There's another, lousier possibility that needs to be mentioned:

There is no plan, never was.

Imagine this sequence of events:

• Q talks a big talk online, announcing evil cabals, introducing Trump as Messiah, and using buzzwords, spicy namedrops, and dramatic language (like "It's gonna be biblical," taken from Law Abiding Citizen) to flesh out the larp.

• Coincidences spring up, left and right, nonstop, every day (thank you, vague Q language and random numbers) and we look for connections literally anywhere, doing Q's work for him. Anything can be part of the Q storyline, and if it isn't, forget about it; find something that is.

• Trump sees a portion of his voters becoming Q believers and winks at us (because the Q larp strokes his ego). He can't say anything bad about it because he can't risk losing the adoration of anyone who praises him -- his absolute #1 fatal flaw.

• As the election approaches, Trump realizes the polls are shaky (covid has hurt his leadership) and needs an out, so he uses the same one he used in 2016 (before he unexpectedly won): call the election rigged and fraudulent, rather than accept a loss.

• The election comes and goes and Biden wins. The bulletproof claims of election fraud (championed by Trump, Wood, Powell, Lindell, etc) are the messy result of A) Trump's ego refusing to let him lose, B) bad faith ambulance chasers getting a quick paycheck by carrying Trump's flag (like Jenna Ellis), or C) specious armchair internet research on legal matters drawing wild conclusions (e.g. 1871 US corporation dissolved, foreign power occupying non-territory DC with gold fringe flags, etc)

• We buy into it, because the voter fraud claims make sense, if the right information is cherry-picked from blogs ("do the research"). This explanation of how the world works makes total sense, why else would so many people be talking about it? The "sunk-cost fallacy" takes effect: we've devoted so much time and energy to Q, it can't possibly be false, right?

• Powell, Wood, and Lindell? Drank the Kool-Aid, but doubled-down at every loss/misstep and simply could not abandon it. Still haven't. Their earth-shattering evidence of election fraud? See C above, then amplify it and blind yourself to alternatives; you can't give it up because you've dedicated your entire life to it. Your name is practically branded to it, so you continue grasping at straws and misleading the believers.

• Trump leaves office begrudgingly after yelling about fraud, but unable to prove it -- he's not getting laughed out of court because the courts are corrupt, he's getting laughed out of court because there's nothing there.

• Yet Trump and company insists it they have an airtight case, if only they had the right opportunity to present it. Trump can't say "I was lying about the election because I lost and wanted to win." That would end the $$$/donations and admit failure, so Q persists, carried on the back of his ego/greed.

• The Biden presidency continues like any big clunky Dem presidency and Fox News says the world is ending, like they did with Obama (meanwhile CNN and MSNBC suck Biden's dick nonstop). But the R news continues to tip its hat to Q, because they know it's a big Trump-friendly audience base and they profit from stoking the flames.

The combined effect: it feels like the sky is falling, because people can make money by saying so, if they have the right lack of scruples.

There's another, lousier possibility that needs to be mentioned:

There is no plan, never was.

Imagine this sequence of events:

• Q talks a big talk online, announcing evil cabals, introducing Trump as Messiah, and using buzzwords, spicy namedrops, and dramatic language (like "It's gonna be biblical," taken from Law Abiding Citizen) to flesh out the larp.

• Coincidences spring up, left and right, nonstop, every day (thank you, vague Q language and random numbers) and we look for connections literally anywhere, doing Q's work for him. Anything can be part of the Q storyline, and if it isn't, forget about it; find something that is.

• Trump sees a portion of his voters becoming Q believers and winks at us (because the Q larp strokes his ego). He can't say anything bad about it because he can't risk losing the adoration of anyone who praises him -- his absolute #1 fatal flaw.

• As the election approaches, Trump realizes the polls are shaky (covid has hurt his leadership) and needs an out, so he uses the same one he used in 2016 (before he unexpectedly won): call the election rigged and fraudulent, rather than accept a loss.

