At Dallas QAnon Convention, Conspiracy Theories Run Wild and Reporters Kicked Out - CobCast Ep. 10

Inside the Omni Dallas Hotel were guests who traveled far and wide to attend the QAnon convention this weekend, but across the street gathered a choir. They had set up a piano and were singing in unison. "Singers of Dallas believe in love over fear," read their banner.         

For the Turtle Creek Chorale, which organized the gathering, every concert should have a message. They sing about injustices and intolerance and the people harmed by both.        

Sean Baugh, the artistic director, said he chose songs such as “Make Them Hear You” from the musical Ragtime and “Let There Be Peace On Earth” because they speak to peace, coming together and finding common ground.          

“It’s been a very long time since we’ve felt the need to do something like this,” Baugh said. “The choruses like ours during COVID kind of learned we lost our voice a little bit and so coming out of COVID, we know we have to speak on issues and injustice and intolerance, and so here we are today to sing and put some good in the world.      

"We’re just trying to bring a little joy and counteract some of those messages that are being put out today in Dallas."

Those messages were on full display inside the QAnon-linked For God & Country Patriot Roundup over the Memorial Day weekend. 

This is an audio adaptation written, recorded and produced by me, based on reporting I did for the Dallas Observer.

Illustration and music by Jacob Vaughn

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