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avaistheone1

(14,626 posts)
96. We use brackets like these at DU - ALL THE TIME to represent hugs.
Mon Jul 25, 2016, 01:57 AM
Jul 2016

Looks like we got a group of peeps here trying to make something out of nothing.

I don't get it. What am I missing? nt jezebel Jul 2016 #1
The (((brackets around a name))) is something Jewish people use online NuclearDem Jul 2016 #2
Oh my gosh, that's horrible. I didn't know that. thanks. jezebel Jul 2016 #4
Yep, in a single tweet, Wikileaks has now aligned itself with Neo-Nazis. eom MohRokTah Jul 2016 #9
It is interesting that they only released DNC... scscholar Jul 2016 #28
Gop emails are likely reverse...Trump is the outsider citood Jul 2016 #33
They did release a whole bunch of war crime material. Aren't the Republicans still the war party? Scuba Jul 2016 #50
"Aren't the Republicans still the war party?" paulkienitz Jul 2016 #125
Not for the first time 11cents Jul 2016 #35
And one day, hopefully soon, he'll wear out his welcome in the Ecuadorian Embassy.... George II Jul 2016 #65
It doesn't matter if he grills puppies and eats them on a stick. Marr Jul 2016 #84
Understanding the messengers motives in okay though right? Or just follow blind? TeamPooka Jul 2016 #87
I don't care about the messenger, or their motives. Marr Jul 2016 #88
To me it calls his character into question... awoke_in_2003 Jul 2016 #139
Assange is a grossly dishonest criminal anti-semite rapist. It matters. Maru Kitteh Aug 2016 #148
It is literally the most basic of logical fallacies. Marr Aug 2016 #150
Not necessarily doubting you, but I'm very surprised at those quotes.. whathehell Jul 2016 #101
What liberalmike27 Jul 2016 #104
That's quite a leap. Marr Jul 2016 #82
In a single tweet awoke_in_2003 Jul 2016 #138
Sweet mother of pearl--really? MADem Jul 2016 #18
This! lib87 Jul 2016 #92
Same here. I clicked on this OP to find out what it meant. TheBlackAdder Jul 2016 #98
Um, what?!?!!! tallahasseedem Jul 2016 #20
Looked to me that it was asked as a question by Assange, It was not a statement. notadmblnd Jul 2016 #112
Thank you for the info... awoke_in_2003 Jul 2016 #140
Back in the day ((())) meant a "Call to Action" Alert, or intended as a major "headsup" 2banon Aug 2016 #152
Oh no.. I didn't know either.. thank you for the explanation, ND. Cha Jul 2016 #23
Oh geez........... Pharaoh Jul 2016 #24
It's 100% true. MohRokTah Jul 2016 #36
keep drinking that koolaid Pharaoh Jul 2016 #38
"Assange did say a Jewish conspiracy was out to get him." DemocratSinceBirth Jul 2016 #51
From your link: Ghost Dog Jul 2016 #58
hadn't seen that. Thanks. nt awoke_in_2003 Jul 2016 #141
Or... awoke_in_2003 Jul 2016 #142
thats half correct (unless I am misreading) Grey Lemercier Jul 2016 #57
That's what I read, also. It was how they attacked the reporter (Julia Ioffe, GQ) Mc Mike Jul 2016 #99
(((Pat Buchanan))) alfredo Jul 2016 #100
Not quite leftynyc Jul 2016 #129
He's a dinosaur, a dusty exhibit in a dark corner of a shabby museum. alfredo Jul 2016 #132
Unfortunately leftynyc Jul 2016 #133
True. "It was better in the original German." Molly Ivin alfredo Jul 2016 #134
Really? krispos42 Jul 2016 #59
We use brackets like these at DU - ALL THE TIME to represent hugs. avaistheone1 Jul 2016 #96
Think again. Additionally do DU'ers use 'Tribalist', white-supremist code word for Jews? No. emulatorloo Jul 2016 #108
There are none so blind awoke_in_2003 Jul 2016 #143
Seen the brackets as symbols for wi-fi, transmission sources, and for drum brakes in auto manuals. Eleanors38 Jul 2016 #126
