This one terrified them. They felt “harassed,” and that I “push the envelope of decency.”
To the new FailedMessiah owners, this is what harassment and pushing the envelope of decency look like:
So, as one might guess, the only thing to do when something offends haredi sensibilities is to… send it down the memory hole.
And then, of course, they exercise their haredi version of free speech in response to a deleted comment (see screenshot below). And this is what we can expect from the new haredi Übermenschen at failedmessiah.com.
Later changed to:
Not very open about their edits, are they? I wouldn’t expect better from barely literates who couldn’t even credit the news source for their first piece of plagiarism. It wasn’t until commenters and another blog cited them for plagiarism that they decided to credit their source, CBS 4 Miami, for the material they stole. THEFT, isn’t that a kind of Torah transgression?
But should we really expect a lot from so-called bloggers who can’t find the shift key to form capital letters, or that little ‘dot thing’ that one generally finds at the end of a sentence?
Anyway, it would appear that one Chafraud-Depravitch is now banned from the once great Failedmessiah.com website. Which isn’t such a great loss for yours truly considering its new incarnation – via purchase (and allegedly threats with legal action against the former owner) – is a new Internet version of a haredi dictatorship.
Sooner or later (likely sooner) the readership of FM will bail out as if they had found themselves at a clone of Yeshivaworld. Lovers of free speech, or at least open discussion and open exchange of ideas, are not going to tolerate the BS tactics displayed by FM’s new handlers, like haredim trying to impose their manner of behavior upon the world while snuffing out the expressions of others.
Dear “Diversified Holdings”, Up yours.
I intend to create a place on the Internet very similar to the one you tried to buy off and shut up. And I’ll encourage others to do the same until all you have left is a very expensive echo chamber. The next time you try to conceal the truth by buying and threatening it away, you may want to attempt a smoother transition since your not so tactful haredi approach tends to anger people a bit and therefore makes them louder. But, I guess you missed that day in yeshiva. See ya on the Internet.
CD
YAY! Long live Chafraud!! Thank you.
Let us know if you want tips.
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Thumbs up !!
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APC,
I just saw your comment in the monthly FM thread:
“Thank you for your patience.
We expect to have our next post up by the end of February. Most probably. You can expect one new post per month after that.
To give you a sneak preview, the post we’re working on is about the addition of a new late maariv minyan at 11 p.m. at the big shul. We know you’re all excited and we look forward to the lively comments. Stay tuned.”
That was HILARIOUS! But watch out. Talk like that could get you banned from the new echo chamber.
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They must really hate you!! ;-)
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This is meant to be a Comment, not a Reply…
1. CD, plz keep your logo
2. http://www.nationallawjournal.com/id=1202748827496/Justice-Dept-Fights-Subpoenas-for-Bank-Records-About-Russian-Assets?slreturn=20160108140558
3. http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/207637#.VrjojfkrLVQ
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dh,
Odds are very good that the logo and I will be together for a long time.
I couldn’t open one link (a cookie problem, I believe). I will try to read it later.
But the video was quite amusing. Thank you. I’m going to share it on the main blog page. May I offer a hat tip?
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Hi dh and ah pee-chorus! Thank you for visiting.
dh, if you mean tips as in ‘tip jar’ no, thank you.
However, if you mean news and story leads, please.
This blog was free with the creation of a WP account. And I really haven’t decided to embark on a full-time blogging career. If I open a blog on a dedicated server and find myself with expenses, I will likely look for ways to monetize it at that time. It’s yet to be seen. For now I’m just happy to see some fellow posters from the formerly great FM and have the ability to share information. And I will try to get at least a couple of blog posts published daily while I use this site.
It’s notable that was just a byproduct of the censorship I encountered at the failedmessiah blog. After my comment was deleted at FM by the thin-skinned owners, I had to open a WP account to post on FrumFollies. It wasn’t even my intention to open a blog last night, but it’s apparently part of opening a WP account. Mentioning that I got a free blog in the process is what got me banned at FM. Is that a kind of “vulgarity?” Who knew? It’s kind of cool since it demonstrates haredi Orthodox Jewish censorship in action.
It sure didn’t feel very nice to have my voice silenced. OTOH, it may be a loud calling to a new chapter in my life. We’ll see.
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Hooray for Chafraud-Depravitch! We are back in business. Here’s a little gem:
http://crownheights.info/chabad-news/522579/couple-framed-on-drug-charges-in-ukrain-pidyon-shvuim-fund-launched/
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Hi WSC!
(I have to start with hello to everyone because I can’t do it at FM anymore. And I miss just about everyone there – except the new owners, of course.)
