rightwingwatch--2020-10-26--Meet the Twitter-verified MAGA Influencers Spreading the QAnon Gospel

In July , Twitter—after years of unheeded warnings—removed from its platform more than 7,000 accounts that were tweeting conspiracy theories from the QAnon universe , a move estimated to have affected more than 150,000 accounts related to those that were purged .
National Public Radio called it “ the most wide-reaching and aggressive response to the pro-Trump conspiracy theory that any social media platform has ever undertaken.
” And yet , QAnon ’ s presence remains robust , thanks in part to the work of Trump-enabling hard-right “ Twitter verified ” influencers who advance QAnon talking points , often minus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ James Woods may just be that actor who ’ s played a bunch of creepy roles .
But to people on the hard right , Woods is a digital warrior , and maybe even a friend of Q , the mysterious entity whose cryptic messages on far-right message-board channels form the core of the central QAnon conspiracy theory—the false claim that top Democrats and Hollywood figures are running a Satanic child-sex-trafficking ring , and that President Donald Trump is working behind the scenes to “ save the children.
” Woods has 2.6 million @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has tweeted messages remarkably similar to those of QAnon adherents .
Consequently , his is the favorite among Twitter-verified accounts of those posting from QAnon-related accounts .
The non-profit research group , Advance Democracy , Inc. , found that more than 50,000 QAnon-related Twitter accounts either mentioned or retweeted Woods approximately 1.6 million times between Jan. 1 – Aug. 2020 .
The research organization says that , as of September , all of those 50,000 accounts remained active .
And Woods is not the only Twitter presence with more than a million followers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ five key players in Twitter ’ s million+ club who are involved in the propulsion of false claims embraced by the QAnon community .
Each account bears a blue checkmark badge next to the tweeter ’ s name—Twitter ’ s signal to its users that the account is somehow significant .
Twitter executives define the blue checkmark in a more understated manner : “ The blue verified badge on Twitter lets people know that an account of public interest is authentic.
” Twitter users tend to view it a sign of prestige and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s own criteria , the blue-checkmark account is “ of public interest.
” In addition to Woods ’ , the accounts of Donald Trump Jr. , Turning Point USA Executive Director Charlie Kirk , radio personality Dan Bongino , Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton and BLEXIT Foundation principal officer Candace Owens are all Twitter-verified , have more than 1 million followers and advance QAnon messaging .
With the exception of Trump Jr. , each has been mentioned or referenced in a “ Q drop , ” one of the messages left by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ message board , a haven for those who wish to post anonymously .
( Hence the “ Anon ” part of the movement ’ s name . )
Here are some of the public-interest bon mots offered by Woods : Funny thing about that tweet : It ’ s a lot like a tweet linked to in a Q drop , and Woods ’ tweet was made only an hour after the Q post appeared .
The Twitter link in that Q drop goes to this : Then there ’ s Bill Mitchell @ @ @ @ @ @ @ video show who got permanently booted from Twitter for creating a new Twitter identity in order to evade a previous Twitter suspension .
He may not have had a million followers , but he had more than half that many , according to The Daily Beast ’ s Will Sommer , and he regularly regaled them with QAnon conspiracy theories—and , unlike others , freely bandied about the QAnon name .
The QAnon community returned the favor , ADI found , yielding Mitchell thousands of retweets from QAnon-related accounts .
One tweet featuring @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a hoax—garnered more than 3,100 retweets from accounts in the QAnon community .
Another favorite topic of Mitchell ’ s among QAnon adherents is the billionaire philanthropist George Soros , whom Mitchell tars with the usual tacit anti-Semitic smears one finds elsewhere on the right-wing internet .
In a June 20 tweet no longer available on the internet , Mitchell wrote : That one got 1563 retweets from QAnon-related accounts .
Until Twitter threw him out , Mitchell was a blue-checkmark tweeter .
In July 2019 , he was invited to Trump ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” which The New York Times ’ Kevin Roose described as a gathering of “ right-wing trolls.
” QAnon claims are so easily dismissed as too crazy to be believed that the danger posed by the movement , designated by the FBI as a potential domestic terrorism threat , is often overlooked .
To understand the threat , one needs to focus on the second part of the narrative—the part that promises that all of these Democratic and Jewish leaders smeared by Q and Q ’ s followers will meet with bloody @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump rounds them all up in mass arrests and executes them .
Consider the impulses of some of the most unhinged of the conspiracy-minded .
Remember Pizzagate ?
That was the internet conspiracy theory that posited a child-sex-trafficking ring involving top Democratic leaders that was ostensibly run out of the basement of a Washington , D.C. , pizzeria .
A man drove up to the nation ’ s capital from North Carolina to rescue the non-existent victims , having armed himself with an AR-15 assault rifle and a pistol .
He shot a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ families who had been eating inside fled for the exits .
And those are just QAnon ’ s central claims .
The QAnon network is a transmitter of all manner of conspiracy theories , many of them part of right-wing lore for years or even decades : The purported war of the “ deep state ” against Donald Trump , the anti-Semitic trope of Soros as a puppet-master , and of “ spygate , ” a fantasy about a “ deep state ” that had it in for Donald Trump during the 2016 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the fact that the FBI was keeping tabs on conversations between agents of the Russian state and Americans ; some of those Americans , it turned out , were working with Trump campaign .
Another common theme is that America is headed for civil war because of the savagery of the left .
Woods also advanced a phantasmagoric QAnon claim that the liberal Twitter influencer Chrissy Tiegen is linked to Jeffrey Epstein , and is a pedophile .
The online assaults consequently endured by Tiegen made her “ worried for my family , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ she deleted 60,000 of her own tweets , she said , and blocked some 1 million accounts from engaging with hers .
( The QAnon spreaders had gone into her Twitter archives and pulled out tweets in which Tiegen stated her disgust with such exploitive television programs as TLC ’ s “ Toddlers and Tiaras ” in a sarcastic manner , promoting them as to be taken literally . )
With 2.4 million Twitter followers of his own , Dan Bongino is the fourth-most popular verified Twitter account within the QAnon community , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ claims more than 3 million followers of his public Facebook page . )
On Feb. 14 , a tweet with a link to his show appeared in a “ Q drop.
” The research group found that between Jan. 1 – Aug. 1 , some 4,700 QAnon-related accounts either mentioned or retweeted ( or both ) tweets from Bongino ’ s account .
Bongino , radio personality and coauthor of “ Spygate : The Attempted Sabotage of Donald J. Trump , ” is a favorite commentator of the president ’ s , who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ book : In 2016 , the president took to Twitter to declare his appreciation of Bongino , as chronicled by The Daily Beast ’ s Maxwell Tani , Asawin Suesbsaeng and Lachlan Markay .
With 1.1 million Twitter followers , Judicial Watch president Tom Fitton is a top influencer in the hard-right realm .
Dating back to 2016 , Fitton , who helms a non-profit organization that takes in tens of millions in donations each year , has been flogging the main claim of “ Spygate , ” with allegations that the Obama @ @ @ @ @ @ @ behalf of Trump ’ s opponent , Hillary Clinton , who is the top target of QAnon adherents .
They want to see her executed .
Fitton has a knack for advancing exactly the kind of narrative that QAnon enthusiasts build upon .
As far back as November 22 , 2016 , Fitton was calling on Trump to arrest the candidate who won more of the popular vote than he did .
In fact , he claimed on Fox News that the Justice Department was “ broken ” for not having done so @ @ @ @ @ @ @ took to the CPAC stage to claim that Michael Flynn—the retired general and Trump national security adviser who was fired after being accused of lying to Vice President Mike Pence regarding Flynn ’ s communications during the presidential transition phase with Sergey Kislyak , who was then Russia ’ s ambassador to the United States—had been done wrong .
Flynn , it was learned , had been coaxing Kislyak not to respond to sanctions imposed on Russia by the Obama administration in response to the federation ’ s intervention in the 2016 U.S. @ @ @ @ @ @ @ administration would lift them once Trump was inaugurated .
Flynn himself is a QAnon buff , even recording a video of Flynn family members and the retired general himself reciting the QAnon slogan , “ Where We Go One , We Go All.
” ( Julian Feeld of the investigative QAnon Anonymous podcast tweeted it here ; CNN has the full video and some backstory here . )
Travis View , who hosts the QAnon Anonymous podcast , noticed this tweet from Fitton , who accused Facebook of “ censoring QAnon ” in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the time period studied by ADI ( Jan. 1 – Aug. 1 , 2020 ) , more than 39,000 QAnon-related accounts either mentioned or retweeted Fitton some 721,000 times .
Those accounts , the research group says , remain active ( as of September ) .
The president himself retweets Fitton or @ JudicialWatch with some regularity .
Tweets by Fitton have also been linked in at least three Q drops .
Charlie Kirk is another favorite of the president ’ s ; Trump gave him a shout-out during a rambling speech he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Conference at National Harbor , Md .
Kirk is said to be close to Donald Trump Jr. , and a 2018 fundraiser Kirk held at Mar-a-Lago , the president ’ s Florida resort , is reported to have reaped $ 5 million in a single night with the help of Trump Jr. , according to ProPublica ’ s Mike Spies and Jack Pearson .
“ Over the last year , the president has delivered remarks at the organization ’ s conferences three separate times , ” they write , also noting that Kirk @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Doctrine , ” was promoted by both the president and Trump Jr .
Conceived as a right-wing presence on college campuses , Kirk ’ s Turning Point USA has become a full-on Trump-boosting organization .
It is also a tax-exempt non-profit .
For Kirk , the Trump train has proven to be a gravy train .
At TPUSA ’ s 2012 founding , his annual salary was $ 27,000 ; he ’ s now paid $ 300,000 , according to ProPublica .
Kirk is 27 years old .
Among Twitter accounts that are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s is the third most popular Twitter account , according to ADI .
And , as of August , his account was following some 557 QAnon-related Twitter accounts .
Kirk ’ s name and image appeared on a flyer for Q Con Live !
, a QAnon conference that was to have taken place in Fresno , Calif. , this month , but appears to have been canceled .
Among the conspiracy theories that have been folded into QAnon ’ s toxic brew is the president ’ s false claim of widespread @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has taken up .
Kirk has also aligned with Christian nationalists , co-founding the Falkirk Center at Liberty University with the disgraced Jerry Falwell Jr. Kirk ’ s former TPUSA colleague Candace Owens recently organized a Trump campaign rally at the White House featuring members of her group , the Blexit Foundation , which claims to inculcate conservative values among Black Americans .
At an April 2019 hearing before the House Judiciary Committee , Owens testified that white nationalism and racism are not real threats to Black Americans , claiming that discussion of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nothing more than campaign rhetoric from Democrats .
She also claimed that President Richard Nixon ’ s use of the racist Southern strategy was “ a myth.
” A top influencer in the hard-right sphere , Owens has 2.6 million Twitter followers , and was apparently scheduled to speak at the canceled Fresno Q Con Live !
event , according to the same flyer for the event ( above ) that featured Kirk .
( A different Q Con Live !
event convened in Arizona that same weekend , but neither Kirk nor @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Owens does not have a high level of engagement with the QAnon community on Twitter , she did get some attention from QAnon-related accounts when she began tweeting disinformation about the novel coronavirus .
Her account was linked in a Q drop on June 10 .
Her linked tweet accused the Black Lives Matter movement of being a “ shell company.
” Here , the Q drop linking to Owens ’ account .
Donald Trump Jr. , the president ’ s eldest son , boasts 5.5 million followers on Twitter .
And while @ @ @ @ @ @ @ himself with QAnon-related accounts , he sure is popular in the QAnon community , not only for his proximity to the epic hero ( his father ) at the center of the core QAnon theory , but for messaging that gets QAnon enthusiasts excited—including the notion that Michael Flynn was unfairly prosecuted and convicted .
( Flynn pleaded “ guilty ” to lying to the FBI . )
Nearly 47,500 QAnon-related accounts either mentioned and/or retweeted Trump Jr. on Twitter approximately 950,000 times , according to ADI .
The May 2020 tweet shown @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
While the final outcome of the Flynn case has yet to be determined , he ’ d have to imagine that signals from the Trump family are looking good for a pardon or commutation .
Also in May , according to The New York Times Magazine , Trump Jr. took to Instagram to call Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden a “ pedophile ” —signal-boosting a central claim of the QAnon conspiracy theory , without giving a direct shout-out to the movement .
Pretty slick .

