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Hours after Trump retweet, Twitter account suspended
The Hill ^ | 07/31/19 | Jessica Campisi

Posted on 07/31/2019 7:40:51 AM PDT by yesthatjallen

Twitter reportedly suspended an account on Tuesday night that had been retweeted by President Trump just hours earlier.

Trump on Tuesday afternoon retweeted the account, which went by the name “LYNN THOMAS” and had posted a tweet that called Democrats “THE TRUE ENEMIES OF AMERICA," the Daily Beast reports.

“DEMOCRATS ARE THE ONLY ONES INTERFERING IN OUR ELECTIONS. WHY DO YOU THINK THEY SO STRONGLY OPPOSE VOTER ID,” read the tweet, which was accompanied by a graphic that read “DEMOCRATS ARE THE TRUE ENEMIES OF AMERICA.”

Twitter told CNN that the account was suspended for violating its terms and conditions but did not specify which rule had been broken. The platform bans users from artificially amplifying or disrupting conversations through multiple accounts.

The account, which was created in September 2018, called itself a "Fierce Trump supporter" and said, "I'm not a bot." It reportedly pushed QAnon conspiracy theories about Democrats murdering children, tweeting last week a meme that targeted former President Bill Clinton and ex-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, the Daily Beast reports.

Trump told C-SPAN Tuesday night that he doesn’t has “not much” regret about his frequent tweeting but added that “the bigger problem are the retweets.”

“You'll retweet something that sounds good, but it turned out to be from a player that's not the best player in the world, that sort of causes a problem," he said.

Trump has frequently come under fire for his tweets, including tagging a Twitter account on Tuesday that is associated with the QAnon conspiracy theory as he renewed calls to expand voter identification laws.

The president is also under fire for a recent string of attacks against Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.), whom he called a “racist” and a “brutal bully.”

Twitter said last month that it would soon tag, but not remove, tweets from world leaders that violate its rules, marking a potential to affect Trump and his remarks.


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: q; qanon; russianbot; technotyranny; trump; twitter; wompwomp
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1 posted on 07/31/2019 7:40:51 AM PDT by yesthatjallen
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To: yesthatjallen

So expressing a political opinion that’s not from the left is now considered an offense by the Twits.

I get it. You know, “hate speech” and all.


2 posted on 07/31/2019 7:46:53 AM PDT by Pravious
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To: yesthatjallen

“DEMOCRATS ARE THE ONLY ONES INTERFERING IN OUR ELECTIONS. WHY DO YOU THINK THEY SO STRONGLY OPPOSE VOTER ID,”

“DEMOCRATS ARE THE TRUE ENEMIES OF AMERICA.”


3 posted on 07/31/2019 7:49:44 AM PDT by VastRWCon (Fake News)
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To: yesthatjallen

President Trump recognized that retweets can be problematic because one comment might be on target but then there can be other unrelated stuff that is not, like with the unfortunate Qult.

So, interesting that President Trump disassociated himself from the Qult in acknowledging that a retweet leads to this “problem.”

Think about it.


4 posted on 07/31/2019 7:51:18 AM PDT by romanesq (MAGA Coalition sues QAnon & will expose the QAnon grifters!)
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To: yesthatjallen

We have laws to deal with people who disadvantage others based on their own political opinions. Confiscate their buildings in the U.S. Lock them out and sieze all illegally obtained assets. This will be a wake up call to others that days of discrimintaing against conservatives and christians are over.


5 posted on 07/31/2019 7:51:27 AM PDT by cdpap
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To: yesthatjallen

he doesn’t has “not much” regret


Jessica’s going to like the English language
once she gets the hang of it.


6 posted on 07/31/2019 7:54:08 AM PDT by sparklite2 (Don't mind me. I'm just a contrarian.)
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To: VastRWCon

A Freeper has a graphic that said, “The Democratic Party is a Criminal Enterprise.” That’s certainly true historically, and more so since the Bill Clinton became President in 1993.


7 posted on 07/31/2019 7:54:48 AM PDT by RayChuang88 (FairTax: America's Economic Cure)
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To: yesthatjallen

Democrats are just the sock puppets of the Brown Shirt Media, our real enemy.


