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highplainsdem

(49,124 posts) Sat Feb 16, 2019, 12:56 AM Feb 2019

Twitter just censored Trump! Bravo! The SOTU video using an R.E.M. song no longer appears

in this tweet:

Link to tweet

Earlier this evening, after the stories that R.E.M.'s publisher had contacted Twitter, the video was still there.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100211825781

I found out Trump had been censored thanks to an outraged tweet about it from deplorable troll Jack Posobiec.

Link to tweet

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Twitter just censored Trump! Bravo! The SOTU video using an R.E.M. song no longer appears (Original Post) highplainsdem Feb 2019 OP

Huge REM fan here. They are rabid about their music being used without their consent. Claritie Pixie Feb 2019 #1

What was in the video? madaboutharry Feb 2019 #2

Twitter has so far left the original meme posted by a RW troll: highplainsdem Feb 2019 #4

I saw some mocking not so much hurting. Nice try trolls. I really should get on twitter again UniteFightBack Feb 2019 #7

Good for REM blogslut Feb 2019 #3

RWers are screaming about this on Twitter, sharing the original video as long as it's there, and highplainsdem Feb 2019 #5

Well they may have a point. This douche bag dotard belongs on that GAB crap. nt UniteFightBack Feb 2019 #8

Wow! Not Puppet's Fucking Cha Feb 2019 #6

Claritie Pixie

(2,199 posts)

1. Huge REM fan here. They are rabid about their music being used without their consent.

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Sat Feb 16, 2019, 01:02 AM

Feb 2019

It's a beautiful thing that they had him censored.

Bravo Buck, Stipe, Mills and Berry!

madaboutharry

(40,247 posts)

2. What was in the video?

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Sat Feb 16, 2019, 01:03 AM

Feb 2019

highplainsdem

(49,124 posts)

4. Twitter has so far left the original meme posted by a RW troll:

Reply to madaboutharry (Reply #2)

Sat Feb 16, 2019, 01:10 AM

Feb 2019

Link to tweet

In case that disappears, it's badly edited video of the SOTU showing Democrats looking unhappy while R.E.M.'s "Everybody Hurts" plays.

UniteFightBack

(8,231 posts)

7. I saw some mocking not so much hurting. Nice try trolls. I really should get on twitter again

Reply to highplainsdem (Reply #4)

Sat Feb 16, 2019, 02:19 AM

Feb 2019

but it seems like conservative women actually don't like people (me) saying to them hey I'm gonna grab that pussy of yours. Maybe if I changed my twitter picture the the dotard they'll be on board.