Today Res Ipsa was targeted for a second time in a cyber attack to prevent access to the site. While access for some was restored by WordPress technical support, I could not post or even gain access to the site for much of the day. WordPress confirmed that this was an intentional attack to freeze the site and my ability to post. We do not know when a third attack will occur.
What was particularly sad is that, when I disclosed this criminal act on Twitter, some on social media and even this blog celebrated or condoned the hack because they disagree with my viewpoints.
— Sally (@yoopergirl737) August 17, 2021
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You’re FOS anyway. No one cares
I don’t condone cyber attacks. But that old saying, “It couldn’t happen to a nicer guy” comes to mind. One suspects that Turley’s stooge smeared some Bernie Bro who happens to be a cyber geek. The Lord has a way of connecting equally obnoxious types. Turley has only himself to blame.
For some, it does not matter if opposing viewpoints are censored through Big Tech or criminal acts. When people shift their focus from responding to others to silencing others, the appetite for greater censorship becomes insatiable. Even criminal acts are viewed as justified as a means of “winning” in our age of rage. It is the slippery slope of censorship.
One reason that such attacks occur is that there is a sense of impunity. I can see why. We reached out to the FBI and state authorities. I realize that they have far more important cases than the fate of an academic blog. (It did prevent my torts students from reading about a really interesting funeral home lawsuit that will have to wait until tomorrow). After all, there is little real deterrence of ransomware attacks. It is little surprise that people expect little response for shutting down a site without a demand for ransom. However, if WordPress is correct that this was an intentional and targeted attack, the motive would appear an effort to silence political speech through criminal actions. Many other sites have been hacked or attacked through the years. Until such culprits expect a response from law enforcement, there is little hope deterrence.
There is a concern that this simply does not register as a crime worth investigating. Ironically, if I reported that someone stole my bike, I would have an immediate response. However, if I report that someone stole my ability to post (and to speak), there is little recourse. I view my speech rights as far more valuable than my material possessions, but the protection of such rights seems to be shrinking by the day. I truly understand that there are more important cyber crimes but these felons clearly know that as well.
For those responsible for these attacks I will only say that it will not deter me if it was due to the content of my postings. You may be able to continue such criminal acts without fear of detection or prosecution, including targeting this site. However, history has shown that silencing a site or even a person achieves little in changing minds. When this site was shutdown, it did not change minds. It did not stop the debate. I recognize that such crimes bring a type of base enjoyment. It is the same pleasure that comes from pyromania and other destructive pleasures. However, you can no more shutdown an idea than you can burn it down.
Shakespeare once wrote that “in time we hate that which we often fear.” What this person (and many others) fear is the sound of opposing viewpoints and that fear fuels the hate that characterizes so much in our politics today. You have become addicted to rage and your addiction that led to crime. However, the saddest part is that, like most addicts, you have no notion of how little you have achieved and how much you have sacrificed.
Now the Dems want to investigate.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9903019/U-S-lawmakers-probe-Biden-administration-Afghanistan.html
i don’t think they care about Afghanistan. They are worried about their jobs and the next election and they are plopping into choppy waters and paddling away as USS Biden sinks.
Do the Republicans want to investigate? Either way, presumably you say “i don’t think they care about Afghanistan. They are worried about their jobs and the next election”
This is hilarious. The Biden administration is sending a “strongly worded” letter to the Taliban.
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/bryan-preston/2021/08/18/not-a-joke-biden-admins-response-to-taliban-violence-is-a-strongly-worded-letter-n1470512
Biden, Bernie, Schumer, Feinstein — We are in a Geezerocracy.
But they remembered to put people of color where the cameras will catch them because those ‘optics’ are more important than competence.
“We are in a Geezerocracy.”
It was as true when Trump was in office as it is now. McConnell and Trump were among the geezers in power.
Geezer is age + mental decline. Trump never manifested the latter. Jury’s out on Mitch, but he seems too sneaky to be fully demented.
Of course Trump manifested mental decline. As a start, compare the complexity and coherence of his sentences now to with 20 years ago. The guy is proud of passing a cognitive test that all mentally competent people get 100% on and claimed it was a hard test that few could do as well on. He can’t read “Yosemite.” …
Young, the U.S. is essentially holding Afghanistan’s national Treasury. So the big question is, “Can the Taliban rule with no cash?”
Watch and see. For starters they have billions in US military equipment they can sell. They may also have several thousands of American and European hostages headed for the auction block.
