Episode 128: From Anonymous to QAnon feat Dale Beran, Matt Alt, Fredrick Brennan & Fuxnet

Published: Feb. 4, 2021, 5:22 a.m.

b'The story of how "otakus" in 1980s Japan connect to the far-right conspiracy known as QAnon. How the alt right and the Capitol Riots are traceable to anonymous imageboards started by teenagers to trade anime. How 4chan birthed a group of hacktivists known as Anonymous and law enforcement destroyed it. And how social media companies lined their pockets while the credulous media were taken for a ride by organized trolls.\\n\\nThis episode was co-written by Dale Beran and Julian Feeld.\\n\\nFollow Dale Beran: twitter.com/daleberan\\nGet Dale Beran\'s Book "It Came From Something Awful": http://bit.ly/3rxImFd\\n\\nGUESTS:\\n\\nFollow Matt Alt: http://twitter.com/Matt_Alt & http://www.instagram.com/altmattalt/\\nGet Matt Alt\'s Book "Pure Invention": http://amzn.to/2O0DxWd\\n\\nFollow Fredrick Brennan: http//:twitter.com/fr_brennan\\nCheck out Fred\'s font work on Github: http://github.com/ctrlcctrlv/\\n\\nFollow Fuxnet: http://twitter.com/fuxnet\\nCheck out Fuxnet\'s Cleveland-based mutual aid org providing relief to the homeless during COVID: https://twitter.com/therhizomehouse\\n\\nQAA LINKS\\n\\n\\u2193\\u2193\\u2193\\u2193 SUBSCRIBE FOR $5 A MONTH SO YOU DON\'T MISS THE SECOND WEEKLY EPISODE \\u2193\\u2193\\u2193\\u2193\\nhttps://www.patreon.com/QAnonAnonymous\\n\\nQAA Merch / Join the Discord Community / Find the Lost Episodes / Etc: https://qanonanonymous.com\\n\\nEpisode music by Nick Sena (http://nicksenamusic.com), Doom Chakra Tapes (http://doomchakratapes.bandcamp.com'