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  1. religion
    ‘New Moses’ Is the Latest Sign of the Christian Right’s Trump ConfusionConservative Christians used to treat Trump as an unwitting agent of God. Now they’re beginning to act like he’s a religious leader.
    By Ed Kilgore
  2. politics
    Twitter’s Former Safety Head Forced From Home After Being Smeared by Elon MuskFormer Twitter executive Yoel Roth and his family have reportedly faced a torrent of harassment and threats after Elon Musk’s false claims.
    By Chas Danner
  3. the far right
    German QAnon Spinoff Plotted Coup to Put Fake Prince in ChargePolice arrested 25 people involved in an alleged plan to overthrow the government and install a disgraced aristocrat as head of state.
    By Matt Stieb
  4. early and often
    Trump’s Latest Rally Was Even Weirder Than UsualWhile a QAnon song played and Trump listed how America is going to hell without him, many in the crowd oddly raised a finger in unison.
    By Chas Danner
  5. qanon nation
    The ReAwaken America Tour Is the Start of QAnon 2.0The conspiracy theory that has gripped the conservative movement is evolving. But into what?
    By Laura Jedeed
  6. politics
    QAnon’s Takeover of the Republican Party Is Virtually CompleteIt would be hilarious if it didn’t involve people in positions of real influence.
    By Jacob Silverman
  7. capitol riot
    Ginni Thomas Urged Mark Meadows to Overturn Election in Unhinged TextsIt looks like the Supreme Court Justice’s wife is pretty into QAnon.
    By Matt Stieb
  8. qanon
    ‘Michael Always Says There’s No Coincidences’A demolition contractor turned numerology guru fills the void at the heart of QAnon, bringing his followers to Dealey Plaza to revive the Kennedys.
    By Matt Stieb
  9. texas is the reason
    QAnon Rally Fails to Revive JFK Jr. From the DeadQ followers gathered on the plaza where JFK was assassinated in the hope that his late son would appear and fulfill their prophecy.
    By Matt Stieb
  10. explainer
    Who Is Ron Watkins, the QAnon Celebrity Running for Congress?Everything you need to know about why people think Watkins is Q, his campaign to unseat an Arizona congressman, and whether he actually has a shot.
    By Matt Stieb
  11. false equivalence
    Ilhan Omar and Marjorie Taylor Greene Are Not EquivalentIt’s lazily convenient to lump these two “extremists” together. But there’s no comparison in what they’ve said and how they’ve dealt with criticism.
    By Ed Kilgore
  12. politics
    Marjorie Taylor Greene Apologizes for Holocaust Gaffe, But Not for Her IgnoranceMore than three weeks after her deeply offensive comparison of mask mandates to the Holocaust, Greene shows how little she’s learned.
    By Ed Kilgore
  13. donald trump
    Poll Confirms That It’s Still Trump’s Party, for NowA new survey shows that he’s still the favorite of three of five Republican “tribes.”
    By Ed Kilgore
  14. trolls
    Marjorie Taylor Greene Finds New, Annoying Ways to Get AttentionCongress’s premier extremist has time on her hands to cause trouble.
    By Ed Kilgore
  15. qanon
    House Cancels Thursday Session After Warning of ‘Possible’ Militia AttackAfter Capitol Police told lawmakers of a potential attack on the complex by Trump supporters, the House wrapped up a Thursday vote on Wednesday night.
    By Matt Stieb
  16. marjorie taylor greene
    House Bars Marjorie Taylor Greene From Committees Over Hateful RhetoricBecause of her rhetoric, Greene will not join the House Budget Committee and the House Education and Labor Committee as originally planned.
    By Ed Kilgore
  17. marjorie taylor greene
    Kevin McCarthy Decides to Protect Marjorie Taylor GreeneThe top House Republican gave his conspiratorial, pro-violence colleague a slap-on-the-wrist and said he’ll fight efforts to take her off committees.
    By Ed Kilgore
  18. the national interest
    QAnon Is Now Too Big to FailMarjorie Taylor Greene has too many fans to be thrown out of the GOP.
    By Jonathan Chait
  19. explainer
    Can Marjorie Taylor Greene Be Expelled From Congress?If Republicans go along, Greene could be booted from the House for her violence-boosting behavior. Short of that, it’s up to her constituents.
    By Ed Kilgore
  20. capitol riot
    QAnon and the Bright Rise of BeliefJanuary 6 was a terrifying day in history, not least because it felt like witnessing the birth of a religion.
    By Kerry Howley
  21. the national interest
    Georgia Senate
    Marjorie Taylor Greene Blamed Wildfires on Secret Jewish Space LaserShe is even nuttier than previously believed.
    By Jonathan Chait
  22. extremism
    Marjorie Taylor Greene Is Trying to Impeach the Biden FamilyNobody drives the crazy train like Greene, who may represent where the MAGA movement is going.
    By Ed Kilgore
  23. capitol riot
    Who Dies for Donald Trump?Ashli Babbitt’s loved ones didn’t know how extreme she was until they saw her storm the Capitol.
    By Miranda Green
  24. politics
    Georgia Senate Runoffs Head Toward a Dramatic FinishAmid epic spending and strong early voting, the contests that will determine Senate control remain in a dead heat.
