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QAnon isn’t the only form of extremism destroying our relationships. Nova talks to us about her mom who has been radicalized by online white supremacist spaces.

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Further Reading:

Stormfront: https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/extremist-files/group/stormfront

Handsome Truth/Jon Minadeo: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Minadeo_II

MGTOW: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Men_Going_Their_Own_Way

MRAs: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Men%27s_rights_movement

George Lincoln Rockwell: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Lincoln_Rockwell

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In the season 2 opener of the Q-Dropped Podcast, we talk to two brothers, Caleb and Josh whose QAnon father ran for Secretary of State in the state of Colorado so he could control the election certification process. Find out how it turned out and how Caleb and Josh responded.

Western Canadian Reason Conference: https://wecanreason.com/

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Further Reading:

Quiverfull movement: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5kO3tUe-s0

Young Earth Creationism: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Earth_creationism

Kent Hovind: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kent_Hovind

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Flo is a psychology student in Germany whose parents were driven to do something so out of character as a result of their QAnon views. Flo shares with us what they did and how it made him feel. We’ll also explore the rise of QAnon in Germany.

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Further reading:

The rise of QAnon in Germany

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/11/01/germany-has-qanon-problem-its-not-going-away-any-time-soon/

https://www.europenowjournal.org/2021/07/25/querdenker-querfront-and-qanon-on-the-german-far-right-and-its-american-occupation/

The German Democratic Republic

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Germany

The Berlin Wall

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berlin_Wall

The Great Migration

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrians_in_Germany

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If you or anyone you know is having thoughts of self-harm, please reach out to the suicide hotline at 1.833.456.4566 in Canada and 988 in the United States.

In this episode, we speak to Kodiak, a transgender man whose father has descended down the QAnon rabbit hole, where he’s found reason to spread anti-LGBTQ bigotry. Listen to find out how Kodiak is coping with both the bigotry at home as well as the war on transgender people raging across America.

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Further Reading:

Transgender suicide rates among minors https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32345113/

Anit-trans bills Missouri: https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/10/politics/missouri-transgender-health-care-sports-ban/index.html

Oklahoma Gender-Affirming Felony Bill: http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24%20INT/SB/SB129%20INT.PDF

Florida bathroom bill: https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/1521

Ohio anti-trans bill: https://www.kycohio.org/hb68.html

Gender-affirming care: https://www.aamc.org/news/what-gender-affirming-care-your-questions-answered

U.S. Transgender Survey (USTS) https://www.ustranssurvey.org/reports

Mental health outcomes after gender-affirming care: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8082431/

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2789423

APA on Gender Affirming Care: https://www.apa.org/topics/lgbtq/gender-affirmative-care

AMA on Gender Affirming Care: https://www.ama-assn.org/delivering-care/population-care/what-know-about-gender-affirming-care-younger-patients
Trans Legislation Tracker: https://translegislation.com/

The rise of QAnon belief:

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This is a special episode featuring stories from the QAnon Casualties subreddit that we couldn’t get an interview for. They feature talk of racism and references to a school shooting, so please listen with care.

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Further reading/listening:

Jaded Blossom’s post: https://www.reddit.com/r/QAnonCasualties/comments/lvaa1n/how_i_lost_my_husband_of_9yrs/

Throwaway096283’s post: https://www.reddit.com/r/QAnonCasualties/comments/onq9ig/i_survived_the_stoneman_douglas_school_shooting/

My dad’s paintings:

https://www.instagram.com/p/CmFn83Avihu/?igshid=YTY2NzY3YTc=

Marjory Stoneman Douglas shooting:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stoneman_Douglas_High_School_shooting

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