Thread by @kubeworm, a lot of talk about q followers, their clearly unfounded and dangerous [...]

a lot of talk about q followers, their clearly unfounded and dangerous beliefs.

but no one is talking about how many military intelligence figures are involved in pushing, and lending credence to them.

qanon: I don't believe that non-sense.
iraqi wmd: So true!! https://twitter.com/AricToler/status/1345464562104086528

https://twitter.com/AricToler/status/1345464562104086528

https://twitter.com/jsrailton/status/1347764665821102084?s=20

https://twitter.com/jsrailton/status/1347764665821102084?s=20

https://twitter.com/Redistrict/status/1347614831071924227

https://twitter.com/Redistrict/status/1347614831071924227

https://twitter.com/BBCWorld/status/1347290198997159938

https://twitter.com/BBCWorld/status/1347290198997159938

https://www.bellingcat.com/news/2021/01/07/exposed-email-logs-show-8kun-owner-in-contact-with-qanon-influencers-and-enthusiasts/

https://www.thedailybeast.com/michael-scheuer-hunted-bin-laden-for-cia-now-he-wants-americans-dead

https://web.archive.org/web/20200818131956/https://www.thedailybeast.com/what-happens-when-ex-navy-seals-go-full-qanon (Paywalled on live site it seems)

https://text.npr.org/121667905
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/hammer-scorecard-vote-counts/

https://eu.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/arizona/2018/08/07/qanon-ties-two-arizona-arrests-conspiracy-theory-trump/920336002/

This is a counter-example, I guess. The USAF 960th Cyberspace Wing actually doing a pretty good run down of how these things spread and why they're presented as they are: https://web.archive.org/web/20210109205834/https://www.960cyber.afrc.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/2368363/your-stance-against-child-sex-trafficking-is-threatening-the-national-security/

I wonder if this is in response to seeing their own people being hooked though...

Your Stance against Child Sex Trafficking Is Threatening the National

The authors describe “narrative warfare” and just how difficult it can be to combat. While the concept of creating, influencing, or spreading narratives with specific objectives is not new, interest

https://web.archive.org/web/20210109205834/https://www.960cyber.afrc.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/2368363/your-stance-against-child-sex-trafficking-is-threatening-the-national-security/

https://twitter.com/washingtonpost/status/1348110585465085952