• The election comes and goes and Biden wins. The bulletproof claims of election fraud (championed by Trump, Wood, Powell, Lindell, etc) are the messy result of A) Trump's ego refusing to let him lose, B) bad faith ambulance chasers getting a quick paycheck by carrying Trump's flag (like Jenna Ellis), or C) specious armchair internet research on legal matters drawing wild conclusions (e.g. 1871 US corporation dissolved, foreign power occupying non-territory DC with gold fringe flags, etc)

• We buy into it, because the voter fraud claims make sense, if the right information is cherry-picked from blogs ("do the research"). This explanation of how the world works makes total sense, why else would so many people be talking about it? The "sunk-cost fallacy" takes effect: we've devoted so much time and energy to Q, it can't possibly be false, right?

• Powell, Wood, and Lindell? Drank the Kool-Aid, but doubled-down at every loss/misstep and simply could not abandon it. Still haven't. Their evidence? See C above, then amplify it and blind yourself to alternatives; you can't give it up because you've dedicated your entire life to it. Your name is practically branded to it, so continue grasping at straws and misleading the believers.

• Trump leaves office begrudgingly after yelling about fraud, but unable to prove it -- he's not getting laughed out of court because the courts are corrupt, he's getting laughed out of court because there's nothing there.

• Yet Trump and company insists it they have a bulletproof case. Trump can't say "I was lying about the election because I lost and wanted to win." That would end the $$$/donations and admit failure, so Q persists, carried on the back of his ego/greed.

• The Biden presidency continues like any big clunky Dem presidency and Fox News says the world is ending, like they did with Obama (meanwhile CNN and MSNBC suck Biden's dick nonstop). But the R news continues to tip its hat to Q, because they know it's a big Trump-friendly audience base and they profit from stoking the flames.

The combined effect: it feels like the sky is falling, because people can make money by saying so, if they have the right lack of scruples.

There's another, lousier possibility that needs to be mentioned:

There is no plan, never was.

Imagine this sequence of events:

• Q talks a big talk online, announcing evil cabals, introducing Trump as Messiah, and using buzzwords, spicy namedrops, and dramatic language (like "It's gonna be biblical," taken from Law Abiding Citizen) to flesh out the larp.

• Coincidences spring up, left and right, nonstop, every day (thank you, vague Q language and random numbers) and we look for connections literally anywhere, doing Q's work for him. Anything can be part of the Q myth, and if it isn't, forget about it; find something that is.

• Trump sees a portion of his voters becoming Q believers and winks at us (because Q strokes his ego). He can't say anything bad about us because he can't risk losing the adoration of anyone who praises him -- his fatal flaw.

• As the election approaches, Trump realizes the polls are shaky (covid has hurt his leadership) and needs an out, so he uses the same one he used in 2016 (before he unexpectedly won instead): call the rigged and fraudulent, rather than accept a loss.

• The election comes and goes and Biden wins. The piles of bulletproof election fraud (championed by Trump, Wood, Powell, Lindell, etc) are the messy result of A) Trump's ego refusing to let him lose, B) bad faith ambulance chasers getting a quick paycheck by carrying Trump's flag (like Jenna Ellis), or C) specious armchair internet research on legal matters drawing wild conclusions (e.g. 1871 US corporation dissolved, foreign power occupying non-territory DC with gold fringe flags, etc)

• We buy into it, because the voter fraud claims make sense, if the right information is cherry-picked from blogs ("do the research"). This explanation of how the world works makes total sense, why else would so many people be talking about it? The "sunk-cost fallacy" takes effect: we've devoted so much time and energy to Q, it can't possibly be false, right?

• Trump leaves office begrudgingly after yelling about fraud, but unable to prove it -- it's not getting laughed out of court because the courts are corrupt, it's getting laughed out of court because there's nothing there, yet Trump and company insists it's the MOAB (because to reveal the truth would end the $$$/donations/grift -- my recurring issue with all this).

