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QAnon leader fought police as they tried to save his estranged wife from ‘unlawful imprisonment’: report
December 02, 2021
New information is coming out about a Washington state man leading a contingent of QAnon believers in Dallas waiting for John F. Kennedy, Jr. to return from the dead.
Michael Protzman of Federal Way, Washington is the focus of a new deep-dive by The Seattle TimesThe Seattle Times.
The newspaper reported he tried to fight police officers in 2019 after allegedly refusing to let his wife leave their home.
"When approached by police outside the house, Protzman told officers they didn’t have authority over him and struggled with them, 'attempting to physically overpower the officers.' He was taken into custody and charged in August 2019 with one count of domestic violence-related unlawful imprisonment," the newspaper reported. "The case dragged on for more than a year amid the coronavirus pandemic, and the charge was dismissed this June 'upon discussion with the victim,' records show."
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The newspaper reported on how Protzman became a QAnon influencer.
"Protzman, 58, has accumulated nearly 100,000 social-media followers on his Telegram channel, where he goes by “Negative48,” rapidly becoming a top QAnon influencer. His channel features a stream of QAnon-created and other conspiracies, including pro-Trump memes, vaccine falsehoods and antisemitic content," the newspaper explained. "Protzman created the channel March 13, declaring he would show 'how Trump is talking in code and what the code is.' Since then, he has created thousands of additional posts."
The first post came one day after foreclosure action was filed against his home. The newspaper explained his "code."
"Protzman has been seen wearing a tinfoil hat at times and giving bizarre speeches in which he recites strings of numbers, translating words into numeric values that he claims predict the future or reveal hidden knowledge. 'I am QAnon King 174…Yes I am coming home 174. Yes John Kennedy 174. Yes I am Jesus Christ 174. Yes John Kennedy 174!' he shouted to rapt followers in Dallas during a rant in early November, posted on YouTube," the newspaper explained. "One man listening appeared to pass out during the speech. (The simple code used by Protzman, known as Gematria, assigns a number to each letter in the alphabet, so A=1 and Z=26. The numbers in each phrase add up to 174.)"
The newspaper interviewed Protzman's brother-in-law, Michael Appia, of Spokane.
“I am looking online at this QAnon deal, and I start reading the article and I go ‘Oh my God, that’s my brother-in-law!’ Appia said. “I look at this and I start crying. This is my sister’s husband. I was going, ‘Oh, my poor sister.'”
Appia said his brother-in-law was radicalized by right-wing media.
“He got caught up in the culture. He traveled a lot through Washington listening to bloody radio stations and talking about the conspiracies,” he explained.
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Republican official says he’s the victim after being arrested on harassment charges: This puts ‘my livelihood in jeopardy’
December 02, 2021
On Thursday, the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reported that John Lorenzo, the Republican chair of the Rostraver Township Board of Commissioners in Pennsylvania has been arrested on harassment charges for using social media and burner phones to try to ruin his political rivals — but claims he's the victim in all this.
"A yearlong investigation started after fellow Commissioner Gary N. Beck Sr., a Democrat, complained to police that someone had set up a Facebook account 'in his name, using photographs of him in various activities and demographic information,'" reported Paul Pierce. "Township police and a Westmoreland County detective learned that Beck didn’t have a Facebook account." The fake account, suspiciously, urged people to vote for "my good friend Lorenzo."
"Beck also reported receiving unsolicited text messages over the period that he described as 'annoying,' including complaints over decisions regarding a nearby landfill," said the report. One text read: 'You allow it to happen. You have let us all down … how can you sleep at night?' Investigators allege Lorenzo sent multiple anonymous messages to Beck over months “using three burner numbers to mask his true identity,” according to court documents."
Lorenzo, who was elected as a Democrat but changed his affiliation to Republican later, faces charges of harassment by communication, criminal use of a communication device, unlawful use of a computer and unlawfully intercepting electronic communications.
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According to the report, Lorenzo denies any wrongdoing and claims he is the real victim.
"'These accusations will not define who I am. I never thought politics could sink to these depths," said Lorenzo in a statement to the paper. "These lies have absolutely devastated my family and has my livelihood in jeopardy. But make no mistake about it, the truth will come out in the end, and I will be vindicated. I have not done anything wrong nor broken any laws. This is all a dirty political driven stunt with a false narrative to smear my name."
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QAnon 'queen' detained by Canadian police for 'shoot to kill' threats against health care workers
December 02, 2021
A QAnon influencer who calls herself the "Queen of Canada" has been detained after directing violent threats against health care workers who administered vaccinations.
Conspiracy theorist Romana Didulo, who has amassed more than 70,000 followers on the right-wing Telegram app, was taken into custody this week by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in British Columbia, reported Global News.
A justice of the peace said Didulo had been served a search warrant on Nov. 27, and two days later she said in a YouTube video that she had been taken by police to the Royal Jubilee Hospital in Victoria for a mental health evaluation, which she claimed was an abuse of the province's mental health act.
“If ever I was to disappear next time," Didulo said, "you know that I would be with the national integrated national-security enforcement team."
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Didulo said police had detained her for questioning about Telegram posts encouraging her followers, who she calls "duck hunters," to murder anyone who gave the COVID-19 vaccine to children and young adults.
"Shoot to kill anyone who tries to inject children under the age of 19 years old with Coronavirus19 vaccines/ bioweapons or any other vaccines," she said in the post, although she later amended her order to "arrest" anyone giving the vaccine.
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