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14 Jan, 4 tweets, 3 min read
So Guido Fawkes claims Chloe Schlosberg was suspended from @Twitter for calling Lord Ian Austin a ‘psycho’, & because of this, she is a "violence-promoting extremist politico".

Guido Fawkes has also called Gordon Brown, Chris Huhne, Tom Baldwin & Adrian McMenamin "psychopaths".
On the subject of "violence promoting extremist politicos", here's an interesting story about the Daily Mail & Guido Fawkes from @zelo_street:

zelo-street.blogspot.com/2021/01/maria-…
And more on the subject of "violence promoting extremist politicos" - this one about the relationship between the right-wing press & the rise of Far Right terrorism in Britain (feat: Lord Ian Austin):
It transpires that @ChloeSchlosberg's account was NOT - contrary to claims on the @GuidoFawkes website - suspended for anything to do with the ghastly Ian Austin, but because her account was hacked.

An apology from Guido would be in order - but unlikely.

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We ignore this at our peril.

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