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Continuing news coverage of Cynthia Abcug's arrest following the Qanon hitpiece in thedailybeast.com

Far-right QAnon conspiracy theorist arrested on charge of conspiracy to commit kidnapping

9NEWS (Denver, Colorado)

Published on 6 Jan 2020

Investigators say she believed her child had been taken by a Satanic pedophilia ring of Democrats being secretly battled by President Trump.

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9news.com article by Janet Oravetz

Parker mom accused of plotting to kidnap child with help from conspiracy theory group

Cynthia Abcug was arrested late last month in Montana. She's accused of plotting to kidnap her child, who was taken from her custody.

PARKER, Colo. — A Parker mother has been arrested and is accused of plotting to kidnap her child — who had been removed from her custody — in a "raid" with help from a far-right conspiracy theory group, according to an arrest warrant from the Parker Police Department (PPD).

Cynthia Abcug, 50, was arrested in Montana on Dec. 30 on a charge of conspiracy to commit second-degree kidnapping, a spokesperson for the PPD said.

The warrant for Abcug was issued in September after a caseworker alerted authorities that Abcug's daughter, who was living with her in Parker, reported that her mom had "lots of weapons in her home" and an "armed man was living there," the warrant says.

The daughter also reported that the man had a "plan to kidnap Abcug's other child," who had been removed from her custody, according to the warrant.

Abcug's daughter said her mother "had gotten into some conspiracy theories" and was "spiraling down," the warrant says.

She also said that Abcug was "planning a raid" where they "intended to kidnap" her other child, according to the warrant.

Abcug's daughter believed the raid would be carried out by members of the QAnon group. According to the warrant, QAnon is a far-right conspiracy theory detailing a supposed secret plot by an alleged deep state against President Donald Trump and his supporters.

She expressed concern that "people would be injured in the raid" because "those people are evil Satan worshipers," the warrant says.

The girl told her caseworker she "could not understand why her mother did not see how this was a bad thing," the warrant says. She also said her mother had stopped going to therapy about two months ago, the warrant says.

Abcug's daughter was subsequently removed from her custody and Abcug then failed to show up at an emergency custody hearing, canceled an interview set up with investigators and did not return their calls.

Following her arrest late last month, Abcug posted bond and is no longer in custody, according to PPD.

According to the warrant, Abcug was known to the PPD from a prior case where she was investigated for "factitious disorder imposed on another and medical child abuse." The victim, in that case, is redacted and the outcome of the investigation is not known.

https://www.9news.com/article/news/crime/parker-mom-ties-to-qanon-conspiracy-group-arrested/73-5ea34bad-16ba-47e9-98eb-0d51f073ffda

thedailybeast.com article by Will Sommer

QAnon Believer Teamed Up With Conspiracy Theorists to Plot Kidnapping, Police Say

https://www.thedailybeast.com/cynthia-abcug-qanon-conspiracy-theorist-charged-in-kidnapping-plot?ref=author

Donald Trump calls Scott Morrison to send his 'sympathy, support and friendship' to Australia amid killer bushfires

Donald Trump has called Scott Morrison to extend his sympathies to Australia following killer bushfires.

Mr Morrison thanked the President in a Tweet after their discussion.

He wrote: 'Thanks for the call @realDonaldTrump and for your strong messages of sympathy, support and friendship for Australia during our terrible bushfire season'.

'Thanks also to the American people for their many messages of support. Australia and the US are great mates.'

Mr Morrison also posted two emojis of the Australian and US flags.

Earlier today he spoke with British PM Boris Johnson about the fires.

Mr Johnson said in a Tweet that the UK was ready to provide any assistance required.

Mr Morrison responded in a Tweet: 'Thanks @BorisJohnson and also for the personal message overnight. Appreciate all the support - the UK is a great friend of Australia.'

On Tuesday Australian firefighters used cool weather to strengthen containment lines around almost 200 wildfires burning in the country's southeast.

Fires have razed more than 8million hectares of land across Australia, an area nearly the size of Austria, killing 25 people and destroying or damaging thousands of homes.

The Insurance Council of Australia increased its estimate for damages claims from the fires to more than $700million on Tuesday, with claims expected to jump further when more fire-hit areas are accessible.

Thousands of people have been left homeless, while many in rural towns have spent days without electricity, telecommunications and, in some cases, drinking water. Military-coordinated rescue and support efforts were ongoing.

Morrison, who has been criticised for his handling of the crisis, on Monday pledged $2 billion to a newly created National Bushfire Recovery Agency, a commitment that could threaten his election promise to deliver the first budget surplus in more than a decade this financial year.

'There's going to be a very significant economic impact, but … we want to get money out into these communities as fast as possible,' Treasurer Josh Frydenberg told the Australian Broadcasting Corp ahead of planned meetings between Morrison and financial bosses.

On the ground, firefighters were working to get as much control over the huge blazes as possible before forecast high temperatures and winds return later in the week, threatening to ignite a fresh wave of fires.

'They are trying to secure fire lines where they can to try and minimise where these fires will burn again when conditions do warm up,' Rob Rogers, NSW Rural Fire Service (RFS) Deputy Commissioner told reporters in a morning briefing.

'We have no prospect of containment on all those fires, but we can use this time.'

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7859237/Donald-Trump-calls-Scott-Morrison-bushfires.html