Targeting journalists is what autocrats do.
Trump never wanted to be “dictator for a day.” That was a test balloon.
He wants power without accountability—permanently.
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#StopProject2025
#DemocracyUnderAttack
#ResistanceUnited
#DemCast
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Trump never wanted to be “dictator for a day.” That was a test balloon.
He wants power without accountability—permanently.
#ProtectPressFreedom
#StopProject2025
#DemocracyUnderAttack
#ResistanceUnited
#DemCast
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funny thing about this is i had no idea it happened until someone asked me about it on stream last night
Tagging Jamelle Bouie in these trolling posts from the literal Vice President of the United States is such scummy, racist behavior. These really are the worst people in the world. This guy isn't even trying to be a statesman; he's a gutter troll.
July 1, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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Complete BS. If Ana made even a single unsubstantiated claim I would've called her out for it— I can't stand deceitful hate campaigns. But her coverage was truthful & completely fair.
Also, remember, Ana gave Kirsche right of reply BEFORE the story was published.
Why didn't she ever use it?
Also, remember, Ana gave Kirsche right of reply BEFORE the story was published.
Why didn't she ever use it?
May 18, 2025 at 12:08 AM
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Fantastic piece analysing the parallels between the alt-right movement & the intimidation tactics employed by Kirsche & her fans.
So far Kirsche & her fans have silenced at least two publications.
This is censorship by stochastic terrorism. It has to stop.
#IStandByAnaValens #ProtectPressFreedom
So far Kirsche & her fans have silenced at least two publications.
This is censorship by stochastic terrorism. It has to stop.
#IStandByAnaValens #ProtectPressFreedom
May 17, 2025 at 7:58 AM
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Ana is experiencing severe online harassment & abuse.
I know from experience how exhausting & deeply traumatising it is — and I've never experienced it at the same scale as Ana is right now.
Please donate and/or 🔃. 💜
#IStandWithAnaValens #ProtectPressFreedom #TransRightsAreHumanRights
I know from experience how exhausting & deeply traumatising it is — and I've never experienced it at the same scale as Ana is right now.
Please donate and/or 🔃. 💜
#IStandWithAnaValens #ProtectPressFreedom #TransRightsAreHumanRights
May 21, 2025 at 9:26 PM
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This tweet by Kirsche is still live even now, and was in Ana's original Kirsche/GRT story that I fact-checked the same day it was published.
I saw it myself and took a record of it then.
x.com/KirscheVerst...
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I saw it myself and took a record of it then.
x.com/KirscheVerst...
#IStandByAnaValens #ProtectPressFreedom #TransRightsAreHumanRights
May 19, 2025 at 5:32 AM
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Because of course this prat "journalist" would weigh in since it involves a trans woman. 🙄
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#IStandWithAnaValens #ProtectPressFreedom #TransRightsAreHumanRights
May 21, 2025 at 9:18 PM
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"How can I help Ana right now?"
There are three main things you can do.
1) Boost her Throne, Ko-fi, and other support links. Donate, if you can. Send her something nice to cheer her up.
👑 throne.com/acvalens
☕ ko-fi.com/acvalens
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#IStandWithAnaValens #TransRightsAreHumanRights
There are three main things you can do.
1) Boost her Throne, Ko-fi, and other support links. Donate, if you can. Send her something nice to cheer her up.
👑 throne.com/acvalens
☕ ko-fi.com/acvalens
(More in 🧵)
#IStandWithAnaValens #TransRightsAreHumanRights
May 17, 2025 at 9:59 PM
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Jesus. This image.
This is fucking disgusting. I just... what in the actual fuck.
We all know that is NOT what fucking happened.
#IStandWithAnaValens #ProtectPressFreedom #TransRightsAreHumanRights
This is fucking disgusting. I just... what in the actual fuck.
We all know that is NOT what fucking happened.
#IStandWithAnaValens #ProtectPressFreedom #TransRightsAreHumanRights
May 21, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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What makes my experience as a journo similar to Ana's?
