🔗 linkblog: my thoughts on 'Q is Dead, Long Live QAnon'

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Helpful summary of the current state of QAnon. link to ‘Q is Dead, Long Live QAnon’

🔗 linkblog: my thoughts on 'Games, Mysteries, and the Lure of QAnon | WIRED'

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This isn’t the first article I’ve read comparing Q to an ARG, but I may still send it to my students next semester. I’m also interested in the book this comes from… link to ‘Games, Mysteries, and the Lure of QAnon | WIRED’

🔗 linkblog: my thoughts on 'Trump Rally Plays Music Resembling QAnon Song, and Crowds React - The New York Times'

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Trump’s leaning into Q is not a good sign for the future. link to ‘Trump Rally Plays Music Resembling QAnon Song, and Crowds React - The New York Times’

🔗 linkblog: my thoughts on 'On Truth Social, QAnon Accounts Found a Home and Trump’s Support - The New York Times'

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I don’t know that any of this is surprising, but it remains worrying. link to ‘On Truth Social, QAnon Accounts Found a Home and Trump’s Support - The New York Times’

🔗 linkblog: my thoughts on 'Trump Supporters Are Calling for Civil War After FBI Search of Mar-a-Lago'

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McCarthy isn’t saying the same thing as these Telegram channels, but he’s making it easier for them to say what they’re saying. link to ‘Trump Supporters Are Calling for Civil War After FBI Search of Mar-a-Lago’

🔗 linkblog: my thoughts on 'QAnon Thinks Elon Musk Is Going to Let Them Back On Twitter'

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If QAnon is excited, the rest of us should be worried—though I think there is a possibility that Musk realizes just how bad his ideas re: limiting moderation are and fails to deliver. link to ‘QAnon Thinks Elon Musk Is Going to Let Them Back On Twitter’

🔗 linkblog: my thoughts on 'QAnon Isn’t Dead, It’s Growing'

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Worrying stuff here. Right-wing media consumption appears to be the big predictor for QAnon beliefs. link to ‘QAnon Isn’t Dead, It’s Growing’

🔗 linkblog: my thoughts on 'QAnon Celebrity Ron Watkins Wrote a Terrible Poem to ‘Prove’ He’s Not Q'

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Can we please refrain from electing the alleged Q to Congress? link to ‘QAnon Celebrity Ron Watkins Wrote a Terrible Poem to ‘Prove’ He’s Not Q’

🔗 linkblog: just finished '‘Q’ Has Been Quiet, but QAnon Lives On - The New York Times'

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Looks like QAnon is going to be around for a while. Worrying stuff. link to ‘‘Q’ Has Been Quiet, but QAnon Lives On - The New York Times’