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RE: https://stefanbohacek.online/@stefan/115978509278562670
Hahahaha #trolling (a bit 😜)
tobi is writing bugs :terminal_cursor:
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There's a type of reply-guy that crawls out of the woodwork when I post anything that might inspire others to take action, and they're deceptively insidious.
Regardless of the topic, they sound like this:
Alice: I don't own a gun because they're for killing and I'm not a fan of killing.
Bob: Then only the bad guys will have guns.
Alice: I deleted my Facebook account.
Bob: If the good people leave then the bad guys win.
Alice: I'm openly queer so others know they're not alone.
Bob: You'll make yourself a target.
In every instance, they defend the shitty state of things by discouraging action and change. It's a reply that is designed to support the default, the current power structure. It's a type of reply meant to de-fang movements.
I've posted about this before, but apparently it bears repeating. Fighting for something takes energy. Change takes sustained energy and momentum. These types of interactions sap energy. They're not posting anything openly disagreeable, they're just dropping little doubt caltrops, little concern anchors—making it harder to keep fighting, harder to gain momentum.
If you're about to jump into a thread and concern troll, don't. I'm fucking sick of it. The rest of us don't have the time or energy to drag your dead weight along.
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We associate #trolling with #edgelord #bigotry
But a #troll can do good
Example:
" #Egypt and #Iran are calling on #football #soccer’s governing body to intervene in the #LGBT #Pride celebration planned to coincide with their group stage match in #Seattle at the 2026 #WorldCup"
Egypt is playing Iran during Seattle Pride Week
And local organizers designated it a Pride Match
🤭
Hey Egypt, Hey Iran: 🖕
There is nothing wrong with #LGBTQIA #LGBTQ
*Learn it*
We associate #trolling with #edgelord #bigotry
But a #troll can do good
Example:
" #Egypt and #Iran are calling on #football #soccer’s governing body to intervene in the #LGBT #Pride celebration planned to coincide with their group stage match in #Seattle at the 2026 #WorldCup"
Egypt is playing Iran during Seattle Pride Week
And local organizers designated it a Pride Match
🤭
Hey Egypt, Hey Iran: 🖕
There is nothing wrong with #LGBTQIA #LGBTQ
*Learn it*
6. And, right on cue, to prove my point, this pops into my feed.
You retard is about the best these folks have got. And it says much about them that they have no clue what issuing these lame, silly taunts says about THEM.
#Trump #MAGA #trolling #NoKings #ApprovalRatings #WhiteHouse #ballroom #EpsteinBallroom #EastWing #Canada #tariffs
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4. Finally, oh, Canada! Doug Ford has trolled Trump big-time with his anti-tariff add with video clips of Reagan talking, and:
"Airing it during a major sports event being watched by millions of Americans may further aggravate Trump.
'We've achieved our goal, having reached U.S. audiences at the highest levels,' Ford said.
~ Tim Reid
#Trump #MAGA #trolling #NoKings #ApprovalRatings #WhiteHouse #ballroom #EpsteinBallroom #EastWing #Canada #tariffs
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3. Then there's Trump's ever-cratering approval rating, with disapproval at 56% compared to 39% approval in a graphic issued yesterday by The Economist.
More MAGA fury. More trolling of social media feeds, since bullying and trolling is all these folks know how to do.
#Trump #MAGA #trolling #NoKings #ApprovalRatings #WhiteHouse #ballroom #EpsteinBallroom #EastWing #Canada #tariffs
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https://www.economist.com/interactive/trump-approval-tracker
Instead, a large percentage of Americans are furious about the teardown of the east wing and the plans to construct a Trump (and Epstein) ballroom, and this response is triggering MAGA.
So they're all over social media issuing immature taunts to anyone daring to share photos of the teardown and express dismay about it.
#Trump #MAGA #trolling #NoKings #ApprovalRatings #WhiteHouse #ballroom #EpsteinBallroom #EastWing #Canada #tariffs
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2. No Kings was followed by Trump demonstrating his contempt for and trolling a majority of Americans with his AI excrement video, and then his teardown of the east wing of the White House to build a honking big, vulgar shrine to himself.
Trump is trolling a majority of Americans by doing this, and MAGA apparently thought we'd respond with silent fury.
#Trump #MAGA #trolling #NoKings #ApprovalRatings #WhiteHouse #ballroom #EpsteinBallroom #EastWing #Canada #tariffs
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There is a lot of persistent trolling on Mastodon towards Ukraine, probably organised and Russian because when i "block" , the same account reappears quickly with a different name.
#russia #ukraine #trolling #cyberwarfare
