Some links to Q-related items today…
Ron ‘Q’ Watkins, running for office in Arizona, will seek out that great Arizonan, the Q Shaman, a/k/a Jake Angeli.
As his quest for an Arizona Congressional seat continues, Ron Watkins' latest campaign stunt is a conversation with a famous Arizonan — Jake Angeli (aka the QAnon Shaman) who is currently in prison for his part in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot pic.twitter.com/kuiSp7uZG3
— David Gilbert (@daithaigilbert) February 8, 2022
The digging continues.
Exclusive: FBI probes pre-Capitol riot meeting of Proud Boys leader and Oath Keeper leader https://t.co/X5vRus5FZ3
— Aram Roston (@AramRoston) February 8, 2022
Meanwhile, in Canaduh.
People protesting Covid restrictions in Ottawa have harassed residents for wearing masks, urinated on the national war memorial and danced on Canada’s tomb of the unknown soldier. https://t.co/tZVi49sWvU
— The New York Times (@nytimes) February 7, 2022
Knock, knock!
Otero County, NM is paying a conspiracy theorist's company $50,000 to "audit" its 2020 vote. Their contract includes hiring a fringe Telegram group to knock on locals' doors and ask residents about their votes: https://t.co/K4PvDh5GIq
— Kelly Weill (@KELLYWEILL) February 7, 2022
The oleander cure.
NEW: When Mike Lindell brought oleander to Trump, he was with a man in a mystery dark money group tied to Steve Bannon. No one would know, but a hospitalized oleander fanatic who helped the group told me. Oh, and COVID killed his wife. Me @WillBredderman https://t.co/N8do0U9aeu
— Roger Sollenberger found true love, suckers (@SollenbergerRC) February 7, 2022
More Canaduh.
Romana Didulo, who holds no actual authority in Canada but believes herself to be its leader, posted messages and a video saying that Canada will shortly be under martial law. A disturbing number of people believe her. pic.twitter.com/crmSps2zhK
— Sara Aniano (@coolfacejane) February 7, 2022
Convoy coming to America?
A bunch of different far-right groups have been angling for an American knockoff of the Trucker Convoy. Ideas are all over the place, from The White House to the Super Bowl. (They'd really have to hurry for that last one.)
There's a lot of dark money waiting for this to happen. https://t.co/oLLNMfChfT
— Ben Collins (@oneunderscore__) February 7, 2022
Playing James Bond.
Mr. Prince’s role in the effort, which has not been previously disclosed, sheds further light on how a group of ultraconservative Republicans employed spycraft to try to manipulate the American political landscape. w/@MarkMazzettiNYT https://t.co/QczaGxrLUX
— Adam Goldman (@adamgoldmanNYT) February 8, 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 February 8, 2022 at 08:00