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“GhostEzra has become a leader in the QAnon community at a time when the movement has sorely lacked any kind of organized direction,” Mike Rothschild, author of the book “The Storm is Upon Us: How QAnon Became a Movement, Cult, and Conspiracy Theory of Everything” told VICE News. At a time when many QAnon influencers are attempting to disavow the QAnon branding and make their conspiracy theories more palatable to a mainstream audience, GhostEzra moved in the opposite direction.“The account gleefully and consistently posts antisemitism, bizarre conspiracy theories, violent ideation, and transphobic ‘questions’ about what women are really men and what men are really women, most of which more mainstream platforms don't allow anymore,” Rothschild said. “As Q becomes more watered down and mainstream, GhostEzra stands apart as wedded to its most bizarre aspects, and against monetizing these beliefs.”