    By Ed Kilgore
  25. politics
    Trump Gave QAnon What It Always Wanted: RespectThe president lost the election, but the dangerous movement has won his recognition.
    By Travis View
  26. politics
    The QAnon Congresswoman Is the Perfect RepublicanMarjorie Taylor Greene wasn’t elected to pass laws — she was elected to perform right-wing paranoia.
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
  27. qanon
    Facebook Bans QAnon Accounts Across All Its PlatformsThe platform’s major step comes on the heels of a decision this summer to remove all Q-related groups discussing “potential violence.”
    By Matt Stieb
  28. politics
    17 Republicans Refuse to Condemn QAnon in House VoteThey did so even after a Democratic colleague was targeted with death threats by the conspiracy’s followers a few days earlier.
    By Charlotte Klein
  29. politics
    QAnon Goes to WashingtonTwenty-four followers of the grotesque conspiracy theory are running for Congress in November. Where does this end?
    By Simon van Zuylen-Wood
  30. qanon
    QAnon Is Madness. But Believing In It Can Be Rational.For those who lack the resources to understand or influence political reality, conspiracy theories are more useful than the truth.
    By Eric Levitz
  31. the national interest
    Trump Praises QAnon Conspiracy Theory: ‘They Like Me Very Much’President links his agenda with group the FBI calls a domestic terror threat.
    By Jonathan Chait
  32. the national circus
    Frank Rich: Against Harris, Trump Tries to Run the Birther PlaybookHe made these moves after the usual misogynistic and racist insults failed to move the needle anywhere except among his own base.
    By Frank Rich
  33. politics
    QAnon Booster Marjorie Greene Continues March Toward CongressIt’s hard to be too extreme in pockets of red America like Georgia’s 14th District, where Greene just won the Republican primary.
    By Ed Kilgore
  34. qanon
    QAnon Groups on Facebook Reportedly Have Millions of MembersThe top ten groups have more than 1 million combined members, a sign of the increasing popularity of the far-right conspiracy.
    By Matt Stieb
  35. qanon
    Fox News Host Jesse Waters Praises QAnon for Uncovering ‘Great Stuff’In a segment on Saturday, Watters complimented the conspiracy, which has been designated a domestic terrorism threat by the FBI.
    By Matt Stieb
  36. conspiracy theories
    Twitter Bans Thousands of QAnon AccountsThe platform will suspend accounts pushing the conspiracy theory, along with other measures meant to limit its spread.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  37. politics
    Another QAnon Sympathizer Knocks Off GOP Congressman in Colorado PrimaryDespite a Trump endorsement, Scott Tipton was no match for the owner of a gun-themed restaurant called Shooters Grill who defied public-health orders.
    By Ed Kilgore
  38. monuments
    Georgia Politician Argues for Keeping All Statues — Even of Hitler or SatanGOP congressional candidate Marjorie Greene shows that floodgates arguments over removing monuments cut both ways.
    By Ed Kilgore
  39. 2020 elections
    GOP Extremists Advance Toward CongressOne runoff qualifier, Matt Gurtler, is out there, but another, Marjorie Greene is a QAnon ally and runs ads so violent that Facebook banned one.
    By Ed Kilgore
  40. qanon
    QAnon Supporter Wins Republican Senate Primary in OregonJo Rae Perkins, an insurance agent in Oregon, became the first advocate for the sweeping conspiracy theory to win a GOP nomination for the Senate.
    By Matt Stieb
  41. coronavirus
    QAnon Influencers Are Encouraging Followers to Drink Bleach to Avoid CoronavirusWhere we go one, we go all — to the emergency room.
    By Matt Stieb
  42. conspiracies
    A QAnon Supporter Is Challenging Ilhan Omar in 2020: ReportAccording to a spokesperson, Danielle Stella, a Republican challenger to Omar, “stands 100 percent behind the principles … that Qanon promotes.”
    By Matt Stieb
  43. jeffrey epstein
    So Was QAnon … Right?Purveyors of the Trumpist conspiracy predicted that an elite sex- trafficking network would be revealed last week. Does the Epstein indictment count?
    By Max Read
  44. qanon
    QAnon Is Just the Standard Trump Train NowThe feverish conspiracy theory hinged on the conclusion of the Mueller report. Now that’s only the starting point.
    By Brian Feldman
  45. conspiracy theories
    Even Conspiracy Theories Have Gotten Dumber, a New Book ShowsA Lot of People Are Saying plumbs “the new conspiracism,” conspiracy theory without the theory.
    By Jesse Singal
  46. books
    Can a New Book on ‘Intuitionism’ Explain America’s Political Crisis?Enchanted America explores what makes certain voters believe conspiracy theories and ignore plain evidence.
    By Jesse Singal
  47. select all
    Reddit Bans Major QAnon Hive, r/GreatAwakeningWhere will the conspiracy theorists head now?
    By Brian Feldman
  48. select all
    How Chrissy Teigen’s Family Became Victims of a Horrible New Conspiracy TheoryTeigen got embroiled in an internet conspiracy theory so insane it almost makes Pizzagate look normal by comparison.
    By Paris Martineau