Accused Pelosi attacker David DePape spread QAnon, other far-right, bigoted conspiracies

[ItsjustMe]

https://www.yahoo.com/news/accused-pelosi-attacker-david-depape-234218957.html

In the months before police accused him of attacking House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband Friday morning, David DePape had been drifting further into the world of far-right conspiracies, antisemitism and hate, according to a Times review of his online accounts.

In a personal blog that DePape maintained, posts include such topics as "Manipulation of History," "Holohoax" and "It's OK to be white." He mentioned 4chan, a favorite message board of the far right. He posted videos about conspiracies involving COVID-19 vaccines and the war in Ukraine being a ploy for Jewish people to buy land.

DePape's screeds included posts about QAnon, an unfounded theory that former President Trump is at war with a cabal of Satan-worshipping elites who run a child sex ring and control the world. In an Aug. 23 entry titled "Q," DePape wrote: "Either Q is Trump himself or Q is the deepstate moles within Trumps inner circle."

[calimary]

1. Just another incel. And how's that workin' out for ya now, dude?

[TexasBushwhacker]

2. Actually, he has 2 children with 1 girlfriend and another with another woman

Fair amount of details here:

https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/san-francisco/paul-pelosi-david-depape/3062217/

He's described as a transient, nudity activist and hemp jewelry maker.

[calimary]

5. Aha! An at-large sperm donor.

I stand corrected, at least for this unsavory character.

[SarcasticSatyr]

3. He was 42, incels tend to be a lot younger ...

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[riversedge]

4. It is a scary and dangerous time for many.

[DallasNE]

6. Why Wasn't DePape Shot.

The news article says authorities witnessed the attack and tackled DePape. The situation called for a more aggressive response.