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    OK that was a dud.

    Won't do that again!
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    All Q's words, weaved together with accepted answers, and crafted into a narrative!

    SOLID GOLD _ MUST READ
    Download it. Save it. Share it. Even my granny would totally get it.
    (It will probably be updated further as this unfolds)

    https://www.pdf-archive.com/2017/11/16/q5/
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    Quote Posted by TargeT (here)
    In depth coverage of the Saudi Purge... pretty good back info for this piece of the puzzle.
    Preemptive coups, coups, counter coups, counter-counter coups ... might the same being going on here?

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    Quote Posted by LadyM (here)
    Preemptive coups, coups, counter coups, counter-counter coups ... might the same being going on here?
    There's been enough "twitches" from the white house mixed with organization shuffles that I could see a more subtle version of SA's purge happening here.. but that's purely speculation with little actual evidence (and not enough dramatic arrests!).
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    Quote Posted by ditting (here)
    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...collision.html

    A helicopter has collided with a small plane over the Rothchild's estate in the UK. 4 assumed to be dead (2 in each aircraft). Identities of those killed were not yet released.

    Interesting timing/location may suggest some correlation with Q-anon posts. It just brings more questions.
    It is odd. Maybe something will come to light while investigating the crash.

    Waddesdon Manor/Rothschild estate


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    Quote Posted by KiwiElf (here)
    Quote Posted by LadyM (here)
    Quote Posted by mountain_jim (here)
    I miss KiwiElf. I may have to go read 4chan for myself again (shudder).

    Still waiting on any official confirmation of a Podesta arrest to add weight to all these rumors.
    KiwiElf, who was working very hard on this, may be exhausted. I've been on 4 Chan a few times. The imagery on the catalog page ... I try to look away as I scroll for the Storm thread.

    I saw some comments this morning regarding Q's keystone being related to Vault 7. For instance, someone wrote this today: "MegaAnon said Keystone was part of Vault 7 a long time ago. Thought we all knew this."
    Yes, I was LadyM - 4CHAN is a toxic environment compared to Avalon; I've been continuing to monitor things in the BG while trying to make some sense of this:

    Here are some new updates:

    * There are no further "Q" messages after the last one I posted on the previous page, so the 4-CHAN team are now working furiously to tidy up what they have, fill in the missing blanks & create memes (much along the lines of the picture memes we've seen from David Icke)

    * POTUS having to drink twice from a bottle of Fiji Water during his announcement the other day was no accident - it was a major hint -see here:
    https://twitter.com/CharlesOrtel/sta...66378023219203

    Charles Ortel‏ @CharlesOrtel

    Charles Ortel Retweeted C. Forrest Crumbaugh

    Yes the main foundation (EIN 31-1580204) filed false and materially misleading 990 and "audit" information, using a new accounting firm (Cohn Reznick)...detailed comments 19 November 2017 3 PM @csthetruth


    It's tied to the Clinton Foundation newly filed false tax returns! POTUS does nothing that is not planned. Genius.

    * Sealed Indictments are now over 1,500 (NOTE: One indictment can be one or 100's of people)

    * As posted earlier, we are now at Countdown ++
    (+++ were the Saudi's. Al Waleed has confessed to extensive crimes including his role in the Las Vegas shooting, & is now in prison (no longer house arrest). He also owned major interest in TIME Warner = CNN. I don't think I need to elaborate on that All of the arrested Saudi Princes have had their assets confiscated by the state, totalling some $80 billion

    Attachment 36487

    * Countdown ++ requires the removal of the Rothschilds;

    James Elefantis, owner of Comet Ping Pong, is a member of the Rothschild family (by blood!).

    As noted above by ditting, this could be major (we'll have to wait for the outcome on this one):

    Quote Could Jacob Rothchild Be Among the Dead in Plane-Helicopter Collision Near Waddesdon Manor?
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    Quote Lord Jacob Rothschild and four other people are feared dead after a plane and helicopter crashed in mid-air over the Rothschild estate in Buckinghamshire on Friday afternoon.

