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Followers of the QAnon conspiracy theory have gathered in Las Vegas this weekend at the For God and Country Patriot Double Down.
The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports that a "couple hundred people" showed up for the conference at the Ahern Hotel, owned by prominent Trump supporter Don Ahern.
The conference, organized by Patriot Voice, was originally planned for the Caesars Forum, but parent company Caesars Entertainment canceled the booking amid backlash from extremism experts and others.
Among the speakers on Saturday was Jason Sullivan, a social media expert who worked with Trump ally Roger Stone during the 2016 presidential campaign.
"We know there was election fraud, are you kidding? We're done trying to prove that it happened. We're about to turn it around," Sullivan told the crowd, adding that the burden will now be on others to prove they provided a secure election system.
Sullivan later led attendees in chants of "Sheep no more!" according to the newspaper.
"On the second floor of the event area, Trump hats and shirts were for sale at a merchandise stand with a 'Trump won' flag draped over the front," the Review-Journal reports. "Flags hanging over a railing that were visible from the ground floor said 'Trump is still my president' and 'Stop the steal.' ... Media access to the event was highly restricted. A Las Vegas Review-Journal reporter was escorted by event staff, confined to one area and told to leave shortly before noon."
The Sunday Times reports that another speaker, Alan Fountain, said he planned to talk about "the pedophile, blackmail and bribery system".
"A global cabal had been enslaving humanity, he explained, in an interview from his hotel room with the British YouTuber Nicholas Veniamin," according to the Sunday Times.
"Their whole goal is to feed off the energy of humans," Fountain said. "We are basically their sustenance and this has been covered up and hidden for hundreds of years, so this movement is vital to liberating humanity."
According to the Sunday Times, Fountain predicted a "transition to a 5D earth civilization."
"When this will happen, I don't know," he said.
"The more traditional politicians attending the couple's second conference this weekend included David Clarke, 65, a former Wisconsin sheriff-turned-conservative media personality, who felt it was 'about energizing the base,'" the Sunday Times reported.
"I'm not here to further Q or whatever that thing is," Clarke said.
Also attending the conference was Couy Griffin, the New Mexico county commissioner who founded Cowboys for Trump.
"I don't follow Q myself [but] . . . I hear some of the stuff Q puts out that makes sense. But I follow the Lord Jesus Christ," said Griffin, who's facing charges for his participation in the Capitol insurrection.
The conference continues through Monday.
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Black students suspended for confronting white classmates over racist Snapchat video
October 23, 2021
Several Black students at a Florida high school reportedly were suspended for five days after they confronted white classmates involved in a racist video featuring a mock Ku Klux Klan hood and the N-word.
However, the white students who appeared in the video have not been suspended, according to Jacksonville's Channel 4, sparking outrage among parents and others.
Black students at Yulee High School in Nassau County reportedly received the video from a classmate on Snapchat. The video shows two white teens, one of them wearing a mock KKK hood.
"Hold on, you see that?" one of the teens says in the video, pointing at the camera. "It's a n*gger."
Channel 4 reported Friday: "A group of Black students who received this video from one of their classmates confronted the two students who appeared in it. Because of that confrontation, parents say those Black students were suspended for five days, but the students who appeared in the video were not suspended. Parents say this is incredibly unfair and students now are planning a protest, starting with tonight's homecoming football game."
Two of the suspended Black students are members of the football team, and teammates reportedly considered taking a knee in protest during Friday night's game, or sitting it out entirely. However, the players were told by school administrators that if they did so, they would forfeit the remainder of the season, Channel 4 reported Saturday. Instead, the football players held two white jerseys in the air as they took the field, representing their suspended teammates.
Parents said the Black students "were defending themselves after being bullied and targeted because of their race," according to Channel 4.
"It's disgusting. The fact that this kid that made this vile, nasty, distasteful video is still walking around campus while you have kids who confronted him to defend themselves are sitting at home is two-thirds of the problem," one parent told the station.
