Q is Joe Biden, another non-US Politics thread (Q Anon, Qanon, Q_anon, Joe Biden is Q)

horrible.

That's such an awful story. Those poor kids. And that poor woman, too.

seriously. though from reading the story it doesn't really seem like she was a QAnon follower, the delusions of abuse that she's talking about sound more reminiscent of the origins of the McMartin preschool case.

there are many possible factors that could have led her to a life of paranoia

there are always people who are vulnerable to that. anyone who has suffered from anxiety knows how easy it is to lose touch with your rational mind.

the problem is that Q Anon and similar theories prey on people like this. violence is an inevitable consequence of the fever dreams that watkins is pumping into the population.

Thought adrenochrome was harvested from children, not given to them. Coals to Newcastle

Man you do not want to see a room full of kindergarteners on the 'chrome, it's just a madhouse.

Guerilla Histories did a good recent ep breaking down the structure of RW conspiracism and how this shit works: https://guerrillahistory.libsyn.com/unlocked-intelligence-briefing-right-wing-conspiracies

QAA just did an ep on the history of blood libel, also.

Here’s a thread

Lin Wood has spent the last half hour on Telegram claiming to be searching the White House for Joe Biden.

He finishes the story with the claim that he went into the Oval Office and found Donald Trump at the Resolute Desk.

This is delusion at a whole other level. pic.twitter.com/Cs6JYcZosY

— Feminist Proper Gander (@dappergander) April 28, 2021

Dumbass couldn’t even find a more recent picture that was at least taken after Melania ripped out those trees?

Holy shit:

I spoke to the "QAnon Shaman" Jacob Chansley's attorney, Albert Watkins, for this story. Here's what he had to say... https://t.co/6gZ2jzPvSh pic.twitter.com/b4w62dYvLN

— Matt Shuham (@mattshuham) May 18, 2021

Truly amazing.

really earning his pay

another Watkins, huh

https://www.kwklaw.net/albert-watkins

Oh, but see, they ARE bad people

is the thing

and the insulting ableist language is not helping

but hey

you do you

yeah all of that.

but it is certainly interesting that qanon lawyers are now comparing trump to hitler.

it's in the thread title: JOE BIDEN IS Q

and Q are Joe Biden

where the fuck does this guy get off with the r-word shit? what an asshole

"look my client is a gibbering, blathering imbecile but he's good people"

Whoops

Christopher Kuehne, accused in the KC Proud Boys conspiracy, wants his case severed from the siblings Konold, because they're represented by Albert Watkins, who said his clients are "fucking short-bus people"https://t.co/wzzEhwlH78 pic.twitter.com/cjl0tIDkyJ

— emptywheel (@emptywheel) May 18, 2021

Seems fair imo

be ok w/ his head severed tbrr

Some followup

https://lawandcrime.com/u-s-capitol-siege/irredeemably-insulting-indicted-proud-boy-asks-judge-to-sever-case-from-co-defendants-because-of-their-lawyers-highly-inappropriate-and-prejudicial-statements/

(Watkins has happily doubled-down:

“There is a reason and purpose behind my less than politically correct description of many who participated in the visit to the Capitol on January 6,” Watkins said in an email to Law&Crime. “My long standing pleas for compassion and understanding of those involved in the events of January 6 with mental health issues and disabilities have to date fallen on deaf ears. One charged, insensitive, and vulgar statement and the needed attention is given. We live in a sound bite world. I respectfully suggest the next few days and weeks will demonstrate the prudence of this calibrated move.”

once I hear "politically correct" I assume you're a smelly dickhole and refuse to engage further

"Hey! You ugly fuckface!"

(the person so addressed advances on the speaker angrily and speaker continues)

"Ah, you must forgive me for so rudely addressing you. I merely wanted your attention. I've always been an advocate against judging people by their looks, by the way. Now that you come a bit closer where I don't have to shout, allow me to compliment you on your choice of necktie."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dz-IEB0tFt8

I found this thread of interest.

The Qonvention in Dallas taught me a lot about the QAnon movement's most fervent supporters. For starters, they sure aren't economically anxious. Not only did tickets cost $500 minimum, some spent thousands on memorabilia at an auction. 1/

— steven monacelli (@stevanzetti) May 31, 2021

GOOD NIGHT

there are a whopping 17 new QAnon supporters running for Congress next year — the vast majority of them Republicans from Florida, Arizona, Ohio, and Nevada — alongside Greene and Boebert, who will both be up for re-election.

