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1/22
How many of us saw the double entendre in the QAnon slogan, “The Storm.”
We all probably assumed it had to do with proverbial precipitation. No, it literally meant the act of storming.
QAnon presents a threat to us, because it is severely misinforming our loved ones.
2/22
Some say it was a guy in Australia that created the original Q account (Paul Furber, https://t.co/d94IPkxc92) cosplaying with others who made the same sort of accounts (like a bunch of nerds) on 4chan; and that he moved to an image board on 8chan, becoming even more popular.
3/22
But he got his password hacked twice. The first time it happened, they guessed his password (some derivative of “Matlock”). Because random people could post as Q, he changed it by adding an exclamation point.
4/22
The second time, though, the owners of 8chan stole Furber’s Q account for themselves. They’d also “stolen” 2chan from a Japanese guy named, Hiroyuki Nishimura: https://t.co/I8AtBEPJee
(Due to talk of the person behind the Q account leaving 8chan and starting his own chan)
5/22
With that account would go all of Q’s followers, so they seized the account.
Their message board, their coding, their rules.
Furber couldn’t complain about it either, or it would reveal him as a fraud. He’d already gone on Infowars and talked about it like it was all real
How many of us saw the double entendre in the QAnon slogan, “The Storm.”
We all probably assumed it had to do with proverbial precipitation. No, it literally meant the act of storming.
QAnon presents a threat to us, because it is severely misinforming our loved ones.
2/22
Some say it was a guy in Australia that created the original Q account (Paul Furber, https://t.co/d94IPkxc92) cosplaying with others who made the same sort of accounts (like a bunch of nerds) on 4chan; and that he moved to an image board on 8chan, becoming even more popular.
3/22
But he got his password hacked twice. The first time it happened, they guessed his password (some derivative of “Matlock”). Because random people could post as Q, he changed it by adding an exclamation point.
4/22
The second time, though, the owners of 8chan stole Furber’s Q account for themselves. They’d also “stolen” 2chan from a Japanese guy named, Hiroyuki Nishimura: https://t.co/I8AtBEPJee
(Due to talk of the person behind the Q account leaving 8chan and starting his own chan)
5/22
With that account would go all of Q’s followers, so they seized the account.
Their message board, their coding, their rules.
Furber couldn’t complain about it either, or it would reveal him as a fraud. He’d already gone on Infowars and talked about it like it was all real
1. This is not correct by @BBCRosAtkins
2. Firstly, the EU shared rules in the deal they did with Canada, they just did it in a different way.
3. Canada were required to sign up to several car regulations in UNECE.
4. The EU has, at minimum, 48% of the vote on any one of those regulations. With CETA, Canada agreed to share rules where it can be outvoted, and most likely will be.
5. The alignment the EU is proposing for the UK is different. It's based on dynamic alignment which is about approximating rules.
New video on why the EU\u2019s approach to these Brexit trade talks should not come as a surprise. Whether you approve or not. Featuring @BBCChrisMorris @anandMenon1 & with thanks to colleagues Andrew Walker and Kevin Connolly. pic.twitter.com/ILeJAoSlRo
— Ros Atkins (@BBCRosAtkins) December 10, 2020
2. Firstly, the EU shared rules in the deal they did with Canada, they just did it in a different way.
3. Canada were required to sign up to several car regulations in UNECE.
4. The EU has, at minimum, 48% of the vote on any one of those regulations. With CETA, Canada agreed to share rules where it can be outvoted, and most likely will be.
5. The alignment the EU is proposing for the UK is different. It's based on dynamic alignment which is about approximating rules.
'A Foul Whiff Of Communism, A Traitorous Tech Nerd, And The Iranian-Born Skirt Behind The Resolute Desk.'
January 20, 2017, As The Incoming Duly Elected President Gently Rests His Hand On The Bible And Is Sworn In, The Outgoing President With The Keen Assistance Of Jarrett, Two Former Presidents, CIA, FBI, DOJ, MSM, And The 'Eyes Intelligence Alliance', Conspire To Take Him Down.
How Did Jarrett, Barry, Hillary, Brennan, Clapper, Comey, And Their Seditious Conspirators Use Tradecraft To Set Up The Entire Spying / Takedown Operation Of First Donald J. Trump, Then President Elect Donald J. Trump, And Ultimately The 45th U.S. President Donald J. Trump?
First Off, There Is No Question That John Brennan Oversaw The Entire Operation From Start And Up Until Me Writing This Thread, And Probably Still Updates Valerie And Barry On A Daily Basis.
John Brennan Is Leading The Charge, With No Intention Of Stopping. He Is On A Dangerous And Destructive Mission, Not Intended To Benefit The American People.