• But Trump doubles down (and everyone in his orbit does too), because he's gone too far: he can't say "I was lying about the election because I wanted to win again". That would end the donations, so Q persists, carried on the back of his ego.

• The Biden presidency continues like any big clunky Dem presidency and Fox News A) says the world is ending, like they did with Obama, and B) tips its hat to Q, because they know it's a big Trump-friendly audience base.

The combined effect: it feels like the sky is falling, because people can make money by saying so.

There's another, lousier possibility that needs to be mentioned:

There is no plan, never was.

This sequence of events is stuck in the back of my mind:

• Q talks a big talk online, announcing evil cabals, introducing Trump as Messiah, and using buzzwords, spicy namedrops, and dramatic language (like "It's gonna be biblical," taken from Law Abiding Citizen) to flesh out the larp.

• Coincidences spring up, left and right, nonstop, every day (thank you, vague Q language and random numbers) and we look for connections literally anywhere, doing Q's work for him. Anything can be part of the Q myth, and if it isn't, forget about it; find something that is.

• Trump sees a portion of his voters becoming Q believers and winks at us (because Q strokes his ego). He can't say anything bad about us because he can't risk losing the adoration of anyone who praises him -- his fatal flaw.

• As the election approaches, Trump realizes the polls are shaky (covid has hurt his leadership) and needs an out, so he uses the same one he used in 2016 (before he unexpectedly won instead): call the rigged and fraudulent, rather than accept a loss.

• The election comes and goes and Biden wins. The piles of bulletproof election fraud (championed by Trump, Wood, Powell, Lindell, etc) are the messy result of A) Trump's ego refusing to let him lose, B) bad faith ambulance chasers getting a quick paycheck by carrying Trump's flag (like Jenna Ellis), or C) specious armchair internet research on legal matters drawing wild conclusions (e.g. 1871 US corporation dissolved, foreign power occupying non-territory DC with gold fringe flags, etc)

• We buy into it, because the voter fraud claims make sense, if the right information is cherry-picked from blogs ("do the research"). This explanation of how the world works makes total sense, why else would so many people be talking about it? The "sunk-cost fallacy" takes effect: we've devoted so much time and energy to Q, it can't possibly be false, right?

• Trump leaves office begrudgingly after yelling about fraud, but unable to prove it -- it's not getting laughed out of court because the courts are corrupt, it's getting laughed out of court because there's nothing there, yet Trump and company insists it's the MOAB (because to reveal the truth would end the $$$/donations/grift -- my recurring issue with all this).

• But Trump doubles down (and everyone in his orbit does too), because he's gone too far: he can't say "I was lying about the election because I wanted to win again". That would end the donations, so Q persists, carried on the back of his ego.

• The Biden presidency continues like any big clunky Dem presidency and Fox News A) says the world is ending, like they did with Obama, and B) tips its hat to Q, because they know it's a big Trump-friendly audience base.

The combined effect: it feels like the sky is falling, because people can make money by saying so.

Sorry for the pessimism, frens -- obviously been a bad couple days for me.

There's another, lousier possibility that needs to be mentioned:

There is no plan, never was.

This sequence of events is stuck in the back of my mind:

• Q talks a big talk online, announcing evil cabals, introducing Trump as Messiah, and using buzzwords, spicy namedrops, and dramatic language (like "It's gonna be biblical," taken from Law Abiding Citizen) to flesh out the larp.

• Coincidences spring up, left and right, nonstop, every day (thank you, vague Q language and random numbers) and we look for connections literally anywhere, doing Q's work for him. Anything can be part of the Q myth, and if it isn't, forget about it; find something that is.

• Trump sees a portion of his voters becoming Q believers and winks at us (because Q strokes his ego). He can't say anything bad about us because he can't risk losing the adoration of anyone who praises him -- his fatal flaw.

