Please do! You can include my email jgolbeck@umd.edu

It's unclear if it's even necessary for visa holders to return today nor if this will have an impact, but it's an interesting look at what happens with far-right trolling manifests offline. More on this & all things MAGA in my (free) MAGAReport magareport.news/p/4chan-trie...

Their goal is to hold as many plane tickets as possible from India to the US today to prevent H1-B visa holders who are out of the country from returning. They aren't buying the tickets - they are going to airline websites, searching for seats triggering a 15-minute hold, blocking other bookings

The project, dubbed “Operation CLOG THE TOILET" began on 4Chan’s /pol board, a mostly unmoderated discussion board that is known for its racist, far-right, white supremacist, and otherwise unsavory content. It was picked up on patriots dot win, a hard core MAGA board.

I asked for more detail and more labels

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It's such a textbook exercise in resolving cognitive dissonance that I'm collecting data to write a paper about it. Anyway, subscribe to the MAGAReport (for free!) if you want more updates on insider MAGA goings-on magareport.news

It's a brilliant solution to the current conundrum. No one has to reject the Epstein conspiracy theory; they can instead believe the conspiracy goes even deeper and their known enemies are behind it (and also they can give Trump a pass)

KW is one of the only cities to opt out which brought threats from the state immediately following vote. Regardless of what happens, Gwen has shown the power of local independent journalism. It's inspiring!
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