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brooklynite

(94,333 posts)
Fri Feb 5, 2021, 12:01 PM Feb 2021

Oh dear, Michael Flynn just blew up the "Q" narrative...

In an interview today with a RW YouTuber, he stated that:

Trump didn't sign the Insurrection Act...

The Military isn't secretly running the Country...

There's no "plan"...

"We have to accept the situation as we have it"...

Flynn had been envisioned by the QANON gang as integral to Trump's return hoped-for return; many adherents believed Trump was going to name him as VP.

The faithful are going to have to move the goalposts again.

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Oh dear, Michael Flynn just blew up the "Q" narrative... (Original Post) brooklynite Feb 2021 OP
"We have to accept the situation as we have it" mr_lebowski Feb 2021 #1
It's not Flynn's fort, either. dchill Feb 2021 #9
Some reactions from the QANON gang... brooklynite Feb 2021 #2
Any conspiracy worth its salt central scrutinizer Feb 2021 #6
John Lennon wasn't really killed Mr.Bill Feb 2021 #20
Yeppers, moving goal posts and covering his ass msfiddlestix Feb 2021 #3
OhNoes! OhZone Feb 2021 #4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?vGvd96tP4FMA brooklynite Feb 2021 #5
link: Ptah Feb 2021 #7
Yikes. coti Feb 2021 #22
it's the only way to be sure geniph Feb 2021 #29
I had to wash my eyes with bleach after looking at that lonely bird Feb 2021 #23
... Nevilledog Feb 2021 #35
When will the anonymous "Q" be outed? luvtheGWN Feb 2021 #8
"Q" is a composite of liars Pantagruel Feb 2021 #10
I think a lot of the content is cooked up by Putin's minions. lagomorph777 Feb 2021 #15
I've been wondering that myself. CaptainTruth Feb 2021 #13
I found this article... CaptainTruth Feb 2021 #14
Thanks for that. luvtheGWN Feb 2021 #34
this video was interesting and enlightening: barbtries Feb 2021 #16
Oh Phooey! luvtheGWN Feb 2021 #31
that sucks. barbtries Feb 2021 #32
This was one part of a very well done 3-part documentary series. Chiyo-chichi Feb 2021 #38
I have amazon prime, netflix, and hulu barbtries Feb 2021 #39
They will just decode it as the double triple fakeout. Woodwizard Feb 2021 #11
Running out of whiskey in the clowncar, are they? lindysalsagal Feb 2021 #12
It's ALL part of the plan, suckers! marble falls Feb 2021 #17
"Q" will eventually be revealed to be a liberal who was trolling these idiots all along. oldsoftie Feb 2021 #18
Every day Michael Flynn has not been recalled to active duty to face a Court Martial maxrandb Feb 2021 #19
Q is the owner of Quizno's who is secretly a Russian operative with instructions to create chaos LaMouffette Feb 2021 #21
At long last, an explanation that makes sense. Even the "toasty/toady" part. RussellCattle Feb 2021 #25
All part of the plan. Flynn is pretending to go along with the steal to throw the Deep State off StarfishSaver Feb 2021 #24
Storm yesterday and storm tomorrow, but never storm today! geniph Feb 2021 #26
Given that they have shown how far their credulity can be stretched, BobTheSubgenius Feb 2021 #27
that's weird. why would he do this? he is eyeball deep in all this madness and revels in it. hmmmm.. Vivienne235729 Feb 2021 #28
Worried he will be sued? not fooled Feb 2021 #36
They ignore him as a lizard person. Nululu Feb 2021 #30
Someone must have had a very stern chat with Flynn.... KY_EnviroGuy Feb 2021 #33
Ooooh that's a good guess not fooled Feb 2021 #37
At the same time his brother got at talking to. nt Hotler Feb 2021 #40

brooklynite

(94,333 posts)
2. Some reactions from the QANON gang...
Fri Feb 5, 2021, 12:14 PM
Feb 2021

"If there WAS a plan, Flynn wouldn't SAY there was..."

"Maybe Flynn is part of the plan, but doesn't know it"

lonely bird

(1,676 posts)
23. I had to wash my eyes with bleach after looking at that
Fri Feb 5, 2021, 02:33 PM
Feb 2021

Father (big fucking deal), Author (so he can string words together), Patriot (right), Podcaster (means as much as being an “author”), Business leader (ah, yes, another business leader. Just what the country needs)

Doug Billings - Asshat

luvtheGWN

(1,336 posts)
8. When will the anonymous "Q" be outed?
Fri Feb 5, 2021, 01:17 PM
Feb 2021

Surely the various intelligence agencies are digging into it.

