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Saturday, 14 July 2018

14 July 2018. Pakistan Supposedly Banned Me… For This…

This image is supposedly “blasphemous” to Muslims according to Pakistan (at least, that’s what WordPress is saying). Do note that it doesn’t reference Muslims at all!

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Here is the full text of what WordPress sent me:

Important legal notice regarding your WordPress.com site in Pakistan

Support <legal@wordpress.com>

13 Jul 2018, 08:36
A Pakistan authority has demanded that we disable the following content on your WordPress.com site:

https://02varvara.wordpress.com/

Unfortunately, we must comply to keep WordPress.com accessible for everyone in the region. As a result, we have disabled this content only for Internet visitors originating from Pakistan. They will instead see a message explaining why the content was blocked.

Visitors from outside of Pakistan are not affected.

You and your readers may be interested in these suggestions for bypassing Internet restrictions.

For your reference, we have included a copy of the complaint. No reply is necessary, but please let us know if you have any questions.

— Begin complaint —

Dear WordPress Team,

I am writing on behalf of Web Analysis Team of Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) which has been designated for taking appropriate measures for regulating Internet Content in line with the prevailing laws of Islamic Republic of Pakistan.

In lieu of above it is highlighted that few of the webpages hosted on your platform are extremely Blasphemous and are hurting the sentiments of many Muslims around Pakistan. The URL’s mentioned are clearly in violation of Section 37 of Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act, 2016 and Section 19 of Constitution of Pakistan.

The below mentioned websites can be found on following URL’s:-

  1. https://iamiranaware.files.wordpress.com/2015/02/mohammed-tp2.jpg
  2. https://iamiranaware.files.wordpress.com/2015/02/mohammed-tp3.jpg
  3. https://iamiranaware.files.wordpress.com/2015/02/mohammed-tp1.jpg
  4. https://iamiranaware.files.wordpress.com/2015/02/mohammed-tp5.jpg
  5. https://georgeknightlang.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/cartoon2581.jpg
  6. https://iamiranaware.files.wordpress.com/2015/02/mohammed-tp4.jpg
  7. https://ronaldwederfoort.wordpress.com/2016/04/20/the-quran-admits-allah-is-satan-must-watch-2016/
  8. https://drunkenllama.files.wordpress.com/2010/05/hate-comics-00431.jpg
  9. https://02varvara.wordpress.com/2012/05/04/4-may-2012-some-images-and-one-orthodox-christian-womans-thoughts-upon-them/00-political-cartoon-05-12-american-way-of-war/
  10. https://drunkenllama.files.wordpress.com/2010/05/hate-comics-081.jpg
  11. https://iranebikaran.wordpress.com/tag/%DA%86%D8%B1%D8%A7-%D8%A8%D9%87-%D8%AD%D8%B6%D8%B1%D8%AA-%D8%B2%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%A7-%D8%A7%D9%85-%D8%A7%D8%A8%DB%8C%D9%87%D8%A7-%DB%8C%D8%B9%D9%86%DB%8C-%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D9%BE%D8%AF%D8%B1/
  12. https://doctorbulldog.files.wordpress.com/2008/02/mohammed-cartoon.jpg?w=443&h=324
  13. https://doctorbulldog.wordpress.com/2008/02/09/more-pious-muslims-riot-over-mohammeds-caricature/
  14. https://windsorcoactforamerica.wordpress.com/2014/03/08/islam-is-a-religion-of-pedophilia/

You are requested to contribute towards maintaining peace and harmony in the world by discontinuation of hosting of these websites for viewership in Pakistan with immediate effect. We will be happy to entertain any query if deemed necessary and looking forward for your favorable response at your earliest.

Regards

Web Analysis Team
— End complaint —

Knox | Community Guardian | WordPress.com

Here is the full post that Pakistan supposedly complained of. Nothing in this post references Muslims. NOTHING. I never even mentioned Muslims in this post, so how could this be “blasphemy?” Indeed, I’ve been supportive of Muslims in general, as anti-Islamic hysteria is against my faith as an Orthodox Christian. Look at the following images that I’ve posted on the referenced blogsite:

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Nothing that I’ve ever posted has been anti-Muslim. Indeed, I stand against anti-Islamic bigotry and agitation. I’d advise WordPress to investigate this. Nothing in the referenced post attacked or even mentioned Islam. It DID criticise American aggression in Afghanistan. Therefore, this could be a scam or a badly-disguised effort by the US government to silence critics.

WordPress! Shame on you. You cravenly went along with something without investigating it. I have nothing but contempt for such pusillanimous behaviour. I could understand it if I were Breitbart or The Daily Stormer. Note well that this occurred after I attacked The Daily Stormer and Maxine Waters. I can only shake my head in amazement. An American enterprise folds in the face of a groundless complaint…

Let God see and judge…

BMD

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Friday, 11 May 2018

11 May 2018. A Warning on a Possible Troll: Tyler Mueller

Filed under: internet — 01varvara @ 00.00
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A person calling themselves “Tyler Mueller” claims to be a Green Party supporter, but they post anti-Semitic material on Facebook. Have a care with this person. I blocked them. If anyone has a recurring pattern of posting anti-Semitic rot, block them, and pass the word on to others, as fair warning. These people are giving all pro-Russia people a bad name. I, for one, stand and condemn them and all that they stand for.