    Wreckage from both aircraft fell from the sky after local residents reported hearing a loud bang shortly after midday. According to authorities, the pilot of the helicopter and its single passenger, as well as the pilot and a passenger of the plane all died in the crash.

    A local resident, speaking to reporters, said: “My father heard a loud bang. My mother said a man, who I think was someone who had been out walking nearby, then went running up to the manor to say there had been a crash.”

    “It didn’t happen directly over the grounds, but in woodland nearby. My father ran up to the scene. Everyone is helping the emergency services.”

    Nathaniel Charles Jacob Rothschild, 4th Baron Rothschild, is a member of the powerful elite Rothschild banking family.

    The Rothschild’s are commonly believed to have engineered WWI in order to force the British government into creating Israel by getting them to sign the Balfour Declaration in 1917.

    Lord Rothschild also boasted that the New World Order, which is family heads, would be in place by 2018.

    Daily Mail reports: At least seven fire engines and three search and rescue vehicles rushed to the scene after the first 999 call came in at 12.06pm.

    Screen Shot 2017-11-17 at 12.29.40 PM.png

    Police vehicles arrived at the crash site and officers have put up evidence tents in the woodland. Crash experts are attempting to piece together what happened.
    (full article at link below)
    http://beforeitsnews.com/economy/201...r-2921987.html

    As mentioned in the earlier original MegAnon Posts at the end of October, much is happening in the background, &/or is simply not being reported by the fakestream media.

    Continue to monitor the MSM to see how they spin it - I'd recommend Hannity on FOX for more "honest" accounts.

    Note the upkick of Senators on both sides now being fingered with sexual abuse allegations (some real, some are not) - this will continue.

    In Hollywood, Sly Stallone is the latest to be fingered with underage sex allegations - these will also increase.
    I've been monitoring headlines on Fox and RT.com. It seems Fox has shuffled up how headline stories appear, as, over the last few days, it redesigned its homepage. I'm finding it a little harder to navigate. All the celeb sex abuse news is a little harder to get to.

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    This "Granny" is TRYING to "get it"!!

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    Quote Posted by Harley (here)
    OK that was a dud.

    Won't do that again!
    What was a dud? I saw it, and I think Press Secretary Sarah Sanders is amazing!

    You GO girl!!!💙⚡️⭐️⚡️💙

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    As TargeT and others have mentioned - a great deal of this is speculation at the time, & I can well understand Helene's & others' sentiments & concerns in this. You have to dig deep and long, and most of us don't have the time (me included!) and have been disappointed in the past. But then none of the past "events" have come anywhere near close to this situation.

    (The last thing we need is another Charles/Atticus/Drake scenario. )

    Tracey Beanz' videos are OK, & as she has said, many people are jumping to conclusions. She's also blabbling and wasting time. Read the Smartsheets already provided in this thread for the answers. MANY MANY people, Tracey included, are COMPLETELY missing these. Most of these videos are poorly researched with the "producers" reinventing the wheel by putting their own spin on it. NONE of them, so far, cover the depth of info in the Smartsheets. (YES, you might have to READ something instead of watching badly researched & quite clueless YT videos, sorry! )

    (For the umpteenth time, the Smartsheet answers to "Q's" Questions are here:
    https://app.smartsheet.com/b/publish...c08ebbb1b444f6

    OR

    Post #382 above

    (Turn the questions into statements; they take on a whole new meaning).

    Like the fakestream media, MANY of these (false) "assumptions" are based in impatience & anxiety. You need to go right back to the beginning of this thread and carefully read through it ALL.

    I'll state again: The purpose of the 4CHAN "Q" leaks is to log events as they happen over the coming days/weeks/months, and provide the best fact-based answers to the questions provided by "Q".