After Dr. Brzezinski, I'd Say John Brennan Is One Of The Most Dangerous Men In American History.
https://t.co/wmGyfOCIFL
January 20, 2017, As The Incoming Duly Elected President Gently Rests His Hand On The Bible And Is Sworn In, The Outgoing President With The Keen Assistance Of Jarrett, Two Former Presidents, CIA, FBI, DOJ, MSM, And The 'Eyes Intelligence Alliance', Conspire To Take Him Down.
How Did Jarrett, Barry, Hillary, Brennan, Clapper, Comey, And Their Seditious Conspirators Use Tradecraft To Set Up The Entire Spying / Takedown Operation Of First Donald J. Trump, Then President Elect Donald J. Trump, And Ultimately The 45th U.S. President Donald J. Trump?
First Off, There Is No Question That John Brennan Oversaw The Entire Operation From Start And Up Until Me Writing This Thread, And Probably Still Updates Valerie And Barry On A Daily Basis.
John Brennan Is Leading The Charge, With No Intention Of Stopping. He Is On A Dangerous And Destructive Mission, Not Intended To Benefit The American People.
After Dr. Brzezinski, I'd Say John Brennan Is One Of The Most Dangerous Men In American History.
https://t.co/wmGyfOCIFL
Zbigniew Brzezinski Was A Cabal 'Conflict Strategist', And One Of The Most Dangerous Men In American History.
— WarNuse (@WarNuse) September 16, 2020
Barry Soetoro Openly Praised Dr. Brzezinski. pic.twitter.com/tjcWYldPiT
THREAD: This is it. Election Day is upon us! Here's what you need to know. First, we are CLOSED today in order to make it easy for all our staff to vote, volunteer as poll workers and monitors, and otherwise be involved in our Democracy. We will return to normal hours tomorrow.
1/ If you've yet to vote, go to https://t.co/4sDkivd6rc to get all the info you need. Be sure to bring a mask and whatever voter ID your state requires. If you have a mail-in ballot, DO NOT MAIL IT IN: go to https://t.co/yf60tNfk2O to find out where you can drop it off. If you've
2/ voted, thank you! Now remind at least THREE friends / family members to do the same. Vote Tripling is proven to be extremely effective; don't assume someone has voted. A nudge from you can make all the difference. Again, https://t.co/4sDkivd6rc has all the info they need.
3/ If you have any questions about voting, or experience voter intimidation, call, text, or chat with the @VoterProtection hotline: https://t.co/LheFc5O2ZJ. Know your rights: no one can prevent you from exercising your sacred right to vote!
4/ If you need a ride to the polls, both @lyft and @Uber are offering discounted rides, or you can do an online search for volunteers offering rides to the polls in your area. Before you vote, be informed: click here to find what's on your ballot:
1/ If you've yet to vote, go to https://t.co/4sDkivd6rc to get all the info you need. Be sure to bring a mask and whatever voter ID your state requires. If you have a mail-in ballot, DO NOT MAIL IT IN: go to https://t.co/yf60tNfk2O to find out where you can drop it off. If you've
2/ voted, thank you! Now remind at least THREE friends / family members to do the same. Vote Tripling is proven to be extremely effective; don't assume someone has voted. A nudge from you can make all the difference. Again, https://t.co/4sDkivd6rc has all the info they need.
3/ If you have any questions about voting, or experience voter intimidation, call, text, or chat with the @VoterProtection hotline: https://t.co/LheFc5O2ZJ. Know your rights: no one can prevent you from exercising your sacred right to vote!
4/ If you need a ride to the polls, both @lyft and @Uber are offering discounted rides, or you can do an online search for volunteers offering rides to the polls in your area. Before you vote, be informed: click here to find what's on your ballot:
#SolarWinds hack. Thread.
1. Dominion Voting Systems, a voting machine vendor used in #Election2020, is a Solar Winds client. It does not use Orion, the product at the center of the hack. via attorney Paul Lehto
Solar Winds list of clients is now hidden
2. Unknown if #hacking investigation is expanding to all #SolarWinds clients, like Dominion Voting Systems.
#ElectionSecurity #ElectionProtection #Election2020results
3. "early signs indicate the reach of the stealthy supplychain attack will have substantial aftershocks; #SolarWinds claims to have 300,000 customers, inc. /National Security Agency all 5 branches of the U.S. military & entities in /health tech telecommunications media & finance"
4. We discuss the #SolarWinds breach in our #ElectionProtection forum on Tuesday with Election & Cyber expert @rad_atl
https://t.co/jj0zK2i2gJ (46 mins in)
5. Department of Homeland Security is one of the hacked agencies. CISA (a DHS sub-agency) assured the public that “The November 3rd election was the most secure in American history." Meanwhile DHS may have been compromised itself for as much as 9 months.
