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In reply to the discussion: Joy Reids New Homophobic Blog Post Comments Prompt LGBT Group to Take Back Award [View all]Hassin Bin Sober
(26,430 posts)77. Jesus. Talk about out if the frying pan and in to the fire.
And he is doing his own personal profile scrubbing of his own image.
Joy Ann Reids cyber security expert Jonathan Nichols, who the MSNBC host hired to prove that she did not write the supposedly fabricated anti-gay posts published on her old blog, once bragged about knowing prominent white supremacist Andrew weev Auernheimer.
NBC quietly circulated a statement from Nichols late Tuesday night which claimed to have found evidence Joy Reids now-defunct blog, the Reid Report, was breached after a review of suspicious activity.
While the Reid debacle thus far has focused on dated homophobic material published on the AM Joy hosts now-defunct blog The Reid Report, it appears that Nichols himself has a history of disturbing old posts.
The self-declared Current Cyber Guy, Former PSYOP guy goes by the handle @wvualphasoldier on Twitter, where he posts a stream of self-serious, bizarre ramblings. After NBC released a statement regarding his work for Reid, however, Nichols deleted all of his accounts old posts, went on a tweetstorm declaring a lock down of his account, and then placed it on protected mode so non-followers could not see his tweets.
NBC quietly circulated a statement from Nichols late Tuesday night which claimed to have found evidence Joy Reids now-defunct blog, the Reid Report, was breached after a review of suspicious activity.
While the Reid debacle thus far has focused on dated homophobic material published on the AM Joy hosts now-defunct blog The Reid Report, it appears that Nichols himself has a history of disturbing old posts.
The self-declared Current Cyber Guy, Former PSYOP guy goes by the handle @wvualphasoldier on Twitter, where he posts a stream of self-serious, bizarre ramblings. After NBC released a statement regarding his work for Reid, however, Nichols deleted all of his accounts old posts, went on a tweetstorm declaring a lock down of his account, and then placed it on protected mode so non-followers could not see his tweets.
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Joy Reids New Homophobic Blog Post Comments Prompt LGBT Group to Take Back Award [View all]
7962
Apr 2018
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Disappointing to say the least. I'd to think Joy's explanations are true and give her
InAbLuEsTaTe
Apr 2018
#26
Assuming the posts are hers - and I haven't really followed this - we have to remember that
Vinca
Apr 2018
#2
I'm sorry to learn of this. I very much wish she had just left well-enough alone. n/t
Glorfindel
Apr 2018
#4
Certainly taking a big risk. Too many experts out there these days. And I agree with you.
7962
Apr 2018
#12
Yes, if she did it and owned up to it and splained how her heart had changed and
InAbLuEsTaTe
Apr 2018
#31
"Thoroughly" supported by many below. But you'd know that if you actually paid attention.
7962
Apr 2018
#73
She DID initally express regret and apologize for the posts in question. However,
bullwinkle428
Apr 2018
#10
That's the purpose of propaganda: to reinforce the targets' prejudices & keep them ignorant.
TheSmarterDog
Apr 2018
#88
If you think it's weird, then it probably is. The "Joy is evil" narrative is bullshit.
TheSmarterDog
Apr 2018
#94
It seems to me that if she's claiming she was hacked, it's on her to prove her assertion.
Jedi Guy
Apr 2018
#97
How the fuck can society advance if individuals don't? LGBT people included.
TheSmarterDog
Apr 2018
#108
I'd need to see the actual posts rather than someone's conclusion about them.
Honeycombe8
Apr 2018
#23
I think this tweet pushed by (from) Glenn Greenwald should tell most that something is not right
hlthe2b
Apr 2018
#24
Joy is fighting the KGB, Rump and another well known group I cant mention, so they
Eliot Rosewater
Apr 2018
#101
Is this the same Greenwald who said the Russian investigation is like Joe McCarthy?
still_one
Apr 2018
#40
Lest we forget Greenwald has similarly crappy posts floating around out there.
joshcryer
Apr 2018
#90
No question Joy's support for the LGBT community should be a consideration...
InAbLuEsTaTe
Apr 2018
#37
Keep falling for bringing down our own. All fighters are doomed. Western Democracy is doomed -nt
poboy2
Apr 2018
#36
#metoo is about reexamining past behaviors once hidden or widely considered acceptable.
Orsino
Apr 2018
#50
And meanwhile, some Republicans want to KILL members of the LGBT community.
Oneironaut
Apr 2018
#104