can to delegitimize this conspiracy,” Cohen, 34, told POLITICO in an interview. “The country deserved better on Jan. 6 — what transpired was appalling and completely at odds with our democratic […]
QAnon, Hopium and the January 6 Set-up at the Capitol Building
Alex Jones and Paul Watson correctly analyze the fact that antifa and military operatives working for the Democrats staged the DC attack in order to blame patriots. In addition, they argue the Q people were also set up by the QAnon propaganda. [embedded content] My Restoration Hour analysis of the Capitol Bldg attack: RH – […]
Trust Yahweh’s Plan: How the QAnon Movement Preys on Bible Dupes
For years the QAnon movement has been telling all of their followers to blindly “trust the plan,” as the white hats have everything under control and will be draining the swamp real soon. Recently it has come to light just how similar the Q movement is to Operation Trust from the early Soviet Union. However, […]
QAnon pop quiz: How to rank American Presidents
There has been a lot of loose talk about American exceptionalism. In the aftermath of the last presidential election and the dramatic events of recent days culminating in the unprecedented attack on the Nation’s Capitol, it is high time for some serious soul-searching. What is the best way to begin the process of healing? Good […]
How the fascist-friendly pro-Trump QAnon conspiracy theory led to insurrection
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Rep who made antisemitic comments, backed QAnon: ‘I am a sinner’
Republican congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene expressed regret on Thursday for some of her incendiary remarks but failed to apologize for supporting violence against Democrats, as she faced punishment in the US House of Representatives.The US House of Representatives voted on Thursday to strip Republican congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene of two high-profile committee assignments.Greene has also recently […]