A long time ago, I tried to think of a way to prove or disprove that Steve Bannon was Q or leading the Q team.
I settled on the gaps in Q posts relative to Bannon's travels, books, movies and election campaigning - particularly overseas where presumably Q might not want to use electronic devices to do Q stuff.
Would you like to see what I found?
Long Gap 1: Bannon and Trump pretend to distance themselves from one another
12/26/17 to 01/03/18
9 Days
Steve Bannon's Plan To Make America Great Again—With or Without Trump
https://www.newsweek.com/2018/01/05/steve-bannon-plan-make-america-great-again-without-trump-760683.html
The Rise of the Alt-Right
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/12/alt-right/549242/
Breitbart's Astonishing Confession
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/12/the-ongoing-mistreatment-of-right-leaning-news-consumers/549335/
Steve Bannon: ‘Javanka’ Stirs ‘Bad Decisions’ In W.H., Couple Can’t Comprehend Their Insignificance
https://www.inquisitr.com/4709838/steve-banon-javanka-stirs-bad-decisions-in-w-h-couple-cant-comprehend-their-insignificance/
Steve Bannon Envisions Himself as a Living Huey Long to Donald Trump’s FDR
https://www.thedailybeast.com/steve-bannon-envisions-himself-as-a-living-huey-long-to-donald-trumps-fdr
The 7 Most Accurate Political Predictions For 2018
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/the-7-most-accurate-political-predictions-for-2018
Utah could be Steve Bannon's next battleground, especially if Mitt
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2018/01/02/utah-could-be-steve-bannons-next-battleground-especially-if-mitt-romney-runs/
Trump Breaks With Bannon, Saying He Has ‘Lost His Mind’
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/03/us/politics/trump-bannon.html
The Mad King Goes To War Against Everyone
https://thedailybanter.com/2018/01/03/the-mad-king-goes-to-war-against-everyone/
Steve Bannon Blasts Donald Trump Jr as ‘Treasonous,’ ‘Unpatriotic’ in New Book
https://www.thewrap.com/steve-bannon-blasts-don-jr-as-treasonous-unpatriotic-in-new-book/
Honey Badger Lies through His Teeth
https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/01/steve-bannons-nr-smear-shameful-lie/
Trump’s Lawyers Send Cease-and-Desist Letter to Steve Bannon Over ‘Disparaging Statements’
https://www.thewrap.com/trumps-lawyers-send-cease-and-desist-letter-to-steve-bannon-over-disparaging-statements/
Steve Bannon says Ivanka Trump is 'dumb as a brick'
https://www.businessinsider.com/steve-bannon-says-ivanka-trump-is-dumb-as-a-brick-2018-1
Trump Tower meeting with Russians 'treasonous', Bannon says in explosive book
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/jan/03/donald-trump-russia-steve-bannon-michael-wolff
Long Gap 2: Bannon in England, Italy; Hope Hicks testimony; Fire & Fury book blow back
02/25/18 to 03/02/18
6 Days
Fire and Fury author and Tony Blair accuse each other of lying
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/feb/25/fire-and-fury-tony-blair-michael-wolff-trump-white-house
Hope Hicks could pull a Steve Bannon with her Russia testimony today
https://news.vice.com/en_us/article/pamvwg/hope-hicks-could-pull-a-steve-bannon-with-her-russia-testimony-today
Hope Hicks resigns as Trump's White House communications director
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/feb/28/hope-hicks-resigns-trump-communications-director-white-house
Steve Bannon in Rome to 'support far-right candidate' in Italian election
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/mar/01/steve-bannon-in-rome-to-support-far-right-candidate-matteo-salvini
Former Trump advisor Steve Bannon hits Rome as far-right candidate runs for prime minister of Italy
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/03/02/former-trump-aide-steve-bannon-visits-rome.html
Long Gaps 3 and 4: European election prep: Czeck Republic, Hungary, England, Italy, Germany
05/23/18 to 06/02/18 and 06/04/18 to 06/09/18
11 Days and 6 Days
Speech
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2018/06/steve-bannon-says-vaffanculo-in-italy
Interview
https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-us-canada-44227238/steve-bannon-on-newsnight-talks-trump-racism-and-the-mueller-investigation
Speech / Interview
https://hungarytoday.hu/former-trump-adviser-steve-bannon-gives-talk-in-budapest-as-several-american-right-wingers-head-to-the-hungarian-capital/
https://www.channel4.com/news/steve-bannon-interview-on-europes-far-right-and-cambridge-analytica
Speech
https://www.thedailybeast.com/steve-bannon-rushes-to-support-italys-collapsing-f-you-coalition
Interview
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-05-30/bannon-hails-german-populists-and-slams-merkel-s-incompetence
Interview (taped?)
