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OneGrassRoot

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11. I've actually followed closely for a long time...
Thu Nov 12, 2020, 05:37 PM
Nov 2020

Different theories as to the origin, including a mere prank on 4chan, but it quickly became co-opted when certain people saw how easy it was to weaponize it when it jumped to FB and reddit.

Q isn't one person; the prevailing belief is that it's usually a team of puppet masters that have shifted over time.

Mike Flynn has been involved as one of the most recognizable names. Steve Bannon too. At the very least they have been part of the team coming up with the strategy to weaponize the cult.

But the one consistent, actually two consistent people are Jim Watkins (owner of 8kun, and a purveyor of porn, including child abuse) and his son, Ron.

Ron resigned from 8kun I think on Saturday.

But here's the scary part. Another name that has been bandied about as having been part of the team is recently in the news, with Trump appointing him as Chief of Staff of DoD:

Ezra Cohen-Watnick

Personally, I don't think it has mattered for a while who Q is. It all took on a life of its own with grifters on different levels, like MLM. They're gonna ride the "Dems are demonic pedophiles" schtick for a long time. They don't even pay attention to the Qdrops. But that network will probably be used (manipulated) again and again and again. And we see how easily they radicalized many of them.

I thought the news about Jim Watkins' involvement and him peddling child sexual abuse would be the thing that blew it up but it had already metastasized too much. At this point, they only believe what they want and say everything else is fake news.



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Where's Q? [View all] PNW-Dem Nov 2020 OP
The St. Petersburg office is temporarily closed. Sneederbunk Nov 2020 #1
Oh they are going to be horrible d_r Nov 2020 #2
Qlorida. dchill Nov 2020 #3
A couple righties last night SlogginThroughIt Nov 2020 #4
Assholes on 4chan/8chan madeup64 Nov 2020 #5
I didn't think there was much doubt that Q was Watkins. Klaralven Nov 2020 #7
Interesting article, thanks PNW-Dem Nov 2020 #9
No problem madeup64 Nov 2020 #12
Interesting thought. The Kochs dumped the TP they created Hortensis Nov 2020 #6
Here Dem4Life1102 Nov 2020 #8
Ha, love it PNW-Dem Nov 2020 #10
I've actually followed closely for a long time... OneGrassRoot Nov 2020 #11
Interesting, thanks PNW-Dem Nov 2020 #13
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