Rep. Ilhan Omar's Republican Challenger Appears to be a QAnon Conspiracy Theorist

[riversedge]

Source: DAILYBEAST


Danielle Stella is running to unseat Donald Trump’s favorite target. She also seems to be deep into Q.

Published 07.23.19 4:39PM ET


A Republican House candidate challenging Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) has made frequent references to the pro-Trump QAnon conspiracy theory, potentially making her the latest QAnon believer to run for federal office in 2020.

Danielle Stella, a Minneapolis special education teacher, made a stir on the right-wing internet in June when she launched her campaign against Omar, a frequent target of President Donald Trump. But her campaign strategy appears to include outreach to QAnon fans, with Stella’s Twitter account posting twice last week using the hashtag “#WWG1WGA” — a reference to the QAnon motto “Where we go one, we go all.”

Stella’s Twitter account also follows a number of prominent QAnon promoters.........................................


Danielle Stella @2020MNCongress

Minnesota District 5, I'm challenging @IlhanMN for this seat, to serve the great men, women and children. I will fight for everyone's voice to be heard. http://stella2020.com #Stella2020 #StandUnited #IlhanMustGo........................................



....................A Republican House candidate openly embracing QAnon marks the conspiracy theory’s latest progress within the GOP tent. For over a year, QAnon believers have been showing up at Trump rallies. And the president even invited QAnon promoters to the White House for a “social media summit.” A South Carolina state representative endorsed QAnon in March, although she later claimed she didn’t believe in it anymore, while a California councilmember quoted from the conspiracy theory in the council dais. There is no member of Congress who openly believes in QAnon, though there are several individuals who are trying to make such history. In addition to Stella, Matthew Lusk, a longshot Republican House candidate in Florida, voiced his support for the conspiracy theory in April. ...................................

Read more: https://www.thedailybeast.com/rep-ilhan-omars-republican-challenger-appears-to-be-a-qanon-conspiracy-theorist

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Much more at the link. It stuck me how young she seems to be-and spews such hate-and it says she is a school teacher. whow. whow.

Link to tweet

Link to tweet

https://img.thedailybeast.com/image/upload/c_crop,d_placeholder_euli9k,h_1687,w_3000,x_0,y_0/dpr_1.5/c_limit,w_1044/fl_lossy,q_auto/v1563914340/190723-sommer-omar-challenger-tease_e03tvp

[RhodeIslandOne]

1. Racist and insane. n/m

[keithbvadu2]

2. Is she one of those Qanon folks who think JFK Jr is the one?

Is she one of those Qanon folks who think JFK Jr is the one?

[oldsoftie]

4. That lost me. "The one" what? He's been dead for 20 yrs!!

[keithbvadu2]

8. Some of the Qanon followers thought he was going to show up recently to be Qanon and still alive.

Some of the Qanon followers thought he was going to show up recently to be Qanon and still alive.

[oldsoftie]

9. well thats got to be one of the stupidest things i've ever heard. Its a new day......

....a day when people in the modern day of instantly available information can be convinced of anything

[Bernardo de La Paz]

16. QAnon is

https://www.dailydot.com/layer8/jfk-jr-qanon-july-4/

Excerpt (from July 3)

The oldest son of President Kennedy had a checkered career as he moved into adulthood, first dabbling in acting, then law, then publishing. He, his wife Caroline, and her sister Lauren all died in a plane crash on July 16, 1999, when he became disoriented flying over water at night and plunged into the Atlantic Ocean. Their bodies were recovered, and the final minutes of the flight reconstructed down to the second.

Except… many believers in QAnon don’t think JFK Jr. died that warm night in July at all, but instead faked his death, and went underground to protect himself from a plot by Hillary Clinton to kill him and secure a U.S. Senate seat. And he’s spent the last 20 years preparing for the day when Donald Trump would unveil the son of their beloved JFK as his new vice president.

The “JFK Jr. is alive” conspiracy theory has become one of the signature issues of the QAnon movement, dividing followers between those who think it’s gospel and those who think it’s nuts, and stringing the believers along on an endless odyssey of spotting lookalikes at rallies and waiting for the great day to arrive.

There have already been several supposed days that were prophesied to see JFK Jr.’s return, including last November and December. But rather than give up, many believers are now convinced that July 4, 2019, will be the day. Using a combination of gematria (the pseudoscience of manipulating numbers to “reveal” non-existent secret information), confirmation bias, wishful thinking, and supposed clues in Q drops, these believers, now think they’ve pinned down the real day when the truth will be revealed.

Link to tweet

[oldsoftie]

17. Holy crap this is worse than the "end of the world is X" people. I had NO idea.

If it was true, shouldnt trump have already "revealed' him? He's in his THIRD year!

[tulipsandroses]

3. Wait what. She's a special ed teacher? Those poor children.

Sigh, this country is in so much trouble. Even when the election is won. There is so much work to do. These teachers, these police men and women, border patrol. All in charge or influencing the most vulnerable.

[area51]

5. Hey Stella -- sit down.

[dustyscamp]

6. I feel like Rep. Ilhan will have a hard time winning this time with all that has happened

I still hope that she will win and kick this Qanon asshole to the curb

[pstokely]

14. MN5 is a solid blue district

nt

[dustyscamp]

15. Even if it's solid blue Trump & Scum will be pushing hard

to get her out. There will be a record turnout this election compared to previous years.

[bucolic_frolic]

7. QAnon Dementia

filled with hate ... unbelievable

[farmbo]

10. Omar has to whip her... and whip her good... then this sh!# stops.

And we all need to help her.
When her campaign drops a fundraising request... you are all hereby ordered to send in $25 each.
No excuses!
😎

[SergeStorms]

11. "I will fight for every....

... white person's voice to be heard." I believe that's what she really means to say, because those Q assholes only speak for white, conservative, fascists.

[lunasun]

12. These are the craziest of the MAGAt crowd . They think that anyone wearing red shoes is bragging

about eating babies . Complete MAGAt kooks looking for a deep state purge
https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/a22646546/q-anon-trump-conspiracy-theory-explained/


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[FM123]

13. Those QAnon crazies are everywhere.

Even on the police force.
Last year when Pence arrived at Fort-Lauderdale Airport, he was met by a Broward Sheriff's Office SWAT team that included a police officer proudly wearing his QAnon conspiracy-theory patch on his uniform.
https://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/broward-south-florida-cop-wore-qanon-patch-with-mike-pence-10938571

[Politicub]

18. Stella is nutty as a fruitcake.

So she’s basically saying she gets her cues from internet trolls on 4chan.

[Floyd R. Turbo]

19. 🦇💩🤪❗️

[Initech]

20. Qanon needs to be flushed down the sewer it came from.

[Sapient Donkey]

21. Scary to see these people are not just limited to existing on the internet.

Those crazy people on social media are REAL people.