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Early this morning, @/BiNetUSA wrote a thread.
I will not address thread yet, waiting for Black bisexual people to lead me.
I will however, address the three people and one organization mentioned in the last tweet. It is my area of expertise. The Right.
https://medium.com/@blackbisexualconsortium/a-black-african-descended-bisexual-plus-leadership-statement-on-binet-usa-community-harm-and-145a2ed21d2e
I will not address thread yet, waiting for Black bisexual people to lead me.
I will however, address the three people and one organization mentioned in the last tweet. It is my area of expertise. The Right.
https://medium.com/@blackbisexualconsortium/a-black-african-descended-bisexual-plus-leadership-statement-on-binet-usa-community-harm-and-145a2ed21d2e
I do this to make sure that folks interacting with BiNet's tweets don't think that these three people and one organization are not with the alt-right and aren't knowingly covering for and platforming far- and alt-right interests.
Spoiler alert, they are.
Spoiler alert, they are.
First, Brandon Straka.
He and the #/WalkAway hashtag sort of appeared out of the blue in 2018 when they were in a viral video about "leaving the Left," implying there was a mass movement of LGBT folks and people of color "walking away." https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-intersect/wp/2018/07/02/the-walkaway-meme-is-what-happens-when-everything-is-viral-and-nothing-matters/
He and the #/WalkAway hashtag sort of appeared out of the blue in 2018 when they were in a viral video about "leaving the Left," implying there was a mass movement of LGBT folks and people of color "walking away." https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-intersect/wp/2018/07/02/the-walkaway-meme-is-what-happens-when-everything-is-viral-and-nothing-matters/
The movement seemed to be getting astroturfed by bots online, or people who already identified with the Right, or people who were literally not real. https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-rights-new-viral-star-is-red-pilled-hair-stylist-from-new-york
I mean LITEARLLY not real. https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/walkaway-campaign-stock-photos/
It became obvious that #/WalkAway and Brandon Starka were more than they claimed.
Oh, btw, Brandon is gay. https://thinkprogress.org/is-the-right-wing-walkaway-march-already-falling-apart-95dbce937e2a/
Oh, btw, Brandon is gay. https://thinkprogress.org/is-the-right-wing-walkaway-march-already-falling-apart-95dbce937e2a/
Brandon Starka went on Fox & Friends, platforming him and #/WalkAway to look like an actual movement. https://www.mediamatters.org/fox-friends/fox-friends-hosts-founder-astroturfed-walkaway-movement-who-has-appeared-infowars
In 2019, the shithead tried to sue the @LGBTCenterNYC for (rightly) cancelling after Straka (I keep misspelling his name, and in my defense, I super don't care) booked a room there for a rally.
He lost. https://reason.com/2020/07/03/brandon-strakas-walkaway-lawsuit-against-lgbt-community-center-thrown-out/
He lost. https://reason.com/2020/07/03/brandon-strakas-walkaway-lawsuit-against-lgbt-community-center-thrown-out/
In June of this year, #/WalkAway held anti- #BLM rallies.
They held multiple racist rallies. https://www.baltimoresun.com/maryland/baltimore-city/bs-md-ci-racism-protest-walk-away-20200726-xnb6lsgqafhi5hrvismrt5v4w4-story.html
They held multiple racist rallies. https://www.baltimoresun.com/maryland/baltimore-city/bs-md-ci-racism-protest-walk-away-20200726-xnb6lsgqafhi5hrvismrt5v4w4-story.html
AND then he gets booted off (and banned forever from returning to) an American Airlines flight.
In sum: he's boring and awful and racist and 100% connected with the boring awful racist alt-right. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/18/us/american-airlines-mask-brandon-straka.html
In sum: he's boring and awful and racist and 100% connected with the boring awful racist alt-right. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/18/us/american-airlines-mask-brandon-straka.html
BTW he gets $10K - $20K a pop for speaking. Probably a coincidence. https://www.allamericanspeakers.com/speakers/439365/Brandon-Straka
Next is Candace Owens.
Y'all.
I'm just gonna put some stuff here for you to read. I don't even need to make it all chronological and pretty.
Just.
Y'all.
I'm just gonna put some stuff here for you to read. I don't even need to make it all chronological and pretty.
Just.
