Parler, the alternative social media platform favored by conservatives, was removed from all major platforms after the riot at the Capitol. The social media crackdown was not limited to Twitter. It is unclear if Flynn or the moderators deleted the post.
That should be the topic of your story,” she said. “ bottom line someone vandalized our property. Newport This Week asked Flynn if she anticipated the political debate among her neighbors, and why she didn’t turn off the comments when the conversation became divisive. QAnon supporters, who participated in the riots, claim that Trump is waging war against Satan worshipping pedophiles. Capitol, Twitter banned Michael Flynn’s account for violating its Coordinated Harmful Activity policy and sharing QAnon conspiracy theories. Middletown police said they have stepped up patrols in the area around the Flynn house.Īfter last week’s riot at the U.S. The post generated almost 200 heated comments, divided in both support and opposition to Michael Flynn and the Trump administration. I posted about our flag on Next Door because I wanted to alert my neighbors to the vandalism on our property,” she said. “Please use this statement in its entirety or not at all. When asked why she posted her complaint to social media, Flynn told Newport This Week that she believed the community should know. A family member told the officer a “troops for Trump” flag had been removed and thrown on the ground at some point between 10 p.m.
When police became aware of the post, an officer responded to the Flynn household on Tuckerman Avenue. Contrary to what she wrote on Next Door, the family did not contact the police regarding the incident. “The flag was not stolen and video was not captured for the incident,” Capt. She wrote, “To the person who took one of our flags down off our flagpole, know that we have video of the act and have taken it to the Middletown police.” 9, Lori Flynn posted “Flag stolen off our flagpole” to 15 neighborhoods, which spans Newport and Middletown. The day after Twitter banned Donald Trump’s former national security adviser Michael Flynn of Middletown, a post authored by his wife on the social media network Next Door provoked a divisive local debate.