CNN Reports that Donald Trump blocks people on Twitter if they insult him. I understand his reaction, as I have blocked a few incendiary people myself.
But then I am not President. I am not responsible for the defense of our nation and crucial decisions every day. I’m pretty busy for a person my age, but I confess I don’t have time to read every tweet directed at me.
Trump apparently has plenty of free time, even though he has 32 million followers.
“(CNN)Tweeting about ice cream or sending a GIF of the Pope doesn’t seem particularly momentous.
“But as some Twitter users are finding out, it doesn’t take much to be shut out by President Donald Trump.
For Rob Szczerba, it was a joke about a new ice cream flavor.
“He was making fun of Trump’s baffling late night tweet where he used the now-infamous ”
“@realDonaldTrump I heard #covfefe is a new flavor from Ben & Jerry’s. But it’s mostly just nuts!,” Szczerba tweeted at the President.”
He was blocked by Trump.
There is now a hashtag for people who were #blockedbytrump
WIRED magazine posted a running list of people blocked by Trump. It includes the novelist Stephen King, who said, laughing, “I may have to kill myself.”
Diane Ravitch's blog 
I’m feeling very unsuccessful! Why haven’t I been blocked yet?
.@BetsyDeVosED has meetings with two Catholic education groups on her public schedule this week:
Are public schools actually barred from the US Department of Education now, or do they just not ever invite any advocates for 90% of the students in the country?
It’s ridiculous. It’s as if the Social Security Administration spoke exclusively to 401k managers and it gets worse with each successive President.
When does DeVos meet with public education advocates? Can she cram that in between charter and voucher promotion events, or is that too much to ask?
The “flat earthers” and “status quo” people should at least get a chance to defend themselves from her smears.
The Trump Team’s single contribution to public schools in 5 months? They said state plans weren’t “ambitious” enough.
Do they feel any duty to offer something of value to students in public schools, or is that just not on the federal agenda? How did this get so twisted that they see their role as critics of public schools and cheerleaders for charters and vouchers? Is it a kind of echo chamber in there?
I read recently that The Donald is becoming so stressed that he is now yelling at his TV.
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Here is a partial quote from the Daily Kos:
Another tweetstorm from an angry, paranoid, isolated Donald Trump …Daily Kos
…To reiterate, the man quite obviously has something wrong with him. He is publicly paranoid. He lies constantly and demands constant admiration from those around him. It’s a bit beyond “this man does not have a presidential temperament,” though that itself should be sufficient. It’s a narcissistic spiral of rage and self-delusion. He has repeatedly declared that he is the smartest person in any room, and surrounds himself only with similar geniuses. The only explanation for the bad news and criticism flooding over his White House, therefore, is that it is all faked to make him look bad.
While this is the common thought process of the red-faced American bunker dweller, it is not normal logic for any supposedly functioning member of society. The man remains paranoid and only barely hinged, and we cannot suppose his behavior will improve as the pressures of the office continue to rapidly mount. He might indeed fire the special counsel; he might institute a brand new war just to bask in the praise of his generals. There are no limits, and no external Republican forces willing to rein the lunatic in if he were to do any of those lunatic things….
I’ve been trying, sending all kinds of snark and throwing tons of shade his way, but every day I can still access his tweets. What am I doing wrong? (That’s a rhetorical question in case anyone felt an urge to reply.)
Lulu,
Don’t give up!
I am trying my best too but no success as of yet. I’ll keep trying.
This link is dead. Is it possible to fix or repost? It doesn’t even come up in a search.
Also, this popped up a few days ago.
https://www.dailykos.com/story/2017/5/30/1667255/-Incoming-Trump-s-Twitter-Account-Has-Added-5-Million-Followers-In-Last-Three-Days-Mostly-Bots
This search gives more reputable news sources –
https://www.google.com/search?q=Trump+twitter+followers+bots+daily+kos&oq=Trump+twitter+followers+bots+daily+kos&gs_l=serp.3…21290.23262.0.23689.10.10.0.0.0.0.148.1164.2j8.10.0….0…1.1.64.serp..0.8.908…33i160k1j33i21k1.270Zj5H07IQ
He doesn’t have 32 Million followers. Ask why?
Oops – the dead link was “Kentucky: Stop Vouchers! Save Public Education!”
The person who sent the Kentucky post asked me to take it down as it was a private communication which I did not know