2/ Accelerationists recognized QAnon as a recruitment opportunity.
This violent right-wing ideology believes that governments are irreparably corrupt, so the only solution is to "accelerate their demise by sowing chaos and creating political tension." vox.com/the-highlight/…
3/ Flynn has always been one QAnon's most trusted figures. He even owns the trademark on "Digital Soldiers".
His exoneration was one of the only parts of "the plan" that came to pass.
Lots of Q iconography features three stars, for his military rank.
4/ Before J6, Flynn Tweeted the below press release asking Trump to declare Martial Law and hold a new election.
Flynn also met with Trump at the White House and tried to get him to invoke the Insurrection Act.
5/ Indictments revealed that the Oath Keepers were carefully listening to Flynn's rhetoric escalate.
They stashed weapons in hotels and had a "quick reaction force" ready to descend on DC if Trump invoked the Insurrection Act. rawstory.com/stewart-rhodes/
6/ The Oath Keepers aren't just a random group of white supremacists.
Roger Stone hired them as personal security guards at several rallies leading up to the Jan 6 Coup attempt.
During a 30-minute call that was recorded before he became a candidate, William Braddock repeatedly warned not to support Anna Paulina Luna in the Republican primary for a Tampa Bay-area congressional seat because "he had access to assassins." politico.com/news/2021/06/1…
"I really don't want to have to end anybody's life for the good of the people of the United States of America."
"That will break my heart. But if it needs to be done, it needs to be done."
"I have access to a hit squad, too, Ukrainians and Russians."
Braddock also made rambling statements about getting financial help from fellow Freemasons, or by importing millions of dollars from Malta and Gibraltar.
Several times this month I've felt like paying attention isn't worth it. Better to unplug, give in to apathy instead of constantly asking myself "why bother?".
But that's exactly what the bad guys want. It really is a battle of the mind.
Jared nails it here when he calls it weaponized apathy. Demoralization is part of the design.
We both know things are probably going to get ugly, but they can also turn around faster than you'd think when the masses demonstrate that they've had enough.