Congress now doxxing Trump supporters???

Joaquin Castro, taking a leaf from the book of Anti-fa, has on his Facebook page, published a list of all people who have donated money to the Trump campaign in San Antonio, [b]INCLUDING THE TELEPHONE NUMBERS OF 5 OF THE DONORS, WHICH IS[u] NOT[[/u] PUBLIC INFORMATION!!!![/b] Most likely in hopes that they will be targeted by the way far out left.

"President Donald Trump's reelection campaign has taken issue with a Facebook post from Texas congressman Joaquin Castro that lists the names and employers of Trump donors in San Antonio and accuses the private citizens of "contributing to harmful rhetoric that targets the Hispanic community and so many others."

Castro, twin brother of 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Julian Castro, posted late Monday night on Facebook that he was "sad to see so many San Antonians on this list of maximum donors to Donald Trump." He specifically called out two companies, including a popular BBQ restaurant, and posted a list of 44 donors, with their full names and employers.

Trump campaign official Tim Murtaugh highlighted the post on Tuesday, calling it a "target list."

"This is Joaquin Castro, Congressman & chair of his brother's campaign," Murtaugh wrote. "Naming private citizens & their employers, targeting them for political views and exercising 1st Amendment rights."

"At the very least [Castro] is inviting harassment of these private citizens," he said. "At worst, he's encouraging violence."

"Should delete & apologize," Murtaugh added. "Castro campaign should disavow."

A request for comment to Julian Castro's presidential campaign was not immediately returned.

The decision by Joaquin Castro comes days after two deadly shootings in the United States, with information indicating that both murderers held radical political beliefs.

Just a few hours before his Facebook post, the congressman appeared on MSNBC to blame Trump for the actions of the man who killed more than 20 in El Paso.

"A lot of the language that the shooter used is eerily similar to language that the president has used to dehumanize and demonize Hispanic immigrants in this country." he said during an interview with Chris Matthews. "So the president has created this deadly climate where people are acting upon the kind of words and language that he has inspired in them."

His Facebook post quickly succeeded, if his goal was to create animosity within the San Antonio community. Many immediately pledged to no longer give business to companies owned by donors to Trump.

"Time to start buying bbq and gas somewhere else!!" wrote one Facebook user. "Boycott all their businesses, hit them where it hurts, their pockets," wrote another.

Campaigns are required to publicly disclose the names and employers of all their donors, which can be found in filings to the Federal Election Commission. It is highly unusual for politicians to use their public platforms, however, to highlight the names of political donors of their opponents."

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BlueVeins · 22-25

It's not really much of a doxxing, considering that donors to politial campaigns are public record. While it's hardly fair to accuse him of hoping for the far left to physically(?) attack the donors, he is kinda punching down in an un-classy way.

Sicarium · 46-50, M

@BlueVeins Nice try. Their employers were also listed. The intent was clear.

4meAndyou · F

@BlueVeins Agreed, no class. But if it is a matter of public record, why is he going this extra mile to ensure that everyone knows who donated? I believe he hopes and prays that something bad will happen to everyone on that list.

BlueVeins · 22-25

That kinda proves my point, @Sicarium. He's not really after anyone's bodies. He's after their wallets and reputations.

4meAndyou · F

@BlueVeins It's low.

Sicarium · 46-50, M

@BlueVeins No, he's after a harassment campaign that he instigates but that he he can also absolve himself of responsibility in the media by claiming "public info."

And it's an asinine defense. Your address is public info. There's telephone books, tax receipts, police reports. But if I find that publicly available address and post it, I'd be doxxing you. Stop excusing bullshit.

BlueVeins · 22-25

@Sicarium LOL you're so fucking naive, dude. You'd be doxxing me if you did it here because this is an anonymous site and that information actually is protected by site policy.

Sicarium · 46-50, M

@BlueVeins Bullshit. It would count as doxxing on Twitter too. The exact same platform. And you know it. Which means you support this bullshit and you're going out of your way to excuse it.

4meAndyou · F

@Sicarium I agree with Blueveins, we must try really hard not to threaten one another, even in fantasy.