Another parent, Melissa Ricks, said she was "enraged" when her son was among those who received the video.
"It is 2021 and until people start screaming, nothing is going to change," Ricks said. "I have never felt rage like this in my life. To know that this video was sent directly to my kid and half of my babies that are on this football team. Do you know what that feels like?"
Ricks added that the issue is bigger than suspensions and football games, and that the school and community need to take a stand against racism, Channel 4 reported.
Mark Durham, the school district's assistant superintendent, issued a statement saying: "The district was made aware of a video that was recorded this summer but just recently sent on Snap Chat to several Yulee High School students. The video contained racial slurs and images. It resulted in a physical altercation involving several students. Disciplinary actions consistent with the district's code of conduct have been given to students involved in the altercation and in sending the Snap Chat video."
According to Durham, the altercation became physical, but did not result in any injuries.
He added in a second statement: "Nassau County School District and Yulee High School want to make it clear that acts of discrimination based on race will not be tolerated on our campuses or toward our students. Individuals committing such acts will be subject to disciplinary consequences. We recognize that many students were negatively affected by the content of this video and the school is prepared to support their needs."
According to Channel 4, the district confirmed that the student who sent the Snapchat video was not one of the students who appeared in it.
"The Nassau County School district confirmed with News4Jax that the video sparked a fight when a few students, including some on the football team, confronted the teen who sent them the video," the station reported. "The district says that students involved in the altercation and their classmate who sent out the clip were suspended."
Watch the two reports as well as an edited version of the Snapchat video below.
Parents, students furious over video of Nassau County kids using racial slurs, wearing white hood www.youtube.com
Yulee football team shows solidarity for teammates suspended over controversial video www.youtube.com
Here's the video of the 2 Yulee H.S. students. In it you hear them say racial slurs- one them is wearing a white ho… https://t.co/h0iDnpWDzn— Renee Beninate (@Renee Beninate) 1634956960.0
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WATCH: Marjorie Taylor Greene rants to CNN reporter about 'traitor' Liz Cheney and 'self-absorbed jerks' in Congress
October 23, 2021
Marjorie Taylor Greene called Liz Cheney a "traitor" and other members of Congress "self-absorbed jerks" in the wake of the House's vote to hold Trump confidante Steve Bannon in contempt for defying a subpoena from the Select Committee investigating the Capitol insurrection.
Rep. Greene, R-Georgia, made the comments to CNN reporter Jim Acosta, who caught up with her outside the Capitol and asked about a confrontation she had with Rep. Cheney, R-Wyoming, on the House floor immediately after the vote.
"What about that confrontation with Congresswoman Cheney, why did that happen?" Acosta said.
"She's a traitor," Greene responded.
"She's a traitor? How can you say that?" Acosta said.
"It's pretty easy," Greene responded, as she was walking away.
Acosta reported Saturday that he caught up with Greene a second time and asked her about the rationale behind her vote against holding Bannon in contempt.
"The rationale behind my vote is I'm not self-absorbed like the rest of these jerks here in Congress," Greene said. "They're all ignoring inflation, people can hardly buy food, gas has gone up—"
"Why call them jerks?" Acosta interjected.
"Because they're self-absorbed. All they care about is Congress. They don't care about the American people—"
"There was an attack on the Capitol—" Acosta interjected again.
"All you want to talk about is your Trump Derangement System, and all you want to talk about is Jan. 6 where there's a riot here," Greene responded.
"Why are you protecting Steve Bannon?" Acosta said.
"Because I care about American people," Greene responded.
At that point, Texas Republican Congressman Pete Sessions interrupted the interview, asking Greene, "You doing OK? Let's get out of here."
"But not Steve Bannon," Acosta said to Greene, referring to her previous comment.
"What about all the people who are rotting in jail?" Greene responded as she was escorted away by Sessions, apparently referring to detained Capitol rioters. "Why don't you worry about them?"
Watch below.
Marjorie Taylor Greene calls Liz Cheney a traitor www.youtube.com
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