— THE TAO OF NOW (@InTheNoosphere) June 6, 2021

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-06-23/covid-adds-to-california-yoga-wellness-qanon-problem

Several New Age spiritualists in Southern California interviewed by The Times said they knew a total of more than a dozen former friends and colleagues at the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol with ties to yoga, meditation, energy healing and dietary supplements hawked by multilevel marketing companies.

...

Vocal QAnon support has dwindled since the insurrection, New Age watchers say, but some of the extremism is calcifying into something equally concerning: long-term conspiratorial thinking that encourages radical autonomy and sows distrust in vaccinations, elected officials and institutions woven into the fabric of American life.

cool times we live in

John McAfee's final Instagram post - a giant Q. The post went up around 1:15PST, meaning he was likely already dead. But he or someone on his team knew exactly what to do to achieve maximum shitposting effect. pic.twitter.com/dW2rXXI673

— Mike Rothschild (@rothschildmd) June 23, 2021

If he was just a little smarter he'd have gone for "PS I was Satoshi" instead imo

Who are these people? "I will miss you"? He was a horrible person

The Conspirituality podcast is really good and deconstructing how a lot of this works, tho I don’t think they go deeply enough into how hippie and post-hippie movements could be reactionary and (right) libertarian as fuck

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Maybe he was a Quaker.

hippie and post-hippie movements could be reactionary and (right) libertarian as fuck

it was always latent in the 'be a free spirit' attitude, the distrust of or antagonism toward 'The Establishment', and the romantic yearning to go 'back to the land', all of which can easily morph into laissez faire capitalism, bunker mentality and conspiracy-mongering, and radical individualism.

A world that has long embraced love, light and acceptance is now making room for something else: QAnon.

My story on the creep of far-right extremism into Southern California’s world of health, wellness and New Age spirituality, and the pain it’s caused: https://t.co/0LN8ZGy9Y9

— Laura J. Nelson 🦅 (@laura_nelson) June 23, 2021

It’s the simple things sometimes

QAnon fans were initially excited about new MAGA social app Gettr, but they're growing irate as moderators fail to keep lewd anime pics and the "pig poop balls" meme out of the QAnon hashtag. One of the top results now features Sonic the Hedgehog crushing a guy with his feet.

— Will Sommer (@willsommer) July 1, 2021

this may be one of the most important early tests of their collective ability to never say No to anything. Q don't have to say Yes, Q just cannot say No, i'll say it again Q is a concept by which to measure my pain

Some background on Gettr:

"Trump Team launches new platform" seems ahead of its skis. Miller's "new" thing, GETTR, is part of the Guo Wengui G-ecosystem. Used to be "getonme," according to Guo's older videos. Guo's goals for the Twitter clone are ... lofty. https://t.co/5UdePX3Yf9 pic.twitter.com/S96J9UlknY

— Brandy Zadrozny (@BrandyZadrozny) July 1, 2021

Already, overtly racist hashtags are trending on Gettr — highlighting a common issue with “free speech” social media apps, which have limited policies against hate speech.

Two hashtags with the n-word are already appearing in Gettr’s trending topics, and they link to a slew of anti-Semitic slurs and racist comments targeting Black people...

Sounds like they're off to a great start

waiting for the "Gettr...Done" headlines when this goes down

truly a “non bias social network”

QAnon Supporters Think Trump Aide's GETTR App Is Code for Getting Hillary Clinton

lol

LOKKR App

Was watching the new Channel 5 Q episode and it finally struck me how much all these former Trump circle dickholes are (fittingly) like C-list reality stars in their perpetual grift. Just has-beens and hacks that'll take a paycheck from any convention or appearance they can manage. Opening a car wash? Call Mike Flynn. Need a keynote for your shitty Holiday Inn get together? Call George Papadapolous. Get Sidney Powell to run the karaoke machine and photo booth while the pillow guy gets the party hyped.

They're scrambling to get their tell-all books out as well, which we'll see in the thrift shops for decades to come

I live in the DC area and it’s huge fun seeing piles of unsold right wing books in stores. A few years back there were piles of unsold *signed* copies of Newt Gingrich’s latest book at an area Barnes and Noble.