8 posted on 07/31/2019 7:58:29 AM PDT by wastoute (Government cannot redistribute wealth. Government can only redistribute poverty.)
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To: yesthatjallen
Twitter, Facebook, Google, et al. MUST be FORCED to accept ALL IDEAS and ALL OPINIONS without censorship, just as telephone companies do.
9 posted on 07/31/2019 8:07:20 AM PDT by Savage Beast (When the Light of Truth threatens to expose corruption, it's the corrupt who try to extinguish it.)
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To: yesthatjallen

When are conservatives going to figure out that Twitter, Facebook, etc. are not public forums. They are privately owned platforms, and the owners get to make the rules.

I am waiting for the conservative social media platform that will have its own set of rules and will not allow expressions supporting “gay” rights, climate fantasy and border disorder.

For some reason, it seems conservatives don’t have the same interest or energy in building media, technology and internet businesses that will compete with this liberal monopoly. Same with journalism and academia. We need to raise conservative children who will step up and claim this territory.


10 posted on 07/31/2019 8:22:27 AM PDT by con-surf-ative
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“...he doesn’t has “not much” regret...”

University of Maryland is turning out some excellent journalists...*ROFL*


11 posted on 07/31/2019 8:25:12 AM PDT by JBW1949 (I'm really PC.....Patriotically Correct)
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To: yesthatjallen

I fully expect Trump to be banned next summer.


12 posted on 07/31/2019 8:25:22 AM PDT by hardspunned
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Laughing at:

It reportedly pushed QAnon conspiracy theories about Democrats murdering children, tweeting last week a meme that targeted former President Bill Clinton and ex-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, the Daily Beast reports.

Because I have to counter with:

It reportedly pushed CNN conspiracy theories about Trump being a traitor, a Russian Agent, having stolen the Election of 2016, showing on TV panel after panel, report after report, that targeted President Donald Trump, as a racist, a rapist, a concentration camp advocate, among other charges--daily for three plus years.

13 posted on 07/31/2019 8:29:27 AM PDT by Alas Babylon! (The media is after us. Trump's just in the way.)
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To: Pravious
So expressing a political opinion that’s not from the left is now considered an offense by the Twits.

Yes. I got suspended for this:


14 posted on 07/31/2019 8:32:01 AM PDT by numberonepal (WWG1WGA)
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To: yesthatjallen

That violates nothing. But you can sure see what we’re in for from now until election time.


15 posted on 07/31/2019 8:35:32 AM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: con-surf-ative
Conservative do try to set up their own platforms like GAB.

Then they're deemed racist, white supremacist, conspiratorial, etc. and are then targeted for destruction.

Gab, a racist-friendly alt-Twitter, has been banned by PayPal and others

I hate to use the phrase, 'it's not fair' but Conservatives are not allowed to have their own platforms.

16 posted on 07/31/2019 8:35:56 AM PDT by yesthatjallen
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To: yesthatjallen

Telling the obvious truth on social media will get you banned without justice or any recourse.


17 posted on 07/31/2019 8:36:57 AM PDT by fella ("As it was before Noah so shall it be again,")
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He calls Cummings a racist and a bully. How many times have the Dems called the President a racist and a bully.

Geez...Dems are a bunch of idiots.

18 posted on 07/31/2019 8:37:25 AM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: con-surf-ative

This occurs because the Left is centrally organized and centrally funded...including business investment, which is why Leftists dominate successful social and retail industries (The Soros billions and Rothschild billions are great examples). Leftist money seeks out and organizes Leftist business for investment. And they are always looking for the next cutting edge to dominate.

On the conservative side, there is no centrally organized funding mechanism for business or “social” causes...it’s more of a free-for-all and each man for himself. If you get lucky and find a conservative out on the cutting edge, great, but there’s no organized financial effort, such as on the Left, to develop them.


19 posted on 07/31/2019 8:39:54 AM PDT by Scott from the Left Coast (It's the corruption, stupid)
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To: VastRWCon
“DEMOCRATS ARE THE ONLY ONES INTERFERING IN OUR ELECTIONS. WHY DO YOU THINK THEY SO STRONGLY OPPOSE VOTER ID,”

“DEMOCRATS ARE THE TRUE ENEMIES OF AMERICA.”

Not to mention their openly encouraging and pandering to the illegal alien vote.

20 posted on 07/31/2019 8:40:10 AM PDT by fella ("As it was before Noah so shall it be again,")
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