Rep. Paul Gosar tweets photoshopped anime video showing him killing Rep. Ocasio-Cortez and attack...

[Nevilledog]

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Rep. Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) tweeted a photoshopped, animated video that depicts him killing Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) and swinging two swords at President Biden, prompting condemnation and calls for his Twitter account to be suspended.

Rep. Paul Gosar tweets photoshopped anime video showing him killing Rep. Ocasio-Cortez and attack...
The Arizona Republican’s tweeting of the video prompted condemnation and calls for his Twitter account to be suspended for glorification of violence.
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2:56 PM · Nov 8, 2021

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/republicans-gosar-trump-ocasio-cortez/2021/11/08/ead37b36-40ca-11ec-9ea7-3eb2406a2e24_story.html


Rep. Paul A. Gosar (R-Ariz.) shared a photoshopped, animated video that depicts him killing Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) and swinging two swords at President Biden, prompting condemnation and calls for his Twitter and Instagram accounts to be suspended.

Gosar has long drawn criticism for his extremist views, including his spreading of conspiracy theories about the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol by a pro-Trump mob and the deadly white nationalist rally in Charlottesville. In February, he appeared at an event whose organizer called for white supremacy. Gosar later distanced himself from the organizer’s remarks.

The congressman’s Sunday night post — which he shared on Twitter and Instagram — appeared to go further than his previous contentious remarks and social media posts, raising the specter of political violence in a manner similar to former president Donald Trump’s frequent allusions to armed revolution.

“Any anime fans out there?” Gosar said in the tweet in which he shared a link to the video.

The 90-second clip appears to be a photoshopped version of the opening credits of the Japanese animated series “Attack on Titan.” The show revolves around a hero who sets out to destroy the Titans, which are giant creatures that have devoured nearly all of human civilization. In recent years, Internet users have turned the show’s opening credits into a popular meme.

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Screw suspending his Twitter account.....expel this fuckers.

[OAITW r.2.0]

1. His family warned us.

Thanks Republican voters!

[Takket]

2. this is beyond despicable. Pelosi should immidiately start explusion proceedings

and make the rethugs go on record supporting him to keep him

[onecaliberal]

3. What the fuck?!?

[Me.]

4. Shouldn't He Be Arrested For these Threats?

[dchill]

7. Yes.

[Me.]

8. So Why Isn't THe FBI Knocking At His Door?

[dchill]

18. Because the FBI gets their marching orders from the DOJ...

...and who is in charge of the DOJ? Anybody know? Anybody?

[budkin]

42. Garland

He wants to follow “the rule of law.”

[monkeyman1]

23. threat to a sitting U.S. congressperson is a god-damn felony ! period !

OVER THE LINE ON POLITICS NOW ! NO MORE DAMN GAMES !!!!!!!!!!

threatening a goverment congressperson carries a very serious jail time ! no apology on this one !

[tritsofme]

41. This is pretty clearly not what American law considers a "true threat" and prosecutable.

[people]

30. He should be prosecuted!

Not only is he personally threatening her, but he's also encouraging all of those like minded morons who follow him to attack her. He's an AWFUL DISGUSTING PIG.

[Skittles]

5. he calls himself a "proud Catholic Christian"

sounds about right

[keep_left]

15. Great. Sucking up to the morons on EWTN.

I'm sure he'll be a favorite guest with Raymond Arroyo, if he isn't already.

[dchill]

6. Terroristic threats.

[Guilded Lilly]

9. EVERYDAY THE "NEW LOWS" GET LOWER AND MORE VILE...

Suspension from an increasingly low life social media platform is much too weak.

If this disgusting indecency isn't held to any accountability of a serious nature we can kiss our country further goodbye.
Expulsion.NOW.

Just...NOW.

[SMC22307]

10. I called a MAGAT a cultist and told him to knock himself out...

...and was put in Twitter jail.

How does anime fit into Josh Hawley's rules about what's masculine and what's not? Is Gosar manly enough for repressed, tight-lipped Josh?

[JohnSJ]

11. This is quite serious because it encourages their crazies to do harm to Ocasio-Cortez

[FuzzyRabbit]

12. Paul Gosar is certifiably insane.

Probably a psychopath. He needs to be committed.

