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Social justice paladin, drawing stuff & co-hosting @saucepodcast. Read my feminist superhero parody comic: https://t.co/NcuUXP35JX
Jul 2, 2019 13 tweets 4 min read
I just got out of Twitter jail and it was a fascinating peek into this site's moderation procedures, let me tell you my story.

3 days ago Twitter locked my account due to "abusive behavior." Here's the email and the tweets in question. Note that the tweets
1. Are barely insulting, much less abusive or intimidating
2. Are replying to some random troll who initiated the conversation with me out of the blue
3. ARE ALL QUOTES FROM PRINCESS BRIDE
Jun 23, 2018 39 tweets 13 min read
Maybe now's a good time to talk about “eternal fascism” or “ur-fascism,” a concept coined by Umberto Eco in a 1995 essay. Eco, who grew up in Italy under Mussolini, outlined 14 essential, characteristic traits of fascism. (Thread!) 1/ nybooks.com/articles/1995/… Fascism trait #1:The cult of tradition. Eco is referring to a weird synthesis of different mystical and occult traditions which gives fascism a feeling of ancient “primeval truth,” revealed through often contradictory messages. 2/