The Storm Is Upon Us by Mike Rothschild, review — QAnon uncovered

On January 6 thousands of Trump supporters stormed the legislative chamber in the capital of the free world. Among them was a man with a horned fur headdress, a bare chest and a 6ft spear. Jake Angeli was one of many who believed Trump was about to be installed as president for life and that liberals and traitors would be hanged. He is, or was, a supporter of QAnon, the conspiracy theory that has swept from the wilder fringes of internet message boards to the heart of the Republican establishment. According to one poll about 8 per cent of Americans believe QAnon to be “very accurate” and about 10 per cent “somewhat accurate”. That’s about 40 million people.

Angeli, like most QAnon believers, thought he

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