There’s a VERY blurry livestream of the
Dallas gathering awaiting the return of JFK (Sr? Jr?).
Looks like a couple hundred people on the Grassy Knoll with another gathering right across the street. People are shouting gematria into the camera: “You’ll find out = 165.”
The streamer is yelling for people to “get out of the road.” They seemly have gotten excited by a red car driven by a person w/flamboyant hair, which stopped near them.
I am unironically glad she’s being a get-back coach for them. I’d like us to get through this w/no casualties.
I’ll update this if anything unexpected happens but in all likelihood it’ll be a pretty standard Great Disappointment: people will be crushed at first but will swiftly rationalize.
Incidentally, for people who are like “why does JFK Jr matter to these folks?”, Dappergander has you covered.
Click into the tweet if you want access to a GREAT explainer — it’s on Patreon but I believe it’s free.
We have *definitely* reached the “bargaining” stage of JFK Watch 2021.
“They have to be safe,” explains a woman to a steadily dwindling audience in a QAnon live chat. “That’s why everything keeps changing.”
“Hold the line,” urge others.
A caller from Ireland says, “We won!”
Also: don’t be a dick in the replies. These people aren’t stupid; QAnon, like any other cult, meets their emotional needs in the short term & absolutely ruins their lives in the long term.
So: are they stupid? No. Dangerous to democracy? Yes. Victims? Kinda.
Life’s complicated.
The audience is dropping off little by little — roughly 400 people departed in about 15 minutes.
The current speaker is big into numerology, and is explaining how this is a “beautiful gift” but “people who don’t have an open heart and open mind… will never experience” it.
I'm listening to a livestream of QAnon believers waiting in Dallas for JFK (Sr. *or* Jr.) to return. Could be tomorrow, could be as soon as 11 PM Central tonight!
"See, that's what I'm wanting to know: at what price have we won?" asks the host, WILDLY outkicking his coverage.
Anyway, the vibes are generally pretty positive. In particular, folks are pumped up about the revalue -- when the worthless Iraqi dinars they've bought will suddenly be worth $1 apiece & they'll be rich.
Stream ended. I found a YT channel with not-quite-live footage.
People at the event are claiming that OAN and Right Side Broadcasting are there for the big reveal tonight and "everyone" will be there tomorrow.
I'd be shocked if either outlet knows this is happening.
There *is* no equivalent among Democrats, but we need to build one in a hurry if America is gonna survive.
First, because it’s true; that’s how bad the situation has gotten. Second, bc unilateral disarmament’s killing us — we need radical action but the base doesn’t want it yet.
*split up California into a zillion small, reliably blue states to control the Senate for decades to come;
*expand SCOTUS before the conservative majority destroys our chance to deal with climate change;
* pass laws making it illegal for candidates and officeholders to claim an election was stolen or *will* be stolen, unless they can prove it in court, w/real penalties attached (this is the most narrowly targeted way to prevent a J6 redux, & the Constitution’s not a suicide pact)
Everyone agrees it's *very* dangerous -- and *very* bad for democracy -- to have GOP electeds screaming "fraud!" every time they lose an election, then trying to install Stop the Steal types to *run* the next round of elections.
But how can we impose *consequences*? My take: 1/9
* Pass laws -- at the federal and state levels -- making it a crime for an officeholder or political candidate to say that an upcoming or just-completed election was fraudulent, *unless* a court finds it really was fraudulent. Trials would be super-expedited; penalties, 5-10 yrs.
This, of course, would run into 1st Amendment issues right away. But the Constitution is not a suicide pact, and the threat is grave.
Also: y'know how gov't employees don't have unrestricted free speech in all circumstances (& can't perform certain political activities AT ALL)?
I generally stay out of The Discourse™, but a bunch of antifascist accounts have been big mad at my friend Amanda today, on the grounds that she was infiltrating fascist movements *in the wrong way.*
I've read the critiques.
There is a 0% chance they'd say this about a man.
Zero
per
cent.
And what are the giveaways? The critiques are both vague *and* unsupported by facts. One account, e.g., claimed that REAL infiltrators coordinate with researchers -- which Amanda did; I can personally attest to that -- and local antifascists (she did that too!).
So... it's weird to make those claims, especially without trying to find out the truth! It's...
It's almost as if they're looking at a woman getting lots of publicity for doing the same kind of work *they* do, and going: "What? What? How DARE *she* be more visible than *me?*"