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  • The Storm Is Upon Us

  • How QAnon Became a Movement, Cult, and Conspiracy Theory of Everything
  • By: Mike Rothschild
  • Narrated by: Joe Barrett
  • Length: 8 hrs
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (27 ratings)

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By: Mike Rothschild
Narrated by: Joe Barrett
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In 2017, President Trump made a cryptic remark at a gathering of military officials, describing it as 'the calm before the storm' - then refused to explain himself to puzzled journalists. But on internet message boards, a mysterious poster called 'Q Clearance Patriot' began an elaboration all of their own.

Q's wild yarn hinted at a vast conspiracy that satisfied the deepest desires of MAGA-America. None of Q's predictions came to pass. But did that stop people from clinging to every word, expanding Q's mythology, and promoting it ever more widely? No.

Conspiracy culture expert Mike Rothschild is uniquely equipped to explain QAnon, from the cults that first fed into it, to its embrace by Trump and the right-wing media. With families torn apart and with the Capitol under attack, he argues that mocking the madness of QAnon will get us nowhere. Instead, he argues that QAnon tells us everything we need to know about global fear after Trump-and that we need to understand it now, because it's not going away.

©2021 Mike Rothschild (P)2021 Octopus Publishing Group

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"An ideal tour guide for your journey into the depths of the rabbit hole that is QAnon, and even shows you a glimmer of light at the exit." (Cullen Hoback, director of HBO's Q: Into the Storm)

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A great book that can be hard to listen to

This was a fantastic book that dealt compassionately and comprehensively with the qanon phenomenon. The performance had a number of pronunciation issues and a truly atrocious Australian accent (sorry Joe, I’m Aussie and I can’t help but be sensitive to it) but ultimately is read cleanly and clearly. I definitely recommend the book.

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