In July, Twitter—after years of unheeded warnings—removed from its platform more than 7,000 accounts that were tweeting conspiracy theories from the QAnon universe, a move estimated to have affected more than 150,000 accounts related to those that were purged. National Public Radio called it “the most wide-reaching and aggressive response to the pro-Trump conspiracy theory that any social media platform has ever undertaken.”
And yet, QAnon’s presence remains robust, thanks in part to the work of Trump-enabling hard-right “Twitter verified” influencers who advance QAnon talking points, often minus overt QAnon branding.
To you, James Woods may just be that actor who’s played a bunch of creepy roles. But to people on the hard right, Woods is a digital warrior, and maybe even a friend of Q, the mysterious entity whose cryptic messages on far-right message-board channels form the core of the central QAnon conspiracy theory—the false claim that top Democrats and Hollywood figures are running a Satanic child-sex-trafficking ring, and that President Donald Trump is working behind the scenes to “save the children.” Woods has 2.6 million followers on Twitter, to whom he has tweeted messages remarkably similar to those of QAnon adherents. Consequently, his is the favorite among Twitter-verified accounts of those posting from QAnon-related accounts. The non-profit research group, Advance Democracy, Inc., found that more than 50,000 QAnon-related Twitter accounts either mentioned or retweeted Woods approximately 1.6 million times between Jan. 1 – Aug. 2020. The research organization says that, as of September, all of those 50,000 accounts remained active.
And Woods is not the only Twitter presence with more than a million followers who plays this game. ADI identified five key players in Twitter’s million+ club who are involved in the propulsion of false claims embraced by the QAnon community. Each account bears a blue checkmark badge next to the tweeter’s name—Twitter’s signal to its users that the account is somehow significant. Twitter executives define the blue checkmark in a more understated manner: “The blue verified badge on Twitter lets people know that an account of public interest is authentic.” Twitter users tend to view it a sign of prestige and credibility. After all, by Twitter’s own criteria, the blue-checkmark account is “of public interest.”
In addition to Woods’, the accounts of Donald Trump Jr., Turning Point USA Executive Director Charlie Kirk, radio personality Dan Bongino, Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton and BLEXIT Foundation principal officer Candace Owens are all Twitter-verified, have more than 1 million followers and advance QAnon messaging. With the exception of Trump Jr., each has been mentioned or referenced in a “Q drop,” one of the messages left by the enigmatic Q on the 8kun internet message board, a haven for those who wish to post anonymously. (Hence the “Anon” part of the movement’s name.)
Here are some of the public-interest bon mots offered by Woods:
Funny thing about that tweet: It’s a lot like a tweet linked to in a Q drop, and Woods’ tweet was made only an hour after the Q post appeared.
The Twitter link in that Q drop goes to this:
Then there’s Bill Mitchell, the Trump superfan with an online video show who got permanently booted from Twitter for creating a new Twitter identity in order to evade a previous Twitter suspension. He may not have had a million followers, but he had more than half that many, according to The Daily Beast’s Will Sommer, and he regularly regaled them with QAnon conspiracy theories—and, unlike others, freely bandied about the QAnon name. The QAnon community returned the favor, ADI found, yielding Mitchell thousands of retweets from QAnon-related accounts. One tweet featuring disinformation about the coronavirus—which Mitchell dismisses as a hoax—garnered more than 3,100 retweets from accounts in the QAnon community. Another favorite topic of Mitchell’s among QAnon adherents is the billionaire philanthropist George Soros, whom Mitchell tars with the usual tacit anti-Semitic smears one finds elsewhere on the right-wing internet. In a June 20 tweet no longer available on the internet, Mitchell wrote:
Arrest Soros, seize his records and freeze his assets and 99% of this chaos you see on our streets ends tomorrow. Retweet if you agree.
That one got 1563 retweets from QAnon-related accounts. Until Twitter threw him out, Mitchell was a blue-checkmark tweeter. In July 2019, he was invited to Trump’s White House “social media summit,” which The New York Times’ Kevin Roose described as a gathering of “right-wing trolls.”
QAnon claims are so easily dismissed as too crazy to be believed that the danger posed by the movement, designated by the FBI as a potential domestic terrorism threat, is often overlooked. To understand the threat, one needs to focus on the second part of the narrative—the part that promises that all of these Democratic and Jewish leaders smeared by Q and Q’s followers will meet with bloody vengeance on the day that the hero Trump rounds them all up in mass arrests and executes them. Consider the impulses of some of the most unhinged of the conspiracy-minded. Remember Pizzagate? That was the internet conspiracy theory that posited a child-sex-trafficking ring involving top Democratic leaders that was ostensibly run out of the basement of a Washington, D.C., pizzeria. A man drove up to the nation’s capital from North Carolina to rescue the non-existent victims, having armed himself with an AR-15 assault rifle and a pistol. He shot a round into an interior door as the families who had been eating inside fled for the exits.
And those are just QAnon’s central claims. The QAnon network is a transmitter of all manner of conspiracy theories, many of them part of right-wing lore for years or even decades: The purported war of the “deep state” against Donald Trump, the anti-Semitic trope of Soros as a puppet-master, and of “spygate,” a fantasy about a “deep state” that had it in for Donald Trump during the 2016 campaign, the evidence for which is the fact that the FBI was keeping tabs on conversations between agents of the Russian state and Americans; some of those Americans, it turned out, were working with Trump campaign. Another common theme is that America is headed for civil war because of the savagery of the left.
Woods also advanced a phantasmagoric QAnon claim that the liberal Twitter influencer Chrissy Tiegen is linked to Jeffrey Epstein, and is a pedophile. The online assaults consequently endured by Tiegen made her “worried for my family,” she wrote on Twitter, so she deleted 60,000 of her own tweets, she said, and blocked some 1 million accounts from engaging with hers. (The QAnon spreaders had gone into her Twitter archives and pulled out tweets in which Tiegen stated her disgust with such exploitive television programs as TLC’s “Toddlers and Tiaras” in a sarcastic manner, promoting them as to be taken literally.)
With 2.4 million Twitter followers of his own, Dan Bongino is the fourth-most popular verified Twitter account within the QAnon community, according to ADI. (He also claims more than 3 million followers of his public Facebook page.) On Feb. 14, a tweet with a link to his show appeared in a “Q drop.” The research group found that between Jan. 1 – Aug. 1, some 4,700 QAnon-related accounts either mentioned or retweeted (or both) tweets from Bongino’s account.
Bongino, radio personality and coauthor of “Spygate: The Attempted Sabotage of Donald J. Trump,” is a favorite commentator of the president’s, who gifted Bongino with a blurb for his book:
‘Spygate: The Attempted Sabotage of Donald J. Trump,’ is terrific. He’s tough, he’s smart, and he really gets it. His book is on sale now. I highly recommend! —President of the United States, Donald J. Trump
In 2016, the president took to Twitter to declare his appreciation of Bongino, as chronicled by The Daily Beast’s Maxwell Tani, Asawin Suesbsaeng and Lachlan Markay.
With 1.1 million Twitter followers, Judicial Watch president Tom Fitton is a top influencer in the hard-right realm. Dating back to 2016, Fitton, who helms a non-profit organization that takes in tens of millions in donations each year, has been flogging the main claim of “Spygate,” with allegations that the Obama administration spied on the Trump campaign on behalf of Trump’s opponent, Hillary Clinton, who is the top target of QAnon adherents. They want to see her executed.
Fitton has a knack for advancing exactly the kind of narrative that QAnon enthusiasts build upon. As far back as November 22, 2016, Fitton was calling on Trump to arrest the candidate who won more of the popular vote than he did. In fact, he claimed on Fox News that the Justice Department was “broken” for not having done so already.
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In February 2017, Fitton took to the CPAC stage to claim that Michael Flynn—the retired general and Trump national security adviser who was fired after being accused of lying to Vice President Mike Pence regarding Flynn’s communications during the presidential transition phase with Sergey Kislyak, who was then Russia’s ambassador to the United States—had been done wrong. Flynn, it was learned, had been coaxing Kislyak not to respond to sanctions imposed on Russia by the Obama administration in response to the federation’s intervention in the 2016 U.S. presidential race—with the inference that the Trump administration would lift them once Trump was inaugurated.
Flynn himself is a QAnon buff, even recording a video of Flynn family members and the retired general himself reciting the QAnon slogan, “Where We Go One, We Go All.” (Julian Feeld of the investigative QAnon Anonymous podcast tweeted it here; CNN has the full video and some backstory here.)
Travis View, who hosts the QAnon Anonymous podcast, noticed this tweet from Fitton, who accused Facebook of “censoring QAnon” in its purges of QAnon-related accounts.
In the time period studied by ADI (Jan. 1 – Aug. 1, 2020), more than 39,000 QAnon-related accounts either mentioned or retweeted Fitton some 721,000 times. Those accounts, the research group says, remain active (as of September).
The president himself retweets Fitton or @JudicialWatch with some regularity. Tweets by Fitton have also been linked in at least three Q drops.
Charlie Kirk is another favorite of the president’s; Trump gave him a shout-out during a rambling speech he delivered at the 2019 Conservative Political Action Conference at National Harbor, Md. Kirk is said to be close to Donald Trump Jr., and a 2018 fundraiser Kirk held at Mar-a-Lago, the president’s Florida resort, is reported to have reaped $5 million in a single night with the help of Trump Jr., according to ProPublica’s Mike Spies and Jack Pearson. “Over the last year, the president has delivered remarks at the organization’s conferences three separate times,” they write, also noting that Kirk’s book, “The MAGA Doctrine,” was promoted by both the president and Trump Jr.
Conceived as a right-wing presence on college campuses, Kirk’s Turning Point USA has become a full-on Trump-boosting organization. It is also a tax-exempt non-profit. For Kirk, the Trump train has proven to be a gravy train. At TPUSA’s 2012 founding, his annual salary was $27,000; he’s now paid $300,000, according to ProPublica. Kirk is 27 years old.
Among Twitter accounts that are part of the QAnon infrastructure, Kirk’s is the third most popular Twitter account, according to ADI. And, as of August, his account was following some 557 QAnon-related Twitter accounts. Kirk’s name and image appeared on a flyer for Q Con Live!, a QAnon conference that was to have taken place in Fresno, Calif., this month, but appears to have been canceled.
Among the conspiracy theories that have been folded into QAnon’s toxic brew is the president’s false claim of widespread voter fraud, a cause that Kirk has taken up.
Kirk has also aligned with Christian nationalists, co-founding the Falkirk Center at Liberty University with the disgraced Jerry Falwell Jr.
Kirk’s former TPUSA colleague Candace Owens recently organized a Trump campaign rally at the White House featuring members of her group, the Blexit Foundation, which claims to inculcate conservative values among Black Americans. At an April 2019 hearing before the House Judiciary Committee, Owens testified that white nationalism and racism are not real threats to Black Americans, claiming that discussion of the threat posed by white nationalism was nothing more than campaign rhetoric from Democrats. She also claimed that President Richard Nixon’s use of the racist Southern strategy was “a myth.”
A top influencer in the hard-right sphere, Owens has 2.6 million Twitter followers, and was apparently scheduled to speak at the canceled Fresno Q Con Live! event, according to the same flyer for the event (above) that featured Kirk. (A different Q Con Live! event convened in Arizona that same weekend, but neither Kirk nor Owens appeared as speakers.)
Although Owens does not have a high level of engagement with the QAnon community on Twitter, she did get some attention from QAnon-related accounts when she began tweeting disinformation about the novel coronavirus. Her account was linked in a Q drop on June 10. Her linked tweet accused the Black Lives Matter movement of being a “shell company.”
Here, the Q drop linking to Owens’ account.
Donald Trump Jr., the president’s eldest son, boasts 5.5 million followers on Twitter. And while he’s careful to not engage himself with QAnon-related accounts, he sure is popular in the QAnon community, not only for his proximity to the epic hero (his father) at the center of the core QAnon theory, but for messaging that gets QAnon enthusiasts excited—including the notion that Michael Flynn was unfairly prosecuted and convicted. (Flynn pleaded “guilty” to lying to the FBI.)
Nearly 47,500 QAnon-related accounts either mentioned and/or retweeted Trump Jr. on Twitter approximately 950,000 times, according to ADI. The May 2020 tweet shown below received 8,078 retweets from QAnon-related accounts.
While the final outcome of the Flynn case has yet to be determined, he’d have to imagine that signals from the Trump family are looking good for a pardon or commutation.
Also in May, according to The New York Times Magazine, Trump Jr. took to Instagram to call Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden a “pedophile”—signal-boosting a central claim of the QAnon conspiracy theory, without giving a direct shout-out to the movement. Pretty slick.


