TALKING CONSPIRACY THEORY BLUES
Q, the anonymous conspiracy theorist, has fallen silent. The Trump years were good for him, as the tale he propagated via social media—namely, that President Trump and Robert Mueller were at war with a cult of Satan-worshipping pedophiles—gained adherents, inspiring rallies and merch (flags, T-shirts, etc.). The visual high point was a star turn, in the January 6 Capitol riot, by Jacob Chansley, aka Q Shaman, a movement fixture bedecked in signature red and blue face paint and furry horned helmet. Q even ensorcelled a congresswoman, freshman Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Georgia), though in the wake of the assault on her new place of employment Greene dialed down her Q-riosity.
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