We do? I'm Jewish. Most of the people I know are Jewish. Feeling the Bern Jul 2016 #62
Here: NuclearDem Jul 2016 #66
No, it's a thing. It's a way to counteract a neo nazi effort to harass Jews. Squinch Jul 2016 #102
Harry Enten at 538 has adopted this as a way to push back against the alt-right. NT Adrahil Jul 2016 #123
Message auto-removed Name removed Jul 2016 #127
The Neo-Nazis started tagging people with (((Their name))) to identify Jews and sympathizers of Jews MohRokTah Jul 2016 #3
Three brackets, see here: emulatorloo Jul 2016 #5
He's stepped in it now. True colors on display. emulatorloo Jul 2016 #6
Tells me all I need to know about wikileaks and Assange. hrmjustin Jul 2016 #7
Yes, and this thread needs to go to the greatest page. emulatorloo Jul 2016 #8
I think Assange is a Republican troll world wide wally Jul 2016 #10
BREAKING: Wikileaks aligns itself with Neo-Nazis in one tweet!!!! MohRokTah Jul 2016 #11
WikiLeaks, the Breitbart News for conspiracy theorists. nt fleabiscuit Jul 2016 #12
He did say a Jewish conspiracy was out to get him MattP Jul 2016 #13
Thanks for that link. emulatorloo Jul 2016 #15
Ugh. What ugliness. nt MADem Jul 2016 #19
Time for Snowden and Assange to face trial. Dawson Leery Jul 2016 #14
for what? dynamo99 Jul 2016 #40
Sentence first, verdict after. Didn't the Queen of Hearts from Through the Looking Glass Feeling the Bern Jul 2016 #63
Rape mythology Jul 2016 #95
It is a phony charge. avaistheone1 Jul 2016 #97
Far as the Rape Thing liberalmike27 Jul 2016 #105
The poster said "face trial", not face trial in America. brush Aug 2016 #151
K&R!!! sarae Jul 2016 #16
Thank you. fun n serious Jul 2016 #17
Assange works for Putin. That ought to be enough to convince us he is no good. n/t SleeplessinSoCal Jul 2016 #21
Disgusting tandot Jul 2016 #22
Too delicious...Rapey Julian pwns himself annavictorious Jul 2016 #25
4chan Trump trolls are discussing it... sarae Jul 2016 #26
According to them, tweet's been deleted. But they've got a screen grab of it too. emulatorloo Jul 2016 #27
There are some really disturbing comments... sarae Jul 2016 #29
Yep, Cesspool stuff emulatorloo Jul 2016 #32
God that site is a piece of shit Oneironaut Jul 2016 #54
K & R for exposure. nt SunSeeker Jul 2016 #30
Thoroughly disgusting. But ASSange keeps strange company even in the best of times. Tarheel_Dem Jul 2016 #31
brackets to target persons to harrass seemed to rise-up from trumps twitter friend the Star-graphic Sunlei Jul 2016 #34
Is he leaking? Drip drip drip. Rex Jul 2016 #37
Disgusting Cary Jul 2016 #39
4chan dynamo99 Jul 2016 #42
I am still very confused Doctor Jack Jul 2016 #41
It means that it's another "conservative" phony scandal Cary Jul 2016 #43
Someone at wikileaks wanted to draw attention to Jews, or people in solidarity with Jews, muriel_volestrangler Jul 2016 #46
Tweet translation: "Evil Jews Are Criicizing Me and Wikileaks" emulatorloo Jul 2016 #77
hes a nut MFM008 Jul 2016 #44
K & R Scurrilous Jul 2016 #45
This doesn't surprise me... BooScout Jul 2016 #47
Oh, dear! I thought putting brackets around someone's name sent ((( hugs ))) to that person. Petrushka Jul 2016 #48
Lol.... giftedgirl77 Jul 2016 #53
Thank you for the Lol . . . Petrushka Jul 2016 #55
He employs a vicious Holocaust denier...... msanthrope Jul 2016 #49
Wow. Just wow. greatauntoftriplets Jul 2016 #52
They can never keep the mask on forever. Loki Jul 2016 #56
here is an article (and wikileaks actually posted a 2nd, double down tweet) Grey Lemercier Jul 2016 #60
Thank you so much for the link n/t emulatorloo Jul 2016 #78