We've both been abused online for speaking out against bigotry. We reported on the facts.
We've both been threatened w/ lawsuits by right-wing bigots.
The difference? My colleagues never capitulated.
#IStandWithAnaValens #ProtectPressFreedom
We've both been abused online for speaking out against bigotry. We reported on the facts.
We've both been threatened w/ lawsuits by right-wing bigots.
The difference? My colleagues never capitulated.
#IStandWithAnaValens #ProtectPressFreedom
As a journo myself who's been in almost exactly this situation, I'm pissed off with Vice for capitulating to Kirsche's "uwu" lawsuit threat (she LITERALLY wrote that)
But the real problem is that alt-right vtubers like Kirsche are silencing journos through harassment & abuse.
#IStandWithAnaValens
But the real problem is that alt-right vtubers like Kirsche are silencing journos through harassment & abuse.
#IStandWithAnaValens
Head's up. Due to Kirsche's baseless threat to sue Ana & Vice, the latter pulled her stories.
I had a lot of respect for Vice for standing w/ Ana, but this is bullshit.
What kind of journalists are you? Is this your idea of press freedom? Cowards.
#IStandWithAnaValens
Archived story links in 🧵⬇️
I had a lot of respect for Vice for standing w/ Ana, but this is bullshit.
What kind of journalists are you? Is this your idea of press freedom? Cowards.
#IStandWithAnaValens
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May 15, 2025 at 6:09 AM
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The move to suspend the ABC late night show has drawn criticism from both sides of the aisle. Read more at link👇
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Qnotes Democracy: Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension should anger every American - QnotesCarolinas.com
Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension sparks a free speech fight as the Trump administration and FCC face backlash for threatening media voices.
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September 27, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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What's it going to fucking take to get journalists (esp in gaming) to cover this?
Clearly mass death threats & suicide baiting aren't enough.
Do trans journos/Vtubers have to be physically assaulted before you'll even comment on it?
#IStandWithAnaValens #IStandWithNyara #ProtectPressFreedom
Clearly mass death threats & suicide baiting aren't enough.
Do trans journos/Vtubers have to be physically assaulted before you'll even comment on it?
#IStandWithAnaValens #IStandWithNyara #ProtectPressFreedom
May 27, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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Trump’s order dismantles the agency behind Voice of America. Without a free press, who holds power accountable? #ProtectPressFreedom
The Silent Blow to Free Press: What Trump’s Latest Order Means for You
Imagine waking up to a world where independent news sources like Voice of America and Radio Free Europe go silent.
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March 17, 2025 at 12:13 AM
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🚨URGENT: H.R. 9545 is a threat to democracy. It lets old orange face silence journalists & non-profits by labeling them ‘terrorists.’ Call your House Rep NOW to oppose it. Free speech is on the line‼️ #DefendDemocracy
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#fightfuckingfascism
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November 19, 2024 at 10:18 PM
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Thank you so much for reporting on this. 💜
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#IStandWithAnaValens #IStandWithNyara #ProtectPressFreedom
Twitch: How Two Trans Creators were harassed by Right Wing Losers
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How Two Trans Creators were harassed by Right Wing Losers
In recent days, transphobia has reared its ugly head in relation to some of Twitch's biggest creators.
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May 27, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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Exactly this.
Ana doesn't have to be a political reporter for what's happening to her to be categorically unacceptable & a threat to press freedom.
"First they came for the gaming(/trans/women) journalists & I said nothing."
#IStandWithAnaValens
#ProtectPressFreedom
#TransRightsAreHumanRights
Ana doesn't have to be a political reporter for what's happening to her to be categorically unacceptable & a threat to press freedom.
"First they came for the gaming(/trans/women) journalists & I said nothing."
#IStandWithAnaValens
#ProtectPressFreedom
#TransRightsAreHumanRights
May 21, 2025 at 10:16 PM
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This is really disappointing. Kirsche wasn't even banned for her white supremacist comments etc.