[keep_left]

16. I'm starting to think that a lot of our institutions are selecting for people like Gosar.

You see it particularly in business and politics...total psychopaths. There is little doubt that our political and economic systems are becoming increasingly selective for these types of personalities. I first noticed this during the rise of Newt Gingrich in the late '80s. Now it is totally out of control with people like Drumpf, PillowMan, etc.

[area51]

36. +1 n/t

[vanlassie]

19. LOCK HIM UP.

[texasfiddler]

13. Is it bad that I think of things that can not be discussed on this forum when I read this?

Do they realize that at some point, blow back will hurt both sides very personally? I want democracy so bad, I guess some things will be worth dying for. I am very worried we are heading to a very violent and horrible future. The fellow in the yellow tie has a beautiful family. Why would someone who lives so close to me be associated with such violent talk? it is mind blowing.

[dalton99a]

14. Deranged asshole

[bucolic_frolic]

17. One sick fvck

Being a sitting Congressman and not knowing how this would be perceived. Sick fvck I tell you. Sick!

[dlk]

20. Talk about a hostile workplace...

Where else could a co-worker receive a pass for making death threats against a co-worker? Gosar is seriously disturbed and a threat to public safety!

[IronLionZion]

21. He doesn't have a political agenda so it's not terrorism

[PortTack]

22. The tweet has been removed..he really should be banned for This!

[monkeyman1]

24. NO ------------------- CHRGED WITH A FELONY!!!!!!!!

[CatWoman]

25. i was just there and it's still up

he has fixed it so that only certain people can respond to his tweets

[Hekate]

26. Anybody with a Twit account, please report or alert abuse or whatever they call it over there. nt

[chia]

28. At 7:26 PM PST you can still see it, after clicking "view," there's a message saying it violated

Twitter rules:

[malletgirl02]

32. Public Interest?!

Twitter left the post up because it may be in the public Interest?! What public interest does that tweet server Twitter?

[chia]

45. ikr? It's still there this morning, and it has over 3 million views.

Feeding the MAGA beast...

[mcar]

27. Disgusting

[sakabatou]

29. At the very least, remove him from all committees.

[Justice matters.]

31. That psychopathic domestic terrorist's own sister is begging for accountability on Laurence

"MR. GARLAND: WHERE. ARE. YOU?"

[IcyPeas]

33. AOC tweeted this reply:

So while I was en route to Glasgow, a creepy member I work with who fundraises for Neo-Nazi groups shared a fantasy video of him killing me

And he’ll face no consequences bc @GOPLeader cheers him on with excuses.

Fun Monday! Well, back to work bc institutions don’t protect woc

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[Rhiannon12866]

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[niyad]

35. Is his DDS license current? If so, it should be revoked.

[rockfordfile]

37. Lock up the un-American pos Paul Gosar.

[nolabear]

38. In addition, he seems to think genocide is the stuff of heroes.

I agree the AOC threat is incitement and he should be thrown out. But his other purpose seems to be to just attack people at the border in any way possible. It’s horrific.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

39. Twitter labels GOP Rep. Gosar's video of him killing AOC, attacking Biden "hateful conduct"

Gosar should be banned

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Twitter said Monday that Rep. Paul Gosar's (R-Ariz.) sharing of a doctored video to Twitter and Instagram showing him killing Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) and attacking President Biden with two swords violates the company's policies.

Why it matters: Dozens of social media users flagged the video, posted Sunday, as a potential violation of Twitter's rules regarding violent threats and the glorification of violence, and other users have called for his Twitter and Instagram accounts to be suspended, the Washington Post reports.

What's happening: A Twitter spokesperson said in an emailed statement that the company placed a public interest notice on his tweet "as it violates our hateful conduct policy."

"As is standard with this notice, engagements with the Tweet will be limited. People will be able to Quote Tweet the Tweet, but will not be able to Like, Reply or Retweet it," the spokesperson said.

Twitter should ban this asshole

[peppertree]

40. To think he's a DDS. He should have his license revoked, and his Twitter yanked.

Besides a few teeth, ideally.

[traitorsgalore]

43. "Domestic terrorist" is becoming a must have credit for anyone in the GOPlague

Spineless "Justice Dept" will do nothing which raises the question who's worse, the terrorist or his enablers?

[Vinca]

44. I often say these people are nuts, but . . . seriously . . . there is something wrong with this

guy. It doesn't take a psychiatrist to observe his lack of just about every normal human emotion. He doesn't even have enough common sense to know you shouldn't tweet snuff videos. At the very least he should be referred to the ethics committee.