Wikileaks Posts and Deletes Anti-Semitic Tweet as it Does Putin’s Bidding For Trump riversedge Jul 2016 #61
He employs a vicious Holocaust denier...... msanthrope Jul 2016 #68
Now I'm beginning to see a link here. Loki Jul 2016 #64
Julian Assuage is a pig ismnotwasm Jul 2016 #67
The internet makes politics global, doesn't it? Incredible times. nolabear Jul 2016 #69
The board's neoliberal champ has spoken. runaway hero Jul 2016 #70
Julian Assange is "the board's neoliberal champ"? OilemFirchen Jul 2016 #71
I was talking about the OP. runaway hero Jul 2016 #74
Yeah, except not. NuclearDem Jul 2016 #80
Well done, great to see you push back on lies about you n/t emulatorloo Jul 2016 #109
Wrong board... Loki Jul 2016 #72
I was talking about the OP. runaway hero Jul 2016 #73
sad to see some still apologizing for him. KittyWampus Jul 2016 #75
WikiLeaks Jew Hatred Mosby Jul 2016 #76
Thread on Israel Shamir.... msanthrope Jul 2016 #86
K & R for continuing exposure. revmclaren Jul 2016 #79
Spin off: Gen Michael Flynn retweeted an anti-Semitic tweet from a wikileaks fan. emulatorloo Jul 2016 #81
I suspect he was referring to presumed hipsters . . . MrModerate Jul 2016 #83
Sorry, doesn't explain away the use of 'Tribalists' emulatorloo Jul 2016 #85
Yes. I am an M.O.T. OilemFirchen Jul 2016 #89
Kick Scurrilous Jul 2016 #90
Wikileaks: Hitler approved. Dawson Leery Jul 2016 #91
What a great thread! R B Garr Jul 2016 #93
Interesting thread. Behind the Aegis Jul 2016 #94
Exactly. Doesn't this all seem a bit too manufactured? Hestia Jul 2016 #103
Why all this sudden vitriol against WikiLeaks and Assange? Helen Borg Jul 2016 #106
Because majority of DU'ers push back on those who use white-supremacist dog-whistles like emulatorloo Jul 2016 #110
Righto... Helen Borg Jul 2016 #119
Wiki Exposes Hillary's crooked DWS liberalmike27 Jul 2016 #107
liberalmike exposes his tolerance for neo-Nazi and white-supremacist code words emulatorloo Jul 2016 #111
Sorry, but I read the David Duke link and I see no connection to Assange at all. avaistheone1 Jul 2016 #113
So Wikileaks tweet did not use the code-word "Tribalist" in his tweet? emulatorloo Jul 2016 #114
Tribalist has several different connotations, avaistheone1 Jul 2016 #116
Enlighten me on the positive uses of these neo-Nazi code words. emulatorloo Jul 2016 #117
No - the use of 3 brackets leftynyc Jul 2016 #130
Why Thank You liberalmike27 Jul 2016 #135
Yawwwwwnnnnnn leftynyc Jul 2016 #136
FWIW, some teenaged little shit usually mans the official wikileaks twitter Blue_Tires Jul 2016 #115
Wikileaks RTs one of our old favorites: Blue_Tires Jul 2016 #118
After reading the various links in the postings on this thread, I must say this this thread is avaistheone1 Jul 2016 #120
Yup: Hissyspit Jul 2016 #122
Another classic: The "Jewish Pro-Censorship Lobby" Blue_Tires Jul 2016 #121
I doubt he cares. Behind the Aegis Jul 2016 #124
Not the first time leftynyc Jul 2016 #128
People are putting ((( echoes ))) around their names on Twitter – here’s why Agnosticsherbet Jul 2016 #131
I used to be on the fence about this guy... awoke_in_2003 Jul 2016 #137
I'm not buying this . . FairWinds Jul 2016 #144
It's not character assassination when the depiction of one's character is accurate. nt msanthrope Jul 2016 #146
If your enemy brought you truth, would you refuse it? snot Jul 2016 #145
Remind me, which Article deals with foreign espionage as a check on government? NuclearDem Jul 2016 #147
Message auto-removed Name removed Aug 2016 #149
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