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dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)
Mon Aug 14, 2017, 12:19 AM Aug 2017

Huge blowback on White Suprem. been happening all day, including THIS:




Twitter is aflame with people identifying the racists, and then reporting the results, which have
resulted in lost, jobs, lost Twitter accounts, etc.
Been glorious to see.

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Huge blowback on White Suprem. been happening all day, including THIS: (Original Post) dixiegrrrrl Aug 2017 OP
So who will host their crap now? ProudLib72 Aug 2017 #1
WhiteHouse.gov pfitz59 Aug 2017 #20
When my students tell me that a ".org" site is trustworthy ProudLib72 Aug 2017 #21
Why would a .com be any mroe trustworthy than a .org? JoeStuckInOH Aug 2017 #33
I'd bet that they assume there's a vetting process FBaggins Aug 2017 #55
bwahahaha BamaRefugee Aug 2017 #26
Oh, lord, this post deserves the patented Sid rollie. Efilroft Sul Aug 2017 #43
Reuters now reports Google will :( moonscape Aug 2017 #51
I didn't know Google had domain names. Plus we should tweet to them in opposition Maraya1969 Aug 2017 #53
Can you provide a link? Because I can't find this information. Maraya1969 Aug 2017 #54
Came across on my Twitter feed, went to moonscape Aug 2017 #61
They just told stormfuck to bugger off. alfredo Aug 2017 #64
Internet companies should treat Nazis the way they treat ISIS dalton99a Aug 2017 #2
Yes! MontanaMama Aug 2017 #56
WE should discuss the Nazis the way we do ISIS. dixiegrrrrl Aug 2017 #77
While they'll just dive back into 4chan Warpy Aug 2017 #3
Cockroaches scurrying back into darkened crevices. Barack_America Aug 2017 #7
Meanwhile, the hackers go after their bank accounts. L. Coyote Aug 2017 #9
Where the hell were the "hackers" last year? we can do it Aug 2017 #35
Unfortunately hurple Aug 2017 #42
That's what I figured. AllyCat Aug 2017 #49
The tweet by DailyStormer was disgusting. krispos42 Aug 2017 #4
I made the mistake of reading what he-it said on the site dixiegrrrrl Aug 2017 #8
I've got a package of mental floss I can spare Rural_Progressive Aug 2017 #17
So when will Trump have his twitter account shut down for fierywoman Aug 2017 #5
People are filing complaints that threatening nuclear war violates the TOS. L. Coyote Aug 2017 #10
Nuclear war is a pretty "egregious" violation of the TOS, I think! fierywoman Aug 2017 #11
Anne Frank Center too ! fierywoman Aug 2017 #74
So I began reporting Trump on twitter HAB911 Aug 2017 #32
Ahh, the ever comforting and sublimely satisfying form letter... Wounded Bear Aug 2017 #37
We can always hope that they eventually get the message that real Americans don't like them, Binkie The Clown Aug 2017 #6
I must admit that Twitter has been freaking awesome today. I've spent more time on it today than catbyte Aug 2017 #12
Once you figure out who to follow, it is a very fast way to see what is going on. dixiegrrrrl Aug 2017 #16
I find twitter is very quick with the new news. riversedge Aug 2017 #27
As long as you... Wounded Bear Aug 2017 #39
i've really gotten into it over the past couple weeks barbtries Aug 2017 #50
It has been so satisfying to see people rally. nolabear Aug 2017 #13
The torch bearers. Mr. Evil Aug 2017 #14
that's hilarious! certainot Aug 2017 #19
Look at those dicks... czarjak Aug 2017 #24
And the torches are kind of phallic, too! hatrack Aug 2017 #46
Undoubtedly making all those dear young white boys feel BIGLY! calimary Aug 2017 #70
Those faces need to be put to a name and shamed. riversedge Aug 2017 #28
Good. I'm glad godaddy acted quickly. ecstatic Aug 2017 #15
Not that quick, they hosted them for a long time. we can do it Aug 2017 #34
Exactly. progressoid Aug 2017 #52
Just like farcebook. we can do it Aug 2017 #65
we need to do similar with talk radio stations certainot Aug 2017 #18
People are starting to see they CAN make a difference. And about this "White Supremacy" thing: flibbitygiblets Aug 2017 #22
White men angry about losing their white male privilege - spot on! iluvtennis Aug 2017 #25
Yep. That's all any of this has EVER been. Squinch Aug 2017 #29
Couldn't agree with you more, Squinch flibbitygiblets Aug 2017 #40
That's what "Make America Great Again" really means. johnp3907 Aug 2017 #67
They spelled it wrong. Should be "Make America Grate Again." calimary Aug 2017 #71
This warms my heart. SergeStorms Aug 2017 #23
Listening to Terry McAuliffe's bold, gutsy statement on them warmed my heart back up a little. calimary Aug 2017 #72
Glorious enough I suppose but ... Odoreida Aug 2017 #30
One arrow out of a potential many. ck4829 Aug 2017 #31
That's about the FIRST thing GoDaddy has ever done I approve of RandomAccess Aug 2017 #36
If you tell them that, they may do more of it....n/t dixiegrrrrl Aug 2017 #47
K&R... spanone Aug 2017 #38
We need to do the same thing to stormfront.org hueymahl Aug 2017 #41
GoDaddy is a sexist com at best. I've never registered sites or hosted there for many reasons. Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2017 #44
The founder, Bob Parsons, is also a big game hunter n/t TexasBushwhacker Aug 2017 #45
Have to draw a little line in the sand there... MontanaMama Aug 2017 #58
He had a video up of him killing an elephant n/t TexasBushwhacker Aug 2017 #62
Well then he is a deplorable puke isn't he? MontanaMama Aug 2017 #63
Not at all. I could not hunt personally TexasBushwhacker Aug 2017 #66
I have similar opinions about it. MontanaMama Aug 2017 #68
Wow yuiyoshida Aug 2017 #48
Google spokesperson says company is canceling Daily Stormer's registration HAB911 Aug 2017 #57
Well, well....looks like Trump has had an inadvertent positive effect. dixiegrrrrl Aug 2017 #59
I have high hopes they have overplayed their hand HAB911 Aug 2017 #60
Yeah, marching with Nazi flags is def. overplaying their hand flibbitygiblets Aug 2017 #69
The shit's hitting the proverbial fan, FINALLY. PatrickforO Aug 2017 #73
Kick ck4829 Aug 2017 #75
Brutal cartoon from @guardian. L. Coyote Aug 2017 #76