1. Dominion Voting Systems, a voting machine vendor used in #Election2020, is a Solar Winds client. It does not use Orion, the product at the center of the hack. via attorney Paul Lehto
Solar Winds list of clients is now hidden
2. Unknown if #hacking investigation is expanding to all #SolarWinds clients, like Dominion Voting Systems.
#ElectionSecurity #ElectionProtection #Election2020results
3. "early signs indicate the reach of the stealthy supplychain attack will have substantial aftershocks; #SolarWinds claims to have 300,000 customers, inc. /National Security Agency all 5 branches of the U.S. military & entities in /health tech telecommunications media & finance"
4. We discuss the #SolarWinds breach in our #ElectionProtection forum on Tuesday with Election & Cyber expert @rad_atl
https://t.co/jj0zK2i2gJ (46 mins in)
5. Department of Homeland Security is one of the hacked agencies. CISA (a DHS sub-agency) assured the public that “The November 3rd election was the most secure in American history." Meanwhile DHS may have been compromised itself for as much as 9 months.
So shortly after the 2016 election, I pointed out how odd it was that the Reason homepage was dominated by stories either mocking and ridiculing the left for being fearful of what was to come, or articles about how Trump might actually be good for libertarians.
Now, in 2020, we have one party so upset about the election, they’re openly fomenting a crisis of democracy. Here’s the Reason homepage today. There’s one article about all of that. There’s a hell of a lot more about the threat posed by Joe Biden. And more riciduling the left.
I’m picking on Reason. And I’ll add that there are people there who have sufficiently grasped the threat the last four years, despite the general editorial direction of the magazine. But it really underscores the disappointment I’ve had with my fellow libertarians in general ...
... in the Trump era. We’re supposed to be the alarmists. Proudly! We’re supposed to the ones who overreact when government overreaches. Because alarmism is a hell of a lot better than complacency. And history tells us that governments tend not to give powers ...
... back once they’ve claimed them. In the Trump era, too many libertarians not only stopped being alarmists, they spent most of their time scolding and ridiculing the people who were. I mean, it’s still bizarre to me that the philosophy that ...
1. You know I love you, @reason, but I'm not getting your homepage right now. Lots of mocking the left, lecturing people who are scared...
— Radley Balko (@radleybalko) November 15, 2016
Now, in 2020, we have one party so upset about the election, they’re openly fomenting a crisis of democracy. Here’s the Reason homepage today. There’s one article about all of that. There’s a hell of a lot more about the threat posed by Joe Biden. And more riciduling the left.
I’m picking on Reason. And I’ll add that there are people there who have sufficiently grasped the threat the last four years, despite the general editorial direction of the magazine. But it really underscores the disappointment I’ve had with my fellow libertarians in general ...
... in the Trump era. We’re supposed to be the alarmists. Proudly! We’re supposed to the ones who overreact when government overreaches. Because alarmism is a hell of a lot better than complacency. And history tells us that governments tend not to give powers ...
... back once they’ve claimed them. In the Trump era, too many libertarians not only stopped being alarmists, they spent most of their time scolding and ridiculing the people who were. I mean, it’s still bizarre to me that the philosophy that ...
I think this is debatable, and we won't know the answer for a while. There are two possible trajectories here. 1/x
Trajectory 1: The attack becomes a signal event like Ruby Ridge or Waco, and extremists use it as a rallying point going forward. They will certainly try to do this, but there are some key differences.
Primarily, the tepid federal response (which is bad on most levels) doesn't compare to those events, where LE screwed up and people died as an unambiguous result of questionable or straight bad LE action rather than the melee situation here.
Also those cases were the result of proactive federal enforcement, as opposed to a clearly defense posture here.
Trajectory 2 is backlash. There's some growing evidence for that in the snap polls from the last couple days. See:
https://t.co/lOi6DCZ9CK
https://t.co/lOi6DCZ9CK
This won't affect the diehards, but it might suggest the event won't bring a lot new blood into the movement.
Let's be clear: For the far-right groups that carried out Trump's insurrection, the siege of the Capitol was a huge success, a major propaganda coup. I talked to experts in right-wing extremism about what this event really meant to them. Alarming stuff:https://t.co/EzjeGsTlZK
— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) January 8, 2021
Trajectory 1: The attack becomes a signal event like Ruby Ridge or Waco, and extremists use it as a rallying point going forward. They will certainly try to do this, but there are some key differences.
Primarily, the tepid federal response (which is bad on most levels) doesn't compare to those events, where LE screwed up and people died as an unambiguous result of questionable or straight bad LE action rather than the melee situation here.
Also those cases were the result of proactive federal enforcement, as opposed to a clearly defense posture here.
Trajectory 2 is backlash. There's some growing evidence for that in the snap polls from the last couple days. See:
https://t.co/lOi6DCZ9CK
https://t.co/lOi6DCZ9CK
This won't affect the diehards, but it might suggest the event won't bring a lot new blood into the movement.
Support for Trump supporters breaking into the US Capitol via new PBS/Marist poll:
— Ryan Struyk (@ryanstruyk) January 8, 2021
All Americans:
8% support
88% oppose
Republicans:
18% support
80% oppose
Democrats:
3% support
96% oppose