Kirsche was banned for deliberately targeting and sexually harassing a journalist and trans woman live on her Twitch stream.
#IStandWithAnaValens #TransRightsAreHumanRights
#ProtectPressFreedom
Kirsche was banned for deliberately targeting and sexually harassing a journalist and trans woman live on her Twitch stream.
#IStandWithAnaValens #TransRightsAreHumanRights
#ProtectPressFreedom
May 18, 2025 at 9:42 AM
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As I've said for a while now.
Journalists who dismiss this as just "gaming" or "VTubing" as if it's silly and doesn't matter are letting one of our own down who's being harassed, abused and silenced for her journalism.
#IStandWithAnaValens #ProtectPressFreedom #TransRightsAreHumanRights
Journalists who dismiss this as just "gaming" or "VTubing" as if it's silly and doesn't matter are letting one of our own down who's being harassed, abused and silenced for her journalism.
#IStandWithAnaValens #ProtectPressFreedom #TransRightsAreHumanRights
May 21, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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Archived link to this story
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🔥 Keep sharing. 🔥
Don't let Kirsche and the alt-right get away with silencing a journalist via harassment and abuse.
#IStandWithAnaValens #ProtectPressFreedom
archive.ph/axZPq
🔥 Keep sharing. 🔥
Don't let Kirsche and the alt-right get away with silencing a journalist via harassment and abuse.
#IStandWithAnaValens #ProtectPressFreedom
May 16, 2025 at 9:48 AM
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I've uploaded my archive from when I fact-checked Ana's story the day it was published.
As you can see, Ana provided a direct link & source to EVERY assertion she made about Kirsche.
It's a lie & deliberate misinformation to argue otherwise.
✨ Link in 🧵✨
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As you can see, Ana provided a direct link & source to EVERY assertion she made about Kirsche.
It's a lie & deliberate misinformation to argue otherwise.
✨ Link in 🧵✨
#IStandWithAnaValens #ProtectPressFreedom
May 16, 2025 at 9:36 AM
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Complete BS. If Ana made even a single unsubstantiated claim I would've called her out for it— I can't stand deceitful hate campaigns. But her coverage was truthful & completely fair.
Also, remember, Ana gave Kirsche right of reply BEFORE the story was published.
Why didn't she ever use it?
Also, remember, Ana gave Kirsche right of reply BEFORE the story was published.
Why didn't she ever use it?
May 17, 2025 at 11:23 PM
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Archived link to this story
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🔥 Keep sharing. 🔥
Don't let Kirsche and the alt-right get away with silencing a journalist via harassment and abuse.
#IStandWithAnaValens #ProtectPressFreedom
archive.ph/axZPq
🔥 Keep sharing. 🔥
Don't let Kirsche and the alt-right get away with silencing a journalist via harassment and abuse.
#IStandWithAnaValens #ProtectPressFreedom
May 16, 2025 at 7:52 AM
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Archived link to this story
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🔥 Keep sharing. 🔥
Don't let Kirsche and the alt-right get away with silencing a journalist via harassment and abuse.
#IStandWithAnaValens #ProtectPressFreedom
archive.ph/axZPq
🔥 Keep sharing. 🔥
Don't let Kirsche and the alt-right get away with silencing a journalist via harassment and abuse.
#IStandWithAnaValens #ProtectPressFreedom
May 16, 2025 at 9:45 AM
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Archived link to this story
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🔥 Keep sharing. 🔥
Don't let Kirsche and the alt-right get away with silencing a journalist via harassment and abuse.
#IStandWithAnaValens #ProtectPressFreedom
archive.ph/40kfD
🔥 Keep sharing. 🔥
Don't let Kirsche and the alt-right get away with silencing a journalist via harassment and abuse.
#IStandWithAnaValens #ProtectPressFreedom
May 16, 2025 at 9:50 AM
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