BlueVeins · 22-25

@Sicarium That would be relevant if Castro had found anonymous Twitter profiles and posted their addresses and/or phone numbers -- which is explicitly against Twitter policy -- but he didn't, so that argument is still bullshit and you're still just midnlessly playing for a political team.

BlueVeins · 22-25

@Sicarium BTW, there are literally entire websites dedicated to organizing and distributing people's police records and they get 0 shit for it.

Sicarium · 46-50, M

@BlueVeins Your mental gymnastics aren't impressive. Go actually read Twitter's TOS. What I described is absolutely considered doxxing by Twitter. Hell, people have been banned from Twitter for posting employer's info.

Opposing harassment campaigns and doxxing isn't "mindlessly playing for a political team." Excusing it when it happens to be your preferred party doing it is. Hypocrisy and projection.

Sicarium · 46-50, M

@BlueVeins Typical leftist tactic, take one point out of context, create a strawman out of it, and avoid the real issue.

Police reports, yes. Personal addresses of political donors and their employers, no.

BlueVeins · 22-25

@Sicarium If you had actually read those TOS, you'd know that what you're saying is utter bunkum.

https://help.twitter.com/en/rules-and-policies/personal-information

[quote]Under this policy, you can’t share the following types of private information, without the permission of the person who it belongs to:

home address or physical location information, including street addresses, GPS coordinates or other identifying information related to locations that are considered private;
identity documents, including government-issued IDs and social security or other national identity numbers – note: we may make limited exceptions in regions where this information is not considered to be private;
contact information, including non-public personal phone numbers or email addresses;
financial account information, including bank account and credit card details; and
other private information, including biometric data or medical records.[/quote]

Notably not included? Name and employer. In case you can't wrap your infinitesimal mind around that, they included a section just for weenies like you, that explicitly outlines things that [i]aren't[/i] considered private information.

[quote]The following are not in violation of this policy:

people sharing their own private information;
sharing information that is publicly available elsewhere, in a non-abusive manner; and
sharing information that we don’t consider to be private, including:
name;
birthdate or age;
place of education or employment;
location information related to commercial property or places of business, where this information is publicly available;
descriptions of physical appearance;
gossip, rumours, accusations, and allegations; and
screenshots of text messages or messages from other platforms (unless they contain private information e.g., phone number).
[/quote]

So maybe consider doing 30 seconds of research before pounding the ol' keyboard, eh?

BlueVeins · 22-25

@Sicarium Um, police reports were one of the examples [i]you[/i] used, Mr. Goldfish Memory.

Sicarium · 46-50, M

@BlueVeins Maybe spend 5 seconds of reading your own quote, dumbass.

[quote]...you can’t share...home address...including street addresses...[/quote]

Sicarium · 46-50, M

@BlueVeins I used police reports as an example of finding a home address. But you knew that already. Stop twisting shit just because you lack the intellectual ability to deal with the issue at hand. But you won't. You're too dishonest and "midnlessly playing for your political team."

BlueVeins · 22-25

@Sicarium Home addresses weren't shared, dude.

Sicarium · 46-50, M

@BlueVeins You're such a disingenuous twat. I never said they were. You force a strawman, tried to debunk the strawman, and now you're whining that the strawman doesn't apply to Castro's tweet when your "debunking" backfired on you because you couldn't be bothered to read the very quote you posted.

BlueVeins · 22-25

@Sicarium [quote]And it's an asinine defense. Your address is public info. There's telephone books, tax receipts, police reports. But if I find that publicly available address and post it, I'd be doxxing you. Stop excusing bullshit.[/quote]

That was the first mention of addresses in this debate. This is so easy it's comical.

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Sicarium · 46-50, M

@BlueVeins You're too disingenuous for any rational thoughts. Try reading comprehension. You support doxxing people. You support harassment campaigns. You support these things because you think they'll help your side in the short term. In reality, you are weaponizing harassment. And the other side will respond in kind. You are normalizing this bullshit for no other reason than political hackery.

BlueVeins · 22-25

@Sicarium I can't imagine anything more lacking in self awareness than flagrantly accusing me of supporting something I clearly oppose, accusing me of strawmanning [i]you[/i], and THEN insisting that I'm the one being hypocritical, all in one comment. It's a wonder your mind doesn't outright collapse from the contradictions. 🍿