Is DU next?

[mrsv]

Twitter Inc said in a lawsuit on Thursday that it had received a demand from U.S. officials for records that could reveal the user behind an account opposed to President Donald Trump and that it was challenging the demand in court.

http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN1782PH?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=Social

trump going after political opposition...hell that's most of the country

[MineralMan]

1. Oh, please Mr. Trump. Take me to court!

I will gladly testify on my own behalf. Please. Make my day! I'm an articulate guy who never minds speaking in public, you orange-haired, incompetent baboon!

[longship]

3. Well played, MM. Well played indeed.

[adigal]

7. Hey, do you sell stones, Mineral Man?? Asking cause I make jewelry with natural stones nt

[MineralMan]

24. Not anymore. I used to, but went out of that business

in 2007. There are a lot of sellers on eBay, though, with all sorts of stones you might like for your jewelry making.

[Wellstone ruled]

11. With you man!

[NBachers]

19. Thank you for bringing a laugh to me in this most unfortunate of times!

I hope they call you too.

[MineralMan]

26. My pleasure!

[Equinox Moon]

29. It's not that simple. You under estimate the power of the government.

I knew someone that the government made his life a living hell. The IRS wiped out this business. The lawsuits the government threw at him prevented him from ever doing business in this state again. He had created a natural soil amendment that would have put the chemical companies out of business is why they went after him. It was an effort in tandem with big chem and the government.

His product and process was amazing! They watch him close, but maybe he will find a way to make it happen in another state or another country.

[H2O Man]

2. Lions and tigers and bears!

Oh my!

[beam me up scottie]

9. LOL!

[suffragette]

39. "Do you presume to criticize the Great Oz?"

https://m.

[democratisphere]

4. Hurry! Scatter! They can't catch us all!

[csziggy]

5. Don't scatter - this is when we link arms and present a united front nt

[Amimnoch]

27. ...

[Squinch]

33. I'm Spartacus!

[adigal]

6. I wonder if it was me -hey, Trump, it's Adigal! I hate your stinking guts, sending you cheeseburgers

LOL!!! I would be honored to be unmasked calling him a douche bag of the highest order.

BTW, on Twitter, one of the Rogue accounts had that Trump had a KFC morning the other day = 3 buckets before noon. Yay!! Keep eating that saturated fat, fatso! (Now I feel guilty. But, still...)

[nolabear]

8. Oh it's ON.

I'm old, I've got money and infinite patience.

[EarthFirst]

10. I'm proud to be a thorn in their side!

If hauling me off is part of their plan, I guarantee you two things:

1. It won't be easy.
2. It won't be easy.

[barbtries]

12. i'm totally out there

and completely outspoken. i have political bumper stickers on my car. one is "stop bigotry" with a silhouette of trump. it's been ripped at but it's still there so far.

fuck them, fuck fear. i have children and grandchildren and not so young myself anymore.

[monmouth4]

13. I'm old but I'm still a Jersey Girl. Bring it!..n/t

[Demsrule86]

14. This should be grounds for impeachment...

What a piece of shit.

[orangecrush]

15. 1. Fuck You Trump

2. See #1

[JoeOtterbein]

16. Google me Trump cause I'm never going to hide from you!

[Boomerproud]

17. If this "demand" (raw intimidation) succeeds in any court of law, we are truly seeing the end

of freedom in our country. No exaggeration.

[Left-over]

18. I will oppose the right wingnuts

Even if I have to write notes, put them in bottles and throw them in the ocean.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

20. DU has switched over to secure HTTPS which is a big step. Update your sig pics to https links.

Edit your sig lines so that links and pics are https:// instead of http://

[Plucketeer]

21. FUCK YOU, mr. SO-CALLED pResident Trump

May your fall be quick and painful!

[El Mimbreno]

23. That's trump, not Trump

Capitalization is for the names of persons.

[elmac]

22. hey, 3 hots and a cot

beats paying property tax, health care, food bills, insurance, utilities, ect, ect,ect, come and get me fascist pigs, I will make it worth your while!

[workinclasszero]

41. Bingo!

Come and get us fascist scum!

[mtngirl47]

25. They can come for me--

And I hope I can be as strong and brave as those that came before us.

[tazkcmo]

28. Everyone act natural.

Wait, that won't help.

[spanone]

30. i'm afraid we are going to find out how truly dangerous he is.

[kerry-is-my-prez]

31. Was tried by Bush but it was rejected.....

[L. Coyote]

32. They already hacked us, so no worries.

[LongTomH]

34. If this Twitter user is taken to court, I hope there will be a GoFundMe page for his/her legal fees

[VOX]

35. A-fucking-men! I'd dig deep for that!

[bathroommonkey76]

37. The ACLU is representing this person.

From the article:

Esha Bhandari, a staff attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union, which is representing the Twitter user in the case, said the government's request was highly unusual. Requests for social media account information from the U.S. government typically involve national security or criminal charges, she said.

"We have seen no reason the government has given for seeking to unmask this speaker's identity," Bhandari said, adding that the right to anonymous speech against the government is "a bedrock American value" strongly protected under the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.

[Boomerproud]

38. I read the story on MSN.com and it's scarier than you think.

Twitter was forced to hand over posts from a Occupy Wall Street defendant who was charged with disorderly conduct. Another case resisting efforts to out users have been "partly thrown out". The courts seem to do whatever they damn well please-the Constitution is nothing but a piece of paper.

[Ms. Toad]

36. Not likely. At least not for a while.

The account he's going after says it is owned by employees of the US immigration employess. It is one of the alt-XXX accounts that purports - to some extent - to be speaking on behalf of the agency Trump is trying to silence.

That's a little different than "merely" going after political opposition.

Not that he won't eventually.
Not that it's justified.

I just don't see this as a sign that he's moving against generic opposition, as opposed to against what he perceives as disloyal employees.

[workinclasszero]

40. I'm a USAF veteran

The government knows all about me, I have no doubt.

Come and get me assholes, I need some free damn health care for sure!