PB: >>6136870
There was another possible, and very oblique, reference to JA on December 25, 2017:
Q !UW.yye1fxo ID: 70edc0 No.173382 📁
Dec 25 2017 15:57:38 (EST)
10, [10-9]
Operational_window(5-6)_FDeltaC25-26
Secured.
Floor is yours.
Twitter FW_
Twitter [kill_rogue]
CONF_WHITE_WHITE_
Q
Some anons decoded this as 10=J, [10-9]=A, meaning this is a message to, or about JA. Around that time there was a Twitter poster called "rogue" who seemed to be dropping highly interesting and relevant information, although he was ultimately attacked as a shill spreading disinformation. Was this part of the plan that was scuttled because anons would not believe information that did not come directly from Q? Was that what was meant by the phrase "kill rogue"? The CONF_WHITE_WHITE could also logically be an op related to, or a direct message to, JA.
Now this is pure speculation, though the timing fits: Was JA the BO, and he had to turn over the board to the BVs so the movie could move on to the next act?