Mark the name… “Tyler Mueller”… since he travels in “Green” circles, he could be a troll and a mole. Have a care… the times aren’t good.

BMD

Sunday, 11 March 2018

11 March 2018. Some Advice on Facebook Tactics

Filed under: internet,personal reflections — 01varvara @ 00.00
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Don’t engage idiots, especially, those who self-identify as “liberals” or “progressives”. They could go running to Sucky Zucky… who’s a Hillarybot fanatic. Stay cool. Lurk. Don’t engage “liberal” asshats… they’re the sort to turn you in to the FB KGB. “Conservatives” are a pain in the ass, too, but they don’t tend to run to Zucky. Block both kinds of shits and keep them off your wall and out of your life.

BMD

Saturday, 24 February 2018

24 February 2018. Where’s the REAL Troll Farm?

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I’m seeing it everywhere. Useful idiots are calling any red-blooded US citizen who disagrees with them a Russian troll. They attack actual Americans with their neo-McCarthyite bullshit… attacking actual progressives with their neoliberal narrative. I’m as red-blooded as they come (part native blood too, get off MY land), canvassed a year-and-a-half for Bernie, then went on to help elect three progressive city council candidates, was an activist for NoDAPL, BLM, Justice For Andy Lopez, an anti-war activist, live in California, just moved to Lake County where I have chickens, sheep, and horses, and work with municipal clean energy providers that are putting California on overdrive towards a green infrastructure.

You’re going to call ME a Russian troll? You’re going to call my compatriot American progressive activists, people who probably practise more actual American activism in one week than you do in a year, you’re going to call THEM Russian trolls? Fine. Then, let’s just agree that we can assume that anyone who calls anyone else a Russian bot is a Correct The Record troll because, as a progressive, that was certainly the only trolling with a significant presence that I saw in 2016. They directly attacked progressives using neoliberal narratives and the dirtiest tricks. Slimy, disgusting, weaponised hypocrites, paid professionals who’d run ten sock puppets at a time. That sounds exactly like what you’re doing. Calling an American a Russian bot when that American is simply expressing their own political views is EXACTLY what a CTR shill would do. There’s no reason for me to assume other than that you are one.

22 February 2018

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Since we’re all running around with our pants on our heads and our armpits on fire about troll farms, how about we get some indictments for Hillary Clinton’s troll farm, Correct The Record and its offspring ShareBlue? As opposed to the Russian troll farm, whose goal was to make clickbait cash, those VERY well-funded troll farms had the specific task of infesting pro-Bernie groups and progressive activist groups to sow dissent, manipulate discussion, and corrupt conversation. Seriously, these people were the worst, to the point that “somebody” posted kiddie porn on some Bernie activist Facebook groups (225,000 activists were in those groups), getting nine of them shut down right as the New York primary was happening, along with all the illegal voter roll activity.

Now, I’m not saying there’s any connection between the poster of kiddie porn and CTR, but wouldn’t this clear-cut case of a troll farm manipulating the election deserve to bear just as much scrutiny, given that there were actual crimes committed in this case as well? Yet, they insist, “No, more scrutiny!” Whereas CTR had the clear intent specifically to manipulate the electorate and its political opinion and squash a political candidate, clearly, the Internet Research Agency was, as the indictment indicated, solely dedicated to using already-existing political opinions to generate profit. It’s weaponised hypocrisy. It’s situational morality. It’s pretending to care about electoral manipulation. They use this weapon opportunistically. If you’re not screaming as much about Correct The Record as you are about “Russian trolls”, you’re just revealing your own disingenuousness.

23 February 2018

Eric Gregory

Facebook

Editor:

Clintonistas accuse others of being trolls to hide their own trolling. By the way… Eddie Snowden evaded all his tails… it shows that Deep State operatives aren’t as good as they claim they are. In like manner, Chilly Hilly’s trolls weren’t very skilful either. We caught them with their hands in the cookie jar… ergo, their lies about Russian trolls. That is, the servitors of the neoliberals aren’t particularly bright or competent, but they ARE vicious and mean-spirited, so do have a care. The main venue for such attacks seems to be Facebook. Several times, when I was posting a comment, someone piggybacked porn onto the content. Of course, I hit “edit” and removed the porn. I’m very careful with any comments posted on FB. It looks like Zuckerberg is allowing Clinton operatives to attack their enemies on this platform (of course, he’d blandly deny it in public, so one has to use the construction “looks like”… but we all know that it passes the “smell test”).

It’s real… it’s serious… so be vigilant and make sure that your comments don’t have any unwanted schmutz added to them. If so, simply edit it out… don’t complain, it doesn’t do any good. I note that such has become rarer in my case… perhaps, they see that their efforts are for nought. Be wise… be prudent… keep your wits about you. The Clintonistas are feral and vile. NOTHING is illicit for or to them. Yes, I repeat, have a care. I do have a final warning… don’t argue with Hillarybots… they won’t listen and they’ll go crying to FB to have you banned. Also, beware “Anti-Trump” groups… I was in one and they basically kicked me out for not kissing Hillary’s ass big-time and incessantly. Such groups seem to be run by the same bunch that ran CTR… they have the same mentality. These people are feral… never forget that… they’ve perverted all too many minds… do have a care with friends who’ve drunk their Kool-Aid. Remember… you can never “unsay” something. What a disgusting time we live in…

BMD

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