Some links to Q-related items today…
Q patriots were sure the Facebook outage yesterday was a sign of the coming storm. And then Facebook returned.
What a letdown.
Within the QAnon community, basically every time there's some kind of major outage on the internet or with a power grid, they think it's somehow connected to the conspiracy theory. It's up there with them thinking mass shootings are always false flags. https://t.co/aRDvXebPnN
— Alex Kaplan (@AlKapDC) October 4, 2021
The struggle at the pulpit.
QAnon conspiracies have become pervasive within large parts of the evangelical community across America.
Here are the people fighting back against a threat one of them called "the most serious problem" the church has faced in his lifetimehttps://t.co/d83OjEPiJd
— David Gilbert (@daithaigilbert) October 4, 2021
Q who?
New from me: Gene Ho has spent years publicly promoting QAnon and anti vaccine conspiracy theories. Now that he’s running for mayor of Myrtle Beach, SC, though, we found that all references to Q have been scrubbed from his website: https://t.co/jsPgKIIy2D
— Ej Dickson (@ejdickson) October 4, 2021
Meanwhile, in New York…
Anti-vaxxers tore down a mobile COVID-19 testing tent in Manhattan today. Meanwhile, some New York City firefighters fist-bumped protesters, and at least one law enforcement officer enthusiastically cheered the crowd. via @misstessowen https://t.co/t803Km9cOx
— Leah Feiger (@LeahFeiger) October 4, 2021
Real-life consequences.
The global reach of QAnon means more than belief in a web of conspiracy theories. In France, it ended in the kidnapping of an 8-year-old girl. https://t.co/695wMtrpCO
— The Associated Press (@AP) October 5, 2021
Looking for some background on the QAnon movement? We recommend Travis View’s excellent article at New York magazine as a place to start.
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Posted by Tony Ortega on October 5, 2021 at 08:00