Tag Archives: QAnon

NBC News reports: At first glance, Matthew Lusk’s campaign signs look like any other Republican candidate’s. On one side, they read, “Matthew Lusk for Congress,” and “Putting America First.” But as he flipped the signs over while loading them into a hatchback near his home in Florida earlier this year, he pointed out a detail pasted on the back of …

“Rachel Maddow, another deep state puppet, she’s been wearing the boot, okay? Why is this relevant? Well, if you remember – and I believe it was in 2017 – John McCain and Hillary Clinton were both wearing medical boots. And there was speculation that they had ankle monitors on their ankles. And at one point, John McCain had the medical …

Mother Jones reports: Michael Flynn, President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser, pulled out of a fundraiser for his legal defense fund that was organized by a supporter of the bizarre conspiracy theory known as QAnon, after Mother Jones reported on the event’s connection to the fringe group. Flynn’s attorney, Sidney Powell, tweeted Saturday that “given recent reports and comments,” …

“John Roberts, they said his name was in there as going [to Jeffrey Epstein’s island] twice. If he’s the one, you and I both know that little witch called RBG has been there multiple times. If John Roberts has been there, that means RBG has been there. If that’s the case, then that might be the scandal God has been …

Mother Jones reports: Michael Flynn wants a judge to allow him to travel to Atlanta to raise money at an event organized by a QAnon supporter. This week, Flynn’s lawyer, Sidney Powell, asked US District Court Judge Emmet Sullivan to allow Flynn to travel freely in the United States, so that he can go to locations including Georgia, where he …

“No one’s gonna beat President Trump, number one. And the media continues to lie about his numbers. He won by a much bigger margin than the media to this day is reporting. So that’s number one. “Number two, I think this all gonna be a moot point because these candidates will wind up in jail before 2020. I’m serious. So …

The Washington Post reports: Before President Trump came to the stage at his rally in Cincinnati on Thursday, several other speakers warmed up the crowd. One was Brandon Straka, founder of the “Walk Away” movement. Straka was a liberal, until, as he told the crowd, he learned that the media falsely reported that Trump had mocked a disabled reporter during …

Yahoo News reports: The FBI for the first time has identified fringe conspiracy theories as a domestic terrorist threat, according to a previously unpublicized document obtained by Yahoo News. The FBI intelligence bulletin dated May 30, 2019 describes “conspiracy theory-driven domestic extremists,” as a growing threat, and notes that it is the first such report to do so. It lists …

Will Sommer reports at The Daily Beast: Believers in the QAnon conspiracy theory will head to Washington on September 11th for a rally at the foot of the Washington Monument under the ominous tagline “Q Sent Us.” While the rally’s agenda is thin so far, you can expect QAnon believers to call for Trump to make QAnon’s prophecies come true …

The Washington Post reports: President Trump on Tuesday promoted two Twitter accounts that have shown support for the online conspiracy theory known as QAnon, amplifying the fringe accounts to his millions of followers. The president tagged one user in a tweet about election security and retweeted another blaming Democrats for voter fraud. “We should immediately pass Voter ID @Voteridplease to …

The Minneapolis Star-Tribune reports: In January, she was arrested on felony shoplifting charges after she allegedly stole 279 items valued at $2,327.97 from an Edina Target. According to a criminal complaint, Stella scanned only $50 worth of items at a self-checkout before leaving the store. She told officers she remembered “arriving at Target to purchase items but nothing else due …

The Guardian reports: A pro-Trump Republican candidate for Congress who is aiming to unseat Ilhan Omar in Minnesota has been charged with a felony after allegedly stealing from stores. Danielle Stella was arrested twice this year in Minneapolis suburbs over allegations that she shoplifted items worth more than $2,300 from a Target and goods valued at $40 from a grocery …

Jared Holt reports at Right Wing Watch: Danielle Stella, a Republican candidate seeking to unseat Rep. Ilhan Omar from the U.S. House of Representatives in 2020, firmly supports the QAnon conspiracy theory, according to someone identifying themselves as communications volunteer who responded to Right Wing Watch’s inquiry. We were answered by someone calling themselves Heather, who said she was an …

The lawyer for the man accused of murdering a New York City mafia kingpin say their client was obsessed with QAnon and was trying to execute a citizen’s arrest at the time of the killing. The New York Times reports: Mr. Cali’s murder was the highest-profile mob killing in decades, an event so significant that in the days between Mr. …

The Washington Post reports: President Trump has summoned Republican lawmakers, political strategists and social media stars to the White House on Thursday to discuss the “opportunities and challenges” of the Web — but his upcoming summit, critics say, could end up empowering online provocateurs who have adopted controversial political tactics entering the 2020 election campaign. The high-profile gathering follows months …

Kyle Mantyla reports at Right Wing Watch: Dave Hayes, a self-declared prophet, Christian author, and online QAnon activist who is better known as the “Praying Medic,” predicted during a livestream broadcast yesterday that MAGA’s “army of digital soldiers” will become more powerful and influential than the mainstream media within the next few months. “If we work as a unit, as …

“I’m here to tell you, these people are going to face prosecution, they’re going to face serious jail time, and some of them will face the death penalty. There is no other way forward. Trump declared war against them, and they know that they are facing life in prison or possibly a death sentence. “This is a winner-take-all game, and …

Florida Politics reports: If U.S. Rep. Al Lawson hopes to represent Florida’s 5th Congressional District again, the second-term Democrat will now have to dispatch a Republican. But not just any Republican; Lawson’s new GOP opponent is sympathetic to QAnon populist far-right conspiracies. Matthew Lusk, a bookseller from Macclenny, will be the latest competitor for Lawson, who has yet to encounter …

Mediaite reports: Vice President Mike Pence lavished praise on the anti-abortion film “Unplanned” just before organizers behind the movie promoted the QAnon conspiracy on Twitter. “Because you never know how long before the next Twitter suspension we ask that you follow us on your other social media platforms,” the “Unplanned” Twitter account wrote in a post in response to claims …

Because Gorka tweeted that “Q is garbage.” The Daily Beast reports: Former White House adviser Sebastian Gorka is no stranger to conspiracy theories. In January, for example, he suggested that Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was secretly dead. Normally, that would align him with believers in QAnon, the wacko movement that posits that the Democratic Party is run by …