Tag: Trump Twitter feed

Trump’s Twitter feed reads like a local crime blotter as he stokes a culture war

Washington Post logoPresident Trump returned from his Virginia golf course Saturday afternoon and turned his Twitter feed into a crime blotter.

In less than five minutes, the president posted 15 fliers from the United States Park Police to his 82.6 million followers, complete with grainy photos of Americans suspected of vandalism at Lafayette Square. The images hearkened to the kinds of posters one would see on the wall of a local post office.

The president’s messages about protesters and vandals have continued apace, often in the early hours of the morning or the late hours of the evening when he is not surrounded by aides, but sometimes in interviews and executive orders. Continue reading.

Twitter flags video retweeted by President Trump as ‘manipulated media’

Washington Post logoIt’s the first time the social network has enforced a new policy to fight doctored videos and photos

Twitter applied its new “manipulated media” label for the first time on Sunday to a deceptively edited video of former vice president Joe Biden. The video was shared by White House social media director Dan Scavino and retweeted by President Trump.

The video was the first test of a new policy the social media company implemented March 5 to label tweets that contain manipulated or synthetic media, ranging from edited videos to more sophisticated examples known as “deepfakes” that can fabricate events that never happened.

In this case, the altered video of Biden — who has surged to the front of the Democratic presidential race to face Trump in November — is based on a speech he gave Saturday in Kansas City, Mo. It was then shared on Twitter by Scavino, only edited to make it appear as if Biden inadvertently endorsed Trump for reelection.

Appeals court rules Trump can’t block people on Twitter

The Hill logoThe 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday ruled that President Trumpcannot block Twitter users from his official account, finding that the practice is discriminatory.

The ruling upholds a lower court ruling that also found Trump cannot block the Twitter users.

The president uses his Twitter account to make announcements, from personnel changes within his administration to the implementation of new policies.

View the complete July 9 article by Jacqueline Thomsen on The Hill website here.

A user’s guide to ‘Cultural Marxism’: How an arcane conspiracy theory from the far-right margins is fueling terrorism — and Trump’s Twitter feed

The family of the accused Poway Chabad terrorist was profoundly anguished and confused by what he had done. “Our sadness pales in comparison to the grief and anguish our son has caused for so many innocent people,” they wrote, in a statement released through the family lawyer. But the shock and confusion was most intense for them.

“Our son’s actions were informed by people we do not know, and ideas we do not hold,” they wrote. “Like out other five children, he was raised in a family, a faith, and a community that all rejected hate and taught that love must be the motive for everything we do. How our son was attracted to such darkness is a terrifying mystery to us …”

It’s a terrifying mystery for America as well — but it shouldn’t be. As David Neiwert wrote at Daily Kos, under the title, “The new age of chain terrorism”:

View the complete May 5 article by Paul Rosenberg of Salon on the AlterNet website here.

Trump’s itchy Twitter finger: His latest false claims

As wildfires grow in frequency and intensity in California, President Trump is launching false attacks and threats at the state. (Jenny Starrs , Whitney Leaming/The Washington Post)

Forest fires in California. An automatic recount in tight Florida races for senator and governor. A stock market plunge.

President Trump’s Twitter finger has been itchy the past few days, fanning the flames of conspiracy theories and offering speculation without evidence. We asked the White House for evidence for his statements but heard nothing back. Here’s a guide to the Four-Pinocchio fury.

“There is no reason for these massive, deadly and costly forest fires in California except that forest management is so poor. Billions of dollars are given each year, with so many lives lost, all because of gross mismanagement of the forests. Remedy now, or no more Fed payments!”

— Tweet, Nov. 10

View the complete November 13 article by Glenn Kessler and Salvador Rizzo on The Washington Post website here.