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The part where they removed tweets because they were asked to or banned accounts because they were asked to is a pretty big deal. And even though everyone knew

The part where they removed tweets because they were asked to or banned accounts because they were asked to is a pretty big deal. And even though everyone knew they did that it wasn't in writing. It's kind of like the Snowden leaks, everyone who thought about the issues involved had a basic idea of what was going on but until it was out in the open people could just deny it.

freejazz 4y ago
Taibbi doesn't even say any of that
- RonaldRaygun 4y ago
  But that's going to be the narrative. The actual reality doesn't matter, just like the endless gloating these days about the so-called "Russia hoax" - where there was a bunch of shady goings-on between the Trump campaign and the RU gov't who was quite explicit in their desire to work with and assist his campaign. But because it didn't achieve the nigh-impossible feat of a successful impeachment vote by his own party, they act as if the whole thing was a ridiculous put-on when in fact they'd be frothing at the mouth if it was Joe Biden and the CCP. Narrative is the only thing that matters, especially to these folks, and unfortunately that's why our society is fucked. Because they are definitely going to win that battle. They're already claiming that Biden, as a private citizen, was an agent of the "deep state" violating the 1st amendment with his shadowy cabal and it's just going to go downhill from here.
  - jacquesm 4y ago
    This started with the 'Swift Boat Veterans for Truth' and it hasn't stopped since because it wasn't smacked down hard. Smear campaigns work, the question is if you let them or not and the US seems to firmly believe that smear campaigns (and lots of money) are legal means of achieving political dominance.
  - jeffreyrogers 4y ago
    > They're already claiming that Biden, as a private citizen, was an agent of the "deep state" violating the 1st amendment with his shadowy cabal and it's just going to go downhill from here. I certainly didn't claim that and I have thousands of comments on HN under my real name that you can verify that with. I'd appreciate it if you didn't group me in with whatever "folks" you think I'm affiliated with. For context, the twitter thread said both political parties made requests to remove tweets and ban accounts that were acted upon. And in my own comment I made no reference to specific political parties. Nor am I registered or affiliated with either one.
- jeffreyrogers 4y ago
  This tweet and the next one in the thread show exactly that https://twitter.com/mtaibbi/status/1598827602403160064 https://twitter.com/mtaibbi/status/1598827602403160064
  - ethanbond 4y ago
    Those tweets the Biden team is requesting are actual dick pics that Hunter never consented to being shared online. You’ve been duped.
    - jeffreyrogers 4y ago
      Do you have any evidence for that? I don't see anywhere where it says what the tweets contain. In either case, the claim I made is that twitter removed tweets and banned accounts at the request of certain parties, which remains true and is what the linked images show.
      - shagie 4y ago
        Grab a link, go over to web.archive.org, paste it in, go to the capture from 2020, look at the dick picks of Hunter Biden. https://web.archive.org/web/20201025002626/https://twitter.com/jared87983561/status/1320159679700373504 https://web.archive.org/web/20201025002626/https://twitter.c... - yes, it's a dick pick. Do not click that link if you don't want to see it.
        jeffreyrogers 4y ago
        Thanks.
      - ethanbond 4y ago
        Yeah, just like they do every single day for reported material that violates their TOS.
        jeffreyrogers 4y ago

freejazz 4y ago

Taibbi doesn't even say any of that

RonaldRaygun 4y ago
But that's going to be the narrative. The actual reality doesn't matter, just like the endless gloating these days about the so-called "Russia hoax" - where there was a bunch of shady goings-on between the Trump campaign and the RU gov't who was quite explicit in their desire to work with and assist his campaign. But because it didn't achieve the nigh-impossible feat of a successful impeachment vote by his own party, they act as if the whole thing was a ridiculous put-on when in fact they'd be frothing at the mouth if it was Joe Biden and the CCP. Narrative is the only thing that matters, especially to these folks, and unfortunately that's why our society is fucked. Because they are definitely going to win that battle. They're already claiming that Biden, as a private citizen, was an agent of the "deep state" violating the 1st amendment with his shadowy cabal and it's just going to go downhill from here.
- jacquesm 4y ago
  This started with the 'Swift Boat Veterans for Truth' and it hasn't stopped since because it wasn't smacked down hard. Smear campaigns work, the question is if you let them or not and the US seems to firmly believe that smear campaigns (and lots of money) are legal means of achieving political dominance.
- jeffreyrogers 4y ago
  > They're already claiming that Biden, as a private citizen, was an agent of the "deep state" violating the 1st amendment with his shadowy cabal and it's just going to go downhill from here. I certainly didn't claim that and I have thousands of comments on HN under my real name that you can verify that with. I'd appreciate it if you didn't group me in with whatever "folks" you think I'm affiliated with. For context, the twitter thread said both political parties made requests to remove tweets and ban accounts that were acted upon. And in my own comment I made no reference to specific political parties. Nor am I registered or affiliated with either one.
jeffreyrogers 4y ago
This tweet and the next one in the thread show exactly that https://twitter.com/mtaibbi/status/1598827602403160064 https://twitter.com/mtaibbi/status/1598827602403160064
- ethanbond 4y ago
  Those tweets the Biden team is requesting are actual dick pics that Hunter never consented to being shared online. You’ve been duped.
  - jeffreyrogers 4y ago
    Do you have any evidence for that? I don't see anywhere where it says what the tweets contain. In either case, the claim I made is that twitter removed tweets and banned accounts at the request of certain parties, which remains true and is what the linked images show.
    - shagie 4y ago
      Grab a link, go over to web.archive.org, paste it in, go to the capture from 2020, look at the dick picks of Hunter Biden. https://web.archive.org/web/20201025002626/https://twitter.com/jared87983561/status/1320159679700373504 https://web.archive.org/web/20201025002626/https://twitter.c... - yes, it's a dick pick. Do not click that link if you don't want to see it.
      - jeffreyrogers 4y ago
        Thanks.
    - ethanbond 4y ago
      Yeah, just like they do every single day for reported material that violates their TOS.
      - jeffreyrogers 4y ago