QAnon has security experts worried over potential for violence

January 13, 2021 deep state, marjorie taylor greene, pizzagate

Archived 6 years ago from The Straits Times
QAnon has security experts worried over potential for violence

When Mrs Melania Trump released a rare statement on Monday deploring last week’s storming of the Capitol and naming those who died, she started with Ms Ashli Babbitt, a 41-year-old woman who was shot and killed by a police officer as she tried to break open a door. Ms Babbitt was reportedly not …

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January 13, 2021 deep state

Archived 6 years ago from CTV News
Amazon is removing QAnon merchandise from its website

Amazon said it is banning QAnon merchandise from its marketplace in response to the extremist group’s role in attacking the U.S. Capitol. The company is in the process of removing QAnon products, but said it may take a few days to complete. QAnon, the far-right conspiracy theory group whose …

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January 13, 2021 deep state, maga, marjorie taylor greene, pizzagate, sidney powell, trump

Archived 6 years ago from The Washington Post
QAnon reshaped Trump’s party and radicalized believers. The Capitol siege may just be the start.

The “#Storm” envisioned on far-right message boards had arrived. And two women who had died in the rampage — both QAnon devotees — had become what some were calling the first martyrs of the cause. The siege ended with police retaking the Capitol and Trump being rebuked and losing his Twitter …

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January 13, 2021 big tech

Archived 6 years ago from WBFO
Facebook Removes ‘Stop The Steal’ Content; Twitter Suspends QAnon Accounts

Social media giants Twitter and Facebook have announced stricter measures on their platforms aimed at curbing misinformation and further unrest in response to last week’s deadly insurrection led by pro-Trump extremists at the U.S. Capitol. Facebook is targeting content with the phrase “stop the …

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January 13, 2021 maga, trump

Archived 6 years ago from NBC News
Pro-Trump Capitol rioters like the ‘QAnon Shaman’ looked ridiculous — by design

They stormed the Capitol dressed like mayhem. Amidst the sea of MAGA hats and Trump flags, there were rioters in animal pelts and superhero costumes; they came dressed as Uncle Sam, Abraham Lincoln and Lady Liberty, and in tactical gear; one person wore Superman body armor, replete with muscles, …

Banned from Facebook and Twitter, pro-Trump extremists hatch Inauguration Day violence in dark reaches of the web

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January 13, 2021 big tech, ron watkins, trump

Archived 6 years ago from USA TODAY
Banned from Facebook and Twitter, pro-Trump extremists hatch Inauguration Day violence in dark reaches of the web

Expelled from mainstream social media, the supporters of President Donald Trump, QAnon conspiracy theorists, white supremacists and armed agitators behind the deadly Capitol siege have burrowed into the darker reaches of the internet, where they are hatching plans to converge on state capitals and …

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January 12, 2021 big tech, deep state

Archived 2 years ago from Business Insider
QAnon spread like wildfire on social media. Here’s how 16 tech companies have reacted to the conspiracy theory.

Tech QAnon spread like wildfire on social media. Here’s how 16 tech companies have reacted to the conspiracy theory. Rachel E. Greenspan Updated 2021-01-13T14:05:20Z Share icon An curved arrow pointing right. Share Facebook Email X LinkedIn Copy Link lighning bolt icon An icon in the shape of a …

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January 12, 2021 deep state, marjorie taylor greene, pizzagate

Archived 6 years ago from The Straits Times
QAnon has US security experts worried over potential for violence

WASHINGTON – When Melania Trump released a rare statement on Monday (Jan 11) deploring last week’s storming of the Capitol and naming those who died, she started with Ashli Babbitt, a 41-year-old woman who was shot in the chest and killed by a police officer as she tried to break open a door. Ms …

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January 12, 2021

Archived 6 years ago from ABC News
FBI: QAnon backer from Iowa was among 1st to breach Capitol

The FBI says a right-wing conspiracy theorist from Iowa was among the first to break into the U.S. Capitol during last week’s deadly pro-Trump insurrection in which he chased and menaced a Black police officer By RYAN J. FOLEY Associated Press January 12, 2021, 11:01 PM • 3 min read Share to …

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January 12, 2021

Archived 6 years ago from The Gazette
QAnon backer from Iowa was among first to breach Capitol

IOWA CITY — A right-wing conspiracy theorist from Iowa was among the first to break into the U.S. Capitol during last week’s deadly pro-Trump insurrection, chasing and menacing a Black police officer, federal agents said Tuesday. Douglas A. Jensen, 41, surrendered to police in his hometown of Des …

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