https://www.cnn.com/videos/tv/2018/05/31/exp-gps-0603-bannon-on-rosenstein.cnn
Interview (taped?)
https://www.cnn.com/2018/06/01/politics/steve-bannon/index.html
Interview
https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-us-ambassador-to-germany-is-pushing-the-bannon-agenda-and-maybe-trumps-too
Interview
https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/969516/Italian-elections-Steve-Bannon-EU-collapse-Luigi-Di-Maio-Five-Star-Movement-Lega
Monastery Press Release
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/monastery-will-mould-populists-of-future-tff5gfg9m
Long Gap 5: Brexit Discussions, Trump Visit to Republic of England and Election Prep
07/05/18 to 07/23/18
19 Days
Trump White House Revolving Door: 22 Top Staffers Who’ve Exited, From Omarosa to Scott Pruitt
https://www.thewrap.com/trump-white-house-exit-fired-so-far-omarosa-bannon-rob-porter-tillerson/
This London Pub Owner Is Changing Its Name In Honor Of Trump's Visit
https://www.thedailybeast.com/this-london-pub-owner-is-changing-its-name-in-honor-of-trumps-visit
Steve Bannon Is the Latest Trump Associate to Be Harassed in Public
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2018/07/steve-bannon-confronted-richmond-bookstore
Stephen Bannon
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/07/10/steve-bannon-delivering-alpha.html
Bannon hosts Europopulists in London ahead of Trump's visit
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/07/11/bannon-london-trump-populists-714067
Sean Hannity and Steve Bannon Try to Rally Support for Trump During His Unpopular European Visit
https://www.newsweek.com/steve-bannon-sean-hannity-donald-trump-1020538
Steve Bannon’s British Sideshow
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/07/bannon-london-trump/565118/
Steve Bannon Demands Right-Wing 'War' Against Liberals, Curses Out Radio Show Host
https://www.newsweek.com/steve-bannon-civil-war-nigel-farage-call-arms-george-soros-theo-usherwood-lbc-1024821
Bannon Calls for Brexit Supporters to Take Up Arms and Fight to Take Back the U.K.
