QAnon
QAnon, Citing The Simpsons, Says Something Is Happening September 24th
The Simpsons has a history of predicting the future, but QAnon is taking the animated series’ perceived abilities to the next level. As Vice reports, the conspiracy group is certain that something bad is going to happen on September 24th, and they’re basing their assumptions on one episode of the series and a poor choice of words from a German politician. While no one at QAnon is certain what, exactly, is going to happen on September 24th, followers on different platforms have thrown around the possibility of nuclear war, a financial crisis, water poisoning, and an armed revolution. The conspiracy theorists first got the idea for a fall armageddon when German lawmaker Friedrich Merz, speaking about the Russian invasion of Ukraine earlier this month, misspoke and said everyon...
Crypto influencers allegedly weaponize conspiracies to fleece QAnon followers
Two QAnon-affiliated conspiracy theorist influencers allegedly caused their followers millions of dollars in losses by running a cryptocurrency pump-and-dump scheme. The pair reportedly persuaded their thousands of followers to invest in a portfolio of cryptos, presenting a misleading mix of conspiratorial and genuine content along with claims about institutions backing the tokens to generate hype and raise the price of the portfolio. The allegations are included in an investigation by Logically, a group of data scientists and developers. It reported the two influencers running the Telegram channels “WhipLash347” and the “Quantum Stellar Initiative” (QSI) coordinated to promote lists of Stellar (XLM) altcoins which have been marked as fraudulent by the Stellar network. WhipLash347 is a Tel...
World’s biggest douchebag releases NFT collection
Around the world, douchebags are getting into NFTs in a big way. Now it’s true that there are thousands and thousands of legitimate artists in the growing non-fungible token space, and that precisely none of them are Paris Hilton. And sure, NFTs are a potentially world-changing phenomenon that were just declared ArtReview’s most powerful entity in the art world, though probably not as a result of the “catastrophic failure” that resulted in John Cena selling just 37 sad copies of a one thousand-NFT drop. There may indeed be all kinds of use-cases for NFTs — such as the censorship-proof preservation of historical records — that will cause future generations to wonder why it took us so long. But don’t let any of these important developments detract from the absolute douchebaggery that’s curre...
Sylvester Stallone Sparks QAnon Speculation with Coded Selfie
Could Sylvester Stallone be a believer in QAnon? That’s what supporters of the fringe conspiracy movement are asking after the actor posted quite the telling selfie on Thursday via social media. “Heading Into the Storm…..” the Rocky star captioned the snap wearing a baseball hat emblazoned with the letter ‘Q’ while aboard a private jet. Aside from the obvious letter on the hat, the phrase “the Storm” is another notable QAnon reference, having gained popularity among the extremist alt-right movement as a reference to some future date when the ring of high-profile child abusers running the country — including members of the Hollywood glitterati and Democratic leaders — will be rounded up and arrested on the instruction of Donald Trump. Of course, “the Storm” has been prophesied by Q before, ...
QAnon Shaman’s Lawyer Is Big Mad Trump Pardoned Lil Wayne But Not His Client
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Robert Nickelsberg / Getty Lil Wayne can sometimes be divisive, even in MAGA-Land. The QAnon Shaman who stormed that Capitol on January 6 has pleaded guilty to a felony, but his lawyer is clearly big mad that Lil Wayne managed to finesse a pardon from the then President Trump while his client clearly took an L in that regard. Jacob Chansley is the real name of the QAnon Shaman who is now naturally citing mental issues for his obsession with Cheeto Trump and to excuse his behavior in the Capitol and in general. This shouldn’t be surprising since previously Mr. Shaman said Trump pardoning Tunechi made him question his loyalty. Oh, that did it? Reports Raw Story: The attorney representing Jacob Chansley, a.k.a., the “QAnon Shaman,” made a rather unorthodox p...
Ice Cube Is Sharing Anti-Semitic Memes and QAnon Tweets
Over the last few weeks, Ice Cube has been very outspoken about the injustices the Black community has faced past and present. He canceled a Good Morning America appearance and has since been a very frequent tweeter since George Floyd’s murder. Also, N.W.A.‘s “Fuck Tha Police” has reemerged as an anthem for the ongoing protests. However, whether he realizes it or not, Cube has also unfortunately shared some memes that are understood to be anti-Semitic, spread on social media by Russian trolls promoting the conspiracy theory QAnon, as the Daily Beast points out. You could see the tweets yourself below. SPIN has reached out to Cube’s reps for comment. The next one is from the Russian propaganda page Black Matters. The next one has been used by the conspiracy group QAnon (hence...
