Glonzo

English Alternative forms en glonzo Etymology Coined by Bluesky user @opinionhaver.bsky.social in a post on 9 November 2024 referencing the 2024 drone sightings (see quotation below). In the example shown, "Glonzo" referred to a hypothetical creature that was the subject of a conspiracy theory. Noun ? en politics humorous internet slang An incorrect belief or conspiracy theory held by voters that can be exploited by politicians to achieve their goals. en 2024-11-09 opinionhaver.bsky.social 3lahydhz6yp2j William B. Fuckley https://web.archive.org/web/20241216175038/https://bsky.app/profile/opinionhaver.bsky.social/post/3lahydhz6yp2j 2024-12-16 If 25% of the population believed that a creature called ‘Glonzo’ caused high power prices by chewing through transmission lines, any competent politician would be negligent in not trying to find a way to exploit this. This doesn’t mean that these people wouldn’t be fucking morons. on en 2025-07-14 Mike the Mad Biologist I will admit that I underestimated how important The Storm, Trust the Plan, and so on are to MAGA (including the ‘softer’ versions). It’s glonzo, but it’s also, in a bizarre way, one of the few positive, non-trolling things they care about. You Live By the Glonzo, You Die By the Glonzo https://mikethemadbiologist.com/2025/07/14/you-live-by-the-glonzo-you-die-by-the-glonzo/ https://web.archive.org/web/20250722010715/https://mikethemadbiologist.com/2025/07/14/you-live-by-the-glonzo-you-die-by-the-glonzo/ en 2025-07-17 James War By Other Means In this instance Glonzo happens to be files related to Jeffrey Epstein. The GOP made sweeping promises to their base that once they assumed power they would release all the information related to Epstein to the public. The Glonzo Strategy https://othermeans.io/p/the-glonzo-strategy 17 September 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20251005023140/https://othermeans.io/p/the-glonzo-strategy 5 October 2025 en 2025-09-05 tanadrin Tumblr the plight of small towns feels a little bit like a glonzo issue, not in that small towns aren't having a hard time in many developed countries, but in that it's nobody's fault, and there's nothing anyone can do to make small towns the economically vibrant utopias of the imagined past again https://www.tumblr.com/tanadrin/793833291825512448/the-plight-of-small-towns-feels-a-little-bit-like https://web.archive.org/web/20251230171726/https://www.tumblr.com/tanadrin/793833291825512448/the-plight-of-small-towns-feels-a-little-bit-like 30 December 2025 en 2026-06-17 Cameron Cummins-Smith Everything is Glonzo now Liberal Currents https://www.liberalcurrents.com/everything-is-glonzo-now/ https://web.archive.org/web/20260618113220/https://www.liberalcurrents.com/everything-is-glonzo-now/ 2026-06-18 Donald Trump’s victory in 2024 on a campaign constructed entirely out of Glonzo issues (e.g. mass deportations will solve the housing crisis) left many liberals reeling. Some decided in the wake of this success to harness Glonzo for good. If the public is going to be stupid then at least point their stupidity at the bad guys. en Conspiracy theories en terms coined ex nihilo