https://www.haaretz.com/us-news/bannon-calls-for-brexit-supporters-to-take-up-arms-and-fight-1.6272404
Former top Trump aide Steve Bannon: President ‘needs to unite the West against the rise of a totalitarian China’
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/07/17/steve-bannon-trump-must-unite-the-west-end-cold-war-on-our-terms.html
Steve Bannon ally thrown out of Nigel Farage radio studio
https://www.politico.eu/blogs/on-media/2018/07/steve-bannon-ally-raheem-kassam-thrown-out-of-nigel-farage-radio-studio/
Former Trump advisor Steve Bannon: ‘We’re at war with China’
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/07/18/former-trump-advisor-steve-bannon-were-at-war-with-china.html
Steve Bannon Speaks At Delivering Alpha
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G70NhmvufRM
Steve Bannon: China will blink in trade war with US
https://nypost.com/2018/07/18/steve-bannon-china-will-blink-in-trade-war-with-us/
Fmr. Trump Advisor Steve Bannon is Building a Utility Token Cryptocurrency
https://www.ccn.com/fmr-trump-advisor-steve-bannon-is-building-a-utility-token-cryptocurrency-for-the-global-populist-movement/
Reporter Shows The Links Between The Men Behind Brexit And The Trump Campaign
https://www.npr.org/templates/transcript/transcript.php?storyId=630443485
Inside Bannon’s Plan to Hijack Europe for the Far-Right
https://www.thedailybeast.com/inside-bannons-plan-to-hijack-europe-for-the-far-right
Donald Trump leads a global revival of nationalism
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/jul/21/steve-bannon-plans-foundation-to-fuel-far-right-in-europe
Steve Bannon to set up 'The Movement' foundation to boost far-right across Europe
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/steve-bannon-moving-europe-movement-foundation-far-right-wing-politics-george-soros-a8458641.html
Bannon plan for Europe-wide populist 'supergroup' sparks alarm
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-44926417
Long Gap 6: US Census question dust up; France and UK election prep; Mueller testimony and US election canvassing
10/10/18 to 10/31/18
22 Days
Commerce Secretary Now Recalls Discussing Citizenship Question With Steve Bannon
https://www.npr.org/2018/10/11/656570447/commerce-secretary-now-recalls-discussing-citizenship-question-with-steve-bannon
Trump Administration Admits Steve Bannon and Kris Kobach Were Involved in Adding Census Citizenship Question
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2018/10/ross-bannon-kobach-collaborated-on-census-citizenship-question.html
Court filing: Steve Bannon urged Census citizenship question
https://apnews.com/f3c43592d96840f7a1898e428a1d4054
France's far-right says ready to work with former Trump aide Bannon
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-france-politics-le-pen/frances-far-right-says-ready-to-work-with-former-trump-aide-bannon-idUSKCN1MM1QW
Steve Bannon draws crowd of tens to rally for Steve Watkins in Topeka
https://www.thepitchkc.com/steve-bannon-draws-crowd-of-tens-to-rally-for-steve-watkins-in-topeka/
Nicola Sturgeon quits BBC event over Steve Bannon invitation
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/oct/20/nicola-sturgeon-quits-bbc-event-over-steve-bannon-invitation
Steve Bannon interviewed by Mueller's team for at least the third time
https://www.cnn.com/2018/10/30/politics/steve-bannon-robert-mueller-investigaiton/index.html
Bannon holds rally for Republican candidates but none show up
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/oct/25/steve-bannon-rally-elma-new-york-republicans
Why Is Steve Bannon Giving a Keynote Speech About Nationalism at an Academic Tech Conference?
https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/pa9jnn/why-is-steve-bannon-giving-a-keynote-speech-about-nationalism-at-an-academic-tech-conference
Former Trump strategist Bannon to appear for Rep. Brat in polarized Va. district
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/former-trump-strategist-bannon-to-appear-for-rep-brat-in-polarized-va-district/2018/10/30/
So six quick examples of increased activity by Bannon during long Q posting gaps.
My hypothesis was that the longest gaps would associate tightly with known European travel by Bannon.
There was a correlation, but this was insufficient as a single variable to predict a long Q posting gap.
This guy was on wheels and I oversimplified the complexity of all that he had going on.
Google Trends' peaks for "steve bannon" also do not correlate highly with the longest Q gaps, but much of his travels and activity were not widely reported (or repeated) by the MSM.
If you factor his European travels, their elections, our elections, Mueller testimony, book releases about/by Bannon, Bannon's movie releases, etc. that would cause him to travel and note the locations of his interviews, there has never been a long Q posting gap that does associate with increased Bannon travel, news, movie/book launch or interview swarm.
It got boring after a while but I have the charts and the regression. May post everything at some point.
Wealthy people loan out their vacation homes widely. Bannon's movie financing work at Goldman likely had him cross paths with the Weinsteins and the depth of Harvey's depravity has not always been widely known.
Smear someone else and go away.