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‘We are Q’: A deranged conspiracy cult leaps from the Internet to the crowd at Trump’s ‘MAGA’ tour
Washington comPost ^ | August 1, 2018 | Isaac Stanley-Becker

Posted on 08/01/2018 8:35:01 AM PDT by Yo-Yo

On Tuesday evening, the dark recesses of the Internet lit up with talk of politics.

“Tampa rally, live coverage,” wrote “Dan,” posting a link to President Trump’s Tampa speech in a thread on 8chan, an anonymous image board also known as Infinitechan or Infinitychan, which might be best described as the unglued twin of better-known 4chan, a message board already untethered from reality.

The thread invited “requests to Q,” an anonymous user claiming to be a government agent with top security clearance, waging war against the so-called deep state in service to the 45th president. “Q” feeds disciples, or “bakers,” scraps of intelligence, or “bread crumbs,” that they scramble to bake into an understanding of the “storm” — the community’s term, drawn from Trump’s cryptic reference last year to “the calm before the storm” — for the president’s final conquest over elites, globalists and deep-state saboteurs.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...


TOPICS: Government; Politics/Elections; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: conspiracytheories; fl2018; freerepublic3674854; q; qanon; qisfake; qistrash; trumprally
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To: TBall

“I noticed the Seth Rich sign.”

yeah, i noticed that one too ...


161 posted on 08/01/2018 5:12:10 PM PDT by catnipman ((Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!))
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To: catnipman

And yet here you are spewing the same talking points


162 posted on 08/01/2018 5:13:37 PM PDT by edzo4 ("Well I truly would be thrilled if all/most of the Q stuff turns out to be real")
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To: Okeydoker
Thanks. I would hate to think I have been prosecuting criminals all this time with being licensed to practice law!

Lucky criminals, those.

Bagster


163 posted on 08/01/2018 5:14:13 PM PDT by bagster ( "Even bad men love their mamas.")
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To: klimeckg
Sign me up on the moron list, too.

I wear two hats. Moron AND Q-tard.

:)

Bagster


164 posted on 08/01/2018 5:16:06 PM PDT by bagster ( "Even bad men love their mamas.")
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To: klimeckg

Yep, count me as a moron too.


165 posted on 08/01/2018 5:19:20 PM PDT by Blogger (The causes are the left are never about caring about an issue. ItÂ’s always about power.)
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To: bagster; Steve_Seattle
Watch it again.

I agree...there were a lot more than 7000 Trump faithful in attendance...and a few q-fags out larping.

Back to you deputy dawg....

166 posted on 08/01/2018 5:19:39 PM PDT by mac_truck (aide toi et dieu t'aidera)
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To: Hostage
JW is a sideshow

Tom Fitton and Judicial Watch have done huge amounts of heavy lifting with regard to exposing the corruption in the government while dopes like you sit on the sofa.

You are the side show...not them.

167 posted on 08/01/2018 5:28:16 PM PDT by mac_truck (aide toi et dieu t'aidera)
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To: klimeckg

“...Q has something and one misses out on some good evidence and truth if they decide to not even consider what Q mentions.”

I totally agree. I think if you just write-off Q as some kind of LARP or kook-conspiracy you are in danger of becoming a curmudgeon and missing something new that is very reflective of the way Trump overcame the established politics and establishment politicians by using unorthodox methods and communication tactics.

I’ve quietly followed the information presented on the Q threads and tried for the most to stay out of the conversations and arguments just out of personal choice. But there is something there. I don’t know exactly what it is...it could be a way of communicating with and rallying the Troops, keeping patriots and Trump supporters engaged, it could be passing messages and information, pointing supporters of Trump toward new or emerging information or things that arent covered by other media or means...could be all that and maybe more. It could be messages from inside the fight.

Obviously it’s not meant to be omniscient- there’s a real battle going on in D.C. that has not been decided one way or another. The only way we’ll know the Deep State is on the ropes is when they can no longer launch offensives against Trump. We aren’t near there yet. So even if it is just messages from the battlefield, that alone makes it extremely valuable to patriots and Trump supporters.


