Apologies for the cryptic title, but the following will discuss information that got my account locked on Twitter, and I want to make sure that this does not happen again when I put this across social media. Yesterday, I posted an off site link to the Thread Reader App, which “unrolls” lengthy Twitter threads in a layout format on their site so that the content is easier to read.
Hi Amee. I remember your first take down from Twitter. Back then I had no idea.
The algorithms are horrible and I never get info, from you or others, I have set on notifications, and it makes me mad as hell. I get conservative posts. I get Musk's BS. He's a bored little guy. I tell him to cut back on the ketamine and do some good in the world. Why he has gov't contracts is maddening. Like Flynn's bro still at the pentagon.
I reported an account for abuse and was told nothing to see here but later got an update from X that they had removed the entire account for abuse, duh. I have been suspended for absolutely nothing but I really don't care. You are a different story. You will be a target. I definitely need a back up but wish there was an underground users manual and list, dossier like, of what to do, not to do and who not to engage with. I've been fooled. Tom Nichols told me to stop engaging, with a particular account, and I still feel as I suck up to him for telling me what I should already have known not to do.
I should be here more often but, you're completely right, X is the best way to get info out, as others have tried and failed.
One interesting thing happened yesterday. I got a "like", which Musk now censors, from an account appearing to be pro-Trump on an anti-Trump post of mine. Account has been active since 5/23, has had 623 posts yet has 624K followers. I get porn bots, bots, junk but someone has to manipulate that kind of info, for an account. Internally. If one doesn't look closely this would seem a mistake, someone screwing with me but the dates, posts and followers don't add up. It bugs me and I don't know why. Instinct, intuition and hyper vigilance, to boot, are going to help or drive me nuts.
Thanks for the info and I'll follow mom's account but I believe I already do.
I still follow links to Twitter/X but I don't post anything. I wish things were different. It's too complicated and, even though I'm a tiny account (don't even keep track of followers - most are probably gone by now), it's just too complicated. With the political restrictions on Threads, I'm not sure what actually gets seen. Incredibly frustrating. I laud you for negotiating this morass. The social media moguls are jerks, but Musk is a destructive jerk. Always has been.
Twitter 2.0 A.M. -- After Musk -- is only marginally better than version 1.0 under Jack Dorsey. My open letter to Twitter's Board of Directors some 5 years ago for one of my several defenestrations there:
Thank you Amee. I thought about getting a X account but am not at all a fan of THE MUSKER. Now with your post, I am definitely not signing in to an X account.
I don’t understand how people are still in “Twitter” X. I left soon after Musky took over when my feed in two days was filled with anti black and anti gay comments.
I don’t want him to make even one quarter of one cent off advertising that I would see.
I remain convinced that when Musk met with Putin, Putin convinced him to hang on to Twitter and destroy it because it's been an effective tool around the globe for organizing against tyranny.
Thank you for continuing to fight the good fight, Amy, in spite of the grief you get for it.
When I saw that information posted, I noticed that it included the home address of one of the individuals reportedly meeting with Cruz. I would understand if that particular post got taken down, but for the entire thread to be removed is definitely suspicious.
Hi Amee. I remember your first take down from Twitter. Back then I had no idea.
The algorithms are horrible and I never get info, from you or others, I have set on notifications, and it makes me mad as hell. I get conservative posts. I get Musk's BS. He's a bored little guy. I tell him to cut back on the ketamine and do some good in the world. Why he has gov't contracts is maddening. Like Flynn's bro still at the pentagon.
I reported an account for abuse and was told nothing to see here but later got an update from X that they had removed the entire account for abuse, duh. I have been suspended for absolutely nothing but I really don't care. You are a different story. You will be a target. I definitely need a back up but wish there was an underground users manual and list, dossier like, of what to do, not to do and who not to engage with. I've been fooled. Tom Nichols told me to stop engaging, with a particular account, and I still feel as I suck up to him for telling me what I should already have known not to do.
I should be here more often but, you're completely right, X is the best way to get info out, as others have tried and failed.
One interesting thing happened yesterday. I got a "like", which Musk now censors, from an account appearing to be pro-Trump on an anti-Trump post of mine. Account has been active since 5/23, has had 623 posts yet has 624K followers. I get porn bots, bots, junk but someone has to manipulate that kind of info, for an account. Internally. If one doesn't look closely this would seem a mistake, someone screwing with me but the dates, posts and followers don't add up. It bugs me and I don't know why. Instinct, intuition and hyper vigilance, to boot, are going to help or drive me nuts.
Thanks for the info and I'll follow mom's account but I believe I already do.
I left XwiXXer not long after Elmo took over. I don't miss it. There is a button for that. I prefer to donate directly to Amee...
I still follow links to Twitter/X but I don't post anything. I wish things were different. It's too complicated and, even though I'm a tiny account (don't even keep track of followers - most are probably gone by now), it's just too complicated. With the political restrictions on Threads, I'm not sure what actually gets seen. Incredibly frustrating. I laud you for negotiating this morass. The social media moguls are jerks, but Musk is a destructive jerk. Always has been.
Twitter 2.0 A.M. -- After Musk -- is only marginally better than version 1.0 under Jack Dorsey. My open letter to Twitter's Board of Directors some 5 years ago for one of my several defenestrations there:
https://medium.com/@steersmann/open-letter-to-twitters-board-of-directors-d1c87603a832
Thank you Amee. I thought about getting a X account but am not at all a fan of THE MUSKER. Now with your post, I am definitely not signing in to an X account.
Elon can fuck all the way off😤 Followed your back up account. Keep up the great work!
I don’t understand how people are still in “Twitter” X. I left soon after Musky took over when my feed in two days was filled with anti black and anti gay comments.
I don’t want him to make even one quarter of one cent off advertising that I would see.
Sadly, it is still one of the best options for organizing and getting reporting out.
Yes. I understand that. It is where I first found and subscribed to you. There are some accounts that I miss and others I have found on Substack.
I do miss the yelling into the void aspect since I also do not have Facebook. I realize I miss a lot, but peace is my payback.
Sue him in a Class Action suit, knowing it will be thrown out, but get the juicy facts ON RECORD!
I remain convinced that when Musk met with Putin, Putin convinced him to hang on to Twitter and destroy it because it's been an effective tool around the globe for organizing against tyranny.
Thank you for continuing to fight the good fight, Amy, in spite of the grief you get for it.
It's public information so why all the fuss! ?
When I saw that information posted, I noticed that it included the home address of one of the individuals reportedly meeting with Cruz. I would understand if that particular post got taken down, but for the entire thread to be removed is definitely suspicious.
Ha! Happy to see that I already follow mamas...
It is still up on the bluesky app