ProudLib72

(17,984 posts)
1. So who will host their crap now?
Mon Aug 14, 2017, 12:21 AM
Aug 2017

Maybe a domain that ends in "ru"?

Or they might be safe now going with a "gov".

ProudLib72

(17,984 posts)
21. When my students tell me that a ".org" site is trustworthy
Mon Aug 14, 2017, 02:07 AM
Aug 2017

I pull up stormfront.org and ask them if they believe it's trustworthy. That usually gives them something to think about when surfing the web.

 

JoeStuckInOH

(544 posts)
33. Why would a .com be any mroe trustworthy than a .org?
Mon Aug 14, 2017, 08:42 AM
Aug 2017

It's usually a tad more pricey to get the .com domain name you want, but not always. Other than the domain suffix, it's no different registering a different domain and making the website.

FBaggins

(26,757 posts)
55. I'd bet that they assume there's a vetting process
Mon Aug 14, 2017, 02:26 PM
Aug 2017

It isn't unreasonable to assume that (in general), a COMmercial (i.e., for-profit corporation) is more reliable than an ORGanization (i.e., presumably non-profit).

In reality of course... .net, .com, and .org are all unrestricted domains. Other parts of the world make such a distinction (e.g., .org.in must be a nonprofit)... but not here.

Warpy

(111,332 posts)
3. While they'll just dive back into 4chan
Mon Aug 14, 2017, 12:31 AM
Aug 2017

and the bowels of reddit, it's nice to see them evicted from the mainstream. They should never have been there in the first place, it legitimized them. 4chan and reddit aren't great recruiting places. Facebook, Twitter, and listed websites were.

dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)
8. I made the mistake of reading what he-it said on the site
Mon Aug 14, 2017, 12:39 AM
Aug 2017

Now I need to wash my brain out with soap. Really vile vile stuff.
Glad to hear of the blowback.

Rural_Progressive

(1,107 posts)
17. I've got a package of mental floss I can spare
Mon Aug 14, 2017, 01:43 AM
Aug 2017

but only one, I've got to keep the rest for my beautiful mind.

Seriously though, try not to do that to yourself, it's not consistent with maintaining good mental health.

fierywoman

(7,689 posts)
5. So when will Trump have his twitter account shut down for
Mon Aug 14, 2017, 12:34 AM
Aug 2017

inciting violence?
Can you imagine how glorious it would be if he had absolutely no access to twitter?

L. Coyote

(51,129 posts)
10. People are filing complaints that threatening nuclear war violates the TOS.
Mon Aug 14, 2017, 12:50 AM
Aug 2017

I cannot disagree with their assertion.

HAB911

(8,911 posts)
32. So I began reporting Trump on twitter
Mon Aug 14, 2017, 08:22 AM
Aug 2017

when he threatened nuclear war, this was their response:

We reviewed your report carefully and found that there was no violation of Twitter’s Rules regarding abusive behavior (https://twitter.com/rules).

