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What is The Storm? Conspiracy theory that mysterious White House official QAnon is leaking secrets
ibtimes.co.uk ^ | Kashmira Gander

Posted on 01/16/2018 3:55:42 PM PST by RoosterRedux

"You guys know what this represents? Maybe it's the calm before the storm," President Donald Trump told reporters ominously as he posed with military commanders and their spouses in October 2017.

Since then "The Storm", partly in reference to this moment, has taken on life as a conspiracy theory wrapped up in conspiracy theories on pro-Trump message boards on online forums.

The Storm boils down to the idea that the US president is working to wipe out the effects of globalisation, a concept much hated by his supporters. To achieve this, he will apparently dismantle the 'deep state'.

This widely discredited conspiracy theory suggests that the US government is secretly run by a cabal of officials and elite members of finance and industry in a way that negates democracy.

The term has also been used to describe the leadership in Turkey and Russia. On top of this, every move Trump makes is a victory for The Storm - regardless of how it appears or is reported.

How do they know this? Because they are tipped off by a user known as QAnonymous, or QAnon, whose name references Q: the highest level of security clearance in the US.

They believe that this Q figure, who first posted on 4Chan on 28 October, has taken to message boards like 4Chan and 8Chan - widely regarded as the Wild West of the internet - to share the top-secret goings on in the highest reaches of power.

The topics discussed include Pizzagate. This saw websites falsely spreading [yeah, right] the rumour that the Democractic Party was running a child trafficking ring in the basement of the Comet Ping Pong fast food restaurant in Washington DC - culminating in a gunman opening fire there in November 2016.


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KEYWORDS: conspiracytheory; qanon; thestorm
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To: MNDude

Interesting....


61 posted on 01/16/2018 4:45:43 PM PST by Bigg Red (Francis is a Nincompope.)
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To: RoosterRedux

If you create a ping list, I’d much appreciate if you could add me please. Thank you.


62 posted on 01/16/2018 4:47:30 PM PST by Chipper (You can't kill an Obamazombie by destroying the brain...they didn't have one to begin with.)
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To: surrey
said, "Every week is supposed to be a big week and then nothing"

"big" is a relative term. There are clearly a lot of actions taking place that are a steps in the right direction:

63 posted on 01/16/2018 4:47:45 PM PST by Steve Van Doorn (*in my best Eric Cartman voice* 'I love you, guys')
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To: Steve Van Doorn

You are talking about the Twitter account?! GaH! Now I am spreading disinformation! ARGGGHHH!!! Sorry and thank you for catching me before I spread it around like the flu!


64 posted on 01/16/2018 4:48:59 PM PST by ransomnote
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To: RoosterRedux

Miller maybe, but I’d be surprised if it were Jared. He just doesn’t seem too bright. Miller, OTOH, is a brilliant star.


65 posted on 01/16/2018 4:49:39 PM PST by MayflowerMadam
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To: RoosterRedux
Qanon is a Trump operative who has abandoned Twitter for a new direct channel to America.

Says who and where is the proof?

It seems to me that an individual now posting in total anonymity would be more specific with his messages rather than posting cryptic crap that allows his followers to interpret them as they wish........

P.S.: I just got this personal email from Q anon: "chickens are about to fly, the fox is looking for moles and winter is getting colder......That is all"

66 posted on 01/16/2018 4:52:16 PM PST by Hot Tabasco (My cat is not fat, she is just big boned........)
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To: GodAndCountryFirst

Forget Gitmo; it’s too nice. Alcatraz is just sitting there waiting for the pitter patter of criminal feet. Lock up everyone there and continue the tours. It would be fun to walk through and see Hillary behind bars. Everyone could point and laugh.


67 posted on 01/16/2018 4:53:06 PM PST by MayflowerMadam
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To: RoosterRedux
This article is a Leftie evaluation of Qanon.

Only slightly interesting in and of itself.

More interesting, if my impression is correct, is that Q Anon seems to be getting more open attention now from the disloyal opposition.

