Ok everyone gather around because it's story time with LeftwardSwing & I've got a good personal story for you involving Dem insiders, pedophilia, child porn, & Twitter!
Sounds dramatic, eh? Well it is. And much of it happened on this very website.
You ready? Let's go!
Sounds dramatic, eh? Well it is. And much of it happened on this very website.
You ready? Let's go!
I've always wanted to write about this but didn't know how to address it. Years later, today, I said "F it!" & am just going to do it. Do diving in...
When I first joined Twitter I ran around in Dem party supporter circles. There weren't many fellow leftists on here then..
When I first joined Twitter I ran around in Dem party supporter circles. There weren't many fellow leftists on here then..
This was back when Dem supporters like Bernie. They cheered him on & everything. The year was 2013. There had been a split on Twitter between Dem party supporters & it was a BIG deal. There was a full on Twitter war between the 2 factions. It got bad. It got nasty. It got dirty.
These 2 factions tweeted under different hashtags; #UniteBlue & #ConnectTheLeft.
I ran around in UniteBlue circles who very much seemed to be the bigger of the 2 factions. There were a few head honchos running this operation which later became a literal organization.
I ran around in UniteBlue circles who very much seemed to be the bigger of the 2 factions. There were a few head honchos running this operation which later became a literal organization.
One day the damn broke & all hell broke loose in the UniteBlue movement when it was posted on Twitter by both ConnectTheLeft & conservatives that one of big dogs had a very big & bad history. Like God awful past.
His name was Bill Talley. And he was very well known on Twitter with a gigantic following. Think of very high profile centrist accounts on Twitter today & you get the idea. He was a big Liberal leader on Twitter.
The guy was doxxed constantly.
The guy was doxxed constantly.
And in that doxxing it came to light that Bill was awaiting trial for child pornography charges. Nobody knew anything about this & many brushed it off as some grift. And then it got really bad.
See UniteBlue was going for true legit status reaching out far beyond Twitter. They were becoming a sort of Liberal version of DSA if you will with regards to DSA's organizing & openly endorsing & backing candidates. They were gearing up to be a powerhouse.
And Bill wasn't just a member & supporter of UniteBlue but a member of it's advisory board too & who was awaiting sentencing on child pornography & drug charges. Nobody knew anything about this & Bill kept it a secret until it came out. 
The details though were truly horrific as you can see in the screenshot below.
This pretty much put an end to UniteBlue being a powerhouse & people started leaving & distancing themselves as much as possible. UniteBlue began it's decent into the abyss of nothingness.
This pretty much put an end to UniteBlue being a powerhouse & people started leaving & distancing themselves as much as possible. UniteBlue began it's decent into the abyss of nothingness.
These days you might still see a #uniteblue hashtag here on Twitter but I'd imagine most people tweeting with that hashtag are new & have no idea the history surrounding it. I mean who wants to tweet a hashtag directly associated with a convicted pedophile?
I went digging & found Bill's alt account is still alive on Twitter though his main account is banned, likely from mass reporting in the 1000s. He hasn't tweeted since 2015. I wonder where he is these days? Probably serving his sentence in prison is my guess.
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