I sent takedown notices. It only fueled the harassment. So I started digging & made a discovery.
I'd become part of a smear campaign led by the same far-right propagandists that elected Trump.
(THREAD)
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As you can see, they hit all the right-wing talking points. (2)
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Praise Trump? ✅
Depict immigrants as criminals? ✅
But this website is much much more than just another fake news site. It's part of Liftable, founded by Floyd Brown.
If Floyd doesn't sound familiar, he should. (2)
theintercept.com/2016/11/26/lau…
He rose to fame by producing the “Willie Horton” ad that derailed Michael Dukakis's bid for President by depicting him as soft on crime. (3)
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The Bush campaign referred to Brown as "the lowest form of life" (4)
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USA Today says Brown has "established himself as one of the nation's dirtiest political strategists."
"Floyd Brown is a slimy thug for hire." -George Stephanopoulos (5)
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I'm sure that was the intent. (9)
Any journalist worth their salt will see right through that bullshit.
And any publication with 3 pages of results on Snopes isn't worth my time (10)
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“Don’t worry, Kaz. If you go down, they’re going down with you.”
😂
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