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Sep 27 2023
News
QAnon man threatened to kill congresswoman he believed was transgender
A New Mexico man and QAnon believer recently pleaded guilty to threatening to kill a Texas congresswoman because he believed that she was transgender. Earlier this month, Michael David Fox entered a guilty plea for interstate transmission of threatening communications after he was arrested by federal agents in May for a call he made to a Texas representative, threatening to kill her. Fox said
NewsweekNov 13 2023
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Jacob Chansley, convicted Capitol rioter 'QAnon shaman,' to run for U.S. House
United Press InternationalNov 13 2023
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Jan. 6 Capitol rioter, ‘QAnon Shaman’ plans 2024 run as Libertarian candidate in Arizona
PHOENIX (AP) — Jacob Chansley, the spear-carrying rioter whose horned fur hat, bare chest and face paint made him one of the more recognizable figures in the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the U.S. Capitol, apparently aspires to be a member of Congress. Online paperwork shows the 35-year-old Chansley filed a candidate statement of interest Thursday, indicating he wants to run as a Libertarian in
The Patriot-NewsDec 30 2020
Analysis
Keep Calm and QAnon
Pro-Trump conspiracy theories may have actually discouraged postelection violence.
Leading up to the Nov. 3 election in the United States, there were major concerns that President Donald Trump’s posture and rhetoric and the consistent social polarization he had engendered in the country since taking office would bubble to the surface, leading to major attacks or sustained violence on
SlateNov 13 2023
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Jacob Chansley, convicted Capitol rioter ‘QAnon shaman,’ files paperwork to run for U.S. House
Nov. 13 (UPI) -- The convicted Capitol rioter known as the "QAnon shaman" has notified the state of Arizona that he is running for the U.S. House of Representatives.
Jacob Chansley, 35, is running as a member of the Libertarian Party in 2024 in Arizona's 8th District. The district includes several Phoenix suburbs.
United Press InternationalSep 08 2022
Analysis
QAnon Is Losing It Over the Queen’s Death
Despite spending years claiming she’d already been executed, QAnon on Thursday openly celebrated the news of Queen Elizabeth’s death.
“May she burn in hell for eternity,” one QAnon account on Telegram wrote moments after the queen’s death was announced. “So happy! The evil witch is dead,’ another wrote.
ViceAug 29 2023
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Judge hilariously trolls Donald Trump — and QAnon — by picking the March 4 trial date
Whether intentionally or not, U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan trolled Donald Trump and his fellow Qnuts when she set his trial date for March 4 — the same date that QAnon had erroneously predicted Trump would take back power in 2021. The conspiracy theory back in 2021 alleged that March 4th — which had been Inauguration Day in the U.S. from 1793 until 1933 (with the exception of a few
Boing BoingAug 02 2018
News
What is the QAnon conspiracy theory?
A number of attendees at President Trump's rally in Florida on Tuesday were decked out in homemade apparel celebrating QAnon, a convoluted conspiracy theory that's taken off among a segment of Mr. Trump's base. So what is QAnon, and why are we talking about something this ridiculous?
CBS News (Online)Jan 29 2021
Analysis
The ‘QAnon Shaman’ Just Flipped on Trump
Jake Angeli, who prefers to be known as the “QAnon Shaman,” was one of the most visible rioters at the Capitol earlier this month: shirtless, carrying a spear, and wearing a viking headdress complete with horns, face paint, and a fur coat as he roared throughout the Senate chamber.
Now Angeli wants to testify against the former president he was once “horribly smitten” with, his lawyer
ViceJan 01 2021
Opinion
The Dark Reality of Betting Against QAnon
Qanon—the conspiracy theory that elite Democrats, government officials, and celebrities are part of a cannibalistic, child-sex-trafficking cult, and Donald Trump is the hero destined to stop them—has allegedly inspired kidnappings, car chases, and a murder. It has also made 28-year-old Patrick Cage a lot of money.
In 2018, Cage, a Californian who works in international environmental
The Atlantic