Despite Twitter crackdown, QAnon moves into conservative mainstream

Twitter’s decision to crack down on the conspiracy-theory mongering of QAnon underscores the loose-knit group’s increasing reach into the mainstream of US politics. From an anonymous 2017 posting claiming bizarre child exploitation and deep state plots, the headless and bodiless movement has earned a place in President Donald Trump’s Twitter stream. His son Eric posted a QAnon image to promote his father’s recent campaign rally; and more than a…