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Related: About this forumTwitter Cites Tacit Threat By Trump Before Permanently Banning Him - Rachel Maddow - MSNBC
Rachel Maddow takes a closer look at Twitter's explanation for why it banned Donald Trump from his favorite means of communicating, and the disturbing implications of what they observed. Aired on 1/8/2021.
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Twitter Cites Tacit Threat By Trump Before Permanently Banning Him - Rachel Maddow - MSNBC (Original Post)
Rhiannon12866
Jan 2021
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Fritz Walter
(4,370 posts)1. A resignation and Pence pardon won't keep him out of state prison
Especially with what the NYC DA has been compiling over the past few years.
Other states may do likewise.
Step-by-step, inch-by-inch, we'll get there. Banning him from Twitter is welcome news... for now.
11 days and ~3 hours to go...
Rhiannon12866
(252,189 posts)2. Though it's a mystery to me why they didn't ban him long ago
His Tweets have caused trouble for this country and radicalized people since he's been on the national stage. It was long past time.
And I do have faith in Letitia James. I knew nothing about her when she first won the primary, so I researched what she had to say - and investigating Trump's dubious activities was definitely on her agenda. She got my vote!