My hunch is that it originates in Putin-land, but of course has been rerouted numerous times.

What do you all think?

 

Pantagruel

(2,580 posts)
10. "Q" is a composite of liars
Fri Feb 5, 2021, 01:28 PM
Feb 2021

as real as ANTIFA in terms of being a palpable, definable organization.
Manufactured, useful concepts in herding sheep.
All IMHO.

lagomorph777

(30,613 posts)
15. I think a lot of the content is cooked up by Putin's minions.
Fri Feb 5, 2021, 01:56 PM
Feb 2021

It looks like the sort of thing that would give him that evil grin.

CaptainTruth

(6,576 posts)
13. I've been wondering that myself.
Fri Feb 5, 2021, 01:46 PM
Feb 2021

To me it has all the markings of a foreign psyop, designed to destabilize our society, but at the same time it could have been 1 person (or a few people) doing it as a twisted joke, to see how far people would take it.

It's also possible it started out with 1 (or a few) domestic actors as a joke & once it started spreading, foreign actors became involved & amplified it to drive chaos & division in our society.

CaptainTruth

(6,576 posts)
14. I found this article...
Fri Feb 5, 2021, 01:51 PM
Feb 2021

Who is Q?

The two Americans most clearly associated with the author of thousands of "Q drops" dating back to October 2017 are James Arthur Watkins, 56, who gained control in 2015 of the controversial anonymous message board 8chan, and his son, Ronald Watkins, former 8chan administrator and current administrator of its successor, the Watkins-owned 8kun.

Since 2001, Watkins has been living in the Philippines, according to Philippines immigration records obtained by ABC News.

"If he's not 'Q' himself, he can find out who 'Q' is at any time," said Fredrick Brennan, the creator of 8chan and Watkins' former business partner.

[link:https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/men-qanon/story?id=73046374|]

luvtheGWN

(1,336 posts)
34. Thanks for that.
Fri Feb 5, 2021, 03:33 PM
Feb 2021

Quite an interesting read. It sounds as though Watkins is perhaps only the deliverer, and not the originator of the "Q" drops.

Chiyo-chichi

(3,573 posts)
38. This was one part of a very well done 3-part documentary series.
Sun Feb 7, 2021, 10:33 AM
Feb 2021

They're all very much worth watching if your cable or streaming provider offers Vice on demand.

barbtries

(28,769 posts)
39. I have amazon prime, netflix, and hulu
Sun Feb 7, 2021, 11:27 AM
Feb 2021

no cable or satellite.
i'll check it out. they may even be on youtube by now. thanks

Woodwizard

(837 posts)
11. They will just decode it as the double triple fakeout.
Fri Feb 5, 2021, 01:40 PM
Feb 2021

To throw of the nefarious deep state. I know a few, thankfully none are close in my family or social circle, they are truly delusional.

oldsoftie

(12,489 posts)
18. "Q" will eventually be revealed to be a liberal who was trolling these idiots all along.
Fri Feb 5, 2021, 02:25 PM
Feb 2021

NOTHING that "THEY" have predicted has ever come to fruition

maxrandb

(15,295 posts)
19. Every day Michael Flynn has not been recalled to active duty to face a Court Martial
Fri Feb 5, 2021, 02:26 PM
Feb 2021

Is a stab in the heart of America.

LaMouffette

(2,019 posts)
21. Q is the owner of Quizno's who is secretly a Russian operative with instructions to create chaos
Fri Feb 5, 2021, 02:27 PM
Feb 2021

among the US citizenry—and sell a few sandwiches along the way.

Within the network of Russian operatives of which Q is a part, the code name for Trump is "Mmm . . . toady!"

BobTheSubgenius

(11,559 posts)
27. Given that they have shown how far their credulity can be stretched,
Fri Feb 5, 2021, 02:50 PM
Feb 2021

I don't think shifted goalposts will be that hard for them to hit.

KY_EnviroGuy

(14,488 posts)
33. Someone must have had a very stern chat with Flynn....
Fri Feb 5, 2021, 03:22 PM
Feb 2021

such as top military brass and/or the FBI.

People like him make the military look bad considering so many like to call him "general".......

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