Finally, they can live and get by with a lot less than you snowflakes can. Obviously you can’t imagine it.
Young, even Iran and Russia have a hard time living with U.S. sanctions. But they at least have national treasuries. The Taliban can’t govern for more than a few months with no money to pay public employees.
I see why you prefer to remain Anonymous.
Young, the IMF is is also withholding funds previously earmarked for Afghanistan. And it’s not just the U.S. demanding. The European Union, Russia and China all want the IMF to withhold.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/18/business/taliban-imf.html
How much do you think each hostage will be worth ?
One worry that did not occur to me until now– Did we leave any nukes there?
Probably not. But every disaster is possible with these people and we can’t trust them to tell us.
What a Charliev Foxtrot!
Did we leave any nukes there? — Young
Don’t give them ideas…
“Can the Taliban rule with no cash?”
Biden having a C-17 stuffed with pallets of cash as we speak, should be there for the Sunday morning festivities of mass decapitations in the Olympic Stadium.
Biden has learned from the best.
“. . . letter to the Taliban.”
In a strongly-worded way, I told that rabid dog not to bite people. I can’t understand why it didn’t listen to me.
I would like to wish you good luck Professor.
I am not a USA resident, but really enjoy your work/writing and unbiased approach.
As i am myself from The Netherlands I quite enjoy reading your views on such important items.
I also find them quite worrying as I see where the US of A is turning into as your country in the old days was our ‘guiding light’..
I consider myself left nor right although I am very scared where your left is turning the US of A into.
I love free speech but even in The Netherlands it is more and more constrained by our leftish (or democratic) parties.
Are you also “scared where your [right] is turning the US of A into”? If not, then you may be further to the right than you recognize.
Yeah, well..
I did not see anyone or any company here nor at your end who cancels someone just because she/he is center-left.
Did you?
But if your left then everything right of you is pretty scary and that validates your crimes to cancel others, isn’ t it?
Again: I do not consider me left or right, but free speech is not in any danger from the right.
As expected, the Taliban are imposing their own version of feminism and they are sre not even using prefered pronouns.
Afghan woman shot dead for not wearing burqa:
https://www.foxnews.com/world/taliban-killings-continue-afghanistan
Great thing to f–up Joe!
According to you, had Trump still been President, what would Trump have done that would have prevented that?
Well, I think we would not know what he had done, he is not your president, is he?
But looking at his actions he would not allow the Taliban to beast around as Joe let them, don’t you think?
Just like your border, the most save border ever.. That is until Biden came around..
Of course Biden had a good teacher in Obama with his famous ‘red line’.
I am sorry that you (and Darren) are being put through this. And even more sorry that you are not receiving the law enforcement support that you deserve.
Not many people in this country are receiving the law enforcement support they deserve.
Just a thought, the radical leftists [many or most Democrats] who keep yelling DEFUND THE POLICE never shout DEFUND THE FBI.
Why is that?
Why did the GOP vote against funding the Capitol police?
Why did the GOP prevent legislation that would have funded the IRS sufficiently to go after wealthy lawbreakers?
Young, we saw on January 6th how much Trumpers care about police.
Such glee at your misfortunes is petty. A sign of poor character.
What is really meaningful, and moving, is when those who disagree, or compete against each other, support each other in need. There are so many examples – from competing athletes sharing equipment or helping each other finish a race, to diametrically opposed media supporting each other. It’s become so rare, but it’s beautiful when it happens.
It’s akin to good sportsmanship.
Don’t cheap out. Just put a CDN in front of your blog and make any attacker have to spend BIG money to DDoS you.
https://www.akamai.com/us/en/resources/ddos-protection.jsp
On one hand, dang shame of the DOS attack.
On the other, someone(s) out there is desperate to silence the good Professor.
The Professor set up this blog with his own money, does not get a dime from ads or anything. That upsets some of his critics as they cannot use cancel culture to silence him.
Keep up the good work Professor!
Turley’s concern with free speech and the dissemination of ideas does not include our public airwaves which were previously kept open by the FCC enforced “fairness doctrine”, ended under Reagan. If he hasn’t noticed, that’s when right wing radio took off and has since polluted our public discourse with near monopolistic enforcement of right wing/GOP radio “hosts” on national networks. The internet is not a limited band, like our public airwaves, and so this is a more egregious silencing of opposing view points and the promotion of one party’s interests. A similar phenomenon is now growing among local TV stations and their news since the right wing Sinclair Group owns 40% of the countries stations.
