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Of course he’s not Q-anon. He’s Q and he wants everyone to know it, unlike the rest of the continuum who wish to remain anonymous.

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A narcissistic collective intent on shit-stirring for lulz, immune to logic or any sense of morality? Suddenly Star Trek TNG makes a lot more sense

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Although the conspiracy movement emerged out of fringe imageboards in 2017,

4chan, /pol/ if I recall

It’s an interesting story for sure, just have to wince when articles like this treat some sites like it’s a big secret place. I’d guess that in some part it’s so you don’t get those people that go to check the source and get sucked into it.

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Marjorie Taylor Greene’s entire career trajectory from being an ostracized QAnon congresswoman to cementing a position as one of the most prominent right-wing politicians in the country is itself a demonstration of the mainline GOP coming to terms with the conspiracy.

Because facts don’t matter. And why is that? Clearly facts matter when the rubber meets the road. Why is branded insanity running free in the world?

Maybe we should ask corporate news. But I doubt that would be much help.

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Yeah, we’ve come a long way from an idiot holding up a pizza place with a rifle.

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