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Feb 4, 2021 5 tweets 2 min read Read on X
A quick story about bloodlust, QAnon and Facebook:

There's a picture going Facebook right now that refers to the 10 Days of Darkness.

Some Q people believe Trump is still in power and has been secretly executing the Deep State for the last 10 days in front of the White House. Image
The viral QAnon picture shows the new security fencing around the White House, then places a real picture of gallows that kinda-sorta look like the same infrastructure.

I'm not going to zoom in on the gallows, because that's a real hanging. Image
The QAnon people used a photo from a Kuwaiti execution in 2013.

They stole these images to claim this is the Deep State being hanged by Donald Trump's secret government in front of the White House, which has QAnon people ecstatic.

dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2…
The bloodlust for these supposed broad daylight executions by QAnon people on Facebook is staggering. Some people disbelieve, others "love, love, love it!!!"

"I hope those are NOT test dummies hanging there." Image
QAnon is a political movement based on the imminent, public executions of political enemies. People are desperate for this day to come. It has broad support. Not denouncing and pretending it's not there has already had deadly consequences, and they want more.

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