“A 2019 study in the American Political Science Review found that “stations bought by Sinclair reduce coverage of local politics, increase national coverage and move the ideological tone of coverage in a conservative direction relative to other stations operating in the same market.”[4][5] The company has been criticized by journalists and media analysts for requiring its stations to broadcast packaged video segments and its news anchors to read prepared scripts that contain editorial content, including warnings about purported “fake news” in mainstream media.[6][7][8][9][10]”
The claim that the right-wing (of which I am not a member) has a monopoly on broadcast news is the single most ridiculous thing I have ever heard, anywhere, ever.
The issue isn’t news reporting, it is predominance of right wing political opinions 24/7 on our radio stations with no offsetting liberal opinions – these same stations play national news on the hour which is more or less balanced, as the networks are – and the taking over of local stations by a nationals with an imported opinion agenda.
If you haven’t witnessed this, you aren’t listening or watching.
PS W. Walsh, the impact of this programming on our politics cannot be over estimated.
Consider: Listeners over 40 don’t keep listening to classic rock (mostly white males favorite) all the time as age brings with it a desire for a little less jarring sounds. Working class types who listen to the radio at work or on the road – construction, some farm, truck drivers, etc – gravitate to right wing jocks rather than NPR or religious stations, and are paid back with a story promoting their victimization and sympathy for their prejudices. Millions previously apolitical become so under this story line and are a large part of the electorate now. Not for nothing was Limbaugh considered the most powerful voice among Republicans, not the actual elected leadership. Is there a liberal appeal that can be made to the same demographic if they could reach that audience? Of course, as much of the actual policies advanced by democrats benefit the working class and the poor and are in their interests, not that of the wealthy.
Is there a liberal appeal that can be made to the same demographic if they could reach that audience? Of course, as much of the actual policies advanced by democrats benefit the working class and the poor … not that of the wealthy. — swamp thing
That made me spit Biden’s latest cornpops out laughing…
Show me a Democratic billionaire who is poorer because of Covid.
Pipeline jobs cut, gas prices up… how did Uncle Warren’s train stock do?
Spanky – Minimum wage, medicare, medicaid, and Obamacare, social security, union rights, employee health and safety, unemployment, food stamps, and opposition to the numerous tax cuts for the highest tax brackets and corporations advanced by the GOP since Reagan and including the 2017 Trump tax cut.
As to gas prices:
“While it’s true gasoline prices have risen significantly since Biden took office on Jan. 20 the upward trend predates Biden’s time in office and is related to COVID-19 and market factors, not who occupies the White House.
The most important driver of this fluctuation is crude oil, from which gasoline is derived. This fossil fuel typically accounts for between 50% and 60% of the price at the pump, said Jeanette McGee, a spokesperson for AAA.
In 2020, crude oil prices became extremely cheap, so much so it was being traded at negative prices, McGee told USA TODAY. Brent crude oil, for example, a blend supplying most of Europe, was being sold at $9 a barrel, its lowest price in decades, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) reported.
The primary reason for this drop in crude oil prices was the pandemic, said McGee and Mark Finley, a fellow at Rice University’s Center for Energy Studies.
“The pandemic drove the world’s oil market to become massively oversupplied, inventory dramatically increased and prices collapsed,” Finley told USA TODAY.
In response to the low demand due to reduced travel and lockdown restrictions, Finley said major oil-producing countries like Russia, Saudi Arabia and member countries of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, or OPEC, decided to cut down on their own oil production.
But the cut meant oil producers weren’t ready to meet the demand for crude oil once it renewed this year thanks to easing of COVID-19-related restrictions.
“This year, demand has so far increased more quickly than production rates, which means the United States had to draw more on its gasoline storage inventories, which has contributed to prices going up,” EIA spokesperson Chris Higginbotham said in an email to USA TODAY. “We expect oil producers in the United States and globally to increase their production levels through 2022, which we expect to contribute to lower crude oil prices, and lower gasoline prices.” ..”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2021/06/10/fact-check-higher-gas-prices-due-national-and-seasonal-demand/5253346001/
“Show me a Democratic billionaire who is poorer because of Covid.”
After you show us a Republican billionaire who is poorer because of Covid.
Or maybe you recognize that the ultrawealthy have gotten wealthier across the board. Which politicians are trying to address this? People like Elizabeth Warren.
Pocahontas is credible… again?
An affirmative action poster child, if ever there was.
