Like many of us last night I was wondering what was the real reason brooklynbadboy got banned last night. The reaction seemed to be way out of proportion to the alleged pretext.
And then I saw this posted on Twitter by someone who'd been reprimanded for liking the BBB comment that Meteor Blades acknowledged was the one that got BBB banned:
Here's what BBB actually wrote. It's nothing like what the Help Desk says it is:
I also found out last night that false accusations of anti-Semitic behaviour have been a frequently used tool against Kossacks of color, especially Kossacks who aren't utterly loyal to Bernie Sanders or Jill Stein. This February 2016 diary by a POC Kossack details this smear campaign.
Markos Moulitsas, you will not succeed in your goal of making this a welcoming place for the Democratic Party's support base unless you do something about the people who have run riot here since late 2014.
BBB, know that you were taken out under false pretenses. And act accordingly.