    The attention this is getting in social media, particularly Twitter & Facebook, is extraordinary.

    Even if it's the biggest psyop in history, it's achieving it's primary goal of opening the "normies" eyes.

    The Sealed Indictments are not yet complete. When they're UNsealed, and only then, will much of this fall into place. They represent THOUSANDS of arrests.
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    Quote Posted by KiwiElf (here)
    As TargeT and others have mentioned - a great deal of this is speculation at the time, & I can well understand Helene's & others sentiments in this. You have to dig deep and long, and most of us don't have the time (me included!) and have been disappointed in the past. But then none of the past "events" have come anywhere near close to this situation.

    (The last thing we need is another Charles/Atticus/Drake scenario. )

    Tracey Beanz' videos are OK, & as she has said, many people are jumping to conclusions. She's also blabbling and wasting time. Read the Smartsheets already provided in this thread for the answers. MANY MANY people, Tracey included, are COMPLETELY missing these. Most of these videos are poorly researched with the "producers" reinventing the wheel by putting their own spin on it. NONE of them, so far, cover the depth of info in the Smartsheets. (YES, you might have to READ something instead of watching poorly presented YT videos, sorry! )

    (For the umpteenth time, the Smartsheet answers to "Q's" Questions are here:
    https://app.smartsheet.com/b/publish...c08ebbb1b444f6

    OR

    Post #382 above

    (Turn the questions into statements; they take on a whole new meaning).

    Like the fakestream media, MANY of these (false) "assumptions" are based in impatience & anxiety. You need to go right back to the beginning of this thread and carefully read through it ALL.

    I'll state again: The purpose of the 4CHAN "Q" leaks is to log events as they happen over the coming days/weeks/months, and provide the best fact-based answers to the questions provided by "Q".

    The attention this is getting in social media, particularly Twitter & Facebook, is extraordinary.

    Even if it's the biggest psyop in history, it's achieving it's primary goal of opening the "normies" eyes.

    The Sealed Indictments are not yet complete. When they're UNsealed, and only then, will much of this fall into place. They represent THOUSANDS of arrests.

    Great post KiwiElf! Totally agree! and a big thank you for all your efforts!!

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    To Harley... or anyone else...
    Any idea what this means? (Coming up on 4CHAN now) - others are confirming...

    SITREP on Test Run: M00T
    Project RELOAD: CanceI
    Launch: EST >7:00 PM
    Martial law: INITIATE*
    *On C.C. ORDERS
    Lockdown: CPU
    Codex3: ASAP
    0V3R/0U+++

    All Hard 88888888s confirmed
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    Yesterday's message had a hidden message

    CIA is Here, pray

    No messages today, do we need to call Ben's Ninja's for a rescue mission for Q?

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    Quote Posted by KiwiElf (here)
    To Harley... or anyone else...
    Any idea what this means? (Coming up on 4CHAN now) - others are confirming...

    SITREP on Test Run: M00T
    Project RELOAD: CanceI
    Launch: EST >7:00 PM
    Martial law: INITIATE*
    *On C.C. ORDERS
    Lockdown: CPU
    Codex3: ASAP
    0V3R/0U+++

    All Hard 88888888s confirmed
    ++
    ++
    ++
    ++
    sitrep
    ˈsɪtrɛp/
    nouninformal
    noun: sitrep; plural noun: sitreps

    a report on the current military situation in a particular area.

    4CHAN report Emergency Broadcast System has been tested regularly since POTUS' return ??
    ---------------------
    Further updates:

    Roseanne Barr's Twitter account & Webpage have been closed after she Tweeted earlier today, "Who is Q?"
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    Is CC Chelsea Clinton?

    Why would they order martial law, I thought the tea party depends on chaos?


    Maybe ops were unplugged when CIA arrived yesterday and it was just relaunched...
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    commander in chief ?

