Some links to Q-related items today…
At a fundraiser, Houston’s GOP Congressman Dan Crenshaw didn’t like how an 11-year-old read back a quote of his in which he appeared to refer to Jesus Christ as a fictional character (along with Superman). It’s pretty obvious he didn’t mean it that way, but it’s the manner in which he responded to the girl that has the Q patriots buzzing.
I don’t think Dan Crenshaw is gonna raise a lot of money off *this* video. pic.twitter.com/YJyLdUhTke
— Scott T. Parkinson (@ScottTParkinson) January 18, 2022
Is Substack the new promised land for disinfo?
If you're a prominent spreader of Covid-19 misinfo, QAnon or white nationalism who wants to reach an audience (and be paid by them) without pesky content moderation, where do you go?
Increasingly, the answer seems to be Substack. Here's me for @ISDglobal https://t.co/IfBFTbvV0N
— Elise Thomas (@elisethoma5) January 17, 2022
Sovereign citizen jackassery overseas.
NEW: The UK is seeing a rise in threats and direct action against vaccination sites, hospitals and schools by activists who cite common law to stop Covid vaccinations.@alistaircoleman and I explain who UK sovereign citizens are and what they believe.https://t.co/hOPJcjBvkb
— Shayan Sardarizadeh (@Shayan86) January 18, 2022
Fringe of the fringe, but still…
A reminder that the QAnon JFK Jr. conspiracy theory has gotten at least hundreds of thousands of views on YouTube.https://t.co/wlJ1yh7J4Q https://t.co/ZAN48k8zNz
— Alex Kaplan (@AlKapDC) January 18, 2022
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 January 18, 2022 at 08:00