168 posted on 08/01/2018 5:34:27 PM PDT by Scott from the Left Coast
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To: Para-Ord.45
As I reject your irrational belief of some redeemer, a White Knight will come riding to your political rescue.

Who believes that?

Stop fashioning fictional hats and putting them on people's heads then making fun of them cause they got a funny hat.

That's what you're doing, and it's cheap.

Bagster


169 posted on 08/01/2018 5:34:45 PM PDT by bagster ( "Even bad men love their mamas.")
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To: mac_truck

Simpleton. FR is where QAnon was BORN. Just had to leave with all the Clown infestation over the last few years.


170 posted on 08/01/2018 5:36:06 PM PDT by txhurl (World War Q..... next stop: ....what IS the next stop? Carter's Iran.)
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To: bagster; All
Is pizzagate debunked because the pizza jernt didn't have a basement.

Considering the premise of Pizza-gate was Clinton linked pedophiles were holding children in a dungeon basement of the DC pizza shop and using them for sex...yes.

Did your Q-ball tell you something different?

171 posted on 08/01/2018 5:36:21 PM PDT by mac_truck (aide toi et dieu t'aidera)
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To: Para-Ord.45; Hostage
UH, WHAT!? JW WAS FORCING THE ISSUE. THEY WOULD HAVE FERRETED OUT THE FACTS VIA THEIR FOI REQUEST. NEXT?

Haven't you been reading Hostage's posts?

Please pay attention. Your grade depends on class participation.

Bagster


172 posted on 08/01/2018 5:36:56 PM PDT by bagster ( "Even bad men love their mamas.")
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To: Para-Ord.45
Everyone knew the warrants relied on Hillary`s propaganda she got from Putin.

Is that all the information that's in the FISA affidavit? Really? Even the redacted 20 pages that Nunes spoke about? You've seen those redactions?

Please send link.

Bagster


173 posted on 08/01/2018 5:40:44 PM PDT by bagster ( "Even bad men love their mamas.")
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To: catnipman

Shoot, I noticed SR


174 posted on 08/01/2018 5:41:16 PM PDT by txhurl (World War Q..... next stop: ....what IS the next stop? Carter's Iran.)
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To: mac_truck

LOL a larp he says...

https://twitter.com/NBCNews/status/1024747172829556741

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/08/01/qanon-trump-florida-rally-what-q-signs-mean/878642002/

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/01/us/politics/what-is-qanon.html

https://heavy.com/news/2018/08/sarah-sanders-qanon-question-answer-video/

https://www.axios.com/donald-trump-rally-qanon-conspiracy-theory-the-storm-85446651-6de5-4a6a-8943-2d14680c4702.html

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2018/08/01/we-are-q-a-deranged-conspiracy-cult-leaps-from-the-internet-to-the-crowd-at-trumps-maga-tour/?utm_term=.e2fa376890db

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/jul/30/qanon-4chan-rightwing-conspiracy-theory-explained-trump

https://www.fastcompany.com/90212200/qanon-the-alternate-reality-that-was-front-and-center-at-trumps-rally

https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/as-the-bizarre-qanon-group-emerges-trump-rallies-go-from-nasty-to-dangerous/2018/08/01/063ed6f8-9585-11e8-a679-b09212fb69c2_story.html?utm_term=.48a0d2b54d5f

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-qanon-705425/

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6015627/Fans-bizarre-QAnon-cult-droves-Trump-rally-signs-t-shirts.html

https://thinkprogress.org/trump-tampa-rally-qanon-conspiracy-goes-mainstream-68037c87f50b/

https://www.newsweek.com/what-qanon-conspiracy-theorists-showed-support-trump-tampa-rally-1051708

https://splinternews.com/trumps-tampa-rally-was-full-of-insane-conspiracy-theori-1828015269