    BTW i posted something on roseannes twitter last night , cryptic and related , wish i could remember what it was



    https://twitter.com/bluestflame/stat...90365927555072
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    So the alt net is ready for blackout of all alt news to counter the fake news propoganda and let us know what is up...

    Markets are closing, banking, when the lights come back on, the Fed Reserve should be history...

    Was it a cryptic message crashing a plane and helicopter over Rothschild's estate?

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    I seem to recall there was net chatter some time ago of a planned (FEMA?) drill on or near today (ie a simulated EMP strike: planned power grid shutdown)?

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    for later it's related BTW charles manson in the news again THAT"S related too

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    More related events:

    More than 200 arrested in U.S. crackdown on MS-13 gang
    Makini Brice

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    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - More than 200 alleged members and associates of the violent Mara Salvatrucha gang, better known as MS-13, have been arrested in a crackdown across the United States, federal officials said on Thursday.

    The Oct. 8 to Nov. 11 sweep was the second phase of Operation Raging Bull, which had previously netted 53 arrests in El Salvador, officials from the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency told reporters.

    MS-13 was founded in Los Angeles in the 1980s in part to protect immigrants fleeing civil war in El Salvador and has since grown into a sprawling cross-border criminal organization.

    U.S. President Donald Trump has vowed to crack down on criminal gangs, especially MS-13, and has referred to gang members as “animals” and “thugs.”

    “We are not done. We will not be done until we have totally dismantled this organization. The president of the United States has made this a priority and ICE joins him in this,” Tom Homan, deputy director of ICE, told reporters.

    “So we’ll continue to look at arresting every member, every leader and every associate of this criminal gang,” Homan added.

    In the latest effort, 93 were arrested on federal or state criminal charges, while the rest were charged with immigration violations.

    Of the 214 people arrested, 16 were American citizens and 198 were foreign nationals, of whom five were legal residents. More than 60 of those arrested had entered the country as unaccompanied minors, ICE officials said.

    “With more than 10,000 members across 40 states, MS-13 is one of the most dangerous criminal organizations in the United States today,” U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions said in a statement.

    The group and its rival the 18th Street Gang are battling for control of extortion, drug trafficking and robbery networks in Central America.

    In September, the U.S. Justice Department and authorities from El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras announced criminal charges against more than 3,800 members of the two gangs, 70 of them in six U.S. states.

    In July, U.S. immigration agents launched raids on suspected gang members that for the first time included teenagers, reversing the practice of the previous administration.

    Reporting by Makini Brice; Editing by Eric Walsh
    Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
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    Florida Democratic Party chief resigns after women say he made them uneasy
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    FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (Reuters) - The chairman of the Florida Democratic Party resigned and apologized on Friday after being accused of creating an uncomfortable work environment for women by making suggestive comments and leering at them.

    Stephen Bittel’s departure after less than a year on the job followed a story by the news website, Politico, on Thursday citing six female former Florida Democratic Party staffers and consultants who said he displayed inappropriate behavior. The news report prompted all four major Democratic candidates for Florida governor race to call for his resignation.

    “When my personal situation becomes distracting to our core mission of electing Democrats and making Florida better, it is time for me to step aside,” Bittel said in a statement posted on the party’s Twitter account.

    “I apologize for all who have felt uncomfortable during my tenure,” Bittel added, without directly commenting on the accusations.

    His resignation comes at a time when sexual misconduct allegations have been leveled against prominent U.S. figures in politics, entertainment and other industries.

    In Florida, lawmakers from both major political parties left legislative leadership roles recently, one over harassment allegations he denied and the other after admitting to an affair with a lobbyist.

    “This is not just an issue for the Democratic Party or the Republican Party; it’s a societal issue,” said U.S. Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz, former chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee. “The harassment that women endure on a daily basis is a serious, systemic problem and it must stop.”

    None of the women criticizing Bittel, a wealthy commercial real estate developer who became the state party’s leader in January, said he inappropriately touched or threatened them.

