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Ms. Toad

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37. That is a much more accurate allegation than the op.

Reply to bucolic_frolic (Reply #27)

Fri Dec 27, 2019, 12:40 PM

Dec 2019

Even if the retweet names the wrong person, it is intimidation to broadly publish the name of someone he believes to be the whistleblower.

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Trump outed the whistleblower -- and the internet wants Twitter to ban his account: 'Truly deplorab [View all] riversedge Dec 2019 OP

Without Trump Sonny Mirviss Dec 2019 #1

+1! Deb Dec 2019 #33

The owners of Twitter completely support Trump's Presidency so there is zero chance of a ban. cstanleytech Dec 2019 #2

Doubt it...they support $$$ profits Laura PourMeADrink Dec 2019 #17

Ban his account? How about another article of impeachment RAB910 Dec 2019 #3

Yes, a clear violation of the Whistleblower statute! Dustlawyer Dec 2019 #28

Exactly Maggiemayhem Dec 2019 #29

Do both wryter2000 Dec 2019 #41

Yes ck4829 Dec 2019 #47

I never twitter mdbl Dec 2019 #4

I never saw the appeal PatSeg Dec 2019 #5

It depends on who you follow JonLP24 Dec 2019 #8

I've seen people get sucked into PatSeg Dec 2019 #10

This forum has had plenty of drama over the years JonLP24 Dec 2019 #12

Oh yes, I know what you mean PatSeg Dec 2019 #15

Think the point is that it's his voice. Take that away Laura PourMeADrink Dec 2019 #19

Congress should have shut it down LONG ago Cosmocat Dec 2019 #20

Isn't that bizarre? PatSeg Dec 2019 #21

He will just make press statements. Maggiemayhem Dec 2019 #30

Wouldn't have nearly the impact...less immediacy Dream Girl Dec 2019 #38

Extremely low signal to noise ratio DBoon Dec 2019 #23

Trump is the commander and chief of only the Military. pwb Dec 2019 #6

Not going to happen - Twitter and FB are important propaganda platforms for Putin dalton99a Dec 2019 #7

THAT is the most significant post in this thread. Eyeball_Kid Dec 2019 #11

More confirmation Duppers Dec 2019 #25

+1. "Russia's most influential tech investor" dalton99a Dec 2019 #32

Truly deplorable basket case. Mc Mike Dec 2019 #9

Is it not common that snitches do not testify at trials? They come up in preliminary hearings, brewens Dec 2019 #13

"Snitch" ... "rat" ... Trump's terminology. klook Dec 2019 #42

Being on twitter gets him in trouble at least as much as it helps him karynnj Dec 2019 #14

+1 Duppers Dec 2019 #16

Never thought of it that way but that's one way of looking at it Dream Girl Dec 2019 #39

You Impeached Motherfucker Aviation Pro Dec 2019 #18

+1 ck4829 Dec 2019 #48

Kick the damn soapbox out from under 45 and he will be the bully in an empty school yard. Feckless! usaf-vet Dec 2019 #22

Indeed ck4829 Dec 2019 #49

Since Trump was retweeting something someone else wrote, he was not "outing"anyone. Ms. Toad Dec 2019 #24

So this name is purely speculation? Is he grasping at straws? Maggiemayhem Dec 2019 #34

I can't tell Ms. Toad Dec 2019 #35

Drumpf is a rat judesedit Dec 2019 #26

He is ck4829 Dec 2019 #50

Intimidation of witnesses bucolic_frolic Dec 2019 #27

Yes Maggiemayhem Dec 2019 #31

That is a much more accurate allegation than the op. Ms. Toad Dec 2019 #37

I'm sure he's hoping to get him killed TalenaGor Dec 2019 #36

Yeah, he's trying EndlessWire Dec 2019 #40

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From Senator Harris Gothmog Dec 2019 #45

K&R ck4829 Dec 2019 #46

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