#educating liberals

[thingstrumperssay]

I mean, if these people want to die that’s on them, but there are better, faster, painless ways to commit suicide.

Or

Dying to educate the liberals!

[justbeingnamaste]

BREAKING NEWS:

The Democrats just committed political suicide by doing exactly what Trump wanted them to do

pushing impeachment to the Senate.

Now they’ll be forced to testify under oath with the entire world watching as they expose themselves.

The Schiff is about to hit the fan....

[justbeingnamaste]

New Zealand shooting:

-Live-streamed at a mosque -Lasted 22 minutes

-51 dead & 49 injured

-Worshipers didn’t have guns

Texas shooting: -Live-streamed at a church

-Lasted 6 seconds

-3 dead including the gunman

-Worshipers had guns I wonder what the difference was?

[medicareforall]

[justinspoliticalcorner]

As Twitter cracks down on QAnon, Instagram accounts continue to promote the conspiracy theory

Kayla Gogarty at MMFA: 

Instagram is rife with posts promoting the extremist QAnon conspiracy theory, while other social media platforms have recognized its danger and taken action to reduce its spread. In a new study, Media Matters reviewed a small fraction of Instagram posts related to QAnon and its slogan and found that they earned millions of interactions while spreading the conspiracy theory on the platform.

On July 21, Twitter announced that it had taken down more than 7,000 accounts connected to the QAnon conspiracy theory, which revolves around an anonymous account known as “Q.” Additionally, reports indicate that the social media platform plans to “stop recommending accounts and content related to QAnon, including material in email and follow recommendations, and it will take steps to limit circulation of content in features like trends and search.”

Twitter’s action comes as in response to the growing threat of the QAnon conspiracy theory: It’s been tied to acts of violence, including multiple murders and attempted kidnappings; it’s been listed as a potential domestic terrorism threat by the FBI; and it’s rooted itself in American politics, with President Donald Trump amplifying QAnon supporters and at least 68 current or former congressional candidates embracing it. The fringe conspiracy theory centers on the belief that Trump was working with then-special counsel Robert Mueller to take down the president’s perceived enemies in the “deep state,” which it claims is filled with elites who are pedophiles and devil-worshippers.

Disinformation researchers lauded Twitter for its actions against QAnon accounts and content but quickly pointed out that the conspiracy theory also thrives on other social media platforms, such as Facebook and Instagram. In fact, following Twitter’s announcement, Media Matters found that Facebook profited off of at least 144 ads promoting QAnon that ran on Facebook or Instagram since 2019, and our latest study underscores a bigger problem on Instagram.

There are at least 1.19 million posts on Instagram tagged with the hashtag "#QAnon" and at least 1.17 million posts tagged with the hashtag "#wwg1wga" (short for “where we go one, we go all”), which is QAnon’s de facto slogan. Posts tagged with one of these hashtags promote and support the conspiracy theory, frequently offering pro-Trump sentiments, while attacking Democrats generally, among other things.

Media Matters reviewed a small number of the posts tagged with either hashtag -- nearly 4,800 posts from 24 public Instagram accounts that promote QAnon and have over 10,000 followers -- and found that they earned a total of over 8.1 million interactions (likes, comments, shares) on Instagram between 4:15 p.m. EDT June 27, 2020, and 4:15 p.m. EDT July 27, 2020. Notably, an account with the username @qthewakeup earned nearly 2.9 million interactions on its 529 posts during this time, and the account @redpillbabe earned over 1 million interactions on its 234 posts. One of the other accounts promoting QAnon, @educatingliberals, was suspended from Twitter in April and is known for spreading COVID-19 misinformation and using anti-Semitic language.

Of the posts Media Matters reviewed, a post from @qthewakeup earned the most engagement, with over 204,000 interactions. The post promoted a debunked conspiracy theory accusing online retailer Wayfair of being involved with human trafficking. Instagram labeled the post “partly false information” but has not taken any further action. This account also contributed to the spread of a viral video promoting dangerous misinformation about COVID-19.

Other posts promote QAnon-related videos, unsubstantiated accusations that “the global elite” and “Hollywood elites” are pedophiles and mainstream media are part of a large cover-up, and misinformation about the dangers of COVID-19, including calling human trafficking “the real virus.”

[justinspoliticalcorner]

Shortly before talking about the "Jewish Question," QAnon supporter says Turning Point USA offered him an ambassadorship

Alex Kaplan at MMFA: 

A prominent supporter of the QAnon conspiracy theory claimed that the conservative student organization Turning Point USA (TPUSA) approached him to be one of their ambassadors.

Dylan Wheeler, known online as “Educating Liberals,” is a major proponent of the QAnon conspiracy theory, which the FBI has cited as a potential domestic terrorism threat (multiple proponents of the theory have also committed deadly or otherwise violent acts). Wheeler, who also has a history of pushing hoaxes and conspiracy theories and helping with a harassment campaign on social media, helped promote a rally for the conspiracy theory in Washington, D.C., on September 11, where he pushed the “9/11 truth” conspiracy theory.

On the Slightly Sophisticated podcast, Wheeler said that TPUSA “asked me to be an ambassador,” later claiming that he was “the only person I think involved, technically, with Turning Point USA that supports ‘Q’ openly.”