• The election comes and goes and Biden wins. The piles of bulletproof election fraud (championed by Trump, Wood, Powell, Lindell, etc) are just the messy result of A) Trump's ego refusing to let him lose, B) bad faith ambulance chasers getting a quick paycheck by carrying Trump's flag (like Jenna Ellis), or C) specious armchair internet research on legal matters drawing wild conclusions (e.g. 1871 US corporation dissolved, foreign power occupying non-territory DC with gold fringe flags, etc)

• We buy into it, because the voter fraud claims make sense, if the right information is cherry-picked from blogs ("do the research"). This explanation of how the world works makes total sense, why else would so many people be talking about it? The "sunk-cost fallacy" takes effect: we've devoted so much time and energy to Q, it can't possibly be false, right?

• Trump leaves office begrudgingly after yelling about fraud nonstop, but unable to prove it -- it's not getting laughed out of court because they're corrupt, it's getting laughed out of court because there's nothing there, yet Trump and company insists it's the MOAB (because to reveal the truth would end the $$$/donations/grift -- my recurring issue with all this).

• But Trump doubles down (and everyone in his orbit does too), because he's gone too far: he can't say "I was lying about the election because I wanted to win again". That would end the donations, so Q persists, carried on the back of his ego.

• The Biden presidency continues like any big clunky Dem presidency and Fox News A) says the world is ending, like they did with Obama, and B) tips its hat to Q, because they know it's a big Trump-friendly audience base.

The combined effect: it feels like the sky is falling, because people can make money by saying so.

Sorry for the pessimism, frens -- obviously been a bad couple days for me.

There's another, lousier possibility that needs to be mentioned:

There is no plan, never was.

This sequence of events is stuck in the back of my mind:

• Q talks a big talk online, announcing evil cabals, introducing Trump as Messiah, and using buzzwords, spicy namedrops, and dramatic language (like "It's gonna be biblical," taken from Law Abiding Citizen) to flesh out the larp.

• Coincidences spring up, left and right, nonstop, every day (thank you, vague Q language and random numbers) and we look for connections literally anywhere, doing Q's work for him. Anything can be part of the Q myth, and if it isn't, forget about it; find something that is.

• Trump sees a portion of his voters becoming Q believers and winks at us (because Q strokes his ego). He can't say anything bad about us because he can't risk losing the adoration of anyone who praises him -- his fatal flaw.

• The election comes and goes and Biden wins. The piles of bulletproof election fraud (championed by Trump, Wood, Powell, Lindell, etc) are just the messy result of A) Trump's ego refusing to let him lose, B) bad faith ambulance chasers getting a quick paycheck by carrying Trump's flag (like Jenna Ellis), or C) specious armchair internet research on legal matters drawing wild conclusions (e.g. 1871 US corporation dissolved, foreign territory occupying non-territory DC with gold fringe flags, etc)

• We buy into it, because the voter fraud claims make sense, if the right information is tossed out in favor of the cherry-picked information from blogs. This explanation of how the world works makes total sense, why else would so many people be talking about it? The "sunk-cost fallacy" takes effect: we've devoted so much time and energy to Q, it can't possibly be false, right?

• Trump leaves office begrudgingly after yelling about fraud nonstop, but unable to prove it -- it's not getting laughed out of court because they're corrupt, it's getting laughed out of court because there's nothing there, yet Trump and company insists it's the MOAB (because to reveal the truth would end the $$$/donations/grift -- my recurring issue with all this).

• But Trump doubles down (and everyone in his orbit does too), because he's gone too far: he can't say "I was lying about the election because I wanted to win again". That would end the donations, so Q persists, carried on the back of his ego.

• The Biden presidency continues like any big clunky Dem presidency and Fox News A) says the world is ending, like they did with Obama, and B) tips its hat to Q, because they know it's a big Trump-friendly audience base.

The combined effect: it feels like the sky is falling, because people can make money by saying so.

There's another, lousier possibility that needs to be mentioned:

There is no plan, never was.

This sequence of events is stuck in the back of my mind:

• Q talks a big talk online, building off pizzagate, announcing evil cabals, introducing Trump as Messiah, and using right-wing buzzwords, spicy namedrops (like Hilary), and dramatic language (like "It's gonna be biblical," taken from Law Abiding Citizen) to flesh out the larp.