rightwingwatch--2020-10-26--Johnny Enlow Says QAnon ‘Is Going to Be Proven so Thoroughly, It’s Just Going to Be Indisputable’

Pastor Johnny Enlow , a leading proponent of Seven Mountains Dominionism , appeared on the Elijah Streams YouTube channel last Thursday , where he was allowed to freely promote the QAnon conspiracy theory .
Elijah Streams is the YouTube channel of Elijah List , a website and newsletter that spreads the words of modern-day so-called “ prophets ” to hundreds of thousands of Charismatic Christian activists .
Elijah List was founded by Steve Shultz , who also hosts the broadcasts on the affiliated Elijah Streams programs .
Last week , Shulz welcomed Enlow , who is a full-blown QAnon believer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ him to explain the conspiracy theory to his audience .
Even though QAnon is a dangerous and baseless far-right conspiracy theory alleging that President Donald Trump is working to dismantle a global Satanic pedophile ring run by Democratic politicians , successful business leaders , and high-profile media figures , Enlow falsely portrayed it as non-violent movement while claiming that it began back in the John F. Kennedy administration .
“ It ’ s a military intelligence operation that has been releasing drops , intelligence information , and it was designed to awaken the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ going to be happening , ” Enlow said .
“ This person .
Q , is not just one person , he describes himself as being between seven and 10 people—and no more than 10 people maximum know all the information that they ’ re bringing out—and it ’ s been something that ’ s been in planning for years and years and years .
And honestly , there are some routes to go all the way back to John F. Kennedy .
He had a team around him .
He was the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ll say the deep state in this kind of way .
He was going to take on the Federal Reserve .
He was going to take on the CIA , said he ’ s going to rip it up in a thousand shreds , and within days , he was killed , of course .
But he had military generals and colonels around him , and they were known as Q .
And if you look at John F. Kennedy ’ s cemetery plot in D.C. from above , it ’ s a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s a movement that ’ s being awakened to the very things we ’ re talking about , ” Enlow added .
“ What ’ s coming out about the Biden family corruption , the Clinton family corruption , the Jeffrey Epstein thing—we heard that for two years from Q before it ever became public .
We heard this Biden story , the Biden story with China .
If anything , the Q operation is being validated as never before .
And again , if anybody ’ s listening for the first time @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has been debunked , ’ you have to understand it has not been debunked .
It is going to be proven so thoroughly , it ’ s just going to be indisputable .
”

Pastor Johnny Enlow, a leading proponent of Seven Mountains Dominionism, appeared on the Elijah Streams YouTube channel last Thursday, where he was allowed to freely promote the QAnon conspiracy theory.
Elijah Streams is the YouTube channel of Elijah List, a website and newsletter that spreads the words of modern-day so-called “prophets” to hundreds of thousands of Charismatic Christian activists. Elijah List was founded by Steve Shultz, who also hosts the broadcasts on the affiliated Elijah Streams programs.
Last week, Shulz welcomed Enlow, who is a full-blown QAnon believer, on to his program and asked him to explain the conspiracy theory to his audience.
Even though QAnon is a dangerous and baseless far-right conspiracy theory alleging that President Donald Trump is working to dismantle a global Satanic pedophile ring run by Democratic politicians, successful business leaders, and high-profile media figures, Enlow falsely portrayed it as non-violent movement while claiming that it began back in the John F. Kennedy administration.
“It’s a military intelligence operation that has been releasing drops, intelligence information, and it was designed to awaken the American people to a task that was going to be happening,” Enlow said. “This person. Q, is not just one person, he describes himself as being between seven and 10 people—and no more than 10 people maximum know all the information that they’re bringing out—and it’s been something that’s been in planning for years and years and years. And honestly, there are some routes to go all the way back to John F. Kennedy. He had a team around him. He was the last president to go after we’ll say the deep state in this kind of way. He was going to take on the Federal Reserve. He was going to take on the CIA, said he’s going to rip it up in a thousand shreds, and within days, he was killed, of course. But he had military generals and colonels around him, and they were known as Q. And if you look at John F. Kennedy’s cemetery plot in D.C. from above, it’s a Q as well.”
“It’s a movement that’s being awakened to the very things we’re talking about,” Enlow added. “What’s coming out about the Biden family corruption, the Clinton family corruption, the Jeffrey Epstein thing—we heard that for two years from Q before it ever became public. We heard this Biden story, the Biden story with China. If anything, the Q operation is being validated as never before. And again, if anybody’s listening for the first time is like, ‘No, QAnon has been debunked,’ you have to understand it has not been debunked. It is going to be proven so thoroughly, it’s just going to be indisputable.”


rightwingwatch--2020-10-26--Religious-Right Preelection Push Calls Democrats Demonic, Warns Against Muslims, Secularists