We agree, billionaires buying government are the problem… both democrat and republican.
Walsh, Sinclair Broadcasting has, indeed, made an effort to create a confederation of of local stations with a rightwing news slant.
NPR used to be a daily staple in our house. From as soon as I got up in the morning, till All Things Considered, and sometimes MarketPlace concluded.
Then they took a serious Left turn that was so nauseating, I switched listening to my own playlists of jazz.
Aside from NPR, I would be hard pressed to find any other news outlets on the FM dial.
Guess you’re right over the Dim target, JT. Be proud of the attention from the scalawags!
JonathanTurley.org should follow the model of Reason Magazine (www.reason.com) and publish a “paper” magazine. For a $10-$20 price tag for an annual paper magazine subscription it would raise money and be hack-proof. Computers and the internet can never be made secure for the average American.
Innocent American blacklisted after 9/11 for more than 7000 consecutive days (torture) have this happen all of the time – by government agencies. Everyone has been silent about this Cointelpro style blacklisting, bypassing constitutional due process. Join the club!
+1000
And what Jonathan has experienced pales in comparison…
Jonathan,
When are you going to stop soft-balling these people that are actively trying to maintain the “progressives” narratives by censoring the speech of those that may present an opposition to their narrative?
It doesn’t matter if these people directly attack speech by hacking websites to censor speech, or using corporate proxies to do the bidding of “progressives” and their army of irrational social justice warriors to censor speech, or those that openly applaud the censoring of speech they don’t like; call these people what they really are right to their face, they’re anti-American totalitarians and their actions of undermining the United States Constitution will render it so irrelevant that it’s effectively unenforceable. These people aren’t just becoming, they already are an enemy to the United States Constitution and therefore enemy of the United States of American and its people.
The United States of America is already so far down the slippery slope into totalitarianism that I honestly fear that the Constitution has become “quaint” enough in the minds of the masses that it’s on its way out.
A little shock treatment…
None but a citizen, born or naturalized, shall be eligible to vote for President, Vice-President, Senator, or Representative, or other office, under the Constitution of the United States.
None but a citizen, registered to vote in any state, may make campaign contributions to Presidential and Vice-Presidential candidates, Senatorial candidates in their registered state, and candidates standing for office in their Representative district.
None but a citizen, registered to vote in any state, shall make any campaign contribution, except in the calendar year before the election.
Each state legislature shall determine campaign contribution limits for all candidates standing for office within the state.
…
Spanky,
What the heck does your comment have to do with what I wrote? Did you post it in the wrong spot?
See, you’re shocked…
When are you going to stop soft-balling these people that are actively … censoring the speech of those that may present an opposition to their narrative? — Steve Witherspoon
I understand what you oppose, but what do you stand for…?
If the Constitution is considered politically dead, isn’t it our duty to breathe some life back into it?
How do you think my comment relates to yours?
Spanky wrote, “See, you’re shocked…”
Not even slightly. Just trying to figure out how your comment relates to mine.
Spanky wrote, “I understand what you oppose, but what do you stand for…?”
It should be abundantly clear that I stand for the United States Constitution and individual rights.
Spanky wrote, “If the Constitution is considered politically dead…”
That’s not exactly what I said, reread without extrapolating into assumptions.
Spanky wrote, “isn’t it our duty to breathe some life back into it?”
It’s our duty to support and defend the Constitution as is in stead of allowing the horde anti-American’s to b-a-s-t-a-r-d-i-z-e it into nonfunctional oblivion. If you want to call that breathing some like back into it, I suppose your welcome to your opinion.
Spanky wrote, “How do you think my comment relates to yours?”
You may perceived it as some kind of extrapolation on a theme but it needs an explanation to make it clear how it relates, that’s why I asked and you still haven’t successfully explained it.
Apparently Biden pulled out the military first.
Thousands of Americans, friendly Afghans, and civilian allies have been abandoned to the clutches of some of the cruelest killers in the world. They have never shown much reluctance to rape, torture and kill.
And Biden abandoned billions of dollars worth of the finest military equipment in the world to the killers. One can imagine many things the Taliban will do with that.
I accepted that Biden was drifting into senility. Now I think he may be insane.
As for the generals who see the potential avalanche of woe and now claim that they advised Biden not to do it, they are pussy, desk generals undeserving of the uniforms they wear. They should have threatened resignation rather than adjusting their seat cushions.
