The Storm Is upon Us: How QAnon Became a Movement, Cult, and Conspiracy Theory of Everything

Its messaging can seem cryptic, even nonsensical, yet for tens of thousands of people, it explains everything. What is QAnon? Where did it come from? And is the Capitol insurgency a sign of where it's going next?

On October 5, 2017, President Trump made a cryptic remark in the State Dining Room at a gathering of military officials. He said it felt like “the calm before the storm”-then refused to elaborate as puzzled journalists asked him to explain. But on the infamous message boards of 4cha...