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Unfollow. Deprive him of attention. (Original Post) dalton99a Jul 2019 OP
There are DUers following Drumpf on Twitter? MadDAsHell Jul 2019 #1
There has to be. I have approx. 2500 followers(not a lot) dewsgirl Jul 2019 #9
I do...ignoring him doesn't make him go away. brooklynite Jul 2019 #20
I know SHRED does. I've seen the posts here. Coventina Jul 2019 #36
I don't follow trump but I Ilsa Jul 2019 #39
Ignore MF45 and ALL of his distractions. nt Baltimike Jul 2019 #2
Ya know... grumpyduck Jul 2019 #3
I imagine it's to see what the enemy is doing lunatica Jul 2019 #14
Yeah, I can see that, but grumpyduck Jul 2019 #24
Unfollowing Trumpy is a sign of mental health. Eyeball_Kid Jul 2019 #4
I have trump in my auto-trash.. asiliveandbreathe Jul 2019 #5
Unfollowed him about a year ago B Stieg Jul 2019 #6
I never officially followed him. Tommy_Carcetti Jul 2019 #7
Yep, that's what I do, too. SeattleVet Jul 2019 #25
Watch your friends Roy Rolling Jul 2019 #8
Yeah, for Chris Murphy LEW Jul 2019 #10
A tip: Don't just unfollow, block him as well. New Breed Leader Jul 2019 #11
Believe I did just that ages ago CDerekGo Jul 2019 #13
I was done with him back when he demanded Obama's birth certificate. New Breed Leader Jul 2019 #15
If you really want to see what Trump tweets - you can follow @UnfollowTrump NewJeffCT Jul 2019 #38
Interesting. New Breed Leader Jul 2019 #45
I Do Not Follow Anyone on Twitter Wiseman32218 Jul 2019 #12
The most hate-filled, racist and demeaning? czarjak Jul 2019 #16
I blocked MF 45 (I think). ananda Jul 2019 #17
I have to change the channel whenever he opens his mouth on the BigmanPigman Jul 2019 #18
I've never followed him because the MSM posts all his tweets right after he does. n/t zackymilly Jul 2019 #19
Same for me eom LittleGirl Jul 2019 #44
I don't follow him. Never have.... paleotn Jul 2019 #21
This reality show freak..... dawnie51 Jul 2019 #22
Never have, never will. nt Ferrets are Cool Jul 2019 #23
i never followed him. barbtries Jul 2019 #26
Agree.. mountain grammy Jul 2019 #27
What's Twitter? TheCowsCameHome Jul 2019 #28
Ya stole my post! SCVDem Jul 2019 #30
It's a crappy ap that you can easily delete from your phone. iscooterliberally Jul 2019 #42
Never did, never will... Talitha Jul 2019 #29
Sounds like a good movement to start. He might just pick up more Russian bots to keep his numbers faymer7 Jul 2019 #31
About time that Trump lost his human audience Progressive dog Jul 2019 #32
I've never followed him but.. cannabis_flower Jul 2019 #33
https://twitter.com/UnfollowTrump mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2019 #34
His tweets can be accessed by other means than following. defacto7 Jul 2019 #35
I was surprised Murphy followed him in the first place NewJeffCT Jul 2019 #37
Why follow at all? To do so is to participate in Trumpism. VOX Jul 2019 #40
TURN HIM OFF!!! DUMP TRUMP!! blakstoneranger Jul 2019 #41
Twitter should ban him. He's clickbait now but his poison will eventually kill them. hunter Jul 2019 #43
If you or I had tweeted the crap the Orange Anus tweets out... Raster Jul 2019 #47
I wish the press had done this long ago. nt Chalco Jul 2019 #46

dewsgirl

(14,961 posts)
9. There has to be. I have approx. 2500 followers(not a lot)
Sun Jul 28, 2019, 06:00 PM
Jul 2019

600 of them follow him. No one that
follows me, that supports Trump. I think they still follow, so they don't miss his any of his outrageous tweets. But the way I see it, if it's crazy enough it, will be sub tweeted a ton.