A real general, a General Marshal would have resigned. The entire rack of bureaucrat generals should be cashiered, stripes painted on the backs of their tunics and marched to a drum, the rouge’s march, out of the Pentagon.
What a national disgrace.
Young, Biden is honoring the deal Trump made with the Taliban.
This was not at all the deal that Trump made. This is a repudiation of the deal that Trump made. Trump arranged for a much slower and more comprehensive guarded retreat; with snapback provisions and threats.
Here? No threat, no snapback.
Randolph, Trump threw our Kurdish allies under the bus in Syria. Don’t pretend he would’ve done better in Afghanistan.
And how exactly did he do that?
What were the conditions and agreements there?
There were none and the trolls know that but will not admit it.
Bion, Trump throws anyone under the bus when they are no longer of personal benefit to him. See Jeff Sessions and VP Pence for example.. There are few if any humans with lower moral standards than Trump and thinking he has any principles at all – including loyalty – is major mistake and raises serious questions about the judgement of anyone who thinks he does.
Well, put your money where your mouth is.
Still waiting on any evidence regarding the russia hoax, the ‘quid pro quo’ hoax, the kkk hoax, the…
So, you surely have prove what other seem so troublesome to present, do you?
Please feel free to share so we can all share your glee.
Senate Intel Comm from summer 2020, GOP majority.
Hack and Leak
(U) The Committee found that Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the Russian
effort to hack computer networks and accounts affiliated with the Democratic Party and leak
information damaging to Hillary Clinton and her campaign for president. Moscow’s intent was
to harm the Clinton Campaign, tarnish an expected Clinton presidential administration, help the
Trump Campaign after Trump became the presumptive Republican nominee, and undermine the
U.S. democratic process.
-WikiLeaks actively sought, and played, a key role in the Russian
influen~ery likely knew it was assistin a Russian intelli ence influence
effort. The Committee found si nificant indications tha
At the time of the
first WikiLeaks releases, the U.S. Government had not yet declared WikiLeaks a hostile
organization and many treated itas a journalistic entity.
(U) While the GRU and WikiLeaks were releasing hacked documents, the Trump
Campaign sought to maximize the impact of those leaks to aid Trump’s electoral
prospects. Staff on the Trump Campaign sought advance notice about WikiLeaks releases,
created messaging strategies to promote and share the materials in anticipation of and following
thdr release, and encouraged further leaks. The Trump Campaign publicly undermined the
attribution of the hack-and-leak campaign to Russia and was indifferent to whether it and
WikiLeaks were furthering a Russian election interference effort. The Committee found no
evidence that Campaign officials received an authoritative government notification that the hack
was perpetrated by the Russian government before October 7, 2016, when the ODNI and DHS
issued a joint statement to that effect. However, the Campaign was aware of the extensive media
reporting and other private sector attribution of the hack to Russian actors prior to that point.
(U) Trump and senior Campaign offici.als sought to obtain advance information about
WikiLeaks’s planned releases through Roger Stone. At their direction, Stone took action to gain
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COMMITTEE SENSITIVE~ RUSSIA INVESTIGATION ONLY
inside knowledge for the Campaign and shared his purported knowledge directly with Trump
and senior Campaign offictals on multiple occasions. Trump and the Campaign believed that
Stone had inside information and expressed satisfaction that Stone’s information suggested more
releases would be forthcoming. The Committee could not reliably determine the extent.of
authentic, non-public knowledge about WikiLeaks that Stone obtained and shared with the
Campaign.
https://www.intelligence.senate.gov/sites/default/files/documents/report_volume5.pdf
Bion, Young, Trump never consulted our generals when he pulled U.S. troops out of a large security zone administrated by the Kurds. It was a front page story for several days. Though rightwing media probably ignored it.
So, please provide the evidence, and please NOT any of all the media who are still saying all those silly debunked stuff related to Trump..
Actual evidence, that is what I am looking for, and please: stay on topic, please?
Anyone, please?
“This is a repudiation of the deal that Trump made. Trump arranged for a much slower and more comprehensive guarded retreat; with snapback provisions and threats.”
Here’s a copy of the deal Trump made: state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Agreement-For-Bringing-Peace-to-Afghanistan-02.29.20.pdf
Please quote the part that the you believe to be “slower and more comprehensive guarded retreat; with snapback provisions and threats.”
Yeah, why believe the guy who brokered the deal?
https://nypost.com/2021/08/17/pence-claims-biden-broke-trump-administrations-deal-with-taliban/
“Biden is honoring the deal Trump made with the Taliban.”
