# Rocco Castoro - The Thinkin Project: QAnon as a Cover for Covert Infiltration of Activists

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Podcast: [The Opperman Report'](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-opperman-report-1173939)
Published: 2026-07-04T01:00:02+00:00
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Journalist and filmmaker Rocco Castoro gives a glimpse into his journey from former editor-in-chief of VICE Media who followed John McAfee on the lam to, a decade later, a target of a self-proclaimed QAnon rehabilitation group called the Thinkin Project that isn't what it seems to be. https://substack.com/@hangouts https://theknows.net/ Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-opperman-report--1198501/support .

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