Religious-right groups are making a last-minute push to turn out conservative evangelical voters for Donald Trump by sharing a Virginia pastor ’ s sermon that denounces the Democratic Party as evil and demonic and warns evangelical Christians that if they don ’ t get more involved in politics , they will allow Muslims and secular humanists to shape the country .
In the sermon video , Pastor Gary Hamrick of Cornerstone Chapel in Leesburg , Virginia , calls the election a “ spiritual war ” and says politicians who are “ advancing a godless agenda ” are “ pawns of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ religious-right leaders who attended President Donald Trump ’ s speech at the White House in August accepting the Republican nomination for president .
Hamrick ’ s sermon is being promoted by White House aide Paula White ’ s Once Voice Prayer Movement , a political outreach project of the Trump White House in the guise of an online prayer group .
One Voice Prayer Movement promotes dominionist leaders and Christian nationalist rhetoric , and White , herself , has a habit of portraying Trump ’ s political opponents as demonic .
Unlike most @ @ @ @ @ @ @ press releases promoting Trump and his administration—the promotion of Hamrick ’ s sermon didn ’ t bother to couch it as a “ prayer request ” or “ prayer need ” by the White House .
The video was simply sent with a note praising its “ boldness and clarity ” and urging people to share it .
Closely aligned with One Voice Prayer Movement is Intercessors for America , a group of pro-Trump “ prayer warriors ” whose leader Dave Kubal helps run OVPM .
IFA , whose monthly prayer calls regularly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ promoting Hamrick ’ s sermon with a five-day “ sharing campaign ” that began Saturday .
IFA is sending its intercessors daily emails encouraging them to share selected clips from Hamrick ’ s sermon along with a link to copy of the full sermon published on IFA ’ s YouTube channel .
Hamrick ’ s sermon began with a dramatic build-up to those sitting in the pews as he delivered it .
He said that some people might become so angry that they would leave the church .
And he claimed that local @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stationed throughout the congregation ” to enforce Virginia law against disrupting a religious service .
He told congregants that he is not angry with them personally , adding : But I am angry with the spiritual forces of evil that have hijacked the hearts and minds of people in an effort to try to capture the soul of America .
And I ’ m angry with demonic principalities , and by extension demonic principles that have influenced millennials , Gen Xers , and Gen Zers with godless philosophies and the doctrines of men @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are either knowingly or unknowingly pawns of darkness , instead of agents of light , who are advancing a godless agenda that is destructive to our country .
And thus , I can not be silent , I will not be silent and neither should you .
America needs to wake up , and it starts with the church of Jesus Christ .
We need to wake up , Christian .
We , we need to wake up , Christian .
This is a battle .
This is a war .
This is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a spiritual battle that we are facing for the heart and soul of America and for the heart and soul of the next generation .
Hamrick grounded his sermon in the biblical book of Jeremiah , a prophet who warned of God ’ s wrath on nations that reject his law .
He said the U.S. is at a crossroads , adding that if the body of Christ would get its collective act together and honor God “ in this election cycle , ” then perhaps God will have mercy on the country @ @ @ @ @ @ @ against what he calls his Election Day sermons from people who think pastors should keep politics out of the pulpit .
Channeling religious-right pseudo-historian David Barton , Hamrick offered a presentation on pastors “ leading the charge ” in the Revolutionary War and at other moments in history .
And he had a question for his congregants : Hamrick showed a video that included Joe Biden speaking to Muslims and clips from a civic participation campaign encouraging American Muslims to vote .
Hamrick claimed he was not sharing the video to disparage Muslim @ @ @ @ @ @ @ worship in the U.S .
But , he added : Well , what I am saying is that if as Christians , somehow you believe the lie that faith and politics don ’ t mix , that pastors should stay out of that—it ’ s just too divisive—then by your apathy and your reluctance , you are actually helping to advance the doctrine and dogma of other world religions and of secular humanism , to influence this nation , rather than the values and virtues of Christianity .
That ’ s what ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ re not asleep .
They ’ re not asleep .
Why are Christians asleep today when it comes to this ?
Now , the fact is that only in recent times , have pastors kowtowed to political correctness , and remained silent or indifferent about faith and politics .
Hamrick read from a prayer guide distributed by Intercessors for America that contrasts positions in the Republican and Democratic Party platforms .
He highlighted the Democratic Party ’ s—and the Biden-Harris ticket ’ s—support for LGBTQ equality .
He said the Democratic platform @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” is “ political speak ” for socialism .
He praised Trump as the “ most pro-life ” and “ most pro-Israeli ” president the U.S. has ever had .
He played a short video clip from a Trump speech in which Trump said “ you still need help from the boss ” —meaning God—and joked that he ’ s not the most famous person in the world because Jesus Christ is .
Hamrick told the Democrats in his congregation that theirs is no longer the party of FDR , JFK , or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , I ’ m going to speak truth to you .
If you are a lifelong Democrat , your party has left you .
Your party has left you .
That ship has sailed .
It ’ s true .
I used to believe that the two-party system in America was much like a husband and a wife in a marriage , just differences .
Just , you know , different people with different approaches and different perspectives but who shared a common goal and vision in life .
And so , therefore @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s different perspective , and you would balance each other out .
I don ’ t believe that anymore .
I believe that there is a liberal progressive agenda influenced by spiritual forces of evil , that if allowed to progress will be the demise of America .
I believe it with all my heart .
And while people are sitting around , foolishly talking about how they don ’ t like Trump ’ s tweets and his unfiltered style and his checkered past , meanwhile , the enemy is roaming around @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nation to devour .
I know Trump is not going to win Miss Congeniality .
Get over it !
It ’ s not about personality .
It ’ s about guardians of what is true and what is right in our day .
That ’ s what we need to be concerned about .
Donald Trump is not our savior .
Joe Biden is not our savior .
Jesus Christ is our savior , and because he is my Savior , as for me in my house , I can not , I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ party platform advocates the murder of unborn babies , embraces same-sex marriage , encourages transgender behavior , and ignores God and his word in our culture .
I can not .
I will not .
Can not .
Will not .
Amen .
Listen , if you in good conscience can not vote for Donald Trump , then don ’ t .
But I don ’ t know how in good conscience a Christian can vote for an agenda that is evil .
Hamrick called a church that is “ silent about the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the evil , ” like Christians in Nazi Germany that did not resist the regime ’ s persecution of Jews .
Hamrick ’ s sermon was posted on YouTube Oct. 18 .
As of Monday morning Oct. 26 , it had nearly 140,000 views ; a copy of the video posted by Intercessors for America had another 25,000 views .

Religious-right groups are making a last-minute push to turn out conservative evangelical voters for Donald Trump by sharing a Virginia pastor’s sermon that denounces the Democratic Party as evil and demonic and warns evangelical Christians that if they don’t get more involved in politics, they will allow Muslims and secular humanists to shape the country.
In the sermon video, Pastor Gary Hamrick of Cornerstone Chapel in Leesburg, Virginia, calls the election a “spiritual war” and says politicians who are “advancing a godless agenda” are “pawns of darkness.” Hamrick was one of the religious-right leaders who attended President Donald Trump’s speech at the White House in August accepting the Republican nomination for president.
Hamrick’s sermon is being promoted by White House aide Paula White’s Once Voice Prayer Movement, a political outreach project of the Trump White House in the guise of an online prayer group. One Voice Prayer Movement promotes dominionist leaders and Christian nationalist rhetoric, and White, herself, has a habit of portraying Trump’s political opponents as demonic.
Unlike most OVPM “prayer alerts”—in effect press releases promoting Trump and his administration—the promotion of Hamrick’s sermon didn’t bother to couch it as a “prayer request” or “prayer need” by the White House. The video was simply sent with a note praising its “boldness and clarity” and urging people to share it.
Closely aligned with One Voice Prayer Movement is Intercessors for America, a group of pro-Trump “prayer warriors” whose leader Dave Kubal helps run OVPM. IFA, whose monthly prayer calls regularly feature right-wing politicians, is also actively promoting Hamrick’s sermon with a five-day “sharing campaign” that began Saturday. IFA is sending its intercessors daily emails encouraging them to share selected clips from Hamrick’s sermon along with a link to copy of the full sermon published on IFA’s YouTube channel.
Hamrick’s sermon began with a dramatic build-up to those sitting in the pews as he delivered it. He said that some people might become so angry that they would leave the church. And he claimed that local law enforcement and state troopers were “stationed throughout the congregation” to enforce Virginia law against disrupting a religious service.
He told congregants that he is not angry with them personally, adding:
But I am angry with the spiritual forces of evil that have hijacked the hearts and minds of people in an effort to try to capture the soul of America. And I’m angry with demonic principalities, and by extension demonic principles that have influenced millennials, Gen Xers, and Gen Zers with godless philosophies and the doctrines of men. I am angry with politicians who are either knowingly or unknowingly pawns of darkness, instead of agents of light, who are advancing a godless agenda that is destructive to our country. And thus, I cannot be silent, I will not be silent and neither should you. America needs to wake up, and it starts with the church of Jesus Christ. We need to wake up, Christian. We, we need to wake up, Christian. This is a battle. This is a war. This is not a game. It’s a spiritual battle that we are facing for the heart and soul of America and for the heart and soul of the next generation.
Hamrick grounded his sermon in the biblical book of Jeremiah, a prophet who warned of God’s wrath on nations that reject his law. He said the U.S. is at a crossroads, adding that if the body of Christ would get its collective act together and honor God “in this election cycle,” then perhaps God will have mercy on the country.
Hamrick rejected the “pushback” against what he calls his Election Day sermons from people who think pastors should keep politics out of the pulpit. Channeling religious-right pseudo-historian David Barton, Hamrick offered a presentation on pastors “leading the charge” in the Revolutionary War and at other moments in history. And he had a question for his congregants:
Okay, so let me ask you a question. Don’t you think that Rep. Ilhan Omar integrates her faith and politics? Don’t you think that Rashida Tlaib integrates her faith and politics? You better believe it. In fact, for those of you who are not aware, Joe Biden has already publicly declared that he will be adding Muslims to his administration. Listen to him yourself.
Hamrick showed a video that included Joe Biden speaking to Muslims and clips from a civic participation campaign encouraging American Muslims to vote. Hamrick claimed he was not sharing the video to disparage Muslim Americans, who also have freedom to worship in the U.S. But, he added:
Well, what I am saying is that if as Christians, somehow you believe the lie that faith and politics don’t mix, that pastors should stay out of that—it’s just too divisive—then by your apathy and your reluctance, you are actually helping to advance the doctrine and dogma of other world religions and of secular humanism, to influence this nation, rather than the values and virtues of Christianity. That’s what’s happening. Wake up! They’re not asleep. They’re not asleep. Why are Christians asleep today when it comes to this? Now, the fact is that only in recent times, have pastors kowtowed to political correctness, and remained silent or indifferent about faith and politics.
Hamrick read from a prayer guide distributed by Intercessors for America that contrasts positions in the Republican and Democratic Party platforms. He highlighted the Democratic Party’s—and the Biden-Harris ticket’s—support for LGBTQ equality. He said the Democratic platform’s call for “shared prosperity” is “political speak” for socialism. He praised Trump as the “most pro-life” and “most pro-Israeli” president the U.S. has ever had. He played a short video clip from a Trump speech in which Trump said “you still need help from the boss”—meaning God—and joked that he’s not the most famous person in the world because Jesus Christ is.
Hamrick told the Democrats in his congregation that theirs is no longer the party of FDR, JFK, or even Bill Clinton.
Listen to me, I’m going to speak truth to you. If you are a lifelong Democrat, your party has left you. Your party has left you. That ship has sailed. It’s true. I used to believe that the two-party system in America was much like a husband and a wife in a marriage, just differences. Just, you know, different people with different approaches and different perspectives but who shared a common goal and vision in life. And so, therefore, you could learn from each other’s different perspective, and you would balance each other out. I don’t believe that anymore. I believe that there is a liberal progressive agenda influenced by spiritual forces of evil, that if allowed to progress will be the demise of America. I believe it with all my heart. And while people are sitting around, foolishly talking about how they don’t like Trump’s tweets and his unfiltered style and his checkered past, meanwhile, the enemy is roaming around like a roaring lion looking for a nation to devour. I know Trump is not going to win Miss Congeniality. Get over it! It’s not about personality. It’s about guardians of what is true and what is right in our day. That’s what we need to be concerned about. Donald Trump is not our savior. Joe Biden is not our savior. Jesus Christ is our savior, and because he is my Savior, as for me in my house, I cannot, I will not vote for a candidate whose party platform advocates the murder of unborn babies, embraces same-sex marriage, encourages transgender behavior, and ignores God and his word in our culture. I cannot. I will not. Cannot. Will not. Amen. Listen, if you in good conscience cannot vote for Donald Trump, then don’t. But I don’t know how in good conscience a Christian can vote for an agenda that is evil.
Hamrick called a church that is “silent about the moral issues of our day “complicit in the evil,” like Christians in Nazi Germany that did not resist the regime’s persecution of Jews.
Hamrick’s sermon was posted on YouTube Oct. 18. As of Monday morning Oct. 26, it had nearly 140,000 views; a copy of the video posted by Intercessors for America had another 25,000 views.