    One former staffer said the party chief’s “creepy” behavior including staring and frequent inappropriate remarks that led to an informal office policy that women should not be left alone with him. Another said he was demeaning and liked to talk about women’s breasts.

    A spokesman for Bittel did not dispute the women’s accounts in a statement to Politico, the news outlet reported. Reuters was unable to independently confirm any of the allegations.

    Andrew Gillum, mayor of Tallahassee and a Democratic candidate for governor, said it was time to change “the power structures that have allowed too many men to behave this way for too long.”

    “We cannot tolerate it any longer,” he said in a statement.

    Reporting by Bernie Woodall; Editing by Colleen Jenkins and Clive McKeef
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    (Reuters) - The corruption trial of New Jersey’s Democratic U.S. Senator Bob Menendez ended in a mistrial on Thursday, after the jury said it was hopelessly deadlocked on bribery, fraud and other charges.

    Menendez, 63, a longtime fixture in the state’s political circles who first joined the Senate in 2006, was accused of accepting private flights, campaign contributions and other bribes from a wealthy patron, Florida ophthalmologist Salomon Melgen, in exchange for official favors.

    The hung jury was a victory for Menendez and a major setback for federal prosecutors in what was the Justice Department’s first high-profile corruption trial since a U.S. Supreme Court decision last year limited its ability to bring such cases.

    One juror, Ed Norris, told reporters the panel was split 10-2 in favor of acquittal, which could discourage the government from pursuing a second trial.

    It was not immediately clear whether prosecutors would seek to retry Menendez, who is expected to run for re-election next year. In a statement, the Justice Department said it would “carefully consider next steps.”

    Republican Mitch McConnell, the Senate majority leader, immediately called for the Senate’s ethics committee to investigate the allegations against Menendez. The committee said it would resume its inquiry, which was put on hold in 2013 to allow the criminal probe to proceed.

    A tearful Menendez thanked God, his family and the jurors outside the courthouse in Newark, New Jersey, as well as two senators who testified on his behalf as character witnesses, Democrat Cory Booker and Republican Lindsey Graham.

    “The way this case started was wrong,” said Menendez, flanked by his grown children. “The way it was investigated was wrong. The way it was prosecuted was wrong. The way it was tried was wrong as well.”

    The senator also added a warning to political rivals.
    U.S. Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) speaks to media as he departs the United States Court after his corruption trial ended in a mistrial in Newark, New Jersey, U.S., November 16, 2017. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz

    “To those who were digging my political grave so they could jump into my seat: I know who you are, and I won’t forget you,” he said.

    The mistrial provides at least a temporary measure of relief for Menendez’s Democratic colleagues in the Senate, where Republicans likely would have pushed for resignation or expulsion if Menendez had been convicted.

    The case was seen as a test for prosecutors in the wake of last year’s Supreme Court ruling vacating the bribery conviction of former Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell. In doing so, the high court narrowed the grounds for corruption cases.
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    The trial judge, Williams Walls, strongly considered a defense motion to throw out the case mid-trial in light of the McDonnell decision before deciding against it.

    During the 10-week trial, prosecutors accused Menendez of pressuring Medicare officials to change the agency’s billing practices after it concluded that Melgen overbilled it by millions of dollars.

    Melgen, Menendez’s co-defendant in the corruption trial, was separately convicted in Florida earlier this year of a massive Medicare fraud.
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    According to the government, Menendez also helped secure visas for the married Melgen’s foreign girlfriends and asked U.S. officials to resolve a port dispute in the Dominican Republic involving one of Melgen’s businesses.

    In exchange, Melgen showered the senator with luxury vacations and hundreds of thousands of campaign dollars, prosecutors said.

    Defense attorneys said prosecutors cherry-picked gifts exchanged between close friends to suggest impropriety when none existed.

    Reporting by Joseph Ax; Editing by Chris Reese and Tom Brown
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