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/399801-trump-rally-attendee-holds-up-sign-linked-to-infamous-conspiracy

https://www.today.com/video/youtube-under-fire-for-allowing-conspiracy-theories-on-a-list-celebrities-public-figures-1289814083720

https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2018/08/01/qanon-8chan-conspiracy-theory-trump-supporters-ath-vpx.cnn

https://www.mediaite.com/tv/msnbcs-hallie-jackson-covers-insane-qanon-conspiracy-theories-pizzagate-on-bath-salts

http://nymag.com/selectall/2017/12/qanon-4chan-the-storm-conspiracy-explained.html

https://harpers.org/archive/2018/06/the-wizard-of-q/

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/06/opinion/qanon-trump-conspiracy-theory.html

https://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/the-conspiracy-theory-that-says-trump-is-a-genius/

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/conspiracy-theory-donald-trump-genius-hilary-clinton-roseanne-barr-barack-obama-george-soros-america-a8293806.html

https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2018/04/06/the_conspiracy_theory_that_says_trump_is_a_genius_439119.html

http://metro.co.uk/2018/04/09/people-claiming-trump-secret-genius-pretending-collude-russians-7452136/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2018/03/31/the-conspiracy-theory-behind-a-curious-roseanne-barr-tweet-explained/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.0a5319532879

https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/wp/2018/04/09/the-crisis-in-journalism-thats-helping-trump/?utm_term=.b303dbe749fd

http://www.newsweek.com/how-storm-biggest-fake-news-story-796725

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSAxcQ5VL5c

https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/31/politics/roseanne-barr-conspiracy-tweets/index.html

https://thinkprogress.org/rosanne-barr-promotes-pro-trump-conspiracy-theory-d52a65887183/

http://www.newsweek.com/roseanne-barr-tweets-about-right-wing-qanon-conspiracy-theory-867983

https://www.buzzfeed.com/juliareinstein/roseanne-qanon-explainer?utm_term=.kkxvYjNeP#.nqg3P8mw7

https://medium.com/@willsommer/roseanne-barr-is-tweeting-about-qanon-a-new-pizzagate-style-conspiracy-theory-234526f52e54

http://thehill.com/homenews/media/381123-roseanne-barr-faces-social-media-backlash-over-trump-conspiracy-theory-tweet

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/roseanne-president-trump-has-freed-children-pimps-all-world-1098812

https://www.snopes.com/news/2018/05/18/conspiracy-theories-texas-santa-fe-shooting/

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/dark-parts-of-internet-celebrate-capital-gazette-shooting_us_5b3547bae4b007aa2f7e7226

Coordinated?
All For A LARP?
[ATTACKS WILL ONLY INTENSIFY]
Ask yourself, WHY?
Q


175 posted on 08/01/2018 5:43:19 PM PDT by edzo4 ("Well I truly would be thrilled if all/most of the Q stuff turns out to be real")
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To: Okeydoker
Tell you what, i will wager a house and a pension against evrything you own now and in the future. You on? Put your money where your mouth is.

Gambling is illegal.

I'm not even a lawyer, and I know that much.

Shame.

Bagster


176 posted on 08/01/2018 5:45:50 PM PDT by bagster ( "Even bad men love their mamas.")
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To: txhurl
Simpleton.

Lol...that word defines you perfectly.

177 posted on 08/01/2018 5:46:46 PM PDT by mac_truck (aide toi et dieu t'aidera)
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To: Fightin Whitey
But I don’t think of you, at all.

You wound me, sir.

Bagster


178 posted on 08/01/2018 5:48:36 PM PDT by bagster ( "Even bad men love their mamas.")
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To: bagster

Up or down?


179 posted on 08/01/2018 5:51:13 PM PDT by Fightin Whitey
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To: Okeydoker
Trust me, it doesnt make you any smarter and it surely doesnt make you any more knowledgeable about how the federal criminal justice system works.

You're right. I should take advice from a fake lawyer on the internet whose sole purpose is to work against President's Trumps psyop program.

Great advice. How much do I owe ya, counsellor?

Can I pay you in marbles? I'm a little short right now.

Bagster


180 posted on 08/01/2018 5:53:27 PM PDT by bagster ( "Even bad men love their mamas.")
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