The issue isn’t, “the President’s office shut down disparaging tweets”. That is reasonable, to a degree. The issue is, “the President’s office didn’t know that the Park Service uses Twitter as a primary communication mechanism for parkgoers”. An example of how supposedly forceful management by clueless people usually…

That’s not what happened, though. One (1) account made some snarky posts, which I agree has consequences. Trump’s response was to tell the entire Department of the Interior that it couldn’t use Twitter, which is like taking the keys away from every bus driver in the city after one guy puts a snarky anti-Trump slogan…

You are correct. Way too strong a reaction. It shows how small their egos are. Fortunately, I posted to @potus about how small the crowds were compared to Obama also. Told him it was Sad! And then signed it #NotMyPresident.

A better directive, however, would be more closely targeted, and thus would allow things like “emergency conditions” to still be communicated by Twitter. If an employee or two does something you don’t like, shutting down access for ALL employees is a foolish over-reaction, a triumph of pride over service to the…

It’s reasonable to censor a government account, including emergency announcements, because you don’t like what they said about a political figure in the United States.

Well, if that’s reasonable, fuck me.

Except they didn’t suspend that one person or that one account, they cut off every Twitter account for the hundreds of NPS units across the country, including accounts that are used for weather alerts and other safety information at national parks. It’s a very misplaced reaction.

Actually, yes, they usually aren’t following it that closely and even then it might get the worker in trouble but the actual channel would still remain working.

Yes, he has the right to do so. But it is a very petty person that would have someone monitoring all government web sites looking for any potential slights against their ego, and take time out of their first day in office to issue a cease and desist notice, which has now caused a Streisand effect. That is the real…

Yeah, getting rid of up-to-the-minute road safety info sounds like a *terrific* idea! Just another reasonable order from the thin-skinned Trumplodyte!

also depends on what you consider shitposting...in this example, it would appear to include “factual information.”

It’s a game between a rapist and a handful of rape apologists. I’m rooting for team meteor.

yeah it’s that time of year when I must decide whether I want to cheer for a serial rapist to save us from Masshole Nation

I forgive those birdbrain Americans who elected Trump- they know not what they’ve done (although that’s about to change). But educated Americans who support Trump are outright American fascists, and rank among the most dangerous and sinister people on the planet. Fuck ‘em all..

Ugh, it’s a wall of shit either way. Pennsylvania voted for Trump and Big Ben is also a fan of Trump, Paul Ryan is Packer Fan and Atlanta is Atlanta.

Pats fan as well, I just tell myself I don’t care about them as people, just as football players/coaches/owners. Makes it easier. I don’t care to hear their opinions on anything other than football.

I’ve never wanted the Steelers to win any game since the final day of the regular season in 1995. I hate the Steelers.

Just your daily reminder to say “Fuck the Patriots”.

It’s okay, I am sure Belichick had someone tape it for him.

It’s OK. There was an independent NFL concussion observer at the game.

I haven’t been this surprised by the outcome of an event in Miami involving Doors since 1969.