"Candace Owens Smears George Floyd, Claims Racism ‘Doesn’t Exist as a Problematic Thing’" https://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/candace-owens-smears-george-floyd-claims-racism-doesnt-exist-as-a-problematic-thing/
"Candace Owens Claims Minneapolis Protests Are ‘Media-Manufactured Race War’" https://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/candace-owens-claims-minneapolis-protests-are-media-manufactured-race-war/
"Candace Owens says Black people act like a “trained chimpanzee” whenever a Black person is murdered by a white person" https://www.mediamatters.org/candace-owens/candace-owens-says-black-people-act-trained-chimpanzee-whenever-black-person-murdered
Glenn Beck suggests that “the Prince of Darkness” created the trans movement to “destroy people”
Guest Candace Owens: The trans rights movement “is one of the most dangerous” and “evil” things happening right now https://www.mediamatters.org/candace-owens/glenn-beck-suggests-prince-darkness-designed-trans-movement-destroy-people
Guest Candace Owens: The trans rights movement “is one of the most dangerous” and “evil” things happening right now https://www.mediamatters.org/candace-owens/glenn-beck-suggests-prince-darkness-designed-trans-movement-destroy-people
PEOPLE DO YOU GET YET HOW AWFUL SHE IS??? NO???? NOT YET?????
"Turning Point USA's Candace Owens: “If Hitler just wanted to make Germany great and have things run well, OK, fine. ... I have no problems with nationalism.” https://www.mediamatters.org/candace-owens/turning-point-usas-candace-owens-if-hitler-just-wanted-make-germany-great-and-have
"Turning Point USA's Candace Owens: “If Hitler just wanted to make Germany great and have things run well, OK, fine. ... I have no problems with nationalism.” https://www.mediamatters.org/candace-owens/turning-point-usas-candace-owens-if-hitler-just-wanted-make-germany-great-and-have
I'm leaving the terribly ironic bisexual colors in that last photo behind me and moving on to the last person and the organization:
- John Matze Jr.
- Parler
Come on a racist ride with me.
It'll be fun.
- John Matze Jr.
- Parler
Come on a racist ride with me.
It'll be fun.
@/PArler is a social media platform for people who hate restrictions on free speech. You know, the kind of restrictions that theoretically cut down on hate speech and harassment?
Parler was founded by John Matze http://thedailybeast.com/maga-social-media-networks-gab-and-parler-are-at-war-with-each-over-a-potential-trump-account
Parler was founded by John Matze http://thedailybeast.com/maga-social-media-networks-gab-and-parler-are-at-war-with-each-over-a-potential-trump-account
How did Parler seemingly jump in popularity in its very early days (especially since @/Gab was and is still a bit thing)?
Well, they got a little help: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-twitter-saudi-politics/unhappy-at-twitter-thousands-of-saudis-crash-pro-trump-social-network-idUSKCN1TE32S
Well, they got a little help: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-twitter-saudi-politics/unhappy-at-twitter-thousands-of-saudis-crash-pro-trump-social-network-idUSKCN1TE32S
Jewish News website Forward has said that the app is “full of fury, fear and conspiracy theories” with notable antisemitism and Islamophobia. https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/parler-app-mps-right-wing-twitter-katie-hopkins-a9579241.html
Who's on Parler?
Jack Posobiec
Paul Joseph Watson
Milo Yiannopolous
Laura Loomer
Gavin McInnes
Dana Loesch
Mike Flynn, Jr. https://www.buzzfeed.com/markdistefano/pro-trump-activists-are-boosting-a-twitter-app-for-banned
Jack Posobiec
Paul Joseph Watson
Milo Yiannopolous
Laura Loomer
Gavin McInnes
Dana Loesch
Mike Flynn, Jr. https://www.buzzfeed.com/markdistefano/pro-trump-activists-are-boosting-a-twitter-app-for-banned
Anti-Muslim activist Pamela Geller promoted the site. So did BlazeTV host Graham Allen, right-wing legal advocate Harmeet Dhillon, The Federalist co-founder Sean Davis, Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services for Public Affairs Michael Caputo, https://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/conservatives-%E2%80%8Bthreaten-to-leave-twitter-for-parler%E2%80%8B-but-for-real-this-time/
Nobody really likes it tho.
'Cause it's not twitter. https://www.thedailybeast.com/parler-the-trumpy-alternative-to-twitter-is-already-falling-apart
'Cause it's not twitter. https://www.thedailybeast.com/parler-the-trumpy-alternative-to-twitter-is-already-falling-apart
All this is to say:
The above people and organizations are racist, homophobic, xenophobic, transphobic, and support, with their bodies and their influence, the worst of the worst in alt- and far-right United States.
Platforming them, in turn, must be seen as a choice.
The above people and organizations are racist, homophobic, xenophobic, transphobic, and support, with their bodies and their influence, the worst of the worst in alt- and far-right United States.
Platforming them, in turn, must be seen as a choice.
Like I said at the top, I will be supporting my Black and African-Descended Bisexual siblings to lead the response to @/BiNetUSA's thread as a whole.
But that last tweet cannot go unanswered.
These are violent queerphobic racists.
But that last tweet cannot go unanswered.
These are violent queerphobic racists.
A little icing on the cake:
