Facebook Censors Navy SEALs To Protect Obama On Benghazi-Gate

I have additional reasons not to re-activate my FaceBook account.  Not only is personal information in jeopardy, but censorship abounds when it comes to the ideology of protecting our current Resident in the White House from the scandal of Benghazi-gate!

Now The End Begins

Facebook Censors Navy SEALs To Protect Obama On Benghazi-Gate

 

 

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RELATED STORY: Obama Admin 3 Times Refused Request To Send Military Backup In Benghazi Massacre

Over the weekend, Facebook took down a message by the Special Operations Speaks PAC (SOS) which highlighted the fact that Obama denied backup to the forces being overrun in Benghazi.


The message was contained in a meme which demonstrated how Obama had relied on the SEALS when he was ready to let them get Osama bin Laden, and how he had turned around and denied them when they called for backup on Sept 11.

I spoke with Larry Ward, president of Political Media, Inc — the media company that handles SOS postings and media production. Ward was the one who personally put the Navy SEAL meme up, and the one who received the warning from Facebook and an eventual 24 hour suspension from Facebook because Ward put the meme back up after Facebook told him to take it down.

Here’s what Ward told me:

We created and posted this meme on Saturday after news broke that Obama had known and denied SEALS the backup they requested.

Once the meme was up it garnered 30,000 shares, approx. 24,000 likes, and was read by hundreds of thousands of people — all within 24 hrs. On Sunday, I went into the SOS Facebook page to post something else and found a warning from Facebook that we had violated Facebook’s Statement of Rights and Responsibilities with our meme. So I copied the warning, put it on the meme as as caption, and re-posted the meme to the Facebook page.

Along with the re-posted meme, Ward put a link to the Facebook “feedback comment” inbox so visitors to the SOS page could send a message to Facebook if they were as outraged over the meme being jerked down as he was.

Ward said Facebook pulled the re-posted meme down within 7 or 8 hours and suspended the SOS account for 24 hours.

In other words, Facebook put the Navy SEALS in timeout in order to shield Obama.

How low can you go? source – Breitbart

Twitter Suspends Conservative Writer's Account

Well, that certainly didn't take long. I was wondering when those of the liberal leftist ideological universe  would attempt to censor conservatives on Twitter.  Apparently, the goonies bombarded Mr. Loesch's (husband of Tea Party leader and conservative writer, Dana Loesch) account with false accusations of spamming which caused Twitter to outwardly cancel the account. 

Isn't it obvious how liberals always want to halt the free speech rights of those who share opposing political views?  Looks like the typical, liberal-mental-disordered way continues to include the silencing of the opposition rather than engaging in a mature, informative, and civil debate on issues. What's more, they usually tend to do it with SUCH NASTINESS!  So childish....

Twitter Suspends Conservative Account, Liberal Foul Play Suspected.

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A not-so funny thing happened on the social media website Twitter Sunday.

As the Washington Times reports, the account of Chris Loesch, the husband of Tea Party leader and conservative writer Dana Loesch, was suspended by Twitter management due to what observers believe was foul play by liberal users of the website that don't like the couple's politics:

Conservative Chris Loesch, music producer and husband of radio host and CNN contributor Dana Loesch, had his Twitter account suspended on Sunday. He was apparently targeted by leftist users who utilized the "Block & Report Spam" function to trigger the social media account's automatic spam algorithm. He was notified of his suspension via an email from Twitter claiming it was due to multiple unsolicited mentions to other users. "You will need to change your behavior to continue using Twitter," the email admonished.

"I never threatened anyone and am careful about being concise with what I write especially in public," Mr. Loesch told The Washington Times. "They were going to make me sign this note that said one more infraction and I would be permanently banned. I wasn't going to do that so I wrote emails to some of their people."

Mrs. Loesch, who also is the editor of Big Journalism, believes a coordinated attack against him came when he started defending her from all kinds of vile messages and threats by liberal antagonists.

As she wrote Sunday:

There have been stories going around of conservatives getting suspended from Twitter over innocuous things while accounts like @KillZimmerman (an account which threatened to kill George Zimmerman) and other such accounts were left active for weeks. After a user remarked about me being raped and murdered, Chris and others defended me.

Anyone familiar with Twitter knows that Mrs. Loesch is regularly bombarded with disgustingly hateful, sexist, and misogynistic messages from her opponents. As she re tweets many of them, I have witnessed more than I'd wish to recall.

"It was business as usual for her I suppose," Mr. Loesch told the Times. "Veiled threats, rape and murder comments, the typical liberal misogynist slag. Being the chivalrous and testosterone filled being I am requires me to protect the woman I love and call out the haters for being the 'anonymous Internet tough guys' they are...Needless to say they don't like being called out and struck back by reporting me as a spammer or worse."

Mrs. Loesch published a screen cap of those tweets:

Despicable, isn't it?

