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Roseanne Barr's Belief in QAnon Conspiracy Theory and its Impact on Society
TLDR Roseanne Barr's recent racist tweet and subsequent show cancellation has brought attention to her belief in the QAnon conspiracy theory, which alleges that the Clintons, Obamas, and other globalists are involved in a child sex and torture ring. QAnon has gained significant traction in recent months, with a large following on social media platforms and even organizing a march on Washington.
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Roseanne Barr's recent racist tweet and subsequent show cancellation has brought attention to her belief in the QAnon conspiracy theory, which is a topic that the host wants to understand.
04:59
The QAnon conspiracy theory began with a series of posts on the Fortune message board by an anonymous user nicknamed Q, who claimed to have high-level government clearance and posed a series of paranoid questions.
11:45
The QAnon conspiracy theory alleges that the Clintons, Obamas, and other globalists are involved in a child sex and torture ring, and the Trump administration is working to arrest and indict them.
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QAnon followers believe that Q's posts, which are often cryptic and filled with code-like language, contain hidden messages and clues that they enjoy decoding and interpreting.
22:15
QAnon has grown significantly in the past six or seven months, with half a million views on YouTube videos, 30,000 members on a subreddit, and an app called Q drops that reached the top 10 in iTunes, and it's finding purchase in the soil of more mainstream conservative people, as seen in a march on Washington organized by QAnon followers, who are mostly white men and women in their 40s and 50s, and believe that QAnon is leading the charge and helping them fight for their country.
27:18
Roseanne's tweets and subsequent firing are seen by QAnon followers as a deliberate move to draw attention to Valerie Jarrett and the supposed evils she represents, as well as to further the QAnon narrative.
32:38
The hosts discuss a tweet featuring a basketball court image with a photoshopped head of Vladimir Putin and Joel Embiid, a famous basketball player for the 76ers, and mention that the tweet is part of an exciting internet detective story.
38:01
The hosts discuss a tweet featuring a photoshopped image of Joel Embiid dunking over a person with Brian Colangelo's face, and mention that a reporter received evidence suggesting that Colangelo is behind multiple Twitter accounts gossiping about the Philadelphia 76ers.
43:36
Brian Colangelo, the former manager of the Philadelphia 76ers, is suspected of operating multiple Twitter burner accounts that criticize Sam Hinkie, the previous GM, defend Colangelo's collars, and attack Joel Embiid's injury.
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Multiple burner Twitter accounts that were previously pro-Joel Embiid suddenly turn on him and start criticizing him, which is interesting because Embiid is a beloved player in the Sixers fan base and the only reason to have a problem with him is if you have a stake in defending Brian Colangelo.
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The tweet in question is a reply to a tweet from Joel Embiid, where he praises former GM Sam Hinkie and mocks Brian Colangelo, and it features a photoshopped image of Embiid playing basketball with Colangelo's face on his opponent.
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This section concludes with some banter and a description of various random and fantastical things, signaling the end of the episode.
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