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Old Crow

Old Crow's Journal
Old Crow's Journal
January 21, 2021

QAnon Believers in Disarray After Biden Inauguration

For years, believers of the QAnon conspiracy theory had been waiting for the moment when a grand plan would be put into action and secret members of a supposed Satanic pedophilia ring at the highest ranks of government and Hollywood would suddenly be exposed, rounded up and possibly even publicly executed. They were nearly always sure it was right around the corner, but "The Storm" never came — and the moment of Joe Biden's inauguration was the last possible opportunity for President Donald Trump to put the plan in motion.

But as Biden raised his hand and swore an oath to defend the Constitution, becoming the nation's 46th president — nothing happened.

The anti-climax sent QAnon adherents into a frenzy of confusion and disbelief, almost instantly shattering a collective delusion that had been nurtured and amplified by many on the far right. Now, in addition to being scattered to various smaller websites after Facebook (FB) and Twitter (TWTR) cracked down on QAnon-related content, believers risked having their own topsy-turvy world turned upside down, or perhaps right-side up.
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More:
https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/20/tech/qanon-believers-inauguration-reaction/index.html

January 13, 2021

How to determine how a House member will vote on Resolution to Remove Trump

I've been watching the coverage of the House vote on H Res 38: If the aide reporting the representative's vote has his or her mask below the nose, the vote will be NAY.

Sickening.

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