• Coincidences spring up, left and right, nonstop, every day (thank you, vague Q language and random numbers) and believers look for connections literally anywhere, doing Q's work for him. Anything can be part of the Q myth, and if it isn't, forget about it; find something that is.

• Trump sees a portion of his voters becoming Q believers and winks at them (because Q strokes his ego). He can't say anything bad about them because he can't risk losing the adoration of anyone who praises him -- his fatal flaw.

• The election comes and goes and Biden wins. The piles of bulletproof election fraud (championed by Trump, Wood, Powell, Lindell, etc) are just the messy result of A) Trump's ego refusing to let him lose, B) bad faith ambulance chasers getting a quick paycheck by carrying Trump's flag (like Jenna Ellis), or C) specious armchair internet research on legal matters drawing wild conclusions (e.g. 1871 US corporation dissolved, foreign territory occupying non-territory DC with gold fringe flags, etc)

• Trump's supporters buy into it, because the voter fraud claims make sense, if the right information is tossed out in favor of the cherry-picked information from blogs. This explanation of how the world works makes total sense, why else would so many people be talking about it? The "sunk-cost fallacy" takes effect: believers have devoted so much time and energy to Q, it can't possibly be false, right?

• Trump leaves office begrudgingly after yelling about fraud nonstop, but unable to prove it -- it's not getting laughed out of court because they're corrupt, it's getting laughed out of court because there's nothing there, yet Trump and company insists it's the MOAB (because to reveal the truth would end the $$$/donations/grift from voters).

• But Trump doubles down (and everyone in his orbit does too), because he's gone too far: he can't say "I was lying about the election because I wanted to win again". That would end the grift, end the donations, end the ruse and set him back to zero. He'll die an old man before he ever admits that, and Q persists, carried on the back of his ego.

• The Biden presidency continues like any big clunky Dem presidency and Fox News A) says the world is ending, like they did with Obama, and B) tips its hat to Q, because they know it's a big Trump-friendly audience base.

The combined effect: it feels like the sky is falling, because people can make money by saying so.

There's another, lousier possibility that needs to be mentioned:

There is no plan, never was.

This sequence of events is stuck in the back of my mind:

• Q talks a big talk online, building off pizzagate, announcing evil cabals, introducing Trump as Messiah, and using right-wing buzzwords, spicy namedrops (like Hilary), and dramatic language (like "It's gonna be biblical," taken from Law Abiding Citizen) to flesh out the tarp.

• Trump sees his voters becoming Q believers and winks at them (because Q strokes his ego). He can't say anything bad about them because he can't risk losing the adoration of anyone who praises him -- his fatal flaw.

• The election comes and goes and Biden wins. The piles of bulletproof election fraud (championed by Trump, Wood, Powell, Lindell, etc) are just the messy result of A) Trump's ego refusing to let him lose, B) bad faith ambulance chasers getting a quick paycheck by carrying Trump's flag (like Jenna Ellis), or C) specious armchair internet research on legal matters drawing wild conclusions (e.g. 1871 US corporation dissolved, foreign territory occupying non-territory DC with gold fringe flags, etc)

• Trump's supporters buy into it, because the voter fraud claims make sense, if the right information is tossed out in favor of the cherry-picked information from blogs. This explanation of how the world works makes total sense, why else would so many people be talking about it? The "sunk-cost fallacy" takes effect: believers have devoted so much time and energy to Q, it can't possibly be false, right?

• Trump leaves office begrudgingly after yelling about fraud nonstop, but unable to prove it -- it's not getting laughed out of court because they're corrupt, it's getting laughed out of court because there's nothing there, yet Trump and company insists it's the MOAB (because to reveal the truth would end the $$$/donations/grift from voters).

