The Storm Is Upon Us

The Storm Is Upon Us: How QAnon Became a Movement, Cult, and Conspiracy Theory of Everything | Mike Rothschild

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The ‘93 suicide of Vince Foster, Chris Ruddy‘s “investigation” of his death & the nascent interweb, birthed the right wing nut job, punting conspiracy theories, on-line hate & alt-right bollocks. This book looks at the mysterious QAnon noticeboard posts & their influence on Trump/MAGA followers, duped into swallowing new bullshit conspiracies that resulted in the events of 6th Jan 21. Gripping & crazy but often repetitive. Needed a good editor

Aimeesue That sounds like a very sad read. Infuriating, too, but all the fear driving the anger is just sad to me. 1y

The_Book_Ninja @Aimeesue it is sad that families lose loved ones to this grifter‘s cult. Once people go down that path it‘s hard to turn back. 1y

Aimeesue @The_Book_Ninja Been there, unfortunately. It's stunning. 1y

The_Book_Ninja @Aimeesue ah I‘m so sorry to hear that 1y

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Maria514626

The Storm Is Upon Us: How QAnon Became a Movement, Cult, and Conspiracy Theory of Everything | Mike Rothschild

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This was just plain bonkers. Scary, fascinating, unnerving, enraging.

The refrain: Huh? That‘s bonkers. No one believes that, do they? Say again? Oh man, we‘re in for it.

This book will help you understand more about a movement that makes no sense.

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britt_brooke

The Storm Is Upon Us: How QAnon Became a Movement, Cult, and Conspiracy Theory of Everything | Mike Rothschild

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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Enlightening isn‘t the right word. Bizarre. Preposterous. Horrifying. Rothschild details the inception, progression, and eventual silence of the group whose propaganda fueled the Jan 6th attack. These Trump extremists believed and pushed so much bullshit, it‘s truly incredible. I‘ll never understand how conspiracy theorists navigate their daily lives. It must be exhausting residing in that headspace.

Cinfhen

Prairiegirl_reading It must be exhausting! 💯💯💯 all of that anger, hatred, fear. I would imagine there is never a moment of peace. 2y

britt_brooke @Prairiegirl_reading Exactly! I‘m worn out just thinking about it. 2y

Lauram I worked with someone who was photographed in the Capitol building on January 6th. She lost her job and her professional license for an ethics violation. I could only tell others that asked that she was really good at her job, that I cared about her, and hoped she was ok. (edited) 2y

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Lauram I just don‘t understand how she could live with so much hate. 2y

britt_brooke @Lauram OMG, that‘s wild! I‘ll never understand what provokes people to go to these extremes. It‘s sad. 2y

Cinfhen Excellent review 2y

britt_brooke @Cinfhen Thank you! ☺️ 2y

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britt_brooke

The Storm Is Upon Us: How QAnon Became a Movement, Cult, and Conspiracy Theory of Everything | Mike Rothschild

Just introverting, enjoying a High Noon, and learning about the delusional folks of QAnon. It‘s the perfect wind down after a hot, soccer-filled weekend.

#cheers #booksandbooze

Maria514626 @britt_brooke Oh. This looks good. Well not “good.” Have you read Strongmen? Holy moly. Stalin, Mussolini, Hitler, Franco, Putin, Trump. Traits they have in common. Their reigns. Etc. Fascinating. Horrifying. (edited) 2y

britt_brooke @Maria514626 😂 I know exactly what you mean. I haven‘t read that one, so thank you for the rec! Will definitely stack it. 2y

Megabooks This was a good book 👍🏻 2y

britt_brooke @Megabooks It‘s bonkers, but really well done! 2y

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keithlafo

The Storm Is Upon Us: How QAnon Became a Movement, Cult, and Conspiracy Theory of Everything | Mike Rothschild

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For those who have ever wondered why QAnon is popular, or what led to the insurrection, this is the book to pick up. A well-researched and enlightening read.

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nitalibrarian

The Storm Is Upon Us: How QAnon Became a Movement, Cult, and Conspiracy Theory of Everything | Mike Rothschild

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This whole QAnon movement is so wild and fascinating (in a how do people believe this stuff? type of way). I watched the HBO documentary and listen to the QAnon Anonymous podcast and pre-ordered this book.

vivastory This is the second post I've seen about this book today. I think I'll add it to my TBR 3y

Megabooks Yes! Just finished this within hours of getting it! A fascinating, fast read!! 3y

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Megabooks

The Storm Is Upon Us: How QAnon Became a Movement, Cult, and Conspiracy Theory of Everything | Mike Rothschild

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Cultish 🔗⬇️, which I read a few days ago, discussed Q and the language of cults briefly. Then, this book showed up as a #NewRelease on my Instagram. Mike went into cult comparisons in part 3 of this book, after discussing the history of Q, but it struck me that Q believers remind me of those interpreters of Nostradamus where the most vague things are linked to events that don‘t fit to make a gauzy (and dangerous) abstract picture of the world.

Cinfhen

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Cultish: The Secret Language You Didn't Know You Were Using

Leftcoastzen Thanks for the review! Trying to figure out if I can handle it .😟🍕 3y

Cinfhen This one isn‘t grabbing me 🤷🏼‍♀️but I do want to read

Cultish: The Secret Language You Didn't Know You Were Using

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ravenlee Do you follow Heather Cox Richardson? Her newest podcast with Joanne Freeman is QAnon, Cults, and Cutlery. 3y

Megabooks @Leftcoastzen Oh golly, hearing it all reviewed in an 8 hour audiobook was crazy! 3y

Megabooks @Cinfhen I think you‘d like cultish better. 3y

Megabooks @ravenlee No, but I‘ll have to look that up! 3y

ravenlee I should have said the latest podcast episode; the podcast itself is called Now & Then. apple.co/2SVfx9J if you use Apple. I haven‘t heard the podcasts, but I follow her on Facebook and I think she‘s great. 3y

Megabooks @ravenlee from the description, it seems to cover a lot of the same ground as this book. Since I read this book so quickly, I think I‘m going to give myself a couple of days before more Q (because yikes!), but I‘ve downloaded it. Thanks!! 3y

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