However, if this person has Tweeted additional content toward you that you find abusive after you filed this original report, or if there’s additional context you think we need to know about regarding this situation –– please reply to this email and provide us with further details, including links to any additional Tweets.

In the meantime, here are some actions you can take to make your Twitter experience safer:
• Don’t respond to this person –– this may encourage their behavior.
• Use block (https://support.twitter.com/entries/117063), a feature that prevents this person from contacting you or seeing your content while logged into Twitter.
• Use mute (https://support.twitter.com/articles/20171399-muting-users-on-twitter), a tool that helps you tune out what this person is saying, without the person knowing you’ve muted them.
• If you think you're in immediate danger based on the Tweets you’ve received, we strongly encourage you to contact law enforcement. Take a look at this resource for how to give law enforcement the information they need: https://support.twitter.com/articles/41949.
You can learn more about how to stay safe on Twitter by visiting the Twitter Safety Center (https://about.twitter.com/safety).

Thank you again for reporting this issue to us. Reports like this help us identify issues, making your communities and Twitter better.

Twitter

Binkie The Clown

(7,911 posts)
6. We can always hope that they eventually get the message that real Americans don't like them,
Mon Aug 14, 2017, 12:35 AM
Aug 2017

and don't want anything to do with them. They hang out with others of their kind and they give each other the very mistaken impression that they are in the majority. They must be shown that they are a sad, sick, deplorable minority that will not be tolerated by decent people.

catbyte

(34,433 posts)
12. I must admit that Twitter has been freaking awesome today. I've spent more time on it today than
Mon Aug 14, 2017, 01:04 AM
Aug 2017

probably the combined time I've been on it since I joined in 2009.

dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)
16. Once you figure out who to follow, it is a very fast way to see what is going on.
Mon Aug 14, 2017, 01:22 AM
Aug 2017

It works well for what I want, and DU adds the rest of good information.

barbtries

(28,810 posts)
50. i've really gotten into it over the past couple weeks
Mon Aug 14, 2017, 01:17 PM
Aug 2017

i love adding GIFs to my replies and retweeting the truth, and blocking trumpsters. I also enjoy that i can tweet directly to the president without having to follow him. that is something i am not about to do.

ecstatic

(32,727 posts)
15. Good. I'm glad godaddy acted quickly.
Mon Aug 14, 2017, 01:20 AM
Aug 2017

My 20+ domains would have been moved before the end of the week.

 

certainot

(9,090 posts)
18. we need to do similar with talk radio stations
Mon Aug 14, 2017, 02:03 AM
Aug 2017

that have been making this racism acceptable and need to be shamed.

all advertisers on all republican radio stations need to be emailed and thanked for making racism acceptable. they need to be protested and the universities and pro sports teams broadcasting on their stations need to pull out and look elsewhere.

today i heard the local blowhard on the loudest station in NM say "there's BLM and people calling cops 'pigs', what do they expect?"

some version of that kind of excusing and equivalency will get blasted from 1500 radio stations tomorrow, because they're the ones that have been telling all these nazis that thanks to liberals the real racism is aimed at white men now.

flibbitygiblets

(7,220 posts)
22. People are starting to see they CAN make a difference. And about this "White Supremacy" thing:
Mon Aug 14, 2017, 02:24 AM
Aug 2017

Last edited Mon Aug 14, 2017, 06:33 PM - Edit history (2)

More and more I am realizing that what many white men are so inflamed about is the reality of losing their "white male privilege". THAT's what they're really so pissed about.

Whenever they complain about the "PC police", feminism, losing their "heritage" (ha), what they really mean is "can't say N-word anymore, can't harass women anymore, don't get the job automatically anymore...". Then they see non-white, non-males with educations and better jobs than them (horror!), and are literally marching with weapons and torches over the fact that THEIR free ride is over. You know, because that's easier than actually working harder and earning it. They much prefer the "old fashioned way", which is just showing up.

Boo fucking hoo assholes, it's called equality (and it's coming whether you like it or not). Your legacy of exerting white privilege over the rest of us is NEVER COMING BACK.

Squinch

(50,993 posts)
29. Yep. That's all any of this has EVER been.
Mon Aug 14, 2017, 08:07 AM
Aug 2017

I'd only disagree with you when you say, "it's called equality." It is nothing like equality. Women and people of color are STILL less advantaged than white men. White men are simply a little less able than they used to be to oppress everyone around them.

flibbitygiblets

(7,220 posts)
40. Couldn't agree with you more, Squinch
Mon Aug 14, 2017, 11:39 AM
Aug 2017

That was actually what I was trying to say. What most of us are striving for is equality, yet those with privilege see that in terms of "losing something".

johnp3907

(3,732 posts)
67. That's what "Make America Great Again" really means.
Mon Aug 14, 2017, 06:04 PM
Aug 2017

That "old fashioned way" you mentioned is their idea of great.

calimary

(81,440 posts)
71. They spelled it wrong. Should be "Make America Grate Again."
Mon Aug 14, 2017, 07:25 PM
Aug 2017

Like this weekend. VERY grating, what happened. And that's putting it modestly.