Ilsa

(61,695 posts)
39. I don't follow trump but I
Mon Jul 29, 2019, 11:55 AM
Jul 2019

follow "UnFollow Trump." It is a retweeting of everything mf45 says without you following him.

grumpyduck

(6,240 posts)
3. Ya know...
Sun Jul 28, 2019, 05:24 PM
Jul 2019

I don't understand why Dems would want to follow his twits (I know, I know, it's tweets) anyway. Like, why would I want to read something that I know will just make me angry?

BTW, I'm not on Twitter. If I want to get angry, I just drive around until some asshole cuts me off or something.

lunatica

(53,410 posts)
14. I imagine it's to see what the enemy is doing
Sun Jul 28, 2019, 06:33 PM
Jul 2019

Trump would easily stab people in the back if it served him. Thus people need to watch their backs. Some famous person said to keep your enemies closer. It’s good advice.

grumpyduck

(6,240 posts)
24. Yeah, I can see that, but
Sun Jul 28, 2019, 07:49 PM
Jul 2019

most of us common folk only have the power to read them and the follow-up comments. We can't act on them on a day-to-day basis. And besides, we already know how unhinged most of his twits are (bad pun intended).

On the other hand, his twits and the follow-ups are making a heckuva lot of money for Twitter. So maybe it's all a symbiotic relationship.

Eyeball_Kid

(7,432 posts)
4. Unfollowing Trumpy is a sign of mental health.
Sun Jul 28, 2019, 05:33 PM
Jul 2019

By now, it's clear that he has nothing positive to say about anyone or anything. So why listen? Except for those who love to hate, he as nothing to say and he won't change.

B Stieg

(2,410 posts)
6. Unfollowed him about a year ago
Sun Jul 28, 2019, 05:49 PM
Jul 2019

If the ass says anything worth reading , the media will slavishly reproduce it.
I'm from NY originally, so I grew sick of this guy in the 80's and 90's!

SeattleVet

(5,477 posts)
25. Yep, that's what I do, too.
Sun Jul 28, 2019, 07:55 PM
Jul 2019

I look at his 'screed feed' every morning and again later in the day to see what Fox news has planted in his miniscule brain to be tweeting about so I can be better prepared for the 'crazy of the day'. I always check it via the web (not an app) and use a browser in incognito mode.

Roy Rolling

(6,917 posts)
8. Watch your friends
Sun Jul 28, 2019, 05:50 PM
Jul 2019

And watch your enemies closer. Not following Trump on Twitter is just dumb, if the objective is to deprive him of you getting his tweets. He doesn’t care.

New Breed Leader

(624 posts)
11. A tip: Don't just unfollow, block him as well.
Sun Jul 28, 2019, 06:24 PM
Jul 2019

Because even if you unfollow him, when someone else RTs him, you can still see what he said. Blocking him ensures that you don't see his tweets at all, even if someone RTs him.

CDerekGo

(507 posts)
13. Believe I did just that ages ago
Sun Jul 28, 2019, 06:31 PM
Jul 2019

Couldn't stand that MF'r when he was such an azz on that stupid 'reality' show of his. Someone 'convinced' me I should watch, for the entertainment of it all. I've despised 'reality' television since it practically began. 20 seconds of that crap, and I just turned off the television, chastising myself for wasting the electricity.

If only the rest of the world would unfollow Hairplug Himmler...he only tweets because of all of the retweets, and the fact that it gets him even more 'ratings'...

NewJeffCT

(56,828 posts)
38. If you really want to see what Trump tweets - you can follow @UnfollowTrump
Mon Jul 29, 2019, 11:54 AM
Jul 2019

I think it's a bot account that just take what he tweets and tweets it as their own tweet. Usually pretty quickly afterwards.

Then, if you feel the need to respond, you can go directly to Donny's account and respond to the original tweet.

czarjak

(11,278 posts)
16. The most hate-filled, racist and demeaning?
Sun Jul 28, 2019, 06:39 PM
Jul 2019

You haven’t seen what I’ve seen from certain Trumpbillies. They believe he gives them cover.