Read the rest at Newsbusters.

As you will see when you read the entire article at Newsbusters, liberals abusing the "report spam" option on Mr. Loesch's account are probably the culprits in this incident.  The author of the article has some hopes, though, that Twitter will work out this issue in order to avoid such "report spam" liars in the future:

At the moment, Mr. Loesch's account is still on ice, but he's been informed that Twitter is not only investigating the matter, but is also working on safeguards to prevent it in the future
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As I tweeted myself last evening, this makes a great deal of sense. Twitter is now used by America's political leaders and top journalists. They're certainly not going to participate in a social media website where their account can be so easily removed by opponents.

Although I'm not a software engineer, I imagine there's a solution that doesn't result in more spam on the website.

For instance, a spam complaint could require a link to the offending message itself proving that spam had actually been sent.

Again, this is not my expertise, but as I tweeted Sunday evening, I believe this episode will actually be a good thing in the long run as a safer, more user friendly Twitter will emerge for all to enjoy in the years to come.

Fingers crossed.


Hat tip:  Newsbusters

Update:

Protein Wisdom has more information:

 protein wisdom

Liberal Fascist Alert: Organized Progressives using Twitter’s Spam block/report to suspend Conservative Accounts [Darleen Click]

 

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And they brag about it, too.

As our late-night-owl readers know, after Twitter reinstated conservative activist Chris Loesch’s account in the wee hours of Sunday night/Monday morning, the progressive flag-spam lynch mob — a vicious group of free speech-squelching Twitter users who trigger automatic suspensions by falsely “mass reporting” conservatives as “spammers” — took him down again and again. [...]
And you will not be surprised to learn that at least one of the Twitter libs identified as a flag-spam ringleader also happens to be spearheading a Stop Rush Limbaugh effort online.

While Twitter executives sleep on the job, conservatives online are battling not only Loesch’s suspension, but the suspension of more than a dozen — and possibly dozens, if not hundreds more — innocent conservative social-media users who appear to have been maliciously targeted by Twitter abusers. The system is obviously broken and being exploited by vigilantes who oppose everything the engagement-enhancing ethos of Twitter stands for (or is supposed to stand for, anyway).

 

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Hmmm....there is that word again....fascist!  It certainly fits when describing these people.  One of the first things that the most famous fascist Hitler did when he declared himself dictator was to censor anything and everything that disagreed with his ideology from press releases..  Some things never change....

Avoiding Elderly and Social Media Scams

Since almost every other blogger today is discussing the debt ceiling bill, I thought that I would be different and share some important information from both Norton.com regarding safety measures while online and Identity Safe.com discussing scams aimed at the elderly.

I found Norton.com: The Top Five Social Media Scams helpful.

Excerpt:

We’re wired to be social creatures, and sites like Twitter and Facebook have capitalized on this to great success. According to its COO Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook draws 175 million logins every day.

But with this tremendous popularity comes a dark side as well. Virus writers and other cybercriminals go where the numbers are -- and that includes popular social media sites. To help you avoid a con or viral infection, we’ve put together this list of the top five social media scams.

5. Chain Letters
You’ve likely seen this one before -- the dreaded chain letter has returned. It may appear in the form of, "Retweet this and Bill Gates will donate $5 million to charity!" But hold on, let’s think about this. Bill Gates already does a lot for charity. Why would he wait for something like this to take action? Answer: He wouldn’t. Both the cause and claim are fake.

So why would someone post this? Good question. It could be some prankster looking for a laugh, or a spammer needing "friends" to hit up later. Many well-meaning people pass these fake claims onto others. Break the chain and inform them of the likely ruse.

4. Cash Grabs
By their very nature, social media sites make it easy for us to stay in touch with friends, while reaching out to meet new ones. But how well do you really know these new acquaintances? That person with the attractive profile picture who just friended you -- and suddenly needs money -- is probably some cybercriminal looking for easy cash. Think twice before acting. In fact, the same advice applies even if you know the person.

Picture this: You just received an urgent request from one of your real friends who "lost his wallet on vacation and needs some cash to get home." So, being the helpful person you are, you send some money right away, per his instructions. But there’s a problem: Your friend never sent this request. In fact, he isn’t even aware of it. His malware-infected computer grabbed all of his contacts and forwarded the bogus email to everyone, waiting to see who would bite.

Again, think before acting. Call your friend. Inform him of the request and see if it's true. Next, make sure your computer isn't infected as well.

3. Hidden Charges
"What type of STAR WARS character are you? Find out with our quiz! All of your friends have taken it!" Hmm, this sounds interesting, so you enter your info and cell number, as instructed. After a few minutes, a text turns up. It turns out you’re more Yoda than Darth Vader. Well, that’s interesting … but not as much as your next month’s cell bill will be. You’ve also just unwittingly subscribed to some dubious service that charges $9.95 every month.

