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Republicans’ favorite summer blockbuster flirts with antisemitic QAnon blood libel

JL;DR SUMMARY "Sound of Freedom," a summer blockbuster endorsed by Republican lawmakers for spotlighting child trafficking, has become controversial due to its associations with QAnon conspiracy theories, which invoke antisemitic tropes. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Elon MuskAntisemitic TropesConspiraciesMediaQanonRepublican SupportSound Of FreedomJim CaviezelChild TraffickingTim Ballard

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Trent, Trentino, Italy
"debunked claim spread throughout social media that an Italian sculpture depicts the alleged murder of two-year-old Simon of Trent in the 15th century."

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