@hotdogsladies Yes 💯

@eff I’m one of the 115,414 who ditched their account on Nov. 6. Felt good.

@rubenbolling I get the sense that there’s an autobiographical aspect to the Louis Maltby strips? 😊

@dangillmor Arguably that’s true.
In this particular case (Twitter), the app also has a web front-end with basically all of the same functionality, which would not be affected by he app getting booted from the storefront. So Elmer is not on strong ground when he invokes that particular line of thinking. I’m inclined to suspect he’s not speaking in good faith…

@dangillmor If Elmo disregards the app store terms of service by neutering moderation, then Twitter will still be available through any iOS web browser.
Elmo is the danger in this scenario. Don’t take your eye off the ball.

@dhepworth @jacklerner And as for the notion that he’s only repeating the same number that appeared in the Massimo tweet: well, the plausible deniability is part of the shtick (e.g., “What? I’m just making the ‘O.K.’ hand sign!”). Wise up. He knows what he’s doing.

@dhepworth @jacklerner That’s the one.
Elmer is immersed enough in the right-wing media bubble to know full well how this tweet would be perceived by the “alt-right” douche brigade. Sure enough, it was seized upon as validation by Pepe types.
Given Elmo’s tendency to make “jokey” references to meme-y numbers like 420, etc., there can be little doubt that this is an intentional dog whistle for his white nationalist supporters.