Jacob Chansley, the QAnon Shaman, was sentenced to 41 months in prison (with credit for 10 already served) for his role in the January 6 attack on the Capitol. Judge Royce Lamberth Laid down the sentence this morning.
"You didn't slug anybody, but what you did here was actually obstruct the functioning of the whole government," Lamberth said. — Read the rest
My friend Mark Dery, one of the finest cultural critics alive, read a copy of the QAnon Shaman's self-published polemical new age fascist screed, One Mind at a Time: A Deep State of Illusion. Mark survived to write about it, and how closely the QAnon Shaman's paranoid worldview aligns with today's Republican standard-bearers, on Lit Hub:
There are many quotable quotes in Mark's review. — Read the rest
The war-paint loving QAnon Shaman, who wore a horned headdress and flourished a spear with a sharpened steel tip as he rioted with white supremacist terrorists during the deadly failed coup attempt at the US Capitol on January 6, should serve 51 months in a federal penitentiary followed by three years supervised release, say prosecutors. — Read the rest
The very stable geniuses in the QAnon Flavor-Aid Cult have uncovered another shocking truth, one that our reptilian uberlords have been hiding from us: Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards and former United States President John F. Kennedy are one and the same. — Read the rest
History has shown that when a cult leader's prophesy fails to materialize, the members become even more devoted. So when JFK Jr. doesn't show up today as promised by Q, the Trump-worshipping members of QAnon won't be disappointed, they'll instead lift their chins like the proud baby goat meme and decry the fools who haven't yet joined their movement. — Read the rest
Back in the 1970s, Jerry Falwell and his ilk injected white nationalist thinking into evangelical churches. Through the decades, evangelicals have become angrier, more reactionary, and more frightened, so it's not surprising that they have embraced a fear- and hate-mongering racist as president and joined a cult that demonizes everyone who isn't a white conservative Christian. — Read the rest
Michigan GOP lawmaker Daire Rendon revealed herself to be a member of QAnon, anti-Semitic pro-Nazi cult, notorious for a long list of failed predictions and which appeals to sociopathic sore losers with poor critical thinking skills.
Rendon was spotted wearing a Q pin at recent election protest Tuesday in Lansing, Michigan. — Read the rest
The cult of QAnon, also known as the GOP, has gone to considerable trouble concocting fantasies that Biden is a puppet controlled by a mysterious button-pusher in the White House who is tearing their world to shreds with one satanic/communistic move after another. — Read the rest
Jacob Chansley, among the mob of Trump supporters who sacked the U.S. Capitol in January, has two things to say. First, he would like to no longer be referred to as the Qanon Shaman, a sobriquet earned by his native-imitative adornments during the riot. — Read the rest
Chicken Nuggets are having a banner year, as I recently wrote on this very site. But with that increased popularity comes increased attention for … *checks notes* … K-Pop promotional partnerships? Which leads to increased opportunities for … *checks notes again* … accusations of child sex trafficking? — Read the rest
Federal investigators say a California surf instructor killed his two children on a trip to Mexico because he believed his wife possessed serpent DNA, which meant his children would grow into monsters, reports Insider.
As outlined in the criminal complaint, Matthew Taylor Coleman (40) was charged with the murder of his son (2), and daughter (10 months). — Read the rest
The "All Gas and No Brakes" guy (now calling his YouTube channel Channel 5 with Andrew Callaghan) went to the "God and Country Patriot Roundup" in Dallas, Texas.
He interviewed featured guests Michael Flynn, US Representative and former Colonel Allen West, and former foreign policy advisor George Papadopoulos. — Read the rest
On February 14, 2018, a gunman at Parkland, Florida's Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School killed 17 people and injured 17 more. Last week, one former Parkland student, using an anonymous account on Reddit, posted the following: "I survived the Stoneman Douglas school shooting and my dad is suddenly convinced I'm a liar and part of a false-flag operation…"
He'll say stuff like this straight to my face whenever he's drinking: 'You're a real piece of work to be able to sit here and act like nothing ever happened if it wasn't a hoax. — Read the rest
It's no wonder QAnon was able to ensnare so many Trump voters with its far-right, far-out conspiracies.
The Daily Show's Jordan Klepper digs up past interviews with senseless Trumpers who defy logic as they explain why we have a lot to be angry about when it comes to former president Barack Obama. — Read the rest
Look at these results for this Google image search and decide for yourself whether the QAnon Shaman's "flag pole" is a spear or not. To me, it looks like a wooden spear with a needle-sharp spearhead.
But the QAnon Shaman's lawyer, Al Watkins, told the court his client, who faces felony charges of civil disorder and obstruction of an official proceeding, should be released from jail because the "finial" on the "flagpole" (the spear *did* have the U.S. — Read the rest
Sean Donnelly is an animator and filmmaker. In this touching, sad, and kind of terrifying video, he chronicles his mother's descent into the madness of QAnon conspiracy theories.
Image: Screengrab
Jacob Angeli Chansley, the so-called 'QAnon Shaman' filmed among those storming the U.S. Capitol in January, has many detractors. But none so much as his lawyer, Albert Watkins, whose version of the "Trump Defense" sounds a lot like simply hating his client's guts. — Read the rest
Albert Watkins, the lawyer representing QAnon Shaman (Jacob Chansley) had some harsh things to say about the Capitol rioters, and managed to offend just about everybody with his insensitive comments toward people with disabilities.
From TPM:
— Read the restWatkins, the "Q Shaman" Jacob Chansley's attorney, said his client had Asperger's syndrome and indicated that Chansley's mental state — and the impact of Trump's "propaganda" efforts would play a role in his case.
Essential (and bleak) reporting by David Gilbert on how the QAnon conspiracy framework is tearing American families apart: "there is no such thing as a typical Q follower."
— Read the restChristian evangelicalism appears to be a major gateway to QAnon belief, with many of those VICE News spoke to reporting that their family member's belief in the conspiracy theory was tightly integrated with their faith.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (Q-GA) who was kicked off all congressional committees for espousing wacky and irresponsible lies (e.g. — Read the rest