*If* Trump promised the Taliban that he would pull out the military *before* evacuating Americans, allies, and military equipment — then he’s a fool.
And Biden’s a bigger fool for executing that deal.
(Trump, of course, made no such deal.)
Why is there a moron in this thread talking about Afghanistan when this blog post is about censoring speech?
Okay Karen.
Aha, the trolling moron spewing deflections speaketh yet again.
So let it be written….
What on Earth are you talking about?
First, “moron” is a childish insult. Second, I learned, after about two days on this blog, that threadjacking is an acceptable custom here. If you don’t like that custom, lodge your complaint with Darren and JT (or start a petition).
Threadjacking is a moronic thing that internet trolls do and NO Sam it’s not an acceptable custom anywhere and claiming it is is an unethical “everyone does it” rationalization.
Then direct your temper tantrum at JT and Darren. Their house; their custom.
That’s an idiotic thing to say, they aren’t the ones doing the trolling.
P.S. it’s not a temper tantrum, that’s troll talk attacking the messenger.
Creepy Steve is venting, again.
Don’t like it then don’t read it.
There, your problem is solved.
You just hijacked this thread to rant about hijacking.
Young — Well played.
Everything in politics happens for a reason.
Don’t think for a moment that this was a mistake. This was intended.
Think about it this way. Anyone who has played chess or checkers knows enough to manage this retreat better. Small children could quite easily work out how to move out the most vulnerable first while protecting them, then the most valuable, and finally the remaining. Plans and suggestions and articles on how to do it properly have been available for years. I’ve read them.
It is not a difficult task. Therefore, it must be intentional. This is not insanity. It is a calculated act with the desire for this outcome. Whoever ordered it considers this outcome to be their victory condtion.
“The entire rack of bureaucrat generals should be cashiered . . .”
I can understand losing a war. But how on Earth do you lose an *exit*?
Sam– Exactly right. There have been famous exits. Washington pulled off many exits that saved the country
as did General Nathaniel Greene. They were strategic victories in the face of great odds.
Here Biden had managed a tactical and strategic loss while holding overwhelming power.
It is a national disgrace that will stain our future hostory–if we have one .
The whole world must be wondering, as Obama suggested: “What will Joe F–up next?”
“. . . while holding overwhelming power.”
Excellent point.
And that’s what most galls me about this administration. America is the strongest and most virtuous country in the world. And *because* of that, we are told to be on bended knee.
Possible Clues To Cyber Attack Found In Comments By Turley Regulars
Here’s a comment from late afternoon today on the thread of Turley’s column regarding the Durham Probe:
phergus says:
You are the typical wet fart in America today…..not only do you not get what it was…..you still run down Americas leg ….. you are wholly partisan and it shows/smells.
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phergus is most likely Turley’s in-house stooge who functions as a pit bull to keep liberals away. This stooge has dominated the comment threads for at least 2 years. Each day he fields an army of puppet handles to harass the few liberals who bother engaging here. He, more than anyone, is responsible for the cookie-cutter sameness to most comments. Our stooge has total license to smear anyone with vulgar lies.
Yet predictably Professor Turley cloaks himself in victimhood reporting this cyber-attack. Turley implies the attack was mounted by liberal dirty tricksters trying to stymie his ‘free speech’ rights. However liberal commenters know there are definite limits to their free speech rights on these comment threads.
I don’t condone cyber attacks. But that old saying, “It couldn’t happen to a nicer guy” comes to mind. One suspects that Turley’s stooge smeared some Bernie Bro who happens to be a cyber geek. The Lord has a way of connecting equally obnoxious types. Turley has only himself to blame.
I don’t condone cyber attacks. But that old saying, “It couldn’t happen to a nicer guy” … Turley has only himself to blame. — anon
Sure you do… LOL, your (self) righteous glee is hardly concealed.
But victim blaming?
How tone-deaf are you?
Spanky, you are phergus and all the other creepy puppets.
Professor Turley, Thank you for your consistent presentation of interesting and controversial cases. I appreciate your commitment to seek and find the truth.
Keep preaching about free speech Professor. Maybe some of those people will actually see the light
Guess you’re a “Nazi” too Professor Turley. Welcome to the world of the damned.
antonio
It’s ridiculous for anyone to evaluate whether hacking is right or wrong depending on the site’s political viewpoint.
Thank you for sharing this development with your readers. Your blog is very important to us, Professor Turley.