rightwingwatch--2020-10-27--Right Wing Round-Up: Extremists Prepare for Life After Trump

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rightwingwatch--2020-10-27--Bevelyn Beatty Rants That Leftists Are ‘Evil, Wicked People’ Who Worship the Devil

Radical right-wing Christian activist Bevelyn Beatty streamed a video on her YouTube page last Monday in which she became increasingly unhinged as she screamed that Joe Biden and Bill and Hillary Clinton are members of the Illuminati who all belong in prison for the rest of their lives .
Beatty , who became a hero to the religious right after she was arrested this summer for defacing Black Lives Matter murals in New York City , declared that Christians must vote to reelect President Donald Trump because the people that oppose him are “ evil , wicked people ” who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he should spend the rest of his days because he old , he ’ s headed towards the grave anyway , he needs to spend the rest of his days sitting in a cold , empty cell , ” she ranted .
“ He needs to sit his old nasty rotten dog behind in jail for the rest of his life .
His son Hunter , too , can go with him .
They could be cellmates.
” Beatty declared that Biden is headed for hell because “ he ’ s demonic and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ Hunter is a pedophile.
” “ Hillary Clinton , she ’ s a witch , y ’ all , ” Beatty added .
“ She practices witchcraft .
She sacrifices ‘ chickens ’ —that ’ s what her email said—to Moloch … which is a detestable god of the Ammonites which they would sacrifice children to .
She said in her emails that she ’ s going to sacrifice a chicken to Moloch in her backyard.
” “ Hillary needs to spend the rest of her life in jail and her perverted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he ’ s rotting from the inside out , ” she continued .
“ Bill Clinton looks like ‘ The Walking Dead.
’ He looks dead already .
He needs to be in jail for the rest of his life because I know he ’ s had sex with underage kids .
He ’ s a full live pervert .
He been a pervert from the beginning.
” “ These people are evil , ” Beatty bellowed .
“ I don ’ t think you guys understand , they ’ re evil .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ and they worship the devil .
They ’ re evil .
You talking about the Illuminati ?
They are the Illuminati !
They ’ re evil , wicked people .
This is who they are .
They need to go to jail forever .
”

Radical right-wing Christian activist Bevelyn Beatty streamed a video on her YouTube page last Monday in which she became increasingly unhinged as she screamed that Joe Biden and Bill and Hillary Clinton are members of the Illuminati who all belong in prison for the rest of their lives.
Beatty, who became a hero to the religious right after she was arrested this summer for defacing Black Lives Matter murals in New York City, declared that Christians must vote to reelect President Donald Trump because the people that oppose him are “evil, wicked people” who worship the devil.
“Biden, he should spend the rest of his days because he old, he’s headed towards the grave anyway, he needs to spend the rest of his days sitting in a cold, empty cell,” she ranted. “He needs to sit his old nasty rotten dog behind in jail for the rest of his life. His son Hunter, too, can go with him. They could be cellmates.”
Beatty declared that Biden is headed for hell because “he’s demonic and evil and wicked” and his son “Hunter is a pedophile.”
“Hillary Clinton, she’s a witch, y’all,” Beatty added. “She practices witchcraft. She sacrifices ‘chickens’—that’s what her email said—to Moloch … which is a detestable god of the Ammonites which they would sacrifice children to. She said in her emails that she’s going to sacrifice a chicken to Moloch in her backyard.”
“Hillary needs to spend the rest of her life in jail and her perverted husband, too, who look like he’s rotting from the inside out,” she continued. “Bill Clinton looks like ‘The Walking Dead.’ He looks dead already. He needs to be in jail for the rest of his life because I know he’s had sex with underage kids. He’s a full live pervert. He been a pervert from the beginning.”
“These people are evil,” Beatty bellowed. “I don’t think you guys understand, they’re evil. You vote these liberal leftists in, and they worship the devil. They’re evil. You talking about the Illuminati? They are the Illuminati! They’re evil, wicked people. This is who they are. They need to go to jail forever.”


rightwingwatch--2020-10-27--Conspiracy Theorist Dave Daubenmire Claims Democrats Have a Secret Plan to Make Obama President Agai

Conspiracy Theorist Dave Daubenmire Claims Democrats Have a Secret Plan to Make Obama President Again

Radical right-wing activist Dave Daubenmire used Monday ’ s “ Pass The Salt Live ” program to expose what he claims is the Democratic Party ’ s nefarious plan to make Barack Obama president again .
Daubenmire warned that if Joe Biden and Kamala Harris win the election , the Democrats will declare that Biden is too unhealthy to be president before he could be inaugurated .
Then , in an effort to prevent Harris—whom Daubenmire derogatorily referred to as “ Camel Toe ” —from assuming the presidency , Democrats will “ drop some stuff ” that will render her @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Act , if both the president and vice president are unable to serve , then the Speaker of the House becomes president .
Right now that post is filled by Nancy Pelosi , but Daubenmire claims that Democrats will instead elected Barack Obama to serve as House Speaker , thereby allowing him to become president again .
This , Daubenmire said , is all part of a plan to get around the 22nd Amendment , which prohibits anyone from being “ elected to the office of the president more than twice.
” “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : They ’ re gon na throw this country into chaos , ” Daubenmire said .
“ The election coming up is not going to be decided on Election Day .
They ’ ve gummed it up as much as they possibly can so that Trump won ’ t be declared the winner , Sleepy Joe won ’ t be declared the winner .
All of a sudden we ’ re in January , and we don ’ t have any winner , what are we going to do ?
It goes to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Representatives can pick the president—they don ’ t call it a president , they will call it a presiding officer , whatever.
” “ They can come together and pick anybody they want to serve for two years as this interim get-us-back-on-our-feet caretaker , ” he added .
“ Well , who do you think that they ’ re going to appoint as this interim two-year president ?
Barack Obama .
Now they ’ ve researched the 22nd Amendment .
The 22nd Amendment says that no one can be elected to more @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the 22nd Amendment that you can ’ t serve more than 10 years .
Now , Barack Obama would not be elected president for two years , he would be elected whatever name they would give him , but he would be serving in the role of president of the United States for two more years , and it ’ s constitutionally protected .
That is their plan .
”

Radical right-wing activist Dave Daubenmire used Monday’s “Pass The Salt Live” program to expose what he claims is the Democratic Party’s nefarious plan to make Barack Obama president again.
Daubenmire warned that if Joe Biden and Kamala Harris win the election, the Democrats will declare that Biden is too unhealthy to be president before he could be inaugurated. Then, in an effort to prevent Harris—whom Daubenmire derogatorily referred to as “Camel Toe”—from assuming the presidency, Democrats will “drop some stuff” that will render her unqualified.
According to the Presidential Succession Act, if both the president and vice president are unable to serve, then the Speaker of the House becomes president. Right now that post is filled by Nancy Pelosi, but Daubenmire claims that Democrats will instead elected Barack Obama to serve as House Speaker, thereby allowing him to become president again.
This, Daubenmire said, is all part of a plan to get around the 22nd Amendment, which prohibits anyone from being “elected to the office of the president more than twice.”
“Here’s the plan, folks: They’re gonna throw this country into chaos,” Daubenmire said. “The election coming up is not going to be decided on Election Day. They’ve gummed it up as much as they possibly can so that Trump won’t be declared the winner, Sleepy Joe won’t be declared the winner. All of a sudden we’re in January, and we don’t have any winner, what are we going to do? It goes to the House of Representatives, the House of Representatives can pick the president—they don’t call it a president, they will call it a presiding officer, whatever.”
“They can come together and pick anybody they want to serve for two years as this interim get-us-back-on-our-feet caretaker,” he added. “Well, who do you think that they’re going to appoint as this interim two-year president? Barack Obama. Now they’ve researched the 22nd Amendment. The 22nd Amendment says that no one can be elected to more than two terms. Also it says in the 22nd Amendment that you can’t serve more than 10 years. Now, Barack Obama would not be elected president for two years, he would be elected whatever name they would give him, but he would be serving in the role of president of the United States for two more years, and it’s constitutionally protected. That is their plan.”


rightwingwatch--2020-10-29--Despite Ban, Joe Rogan Hosts Conspiracy-monger Alex Jones on Flagship Spotify Show

