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Feds Indict Pro-Trump Twitter Troll 'Ricky Vaughn' Over Memes Shared During 2016 Election
Information Liberation ^ | 27 January 2021 | Chris Menahan

Posted on 01/27/2021 2:27:06 PM PST by amorphous

Twitter troll Douglass Mackey, aka Ricky Vaughn, was arrested on Wednesday and faces ten years in prison for "tweeting" and "retweeting" joke memes on Twitter telling people they can "text" in their votes.

(Excerpt) Read more at informationliberation.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: douglassmackey; election; freespeach; memes; rickyvaughn
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Millions could be next...

Be careful, folks!

Tyranny is now here, in America too.

1 posted on 01/27/2021 2:27:06 PM PST by amorphous
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To: amorphous

When they start to randomly search people’s houses- that will be JUST BFORE the next civil war


2 posted on 01/27/2021 2:29:10 PM PST by Mr. K (No consequence of repealing obamacare is worse than obamacare itself)
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To: amorphous

The Government in this Country has lost its mind.


3 posted on 01/27/2021 2:29:30 PM PST by Kickass Conservative (Don't blame me, I Voted for the guy who actually Won the 2020 Presidential Election...)
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To: amorphous

Memes.

REALLY?


4 posted on 01/27/2021 2:30:05 PM PST by jstolzen
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To: amorphous

Full edged totalitarianism in an instant.


5 posted on 01/27/2021 2:30:16 PM PST by ilgipper (The mob only destroys. Never creates. )
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To: amorphous

Social Media Influencer Charged with Election Interference Stemming from Voter Disinformation Campaign

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/social-media-influencer-charged-election-interference-stemming-voter-disinformation-campaign


6 posted on 01/27/2021 2:32:12 PM PST by HippyLoggerBiker (Always carry a flagon of whiskey in case of snakebite and furthermore always carry a small snake. )
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To: jstolzen

Jokes are verbotten!


7 posted on 01/27/2021 2:32:25 PM PST by xp38
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To: amorphous

So anyone that has shared the “Republicans vote Tuesday, Democrats vote Wednesday” meme could be at risk. Sweet!


8 posted on 01/27/2021 2:32:32 PM PST by dware (Americans prefer peaceful slavery over dangerous freedom)
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To: amorphous

From The US Department of Justice:

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Wednesday, January 27, 2021

Social Media Influencer Charged with Election Interference Stemming from Voter Disinformation Campaign

Defendant Unlawfully Used Social Media to Deprive Individuals of Their Right to Vote

A Florida man was arrested this morning on charges of conspiring with others in advance of the 2016 U.S. Presidential Election to use various social media platforms to disseminate misinformation designed to deprive individuals of their constitutional right to vote.
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oh come on, is this real?? How is trolling online a crime??


9 posted on 01/27/2021 2:33:10 PM PST by snarkytart
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To: amorphous

Memes? So what’s the crime here?


10 posted on 01/27/2021 2:33:19 PM PST by MinorityRepublican
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To: amorphous

Remember those jokes about telling people to vote on the day after the election? Those jokes are now a felony. That’s about as frightening as it gets.


11 posted on 01/27/2021 2:34:07 PM PST by Retrofitted
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To: ilgipper

The Fourth Reich. Didn’t expect it to emerge here did you? Guess who the “New Jews” are?


12 posted on 01/27/2021 2:34:21 PM PST by sjmjax
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To: HippyLoggerBiker

Florida Man . . .


13 posted on 01/27/2021 2:35:19 PM PST by BraveMan
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To: Kickass Conservative

There is no government. There is a regime that seized power in a bloodless coup and deposed the duly elected leader.


14 posted on 01/27/2021 2:35:23 PM PST by libh8er
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To: amorphous

Yet..... there are/were massive vote irregularities across the nation and nary a peep.


15 posted on 01/27/2021 2:35:26 PM PST by LastDayz (A blunt and brazen Texan. I will not be assimilated.)
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To: amorphous

Its amazing how fast the FBI can leap into action when it wants to, and what it chooses to ignore as well.


16 posted on 01/27/2021 2:36:57 PM PST by Husker24
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To: amorphous
RELATED:

Delray Beach man accused of using social-media accounts to intimidate voters during 2016 election

17 posted on 01/27/2021 2:38:06 PM PST by yesthatjallen
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To: amorphous
arrested on Wednesday and faces ten years in prison for "tweeting" and "retweeting" joke memes on Twitter

Trust the plan, Digital Warriors!

18 posted on 01/27/2021 2:38:09 PM PST by humblegunner (Balls To Picasso.)
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Social Media Influencer Charged with Election Interference Stemming from Voter Disinformation Campaign

So, suppression of information of Hunter Biden laptop certainly fits the bill!

19 posted on 01/27/2021 2:38:53 PM PST by the_Watchman
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To: libh8er

Only half the Population (if that) is aware of the difference between being Governed or being Ruled.


20 posted on 01/27/2021 2:38:59 PM PST by Kickass Conservative (Don't blame me, I Voted for the guy who actually Won the 2020 Presidential Election...)
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