• But Trump doubles down (and everyone in his orbit does too), because he's gone too far: he can't say "I was lying about the election because I wanted to win again". That would end the grift, end the donations, end the ruse and set him back to zero. He'll die an old man before he ever admits that, and Q persists, carried on the back of his ego.

• The Biden presidency continues like any big clunky Dem presidency and Fox News A) says the world is ending, like they did with Obama, and B) tips its hat to Q, because they know it's a big Trump-friendly audience base.

The combined effect: it feels like the sky is falling, because people can make money by saying so.

There's another, lousier possibility that needs to be mentioned:

There is no plan, and it was all a larp.

This sequence of events is stuck in the back of my mind:

• Q talks a big talk online, building off pizzagate and announcing evil cabals, announcing Trump as Messiah.

• Trump sees his voters becoming Q believers and winks at them (because Q strokes his ego -- his fatal flaw), he can't say anything bad about them because he can't risk losing the adoration of anyone who praises him.

• The election comes and goes and Biden wins. The piles and piles of bulletproof election fraud (championed by Trump, Wood, Powell, Lindell, etc) are just the messy result of A) Trump's ego refusing to let him lose, B) bad faith ambulance chasers getting a quick paycheck by carrying Trump's flag (like Jenna Ellis), or C) specious armchair internet research on legal matters drawing wild conclusions (e.g. 1871 US corporation dissolved, foreign territory occupying non-territory DC with gold fringe flags, etc)

• Trump's supporters buy into it, because the voter fraud claims make sense, if the right information is tossed out in favor of the cherry-picked information from blogs. This explanation of how the world works makes total sense, why else would so many people be talking about it? The "sunk-cost fallacy" takes effect: believers have devoted so much time and energy to Q, it can't possibly be false, right? (Sunk-cost fallacy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunk_cost#Fallacy_effect)

• Trump leaves office begrudgingly after yelling about fraud nonstop, but unable to prove it in court -- it's not getting laughed out of court because they're corrupt, it's getting laughed out of court because there's nothing there, yet Trump and company insists it's the MOAB (because to reveal the truth would end the $$$/donations/grift from voters).

• But Trump doubles down (and everyone in his orbit does too), because he's gone too far: he can't say "I was lying about the election because I wanted to win again". That would end the grift, end the donations, end the ruse and set him back to zero. He'll die an old man before he ever admits that, and Q persists, carried on the back of his ego.

There's another, lousier possibility that needs to be mentioned:

*There is no plan, and it was all a larp.

This sequence of events is stuck in the back of my mind:

• Q talks a big talk online, building off pizzagate and announcing evil cabals, announcing Trump as Messiah.

• Trump sees his voters becoming Q believers and winks at them (because Q strokes his ego -- his fatal flaw), he can't say anything bad about them because he can't risk losing the adoration of anyone who praises him.

• The election comes and goes and Biden wins. The piles and piles of bulletproof election fraud (championed by Trump, Wood, Powell, Lindell, etc) are just the messy result of A) Trump's ego refusing to let him lose, B) bad faith ambulance chasers getting a quick paycheck (like Jenna Ellis), or C) specious armchair internet research on legal matters drawing wild conclusions (e.g. 1871 US corporation dissolved, foreign territory occupying non-territory DC with gold fringe flags, etc)

• Trump's supporters buy into it, because the voter fraud claims make sense, if the right information is tossed out in favor of the cherry-picked information from blogs. The "sunk-cost fallacy" takes effect: believers have devoted so much time and energy to Q, it can't possibly be false, right?

(Sunk-cost fallacy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunk_cost#Fallacy_effect)

• Trump leaves office begrudgingly after yelling about fraud nonstop, but unable to prove it in court -- it's not getting laughed out of the Supreme Court because they're corrupt, it's getting laughed out of the Supreme Court because there's nothing there.

• But Trump doubles down (and everyone in his orbit does too), because he's gone too far: he can't say "I was lying about the election because I wanted to win again". That would end the grift, end the donations, end the ruse and set him back to zero. He'll die an old man before he ever admits that, and Q persists, carried on the back of his ego.