Joe Rogan—host of popular Joe Rogan Experience podcast and the biggest podcast star on Spotify—interviewed radical right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones on a recent episode of his show despite the fact that Jones himself has been banned by the Spotify platform .
Rogan , who hosted Jones on two previous occasions on his show , conducted a three-hour discussion with Jones and podcast host Tim Dillon on topics ranging from climate change , Hunter Biden , vaccine concerns , globalists , and the influence of tech companies on freedom of speech .
At the top of the show , Rogan @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that he does not believe in de-platforming people .
“ People have criticized me for being friends with you , for talking to you , and they have also criticized me for not supporting a lot of these people that were banned and deplatformed , ” Rogan said to Jones near the start of the episode .
“ My take on it has always been the best way to counter wrong speech is correct speech .
When someone says something that ’ s wrong or a conspiracy theory that ’ s not accurate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is to do better speech…and to let the truth rise to the top.
” Jones has long been banned from all major platforms , including Spotify , which canceled ‘ The Alex Jones Show ’ in 2018 “ due to repeated violations of Spotify ’ s prohibited content policies.
” ( Author note : Jones was banned , in part , due to reporting by Right Wing Watch ’ s Jared Holt . )
Jones has peddled conspiracies about white genocide , vaccines , 9/11 , and climate change .
He claimed that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2012 and the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in 2018 were false flag operations , which led to parents of victims and survivors being harassed and threatened .
Over the past decade , Rogan has hosted a wide range of controversial and far-right figures on his show , including Jordan Peterson , Candace Owens , Steven Crowder , Gavin McInnes , Milo Yianoppoulos , Bret Weinstein , Roseanne Barr , Mel Gibson , and Ted Nugent , among others .
Interestingly , he has also hosted renowned figures like Neil DeGrasse Tyson , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ politicians like Bernie Sanders and Andrew Yang .
While Rogan prides himself on his “ question everything ” mentality , his podcast has proven to be dangerous in its ability to convey false information to impressionable followers who already question the legitimacy of mainstream science and media .
He has been guilty of spreading false information several times in 2020 alone , including information relating to Obamagate , an unfounded conspiracy theory based on President Donald Trump ’ s claims that former president Barack Obama broke a law during his transition out of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people started the wildfires in Oregon , a statement for which he later apologized .
In an attempt to provide some sort of balance to the three-hour interview , Rogan tried to factcheck Jones ’ various claims .
Along with his producer Young Jamie , Rogan sought out relevant news articles surrounding some of Jones ’ claims .
He even asked Jones to avoid discussing topics like 9/11 , and urged him to tread carefully with some of his accusations .
At one point , Rogan warned him : “ We ’ re @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , you son of a bitch.
” Despite the lengths Rogan went to fact-check Jones , he also celebrated the conspiracy-monger for “ getting so many things right.
” “ We all know that you ’ ve fucked some things up , ” Rogan said .
“ Your biggest fuck-up was Sandy Hook , ” Rogan added , referring to Jones ’ claims that the massacre of schoolchildren in Newtown , Conn. , never happened .
“ But you ’ ve gotten so many things right .
This is why I keep talking @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I defend you , and why I think it is fucking dangerous to censor you.
” Rogan , notably , did not mention a single thing that Jones has supposedly gotten “ right.
” As for Spotify , the popular platform is unlikely to take any editorial action against Rogan for Jones ’ appearance .
An internal email from Spotify ’ s chief legal officer and head of global affairs Horacio Gutierrez which was leaked to Buzzfeed framed the matter as a question of context , and stated that “ we are not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ guests on other people ’ s shows , as the episode/show complies with our content policies.
” “ It ’ s all too common that things are taken out of context , ” Gutierrez added .

Joe Rogan—host of popular Joe Rogan Experience podcast and the biggest podcast star on Spotify—interviewed radical right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones on a recent episode of his show despite the fact that Jones himself has been banned by the Spotify platform.
Rogan, who hosted Jones on two previous occasions on his show, conducted a three-hour discussion with Jones and podcast host Tim Dillon on topics ranging from climate change, Hunter Biden, vaccine concerns, globalists, and the influence of tech companies on freedom of speech.
At the top of the show, Rogan addressed his friendship with Jones, explaining that he does not believe in deplatforming people.
“People have criticized me for being friends with you, for talking to you, and they have also criticized me for not supporting a lot of these people that were banned and deplatformed,” Rogan said to Jones near the start of the episode. “My take on it has always been the best way to counter wrong speech is correct speech. When someone says something that’s wrong or a conspiracy theory that’s not accurate, the best way to counter that is to do better speech…and to let the truth rise to the top.”
Jones has long been banned from all major platforms, including Spotify, which canceled ‘The Alex Jones Show’ in 2018 “due to repeated violations of Spotify’s prohibited content policies.” (Author note: Jones was banned, in part, due to reporting by Right Wing Watch’s Jared Holt.)
Jones has peddled conspiracies about white genocide, vaccines, 9/11, and climate change. He claimed that the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in 2012 and the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in 2018 were false flag operations, which led to parents of victims and survivors being harassed and threatened.
Over the past decade, Rogan has hosted a wide range of controversial and far-right figures on his show, including Jordan Peterson, Candace Owens, Steven Crowder, Gavin McInnes, Milo Yianoppoulos, Bret Weinstein, Roseanne Barr, Mel Gibson, and Ted Nugent, among others. Interestingly, he has also hosted renowned figures like Neil DeGrasse Tyson, athletes like Mike Tyson, and progressive politicians like Bernie Sanders and Andrew Yang.
While Rogan prides himself on his “question everything” mentality, his podcast has proven to be dangerous in its ability to convey false information to impressionable followers who already question the legitimacy of mainstream science and media. He has been guilty of spreading false information several times in 2020 alone, including information relating to Obamagate, an unfounded conspiracy theory based on President Donald Trump’s claims that former president Barack Obama broke a law during his transition out of office. He also claimed that left-wing people started the wildfires in Oregon, a statement for which he later apologized.
In an attempt to provide some sort of balance to the three-hour interview, Rogan tried to fact-check Jones’ various claims. Along with his producer Young Jamie, Rogan sought out relevant news articles surrounding some of Jones’ claims. He even asked Jones to avoid discussing topics like 9/11, and urged him to tread carefully with some of his accusations. At one point, Rogan warned him: “We’re gonna go down another rabbit hole, you son of a bitch.”
Despite the lengths Rogan went to fact-check Jones, he also celebrated the conspiracy-monger for “getting so many things right.”
“We all know that you’ve fucked some things up,” Rogan said.
“Your biggest fuck-up was Sandy Hook,” Rogan added, referring to Jones’ claims that the massacre of schoolchildren in Newtown, Conn., never happened. “But you’ve gotten so many things right. This is why I keep talking to you about these things and why I defend you, and why I think it is fucking dangerous to censor you.” Rogan, notably, did not mention a single thing that Jones has supposedly gotten “right.”
As for Spotify, the popular platform is unlikely to take any editorial action against Rogan for Jones’ appearance. An internal email from Spotify’s chief legal officer and head of global affairs Horacio Gutierrez which was leaked to Buzzfeed framed the matter as a question of context, and stated that “we are not going to ban specific individuals from being guests on other people’s shows, as the episode/show complies with our content policies.”
“It’s all too common that things are taken out of context,” Gutierrez added.


rightwingwatch--2020-10-28--Right Wing Round-Up: The Oath Keepers Are Ready for War


rightwingwatch--2020-10-28--Right Wing Bonus Tracks: Holy Spirit Immunity


rightwingwatch--2020-10-28--Phyllis Schlafly Eagles’ Ed Martin Tweets QAnon Slogan

The president of Phyllis Schlafly Eagles—one of the two groups that splintered from the late anti-feminist ’ s organization of the same name—has shown himself to be a supporter of the far-right QAnon conspiracy-theory movement .
Right-wing political operative Ed Martin retweeted Michael Flynn , Trump ’ s former national security adviser , using the QAnon hashtag # WWG1WGA , shorthand for the QAnon slogan , “ Where we go one , we go all.
” Flynn , who pled guilty to lying to the FBI about his contacts with a Russian diplomat ahead of Trump ’ s inauguration , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with the help of lawyer Sidney Powell .
Along with an image of a bald eagle in American flag colors , Flynn tweeted Wednesday , “ Over the next Seven Days , leave it all on the field .
The enemy uses fear to decrease our hope and limit our victories .
Patriots & Freedom will be victorious ( ISAIAH 43:1 … “ you are Mine ” ) .
” QAnon followers believe that Trump is waging a secret war against a “ deep state ” of satanic pedophiles , made up of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and entertainment .
( Some tellings of the conspiracy theory heavily pull on blood libel , alleging that these Satanic pedophiles also use their blood for evil rituals and are cannibals . )
Followers believe that any day now , Trump will be successful in rooting out and exposing this deep state , rounding up these traitors with mass arrests and executions of top Democrats and Hollywood figures in what QAnon followers call “ The Storm.
” The conspiracy theory has become not just a movement but a network that spans multiple social @ @ @ @ @ @ @ large followings and entering such disparate spaces as evangelical and dominionist communities as well as sports and wellness .
Flynn has already expressed his support for the QAnon movement , which holds him up as a hero for battling the so-called “ deep state.
” On July 4 , Flynn shared a video of himself and five other people reciting an oath popular among QAnon followers , which includes the phrase “ Where we go one , we go all.
” Flynn and Martin appear to have a chummy relationship , with Martin @ @ @ @ @ @ @ former general .
On Wednesday , after retweeting Flynn , Martin took to Periscope to note that he had been texting with Flynn earlier in the day and referenced Flynn ’ s tweet .
“ He ’ s meeting with Sidney Powell , and they ’ re trying to figure out how to get out of this crazy persecution , ” Martin said .
“ General Flynn has been very quiet on his Twitter feed and otherwise , he ’ s been focused on fighting for his life and his family .
And @ @ @ @ @ @ @ us because of what he ’ s done to expose the deep state.
” On Tuesday , Martin sent an email blast to his Phyllis Schlafly Eagles subscribers looking back on a speech Phyllis Schlafly made in the wake of the 9/11 terror attacks .
But the subject line , “ Eagles Fly Into The Storm , ” and the text seemed to hint at a different kind of storm .
“ Dear Fellow Eagle , ” Martin wrote , “ Phyllis said that while other birds will fly away when a storm @ @ @ @ @ @ @ choose to fly into the storm .
Rather than be intimidated by the strong winds , Eagles spread their wings and use the wind to lift them even higher.
” “ Right now , America is once again in a storm , ” he continued .
“ We are all weary of a long and treacherous campaign season , but none of the groundwork matters if we don ’ t stay strong in this final stretch .
Election Day is November 3 , one week from today .
Now is the time for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ !
” In early October , as YouTube , Facebook , and Twitter finally began cracking down on the conspiracy theory , Martin complained , “ Big Tech is silencing QAnon , Facebook is silencing QAnon.
” But though tech companies have begun cracking down on the conspiracy theory , the president has chosen not to disavow the movement , choosing to instead praise its followers in a town hall earlier this month .

