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.
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As you can see, they hit all the right-wing talking points. (2)
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)
The Bush campaign referred to Brown as "the lowest form of life" (4)
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)
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)
“Don’t worry, Kaz. If you go down, they’re going down with you.”
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