Some links to Q-related items today
What motivated the rioters
My latest for @dailydot: I read through dozens of depositions of J6 insurrectionists to get see what conspiracy theories motivated them. All thought the election was rigged, but few bought into QAnon by name. More were motivated by anger over lockdowns.https://t.co/JIYLEjOAQP
— Mike Rothschild (no relation) (@rothschildmd) January 17, 2023
Here comes the reward
The same week MTG and Gosar participated in a white nationalist conference, Kevin McCarthy announced they would return to committees if Republicans won the House.
Promise made, promise kept. https://t.co/msDuhgDB1t https://t.co/ZJ8dVNad5W
— Arthur Delaney 🇺🇸 (@ArthurDelaneyHP) January 17, 2023
Herd mentality
“America has splintered into a choose-your-own-reality society, in which citizens self-select into whatever version of the world they want to inhabit, reflected back at them by media outlets that earn most when they challenge worldviews least.” My latest: https://t.co/Oq529BWtGA
— Brian Klaas (@brianklaas) January 18, 2023
Meanwhile, at Twitter
Tiny scoop: We learned today that Twitter’s revenue is down 40 percent year over year (& Musk’s first giant interest payment on the company is due at the end of the month): https://t.co/IH7lJiQ0Dw
— ZoĂ« Schiffer (@ZoeSchiffer) January 18, 2023
Seeing a lot of crying from the people that insisted Elon “fixed” Twitter. pic.twitter.com/iBihVKn5rp
— pokey pup (@Whatapityonyou) January 18, 2023
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, 2023 at 08:00