Mike Pence Tweeted, Then Deleted, A Picture With A Florida Deputy Wearing A QAnon Conspiracy Patch
Source: Buzz Feed News
Vice President Mike Pence on Friday tweeted, and then quickly deleted, a picture of himself and a Florida sheriffs deputy wearing a QAnon conspiracy patch on his uniform.
The picture was similar to other posts when Pence travels across the country, but one of the deputies greeting the vice president just outside of Air Force Two could be seen wearing a prominent red patch on his chest with the letter Q.
Minutes after BuzzFeed News reached out to the White House and Pences office regarding the picture, the tweet was deleted and reposted, but this time without the image with the QAnon patch.
QAnon is a conspiracy theory that sprung from 4chan, claiming that, among other things, President Trump is trying to save the world from a global pedophile human trafficking ring that involves high-ranking politicians and Hollywood figures. The conspiracy, which has evolved and encompassed a wide range of baseless theories, circles around a figure identified as Q, who claims to be a high-ranking US official and who posts obscure statements that followers try to interpret as some sort of information drop to the presidents supporters.
Read more: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/salvadorhernandez/mike-pence-deleted-picture-qanon-florida
dhol82
(9,353 posts)Whatever happened to Opies dad?
hack89
(39,171 posts)csziggy
(34,141 posts)President Obama tried to stop it but Dolt45's administration restored it:
By Tom Jackman
August 27, 2017
President Donald Trump plans to resume the transfer of surplus weapons, vehicles and other equipment from the nations military to its state and local law enforcement agencies, reviving a program that was sharply curtailed by President Barack Obama two years ago. The program launched in 1990 but was greatly limited after public reaction to images of heavily militarized police in the streets of Ferguson, Mo., and other sites of civil unrest.
Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced the move Monday morning at the Fraternal Order of Police convention in Nashville, and said the president would do so by executive order. The police union had lobbied for the restoration of the program, and Trump said he would do so during his campaign.
The restrictions on distributing military surplus to police went too far, Sessions told the FOP on Monday. We will not put superficial concerns above public safety The executive order the president will sign today will ensure that you can get the lifesaving gear that you need to do your job and send a strong message that we will not allow criminal activity, violence, and lawlessness to become the new normal. And we will save taxpayer money in the meantime.
Sessions concluded by telling the police convention, We have your back and you have our thanks.<SNIP>
The decision to restore the flow of military weaponry to civilian law enforcement was the latest move by the Trump administration both to stake out a hard-line stance on law and order as they view it, and to undo actions by the Obama administration which were unpopular in some quarters of law enforcement.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/true-crime/wp/2017/08/27/trump-restores-program-sending-surplus-military-weapons-equipment-to-police/?utm_term=.be6940f09760
Idiots.
Sedona
(3,772 posts)cstanleytech
(26,368 posts)if he actually wore it while in uniform rather than someone photoshopping it on him.
LanternWaste
(37,748 posts)"rather than someone photoshopping (sic) it on him..."
Whatever we need to tell ourselves, right?
Progressive Jones
(6,011 posts)story, but I think this has been Photoshopped.
I would think that a radical right wing cop would be more likely to sport a "III" patch, or an "Oathkeeper's" patch.
GWC58
(2,678 posts)were Army. Further proof of the militarization of the nations police forces.
groundloop
(11,539 posts)watoos
(7,142 posts)ewagner
(18,964 posts)MrsCoffee
(5,803 posts)Maggiemayhem
(811 posts)rpannier
(24,353 posts)Single bladed axes and sickles on a patch can be bought at several far right/survivalist/racist web sites
Jim__
(14,097 posts)From The Daily Dot:
That pattern has been in full force over the last few days, first as Democrats emerged from the 2018 midterms having flipped the House of Representatives, then again as Attorney General Jeff Sessionsa favorite of Q acolyteswas fired.
Neither of these things were part of The Plan that Q has been weaving over the last year.
While the 2018 midterm elections generally went the way polls and pundits predicted it would, it did not go at all the way QAnon predicted it would.
For months, the supposed Trump administration official famous for his bad predictions and cryptic nuggets of supposedly classified information had been forecasting nothing less than a massive surge in Republican gains.
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lunasun
(21,646 posts)maybe other sheriffs there share his beliefs
FM123
(10,054 posts)blugbox
(951 posts)That's 14 year old "I'm an internet badass" stuff. Pathetic.
And why are Pence's damn eye sockets always so shadowed and dark from any angle!? True evil pouring out from within
JudyM
(29,294 posts)And they dart around... makes you wonder who is in there?
dhol82
(9,353 posts)efhmc
(14,745 posts)All white guys who are in army gear and are not military.
dembotoz
(16,866 posts)their job to keep the loonies away
unless they have cabinet positions i guess
Roy Rolling
(6,947 posts)Fire him. He's a conspiracy nut of the highest order and should not be a hired gun for law enforcement.
ROB-ROX
(767 posts)They think they are to good to wear a police uniform?? Cities really do not have many GREEN areas where this uniform would make sense. This truly is a military dress uniform. Damn criminal corrupt police organization..........
DRoseDARs
(6,810 posts)Greens, blues, browns, whites, blacks. All these colors can be found wherever you go.
LiberalLovinLug
(14,180 posts)when Mueller's verdict comes down. If there is any attempt to remove the fat orange pig, I'm a bit worried that there will be an insurrection. They need an enemy. And since R's still have the majority in most branches, they pick a fantasy enemy that is secretly controlled by Democrats. And will believe anything, even that Mueller, a Republican, and his team, the FBI, CIA etc...are all working for this deep state conspiracy.
RockRaven
(15,105 posts)Breaking the law, breaking the law!!!
Basement Beat
(659 posts)I'm going to go out on a limb and not be surprised he's also a far right winger and have some insanely vile racist thoughts that his cohorts either agree with or laugh along with nervously.
red dog 1
(27,942 posts)God help us!
K&R, thanks for posting.
dalton99a
(81,709 posts)Broward County Sheriff's Office investigates deputy's #QAnon patch
Deputy wore conspiracy theory patch during meeting with vice president
By Tim Swift - Local10.com Digital Editor, CNN
Posted: 12:09 PM, December 01, 2018
Updated: 12:09 PM, December 01, 2018
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - The Broward County Sheriff's Office is investigating after one of its deputies was photographed wearing a #QAnon patch while meeting Vice President Mike Pence.
Broward County Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Veda Coleman-Wright said the deputy -- identified as Matt Pattern in the photo -- was not authorized to wear the patch, which read "Question the Narrative."
"This matter will be addressed immediately," Coleman said.
The Broward County Sheriff's Office deputies greeted Pence at Fort-Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport on Friday.
#QAnon is a far-right conspiracy theory popular with a small group of supporters of President Donald Trump. At a July Trump rally in Tampa, some rallygoers sported #QAnon shirts and signs.
The movement has been called everything from a deranged conspiracy cult to a grassroots movement about the covert battles being waged between the deep state and President Trump.
The group is named for "Q," an anonymous person who claims to be a member of the U.S. military intelligence.
The photo, which was posted on Pence's Twitter account, was first spotted by blog RightWingWatch. Pence has since deleted the photo.
Demonaut
(8,939 posts)dchill
(38,642 posts)Republican pastime..