The president of Phyllis Schlafly Eagles—one of the two groups that splintered from the late anti-feminist’s organization of the same name—has shown himself to be a supporter of the far-right QAnon conspiracy-theory movement.
Right-wing political operative Ed Martin retweeted Michael Flynn, Trump’s former national security adviser, using the QAnon hashtag #WWG1WGA, shorthand for the QAnon slogan, “Where we go one, we go all.”
Flynn, who pled guilty to lying to the FBI about his contacts with a Russian diplomat ahead of Trump’s inauguration, is now trying to reverse his plea with the help of lawyer Sidney Powell. Along with an image of a bald eagle in American flag colors, Flynn tweeted Wednesday, “Over the next Seven Days, leave it all on the field. The enemy uses fear to decrease our hope and limit our victories. Patriots & Freedom will be victorious (ISAIAH 43:1 … “you are Mine”).”
Martin retweeted the former three-star general, adding, “Marching order received, Sir! Onward. #WWG1WGA.”
QAnon followers believe that Trump is waging a secret war against a “deep state” of satanic pedophiles, made up of leaders in Democratic politics, business, and entertainment. (Some tellings of the conspiracy theory heavily pull on blood libel, alleging that these Satanic pedophiles also use their blood for evil rituals and are cannibals.) Followers believe that any day now, Trump will be successful in rooting out and exposing this deep state, rounding up these traitors with mass arrests and executions of top Democrats and Hollywood figures in what QAnon followers call “The Storm.” The conspiracy theory has become not just a movement but a network that spans multiple social media platforms, with QAnon influencers amassing large followings and entering such disparate spaces as evangelical and dominionist communities as well as sports and wellness.
Flynn has already expressed his support for the QAnon movement, which holds him up as a hero for battling the so-called “deep state.” On July 4, Flynn shared a video of himself and five other people reciting an oath popular among QAnon followers, which includes the phrase “Where we go one, we go all.”
Flynn and Martin appear to have a chummy relationship, with Martin often talking about his friendship with the former general. On Wednesday, after retweeting Flynn, Martin took to Periscope to note that he had been texting with Flynn earlier in the day and referenced Flynn’s tweet.
“He’s meeting with Sidney Powell, and they’re trying to figure out how to get out of this crazy persecution,” Martin said. “General Flynn has been very quiet on his Twitter feed and otherwise, he’s been focused on fighting for his life and his family. And he’s also been fighting for us because of what he’s done to expose the deep state.”
On Tuesday, Martin sent an email blast to his Phyllis Schlafly Eagles subscribers looking back on a speech Phyllis Schlafly made in the wake of the 9/11 terror attacks. But the subject line, “Eagles Fly Into The Storm,” and the text seemed to hint at a different kind of storm.
“Dear Fellow Eagle,” Martin wrote, “Phyllis said that while other birds will fly away when a storm brews, Eagles are unique because they choose to fly into the storm. Rather than be intimidated by the strong winds, Eagles spread their wings and use the wind to lift them even higher.”
“Right now, America is once again in a storm,” he continued. “We are all weary of a long and treacherous campaign season, but none of the groundwork matters if we don’t stay strong in this final stretch. Election Day is November 3, one week from today. Now is the time for every Eagle to fly into the storm!”
In early October, as YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter finally began cracking down on the conspiracy theory, Martin complained, “Big Tech is silencing QAnon, Facebook is silencing QAnon.”
But though tech companies have begun cracking down on the conspiracy theory, the president has chosen not to disavow the movement, choosing to instead praise its followers in a town hall earlier this month.
This post has been updated to reflect that Michael Flynn received three stars from the Army, not four.


rightwingwatch--2020-10-28--The Socialism Boogeyman: Trump Uses UFC Fighters to Target Latino Voters

President Donald Trump ’ s administration has spent the past year painting Democrats as harbingers of socialism while attempting to position themselves as the savior of American democracy and freedom .
During the annual Conservative Political Action Conference in February , where attendees wore badges that bore the tagline “ America vs. Socialism , ” several panels were dedicated to the topic of socialism and how it is exemplified by former Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders .
Once Sanders bowed out of the race in April 2020 , Republicans shifted their attacks to Democratic nominee Joe Biden and his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ insisting that a Biden presidency would be every bit as radical as a Sanders presidency .
The disinformation campaign is particularly focused on the Latino community , which , for the first time this presidential election , is expected to be the largest bloc of voters of color with 32 million eligible voters .
These votes are expected to play an important role in swing states such as Florida and Arizona .
As a result , the Trump campaign has implemented several unique strategies aimed at dissuading Latinos from voting for Biden .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ fighters for anti-socialism events and rallies .
Last month , Donald Trump Jr. and the Trump reelection campaign hosted a four-part “ Fighters Against Socialism ” bus tour , which made its way across the state of Florida with events in Tampa , Orlando , Coconut Creek , and Miami .
The events featured Ultimate Fighting Championship star Jorge Masvidal , who spoke at each of the rallies .
As the son of a Cuban immigrant whose father escaped Cuba on a tire , the UFC fighter was seen as the perfect poster @ @ @ @ @ @ @ horrors ” of communism and socialism .
“ The Democrats just think they are entitled to the Latino vote .
They think we just have to hand it over to them , ” Masvidal said at one of the rallies , which drew a chorus of boos from the crowd .
“ That ’ s right .
We sure as hell don ’ t .
They ’ ve got to show us what they can do for us .
We aren ’ t going to buy the same wolf tickets and false promises @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Cuba .
It ’ s not going to happen.
” One of the “ Fighters Against Socialism ” rallies took place at the American Top Team MMA gym , where dozens of fighters gathered to hear speeches from Masvidal and Trump Jr.. Several stopped to take pictures with the president ’ s son , while others pledged their support to Trump ’ s re-election campaign .
During the final stop on the bus tour in Miami , Masvidal was joined by Cuban American businessman Maximo Alvarez as well as Sen. Marco Rubio , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that the Democratic Party represents socialism .
Trump ’ s team did not stop there .
The re-election campaign hosted several Latinos for Trump events in various states , including one by Vice President Mike Pence in Orlando , Florida , and others involving Latino UFC fighters .
During one of those events in Phoenix , Arizona , former UFC champion Henry Cejudo spoke about his journey from Mexican immigrant to becoming the youngest American to win Olympic Gold in wrestling at age 21 .
Following his speech , Cejudo signed off with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump.
” The most recent Latinos for Trump event , hosted by Trump ’ s other son , Eric Trump , featured UFC pioneer Tito Ortiz , who is also running for city council in his native Huntington Beach , California .
Topics ranged from the stimulus package to voting .
Ortiz , a known conspiracy-monger and QAnon follower , has been a vocal Trump supporter dating back to the 2016 election and has enjoyed a warm relationship with the entire Trump family .
( Author note : Right Wing Watch covered Ortiz @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for the QAnon movement , here . )
Following the event , Ortiz posted a photo of himself with Trump along with the caption : “ Another step to victory !
@ EricTrump and I were here in # LasVegas to inspire and motivate Latino AmeriCan to be the best we can be for our families and our country .
@ LatinoswithTrump # Trump2020.
” Ortiz was also featured on PragerU—a YouTube channel founded by conservative radio host Dennis Prager that spreads disinformation and right-wing propaganda .
While it is difficult to measure @ @ @ @ @ @ @ misinformation , it is clear that the Trump campaign is willing to employ a wide range of tactics to sway critical Latino votes in their favor , even if it means partnering with cagefighters .

President Donald Trump’s administration has spent the past year painting Democrats as harbingers of socialism while attempting to position themselves as the savior of American democracy and freedom.
During the annual Conservative Political Action Conference in February, where attendees wore badges that bore the tagline “America vs. Socialism,” several panels were dedicated to the topic of socialism and how it is exemplified by former Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders. Once Sanders bowed out of the race in April 2020, Republicans shifted their attacks to Democratic nominee Joe Biden and his running mate, Sen. Kamala Harris, insisting that a Biden presidency would be every bit as radical as a Sanders presidency.
The disinformation campaign is particularly focused on the Latino community, which, for the first time this presidential election, is expected to be the largest bloc of voters of color with 32 million eligible voters. These votes are expected to play an important role in swing states such as Florida and Arizona. As a result, the Trump campaign has implemented several unique strategies aimed at dissuading Latinos from voting for Biden. This includes co-opting Latino mixed martial arts fighters for anti-socialism events and rallies.
Last month, Donald Trump Jr. and the Trump reelection campaign hosted a four-part “Fighters Against Socialism” bus tour, which made its way across the state of Florida with events in Tampa, Orlando, Coconut Creek, and Miami. The events featured Ultimate Fighting Championship star Jorge Masvidal, who spoke at each of the rallies. As the son of a Cuban immigrant whose father escaped Cuba on a tire, the UFC fighter was seen as the perfect poster boy to speak out against the “horrors” of communism and socialism.
“The Democrats just think they are entitled to the Latino vote. They think we just have to hand it over to them,” Masvidal said at one of the rallies, which drew a chorus of boos from the crowd. “That’s right. We sure as hell don’t. They’ve got to show us what they can do for us. We aren’t going to buy the same wolf tickets and false promises that destroyed great countries like Venezuela and Cuba. It’s not going to happen.”
One of the “Fighters Against Socialism” rallies took place at the American Top Team MMA gym, where dozens of fighters gathered to hear speeches from Masvidal and Trump Jr.. Several stopped to take pictures with the president’s son, while others pledged their support to Trump’s re-election campaign. During the final stop on the bus tour in Miami, Masvidal was joined by Cuban American businessman Maximo Alvarez as well as Sen. Marco Rubio, both of whom pushed the same notion that the Democratic Party represents socialism.
Trump’s team did not stop there. The re-election campaign hosted several Latinos for Trump events in various states, including one by Vice President Mike Pence in Orlando, Florida, and others involving Latino UFC fighters. During one of those events in Phoenix, Arizona, former UFC champion Henry Cejudo spoke about his journey from Mexican immigrant to becoming the youngest American to win Olympic Gold in wrestling at age 21. Following his speech, Cejudo signed off with “I vote Trump … I love Trump.”
The most recent Latinos for Trump event, hosted by Trump’s other son, Eric Trump, featured UFC pioneer Tito Ortiz, who is also running for city council in his native Huntington Beach, California. Topics ranged from the stimulus package to voting.
Ortiz, a known conspiracy-monger and QAnon follower, has been a vocal Trump supporter dating back to the 2016 election and has enjoyed a warm relationship with the entire Trump family. ( Author note: Right Wing Watch covered Ortiz’s campaign, including his support for the QAnon movement, here.)
Following the event, Ortiz posted a photo of himself with Trump along with the caption: “Another step to victory! @EricTrump and I were here in #LasVegas to inspire and motivate Latino AmeriCan to be the best we can be for our families and our country. @LatinoswithTrump #Trump2020.”
Ortiz was also featured on PragerU—a YouTube channel founded by conservative radio host Dennis Prager that spreads disinformation and right-wing propaganda.
While it is difficult to measure the potential impact of such propaganda and misinformation, it is clear that the Trump campaign is willing to employ a wide range of tactics to sway critical Latino votes in their favor, even if it means partnering with cagefighters.