SergeStorms

(19,204 posts)
23. This warms my heart.
Mon Aug 14, 2017, 02:34 AM
Aug 2017

Because my heart had been pretty damned cold since Saturday.

Flush these rodents out and exterminate them. In a figurative sense, of course. Although the literal sense HAS crossed my mind in the past day or so.

A big THANK YOU to everyone out there in cyber-land who are trying to marginalize these social pariahs.

calimary

(81,440 posts)
72. Listening to Terry McAuliffe's bold, gutsy statement on them warmed my heart back up a little.
Mon Aug 14, 2017, 07:27 PM
Aug 2017

Saying what I feel. They need to GO AWAY. Get OUTTA here. They need to know they're NOT welcome. And they need to get that message slammed straight to their faces. And repeat, because it's necessary.

 

Odoreida

(1,549 posts)
30. Glorious enough I suppose but ...
Mon Aug 14, 2017, 08:09 AM
Aug 2017

These people aren't going away just because you dox them.

Eternal vigilance.

ck4829

(35,084 posts)
31. One arrow out of a potential many.
Mon Aug 14, 2017, 08:15 AM
Aug 2017

Revealing who the racists are has value, it will have more value when done in conjunction with other tactics.

This is war, it's time to fight back.

hueymahl

(2,510 posts)
41. We need to do the same thing to stormfront.org
Mon Aug 14, 2017, 11:44 AM
Aug 2017

Can someone smarter than me tell me who their hosting provider is? How can we put pressure on them?

Bernardo de La Paz

(49,033 posts)
44. GoDaddy is a sexist com at best. I've never registered sites or hosted there for many reasons.
Mon Aug 14, 2017, 12:12 PM
Aug 2017

They've had sexist TV ads but I never liked the way they do business.

Who else do they host?

MontanaMama

(23,337 posts)
58. Have to draw a little line in the sand there...
Mon Aug 14, 2017, 02:49 PM
Aug 2017

Not all big game hunters are deplorable pukes. We've owned a taxidermy shop for 29 years and 99% of our clientele hunt what is considered big game - elk, deer, moose, etc. The same 99% are wonderful people who eat what they kill and are die hard conservationists. I don't know what kind of guy Bob Parsons is - maybe he's a good person - but I agree that Go Daddy commercials are very sexist.

MontanaMama

(23,337 posts)
63. Well then he is a deplorable puke isn't he?
Mon Aug 14, 2017, 03:57 PM
Aug 2017

No reason that I can see for killing an elephant - ever. I just had to point out that hunters aren't awful people as a rule.

TexasBushwhacker

(20,210 posts)
66. Not at all. I could not hunt personally
Mon Aug 14, 2017, 05:30 PM
Aug 2017

But I know that deer, for example, must be hunted or many would starve. Wild pigs need to be hunted MORE. Personally, I have a problem with wolves and cougars being hunted in order to keep the deer and elk population bigger for hunters, but that's just me.

MontanaMama

(23,337 posts)
68. I have similar opinions about it.
Mon Aug 14, 2017, 06:32 PM
Aug 2017

I do have issues with folks that claim to be "anti-hunting" and have no problem going to the store and buying meat. The disconnect is alarming to me. Factory farming is far more cruel than fair chase hunting. I won't buy meat in the grocery store for that reason. I was a vegetarian before I married my spouse who was a life long hunter. I cook and enjoy all the bounty he brings home - it is wonderful, healthy fare and I know it was ethically harvested.

Predator hunting in Montana is a mixed bag. I abhor the wolf haters and their ilk. What they claim they despise about wolves is true about them - no big surprise there. I don't care for lion hunting at all but we do have lots of them in and around our city. Last spring one was stalking kids at the school and it was taken out. Juvenile lions typically return when they are darted and moved.

Our neighborhood school has to keep the dumpsters in bear proof cages. I'll have bears in and out of my yard from now till November and we live in a "normal" neighborhood. It's life in Montana.

-MM

dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)
59. Well, well....looks like Trump has had an inadvertent positive effect.
Mon Aug 14, 2017, 03:03 PM
Aug 2017

We have had incidents like Charlottesville before, not nearly as strong of a backlash.
Very satisfying.

flibbitygiblets

(7,220 posts)
69. Yeah, marching with Nazi flags is def. overplaying their hand
Mon Aug 14, 2017, 06:36 PM
Aug 2017

It's indefensible, even lots of R's agree. (When you find yourself in agreement with Ted F'ing Cruz on ANYTHING, shit be cray.)

PS, Isn't it about Ferret time?

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