1/ I warned Rep. Hanks not to block me on Facebook and she did anyway. I called her out on her dishonest statements and she violated my constitutionally protected right to public participation in policy discussion on her official Facebook page. #idpol#idleg
2/ This is not just a normal block on a page, this is a hard block, which means either she or someone who manages her official page submitted a false complaint to Facebook to prevent my profile from viewing or engaging with her page. #idpol#idleg
3/ I have a few options: file a public records request, contact the legislator and demand a reversal of the block, or contact my attorney. I may do one or more of these to ensure my rights are not trampled by this fake conservative who pretends to support the constitution. #idpol
I sent this email to Rep. Hanks.
As Rep. Christensen, Dustin Hurst, and Greg Pruett are learning the hard way, I take these matters very seriously.
This is the first of many steps I may take to resolve this violation of my rights. #idpol#idleg
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1/ During the pandemic, alternative treatments for Covid were pitched as part of an ongoing misinformation campaign to stir anger towards Republicans who were not part of the #IFFNetwork. Was it all another big lie?
🔥🧵 #idpol#idleg#idgop#grafreceipts
2/ Elected officials including Idaho State Legislators promoted alternative treatments like Ivermectin. This aligned with national far-right propaganda networks that promoted this "treatment" to attack mainstream medicine.
3/ This led to a rush on an untested and unverified treatment that was potentially harmful. Some far-right followers caught up in the hysteria went so far as to get this from local farm supply stores and used a drug packaged for use in treating animals. businessinsider.com/people-poisoni…
1/ Did Idaho Freedom Foundation Board Member Bryan Smith admit to being a "dirty debt collector" in his speech? Let's learn more about congressional candidate Bryan Smith. 🔥🧵 #idpol#idleg#idgop#GrafReceipts
3/ The alleged victim stories were so bad, legislation was created to cap the fees a firm like Smith's could collect. #idpoleastidahonews.com/2020/02/idaho-…
1/ A constituent asked Rep. Christensen about Rodriguez and Bundy’s calls for protests at private homes.
Christensen says he “…does not support going to their homes and never will.” Is this true? 🧵 #idpol#idleg
2/ In 2021 the Targeted Picketing Bill (HB 195) came before the house. This bill would have added penalties for targeted political harassment at private residences.
3/ In the fall of that same year a group of protesters went to the home of the mayor of Victor, Idaho to voice their opposition to the towns mask mandate. (Notice the paper bag hood.) #idpol#idleg
1/ Watching Idaho legislators cave to “solution in search of problem” bills because they are scared of a hit from the IFF is frustrating. When are they going to realize they are going to get a hit from IFF no matter what and voters won’t care? #idpol#idleg
2/ A lot of people have sacrificed too much to prop up Republicans who are too chicken 💩 to stand up to those who plot to sell out our state to extremists. The tolerance for failure is drying up. #idpol
3/ Many of us have kept our powder dry, giving the far-right enough rope and watching them show us who they really are.
They are a paper tiger and their messaging no longer has the reach and impact it used to have. #idpol