rightwingwatch--2020-10-28--Libertarian VP Candidate Seen With Boogaloo Group Claiming to Work Security for Him

In an unprecedented presidential election between President Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden , very little attention has been paid to Jo Jorgensen , the Libertarian candidate for president of the United States , or her running mate , Jeremey “ Spike ” Cohen , who are polling at less than 2 percent , according to RealClearPolitics ’ average .
But in an election in which Trump and his team ’ s connections to extremists and endorsements of their causes have been well documented , it appears that he is not the only person appearing on the ballot in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ In a private Boogaloo group chat on the social media platform MeWe , user Zakk Mando shared a photo of Cohen standing next to five men in Hawaiian shirts—the signature uniform of the Boogaloo movement—last Thursday .
After sharing the photo , Zakk Mando followed up with a message to the group ( some of whom hail from Missouri ) a minute later , “ Hung out with Spike at Waffle House last night.
” Just two days earlier , Zakk Mando had claimed that he and other Boogaloo bois would work security @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Me and my Missouri bois will be working security for Spike Cohen tomorrow .
Get your local goons and train .
The time.is long gone for shitposting to be effective .
If you hsvent found a group of guys you can get face to face with by now , you ’ re behind the curve and the rest of us think you ’ re a cosplayer , ” he messaged the group .
Cohen had participated in a campaign event at Casa Juarez , a Mexican restaurant near St. Louis , Missouri , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 21 , the same day Mando claims to have served as security for Cohen and hung out with him at the Waffle House .
Right Wing Watch reached out to the Jorgensen-Cohen campaign for comment .
We did not receive a response at the time of publication .
The Boogaloo movement is a right-wing militia-style movement that believes a race war , civil war , or revolution is imminent .
“ Boogaloo ” is extremists ’ slang for civil war ; it ’ s also referred to by followers as Big Luau , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( thus the Hawaiian shirts its members regularly wear ) .
The movement is made up of loosely affiliated groups , and while its ideology is hard to pin down , it has connections to Neo-Nazi and white supremacist groups and has more recently embraced right-wing libertarian ideology .
Some adherents claim the movement is race-blind , but the movement includes neo-Nazis and accelerationists who are hoping that the protests against racism and police killings following George Floyd ’ s death “ will kick off the boogaloo , ” according to the Southern @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s not all talk either .
A Texas Boogaloo extremist drove to Minneapolis , Minnesota , where he helped set fire to a police precinct .
Federal agents found that seven of the Wolverine Watchmen militia members who plotted to kidnap Michigan Gov .
Gretchen Whitmer and try her for “ treason ” are tied to the Boogaloo movement .
The particular Boogaloo MeWe group whose members claimed to work security for Cohen have also promoted Jorgensen in their group .
When one member of the group posted his filled out ballot but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ October , two other members were quick to criticize him .
Another member posted a link to Jorgensen ’ s interview with Matt Welch , editor-at-large of the libertarian magazine Reason , on Twitter .
In early June , an adherent of the Boogaloo movement was arrested for murdering two police officers ; just days later , Jorgensen appeared on a podcast associated with the movement , The Guardian reported .
When The Guardian asked Jorgensen about the podcast and the movement , “ Jorgensen declined to specifically repudiate the support of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : “ The media tend to lump together peaceful protesters and those who advocate violence , and paint the entire group as being violent .
… The boogaloo movement is highly decentralized and comprises both those who are aligned with the principle of nonaggression , and some who run counter to it.
” Cohen himself has defended an adherent of the Boogaloo movement .
On Oct. 9 , Cohen published a thread in which he defended Mike Dunn , a Boogaloo extremist who was arrested for openly carrying at a park in Newport @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a campaign event .
( Virginia is an open-carry state , but the city passed an ordinance that guns are not allowed in parks and government buildings . )
“ This arrest is a reminder that most of the tyranny we suffer on a daily basis is local , ” Cohen wrote , ending his thread with # JusticeForMikeDunn .
While the Jorgensen-Cohen ticket may not have a shot at winning the election , their ticket is pulling in about 5 percent of national registered and likely voters , according to an NPR/PBS @ @ @ @ @ @ @ could have big impacts on the presidential race .
In 2016 , Independent candidate Gary Johnson and Green Party candidate Jill Stein took home 3.3 percent and 1.1 percent of the vote respectively .
More than 7.8 million voters cast a ballot for someone other than two major party candidates , but less than 80,000 votes in three states ( Michigan , Wisconsin , and Pennsylvania ) decided the election in favor of Trump .

In an unprecedented presidential election between President Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden, very little attention has been paid to Jo Jorgensen, the Libertarian candidate for president of the United States, or her running mate, Jeremey “Spike” Cohen, who are polling at less than 2 percent, according to RealClearPolitics’ average. But in an election in which Trump and his team’s connections to extremists and endorsements of their causes have been well documented, it appears that he is not the only person appearing on the ballot in all 50 states with extremist connections.
In a private Boogaloo group chat on the social media platform MeWe, user Zakk Mando shared a photo of Cohen standing next to five men in Hawaiian shirts—the signature uniform of the Boogaloo movement—last Thursday. After sharing the photo, Zakk Mando followed up with a message to the group (some of whom hail from Missouri) a minute later, “Hung out with Spike at Waffle House last night.”
Just two days earlier, Zakk Mando had claimed that he and other Boogaloo bois would work security for “Spike” Cohen.
“Me and my Missouri bois will be working security for Spike Cohen tomorrow. Get your local goons and train. The time.is long gone for shitposting to be effective. If you hsvent found a group of guys you can get face to face with by now, you’re behind the curve and the rest of us think you’re a cosplayer,” he messaged the group.
Cohen had participated in a campaign event at Casa Juarez, a Mexican restaurant near St. Louis, Missouri, on the evening of Wednesday, Oct. 21, the same day Mando claims to have served as security for Cohen and hung out with him at the Waffle House.
Right Wing Watch reached out to the Jorgensen-Cohen campaign for comment. We did not receive a response at the time of publication.
The Boogaloo movement is a right-wing militia-style movement that believes a race war, civil war, or revolution is imminent. “Boogaloo” is extremists’ slang for civil war; it’s also referred to by followers as Big Luau, the Big Igloo, or the Bungalow (thus the Hawaiian shirts its members regularly wear). The movement is made up of loosely affiliated groups, and while its ideology is hard to pin down, it has connections to Neo-Nazi and white supremacist groups and has more recently embraced right-wing libertarian ideology. Some adherents claim the movement is race-blind, but the movement includes neo-Nazis and accelerationists who are hoping that the protests against racism and police killings following George Floyd’s death “will kick off the boogaloo,” according to the Southern Poverty Law Center.
And it’s not all talk either. A Texas Boogaloo extremist drove to Minneapolis, Minnesota, where he helped set fire to a police precinct. Federal agents found that seven of the Wolverine Watchmen militia members who plotted to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and try her for “treason” are tied to the Boogaloo movement.
The particular Boogaloo MeWe group whose members claimed to work security for Cohen have also promoted Jorgensen in their group. When one member of the group posted his filled out ballot but did not vote for Jorgensen earlier in October, two other members were quick to criticize him. Another member posted a link to Jorgensen’s interview with Matt Welch, editor-at-large of the libertarian magazine Reason, on Twitter.
In early June, an adherent of the Boogaloo movement was arrested for murdering two police officers; just days later, Jorgensen appeared on a podcast associated with the movement, The Guardian reported. When The Guardian asked Jorgensen about the podcast and the movement, “Jorgensen declined to specifically repudiate the support of the boogaloo movement.” Jorgensen told The Guardian: “The media tend to lump together peaceful protesters and those who advocate violence, and paint the entire group as being violent. … The boogaloo movement is highly decentralized and comprises both those who are aligned with the principle of nonaggression, and some who run counter to it.”
Cohen himself has defended an adherent of the Boogaloo movement. On Oct. 9, Cohen published a thread in which he defended Mike Dunn, a Boogaloo extremist who was arrested for openly carrying at a park in Newport News, Virginia, where Cohen held a campaign event. (Virginia is an open-carry state, but the city passed an ordinance that guns are not allowed in parks and government buildings.) “This arrest is a reminder that most of the tyranny we suffer on a daily basis is local,” Cohen wrote, ending his thread with #JusticeForMikeDunn.
While the Jorgensen-Cohen ticket may not have a shot at winning the election, their ticket is pulling in about 5 percent of national registered and likely voters, according to an NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll from September. That number could have big impacts on the presidential race.
In 2016, Independent candidate Gary Johnson and Green Party candidate Jill Stein took home 3.3 percent and 1.1 percent of the vote respectively. More than 7.8 million voters cast a ballot for someone other than two major party candidates, but less than 80,000 votes in three states (Michigan, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania) decided the election in favor of Trump.