Quick Hits #178 - Conspiracy theories are as old as time and most are utterly ridiculous.  Those who suscribe to them are for the most part harmless.  On rare occasions, a person will decide to act on them in a violent way.  How serious is this threat?  Borealis looks at the infamous 'Q' of QAnon to delve into this issue. See also: ►Are end-of-Earthers and conspiracy theorists that dangerous? ►America’s QAnon problem is infecting Canada. What should we do about it? ►Years After Being Debunked, Interest in Pizzagate Is Rising—Again About the host Phil Gurski: Phil is the President and CEO of Borealis Threat and Risk Consulting Ltd. and Programme Director for the Security, Economics and Technology (SET) hub at the University of Ottawa’s Professional Development Institute (PDI). He worked as a senior strategic analyst at CSIS (Canadian Security Intelligence Service) from 2001-2015, specializing in violent Islamist-inspired homegrown terrorism and radicalisation. ►Check Phil's latest book ''The Peaceable Kingdom'' - https://borealisthreatandrisk.com/the-peaceable-kingdom/ ►Website - https://borealisthreatandrisk.com/ ►Twitter - https://twitter.com/borealissaves ►LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/phil-gurski-8942468/ ►Email - [email protected]