As it turns out, that "free, fun service" is neither. Be wary of these bait-and-switch games. They tend to thrive on social sites.

Continue reading HERE.

Another helpful link has some questions and answers that sound like really good advice:

Norton.com: Expert Questions and Answers

Excerpt:

Am I creating a security risk when I leave my computer turned on and connected to the Internet 24/7? A computer that is connected to the Internet is a computer that is vulnerable -- even if it is turned on and you are not using it. And as cybercriminals continue to invent new tactics to gain access to your computer and its data, your best defense is a strategy with multiple layers, so that one security feature supports another.

Be sure to have personal firewall, antivirus, and anti-spyware software installed and running. And supplement your security software with hardware protection such as DataBreaker, a device that automatically disables a broadband Internet connection to your PC or Mac while it is turned on, but not in use. This essentially creates a physical barrier that hackers can’t get past.

So, for your always-connected computer, take the necessary steps to minimize risks by combining security software and hardware solutions 24/7.

Copyright (c) 2010 Studio One Networks. All rights reserved.

This was helpful to me. I thought that it was safe to leave the computer on as long as I was logged out of the social networks sites. But according to this question/answer advice, it is better to shut down the computer when not in use for long periods of time. Probably helps save on electricity costs, too.


I hate getting chain letters via email. Usually I just delete them but sometimes I have to inform the person who sent one to me not to send them anymore!!


Speaking of scams like the "cash grab" example above, I would like to suggest that you tell the elderly people in your life not to fall for the "grandson in trouble" scam. This is often done via telephone. One type of this particular scam goes something like this:


The caller may pretend to be a policer officer claiming that "we have your grandson ________ (sometimes they know the name) in custody for (drinking and driving, taking or getting caught with drugs etc.). In order for this crime to not be reported, please send (money - amount may vary) to this address and the charges will be dropped.  His parents and employer won't have to know about this incident." The scammer may even have a young man pretending to be the grandson get on the line and speak to his grandparent. AWFUL...ISN'T IT??  The grandparent may think that he/she is helping the grandson.  But in actuality, he/she is being scammed.  As this site, Credit Identity Safe.com informs us, the elderly people being scammed are often women who are widowed.  They are very often targeted because they came from an era of trustworthiness.

Excerpt:

In the US alone, there are almost 15,000 criminal organizations that are trying to scam the elderly. Each year that passes, these thieves and con artists will net more than $40 billion dollars from their victims, and that amount continues to rise. Everyone is susceptible to a scam of some kind, but seven out of ten of these criminal acts will be geared toward senior citizens.

Most men will die long before their wives, and these older women will sometimes have to take care of their finances alone. If the husband dealt with the financial work by himself, these women will be at a high risk for being contacted and scammed by con artists.

Thieves will create highly sophisticated schemes that can reel in educated adults and war veterans in a way that is simply shocking. Criminals will move quickly and try to pull off the scam before a family member can notice that something is wrong. By the time the police have been contacts, the con artists will have moved on to a new victim.

Con men will use many different tricks to get an elderly victim to hand over hundreds of thousands of dollars, merchandise, and jewelry. In a few cases they will even trick their victims into handing over their lives and everything in it, via a new power of attorney document. The abuse against the elderly, physical as well as financial, can go on indefinitely, for the victim may be too afraid or embarrassed to alert the police or their family members.

Almost all of the schemes and scams committed have been classified as “transient crimes”. The reason for this description is the fact that they use home repair and diversionary tactics, such as asking a victim to allow them into their home to call a tow truck for their car.

I was so shocked to learn that scamming is a billion dollar industry!

Why Are the Elderly Most Susceptible to Fraud?
Elderly victims generally grew up in an era that bred trust. Most of them could have a verbal contract, and trust that the other will hold fast to their word. Baby boomers knew their neighbors, and although it was not a perfect world, most people felt safe.

Senior citizens are also targeted because they might happily begin a relationship with an honest looking stranger when they become lonely. As their kids grow up and move away to create their own families, elder parents may live in a big house that suddenly feels empty.

Memory is another factor for the increase in elderly fraud. As we grow older, our memories may begin to fade or we may simply begin to remember things incorrectly. The American Psychological Association (APA) conducted a study and found that the elderly are ten times more likely create a memory of data that is false, and they will also believe that the information they received is true.

As we age, our bodies will begin to deteriorate over time and diseases such Alzheimer’s and dementia could cause a senior citizen to hand over bags of money without realizing it. These mental diseases can also leave these victims open to new scams and fraud. Consumers assume that con artists work alone, but in most cases they are a part of a larger network. Once one of them has successfully scammed a victim, they will alert another group and new criminals will take the place of the old. Scammers, who work alone, may even contact their previous victims to get more money from new schemes, and some senior citizens have been tricked into handing money over to the same group or criminal repeatedly.

Hat Tips:

US Norton.com

Credit Identity Safe.com