Interesting story. While reading it, I heard the voice of Robert J Barron in my head saying “Let’s not try this in the court of public opinion.”
My initial feeling is that they were framed. But we’ll have to see as things unfold. Certainly one to watch.
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I hope this their fundraising doesn’t interfere with Rubashkin
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I have not posted anything on the FM website since the takeover, nor will I. Under no circumstances do I trust those frum mother f__kers with any bit of my personal information, even though I use an e-mail address that is only for drek.
May the new owners of FM go from weakness to weakness. Soon they will have only James Madison, Redneck Gadol, and Jack.
C-D, I love that new yellow symbol!
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Chabad can’t spell the name of the state where their menorah was repeatedly vandalized. Where in the world is “illini”?? http://chabadinfo.com/news/illini-chabad-menorah-damaged-sunday/
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CD,
Illini is the nickname given to students at the University of Illinois.
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WSC,
I wouldn’t trust them with much either.
Their assurances of trustworthiness are not assuring whatsoever. And I think they are really just trying to preserve their sources who often have much to lose by being exposed.
I knew it was over when they posted:
“We are a group of people dedicated to protecting the reputation of the Orthodox Jewish community.”
It’s a clear conflict of interests considering what the blog was about.
It’s my firm belief that the Orthodox Jewish community has a reputation to REPAIR, not preserve.
And when they said:
” we will present articles and conversations that speak to what Hashem truly wants from us.”
That sealed it.
Didn’t anyone tell them the readership they were buying had no interest in Jewish preachers?
Perhaps they should have purchased a synagogue instead, where indoctrination of a captive audience is much easier.
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They are deleting all my posts now. Suspect I’ve been banned. Never mind
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Good on you for trying to revive the FM mission! If there’s anything I spot on the Web that’s newsworthy, I’m sending it straight to you!
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Thank you, Joseph.
I’ll do what I can. This is somewhat new territory and a little overwhelming to me.
I am very grateful for the support and words of encouragement.
If you find stories, news, or other information related to child sexual abuse (CSA), please direct it to Yerachmiel Lopin at https://frumfollies.wordpress.com/
It is a primary focus of his and he is a far more experienced blogger than I am.
He’s been at it for years. I’ve been at it for hours. LOL!
He made an excellent point here:
And I’m with him in the belief that we all have to pull together to combat the ills affecting the Jewish (and greater) world. I will be adding FrumFollies to my blogroll and putting a post up inviting others to submit their blogs (or to suggest one).
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I have complete faith in you, and a few others, to pull this off by dividing up responsibilities by subject and geographically – hopefully on a single online site. But I have to tell you that I just got deleted on the former FM for calling someone, who they incessantly delete, and “idiot”. It felt really, realllly good to call someone an idiot.
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Well all the best on this new venture Ch-d, is now the right time to ask what your name actually means? I really think you want to imply something with it, but cannot for the life of me work out what?!!
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It’s a wordplay indicating my true feelings about the organization Chabad-Lubavitch.
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Chabad = fraud; Lubavitch = depraved
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What losers you all are. Your Messiah, Scotty, really failed you.
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Oh yay! What fun! Can we keep him, C-D? Can we?
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Sure. My first troll. Such a milestone.
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Mazel tov!
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Noticed this – Haredim Gone Wild: http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4763923,00.html
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The trolls will just follow in order to defend their honour
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Trying to put together a group to discuss bringing all this back. https://tinyurl.com/jy3j2fq It isn’t as public or anonymous as I’d hoped, unfortunately. But it’s a start, and we’ll find something better.
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They’re already censoring my posts, of course. Tell your friends.
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Trying to put together a group to discuss bringing all this back. https://tinyurl.com/jy3j2fq It isn’t as public or anonymous as I’d hoped, unfortunately. But it’s a start, and we’ll find something better.
They’re already censoring my posts, of course. Tell your friends.
(why aren’t my posts showing up here?)
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All comments being are now fully moderated on FM prior to posting. If that doesn’t get rid of whoever is left, I don’t know what will?
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Manny Waks:-
http://www.mannywaks.com/blog/jewish-care-victoria-responds-to-the-age-article-and-email-author-responsds
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So this is FM’s most recent post…
” PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT
PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT
When renting a vacation home in south florida please be very careful regarding bed bugs
A company that rents out homes is not refunding the families money after bed bugs found.”
So yeah, FM is dead. Too bad, had some of the best comments ever posted and more news than LoHUD ever offered.
To all you folk in New Square and KJ; we’re gonna take you down yet. FU you stinking Sids.
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