68 posted on 01/16/2018 4:54:20 PM PST by Lonely Bull ("When he is being rude or mean it drives people _away_ from his confession and _towards_ yours.")
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To: Hot Tabasco

Because of the heart attack gun maybe?


69 posted on 01/16/2018 4:57:53 PM PST by Cats Pajamas
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To: ransomnote
I like Dustin Nemos he seems like a good guy.

April LaJune i unsubscribed to her. She gets her information from highly questionable places and insists it's good information. Which is what she did with the marines landing in Langley CIA building. I looked at her sources all hear say. "i heard helicopters fly over they where heading in the direction of Langley." That doesn't equal to them landing there but that is what the article claimed.

Finding level headed people looking at this is nearly impossible. Which in itself is kinda of funny.

It's like looking into the Las Vegas shooting. Clearly the FBI is covering things up but people come up with the wildest ideas on what might be taking place.

70 posted on 01/16/2018 5:00:19 PM PST by Steve Van Doorn (*in my best Eric Cartman voice* 'I love you, guys')
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To: Cats Pajamas
Because of the heart attack gun maybe?

Huh??????

71 posted on 01/16/2018 5:00:22 PM PST by Hot Tabasco (My cat is not fat, she is just big boned........)
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To: RoosterRedux

It is Barron ...


72 posted on 01/16/2018 5:03:17 PM PST by bankwalker (Immigration without assimilation is an invasion.)
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To: MNDude

[“”You guys know what this represents? Maybe it’s the calm before the storm,” President Donald Trump told reporters ominously as he posed with military commanders and their spouses in October 2017.”]

I always liked how he said: “You’ll find out”.


73 posted on 01/16/2018 5:03:18 PM PST by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: RoosterRedux

Just posted on a different Q thread, since no one seems to have an answer for either of these questions:

I guess I might be a party pooper, but can anyone name one (1) thing that Q has predicted in advance, with enough specificity to have actually prepared anyone for an actual event?

I realize it’s fun to look back after events actually happened, to try to determine if Q might have left you a clue to something that did happen, but if he wasn’t able to ever actually tip you off of anything specific in advance, is the post-analysis of his tweets really of any value?

Seriously, just asking. Thank you!


74 posted on 01/16/2018 5:03:24 PM PST by Golden Eagle (Trump: "I'm disappointed in the Attorney General. He should not have recused himself immediately...")
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To: GodAndCountryFirst

What a wonderful thought!


75 posted on 01/16/2018 5:03:37 PM PST by Cats Pajamas
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

Didn’t Bill Clinton himself state to someone that he is not in charge. That there are people above him whom he has to answer to?


76 posted on 01/16/2018 5:03:45 PM PST by Guardian Sebastian (God Bless President Trump and Keep Him Safe)
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To: RoosterRedux

How do we know this Q isn’t just the new Ulstermann?


77 posted on 01/16/2018 5:04:27 PM PST by SaxxonWoods (CNN IS ISIS.)
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To: Hot Tabasco
said, "Q anon: "chickens are about to fly, the fox is looking for moles and winter is getting colder......That is all"

Actually the codes are like this one:
coded:
"DEFCON 1"
"none nuclear"
"not to be taken literally."

This represented the Hawaii "false" alarm Q gave three days before the event.

78 posted on 01/16/2018 5:06:05 PM PST by Steve Van Doorn (*in my best Eric Cartman voice* 'I love you, guys')
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To: RoosterRedux

Hi Rooster....

I have just lately been reading some of this Qanon, and I have to say that it’s confusing. Perhaps I’m just not used to following this type of posting or don’t really know how to read it, but it often leaves me scratching my head.

Having said that, I hope and pray every day that the curtain is pulled way back. All the way back to the Clintons and their criminal activity in Arkansas.


79 posted on 01/16/2018 5:06:59 PM PST by JudyinCanada
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To: Hot Tabasco
why doesn't he just come out front with his predictions rather than post code words in order to create mystery?

It's not done to create mystery. He is communicating with individuals on his team, much like George Webb does.

80 posted on 01/16/2018 5:08:20 PM PST by bankwalker (Immigration without assimilation is an invasion.)
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