BigmanPigman

(51,609 posts)
18. I have to change the channel whenever he opens his mouth on the
Sun Jul 28, 2019, 07:12 PM
Jul 2019

news, why would I choose to read anything that he writes? I am not a masochist but he is a sadist. He causes me enough stress as it is, I wish I could permanently mute him forever. The world would be a better place.

paleotn

(17,931 posts)
21. I don't follow him. Never have....
Sun Jul 28, 2019, 07:25 PM
Jul 2019

If not for DU and other sites, I'd have no earthly idea what he's tweeting. I can stand only so much rabid, crazy ass racism.

dawnie51

(959 posts)
22. This reality show freak.....
Sun Jul 28, 2019, 07:40 PM
Jul 2019

does everything to further his "ratings". That's all this is to him. Deprive him of oxygen. Like a two year who throws himself on the floor screaming. Ignore his acting out. Make him irrelevant.

mountain grammy

(26,623 posts)
27. Agree..
Sun Jul 28, 2019, 08:09 PM
Jul 2019

and the press people should ignore him too.. no more impromtu press conferences at the helicopter while he yells racist lies and lies about everything. Just stop covering him.

iscooterliberally

(2,860 posts)
42. It's a crappy ap that you can easily delete from your phone.
Mon Jul 29, 2019, 12:06 PM
Jul 2019

I found it and got rid of it. I think it's a virus actually.

 

faymer7

(59 posts)
31. Sounds like a good movement to start. He might just pick up more Russian bots to keep his numbers
Sun Jul 28, 2019, 09:07 PM
Jul 2019

looking good.

mahatmakanejeeves

(57,489 posts)
34. https://twitter.com/UnfollowTrump
Mon Jul 29, 2019, 10:21 AM
Jul 2019
https://twitter.com/UnfollowTrump

Unfollow Trump
@UnfollowTrump
All of Trump's & POTUS' tweets (even deleted ones) without official RTs. #UnfollowTrump & hurt him where it counts, his ego! Also follow @UnfollowVP!

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VOX

(22,976 posts)
40. Why follow at all? To do so is to participate in Trumpism.
Mon Jul 29, 2019, 11:57 AM
Jul 2019

Even if it’s just being one more mindless follower.

 

blakstoneranger

(333 posts)
41. TURN HIM OFF!!! DUMP TRUMP!!
Mon Jul 29, 2019, 12:02 PM
Jul 2019

That's the problem, the media won't turn him off and he knows it. Every weekend this guy tweets out something stupid in an desperate attempt at staying in every news cycle. And it works!! No matter what he tweets, it gets media attention and most of the time it's meaningless gibberish meant to rile people up. What he tweets shows a complete lack of leadership, he is the commander and chief of the military and the worst example of a leader I have ever seen. A poor example for our troops. The media can't wait to get another tweet so they can use it as another excuse to beat up on trump. Well I say enough--let's just TURN HIM OFF. Un follow him, block him, do report or talk about him. Change the channel, turn down the volume--ignore him--MAKE HIM DO HIS JOB!! TURN HIM OFF!!! DUMP TRUMP 2020!!

hunter

(38,317 posts)
43. Twitter should ban him. He's clickbait now but his poison will eventually kill them.
Mon Jul 29, 2019, 12:56 PM
Jul 2019

The backlash against all things deplorable, including the Republican Party itself, is going to be brutal.

Children are going to snort and roll their eyes when their grandparents reminisce about twitter. The smart ass kids will ask if they voted Republican as well.

When the asshole dies his name will die with him.

Years from now an enterprising reporter, writing for the Atlantic, will track down a reclusive Barron William Knavs living in Slovenia who is going to claim he never knew his dad.

Raster

(20,998 posts)
47. If you or I had tweeted the crap the Orange Anus tweets out...
Mon Jul 29, 2019, 03:54 PM
Jul 2019

...our accounts would be closed tomorrow. Twitter allows tRump* access because he is clickbait.

Cut off his online oxygen.

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