I am back from Twitter Gulag after 2 weeks. On 1/25/21, Twitter told me I must delete 2 "hateful" tweets (click below) to be allowed on Twitter, unless I appealed, to which they promised to "respond as soon as possible."
I appealed, but 2 weeks later: no response.
My first "hateful" tweet pointed out the fact that only 14 unarmed blacks were shot dead by cops in 2020, according to the Washington Post's database. (The WP's count has since gone up to 15). Try it for yourself at:
My banned Tweet then went on to mention three famous BLM martyrs (Michael Brown, Ahmaud Arbery, and Rayshard Brooks) who were unarmed at the start of their confrontations but who then grabbed for weapons, after which they were shot dead.
My second tweet that was banned by Twitter as purportedly "hateful" referenced the 1/13/2021 National Review article "2020’s Spike in Urban Homicides Should Not Be a Mystery" by Prof. Robert Cherry.
I am an anti-murder activist who attempts to raise awareness of the causes of 2020's record-shattering increase in murders (about 30% over 2019), probably more than double the previous worst-ever increase in murders over the last 60 years.
In particular, I try to point out the role of The Establishment's rhetoric of racial hate in having helped cause the thousands of extra murders seen during the Racial Reckoning of 2020. That this makes me seem "hateful" to tech monopolists is hardly surprising.
When Twitter says that it will "respond as soon as possible" if you refuse to delete your "hateful" tweets but instead appeal Twitter's accusation, Twitter really means:
I waited 2 full weeks for Twitter to "respond as soon as possible" to my appeal, but got no response. The following reference to 14 days seems threatening, so I deleted the 2 tweets.
We shall see if Twitter gets revenge for my posting screenshots of their censorship.
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Few have noticed, but the current crackdown on civil liberties following the attack on the Capitol is strikingly analogous in some ways to the crackdown on civil liberties that followed the 1933 attack on the Reichstag in Berlin.
Hitler was not one to let a crisis go to waste, so he moved rapidly after the Reichstag fire to crush political opposition.
Two days later, the Reichstag Fire Decree "suspended ... habeas corpus, ... secrecy of the post and telephone, freedom of expression and of the press, the right to public assembly, and the right of free association, as well as the protection of property and the home."
Mainstream media incitement of black rage after death of George Floyd appears to have led to the incremental murders of several thousand extra Americans after Memorial Day as urban murders were up 38% in 2020.
We stereotype mass shootings as being in the Columbine mode with a white guy with a scary rifle sticking around to finish off the wounded because he expects to die or spend the rest of his life in prison.
Those type are horrifically memorable but statistically rare.
The opening days of deer hunting season are one of my favorite childhood memories. Our whole Tamil Brahmin subcaste would gather around across multiple generations and shoot a 12-point buck.
Whether you’re stalking this year with those you live with or over Zoom, happy hunting!
As your VP-Elect, Gay Pride Month is one of my favorite childhood memories. Grandpa P.V. Gopalan had a huge smile on his face all June in anticipation of the big parade thru Chennai.
Whether you’re fisting this year with those you live with or over Zoom, happy Gay Pride Month!
Our Ramadan feasts are one of my favorite childhood memories. Grandma Gopalan would cook the pork roast in wine sauce and we'd gather around across multiple generations and gorge all afternoon. Whether you’re fasting this year with those you live with or over Zoom, happy Ramadan!
Moderna doesn't report quite so high Vaccine Efficacy for over 65s: 86.4%.
"The VE in this analysis when stratified by age
group was 95.6% (95% CI: 90.6%, 97.9%) for participants 18 to <65 years of age and 86.4%
(95% CI: 61.4%, 95.5%) for participants ≥65 years of age."
"Throughout the safety follow-up period to date, there
were three reports of facial paralysis (Bell’s palsy) in the vaccine group and one in the placebo
group"
I think Pfizer had 4 Bell's Palsy in vaccine and 0 in placebo, so that's 7 cases for 35k inoculated with either.
Joe Biden, Esq.: "And let's have a big hand for Kamala Harris, the first Vice-President to be black and American Indian. I mean, Native Indian. No, she's American-Asian. Sorry, Asian-Asian. I mean, she's a Person of Colored. Just look at her!"
I look forward to Joe trying to remember the phrase "Tamil Brahmin" in reference to Harris:
"Kamala, I'm proud to say, is America's first ever Vice President to be Top Ramen."
And who can forget Joe Biden's moving eulogy for George Floyd?
"We are gathered here today to remember our dearly beloved Boy George. I mean, Pink Floyd."