Posted on 11/06/2020 5:36:08 AM PST by Red Badger
Twitter banned an account used by former top Trump adviser Steve Bannon after he called for the beheading of Dr. Anthony Fauci and FBI Director Christopher Wray on his podcast Thursday.
A Twitter spokesperson confirmed to CBS News that, "The @WarRoomPandemic account has been permanently suspended for violating the Twitter Rules, specifically our policy on the glorification of violence."
A Twitter source added, "We have policies in place that address clear threats of violence, abuse and harassment, and hateful conduct. If we identify any accounts or content that violate these rules, we'll take enforcement action."
As of Thursday evening, Bannon's account was still active on Facebook, where the video calling for Fauci and Wray to be executed had been viewed nearly 200,000 times in ten hours. Late Thursday, Facebook said it had removed videos of Bannon's remarks for violating its policy on violence and incitement. cbsn-fusion-steve-bannon-indicted-for-fraud-build-the-wall-scheme-thumbnail-533174-640x360.jpg Steve Bannon in recent photo
On the Bannon podcast, the right-wing provocateur said a second Trump term "kicks off with firing Wray, firing Fauci.
"Now I actually want to go a step farther but I realize the president is a kind-hearted man and a good man. I'd actually like to go back to the old times of Tudor England. I'd put the heads on pikes, right. I'd put them at the two corners of the White House as a warning to federal bureaucrats: 'You either get with the program or you're gone -- time to stop playing games.' Blow it all up, put (Trump campaign adviser, former acting Director of National Intelligence and ex-U.S. Ambassador to Germany) Ric Grenell today as the interim head of the FBI. That'll light them up, right."
Co-host Jack Maxey said, "You know what Steve? Just yesterday there was the anniversary of the hanging of two Tories in Philadelphia. These were Quaker businessmen who had cohabitated, if you will, with the British while they were occupying Philadelphia. These people were hung. This is what we used to do to traitors."
Bannon replied, "That's how you won the revolution. No one wants to talk about it. The revolution wasn't some sort of garden party, right? It was a civil war. It was a civil war." Facebook bars "Stop the Steal"
Separately, Facebook on Thursday banned a large group called "Stop the Steal" that supporters of President Trump were using to organize protests against the presidential vote count. Some members had called for violence, and many falsely claimed Democrats are "stealing" the election from Republicans.
As for Though the group amassed more than 350,000 members before Facebook took it down, it was just one of several smaller groups that popped up as vote counting extended for days in several battleground states. Inside the groups, members and organizers tried to ensure they would get around Facebook's moderators and "trolls" who might report or mock them.
"In line with the exceptional measures that we are taking during this period of heightened tension, we have removed the Group 'Stop the Steal,' which was creating real-world events," Facebook said in a statement. "The group was organized around the delegitimization of the election process, and we saw worrying calls for violence from some members of the group."
Facebook said it will continue to watch for activity that violates its rules and will take action if it does. As of Thursday afternoon, a copycat "Stop the Steal" group was growing steadily, nearing 13,000 members, and others were easily searchable on Facebook.
Inside the groups, members posted baseless claims of voter fraud and organized protests. Calls for violence weren't immediately apparent, although the Center for Countering Digital Hate shared a screenshot of one post in the now-banned group that read "Neither side is going to concede. Time to clean the guns, time to hit the streets."
In the new group, administrators - who create and moderate groups on Facebook, cautioned people to keep posts civil and vent frustrations without making threats. They scrupulously warned members that they will remove anything that calls for violence, and said they were making plans to move the group to other, less-moderated platforms.
Imran Ahmed, CEO of the Center for Countering Digital Hate, which pressured Facebook to take down the group, said while it's true that all this seems like a game of whack-a-mole, the moles are slowly learning their lesson.
"By taking out the largest one, it sent a message to others," he said.
But Ahmed said it shouldn't be so difficult to get Facebook to take action on such a large group calling for violence.
"There is a systemic issue with Facebook groups being exploited by people spreading misinformation, hate and inciting violence," he said. "It's a problem they have known about for a long time and they continue to fail to take proper action. It's generally only when a lot of attention is placed on something that they act."
By Thursday afternoon, Facebook banned the #stopthesteal hashtag, too. But it easily could have done so earlier. The term and similar ones were mentioned nearly 120,000 times on websites and social media platforms throughout the day Tuesday, according to analysis from media intelligence firm Zignal Labs.
“he says Anthony Fauci and Christopher Wray should be beheaded”
I’m comfortable with that.
Ditto.
Those were the days, eh?
The good thing is Bannon doesn’t even have to shrink Fauci’s head to wear it around his neck.
This was posted earlier and a bunch of pearl clutchers said it was rude or something.
Yet Kathy Griffin’s twitter account is still up.
Haul em up before the Senate again...
They died long ago.
And many walk the earth now as if in hell already.
I know you can watch War Room on free Pluto app.
It comes on at 10AM. I’m sure there are other sources too.
“... The revolution wasn’t some sort of garden party, right? It was a civil war. It was a civil war.” ...”
It was indeed. Much more brutal, up close and personal than the history books ever dared describe.
So. When will the Ayatollah of Iran be banned?
So you’re saying that the public should treat Steve Bannon with the same seriousness with which they treat Kathy Griffin. Makes sense to me.
Beheaded? Why would he say that? No wonder he was banned.
Not only does the left lost their sense of humor they are too stupid to understand the use of dramatic metaphor.Jack Dorsey is a danger to the Republic. He is the new Lord Ha Ha.
How can Bannon say such stupid things while under indictment?
Ever since the Judge Roy Moore debacle I haven’t liked or trusted him at all.
Brannon isn’t being helpful with this. I tried to watch the War Room on election night and frankly it was a joke. Looked like a bunch of guys threw up a folding table and crammed themselves around it. Nothing organized. The reaction on our side is one of surprise that we didn’t win on election night. Now they are organizing.
Let’s face it, we all talked about fraud but apparently no one on our side prepared for it nor have a plan after it took place.
A lot of people hated U S Grant during the Civil War but we couldn’t have won without him.
” he says Anthony Fauci and Christopher Wray should be beheaded”
NOT what he said.
He said “HE” (Bannon) would put their heads on pikes.
NOT for “anyone” to do it. He said HE would do it.
Now, does ANYONE believe that Stephen K Bannon is actually going to remove the heads of Wray and Fauci and put them on pikes? NO!
(But I’m okay with it if he did. /s)
I don’t see the problem.
Bannon is on “Real America’s Voice” daily 10-12 and lately at 5pm as well.
Real America’s Voice is available on many platforms, including Android (as an app), Roku
They have full daily programming.
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