History repeats itself. In September 1939, Hitler launched World War II by blocking Poland on Twitter. In December 1941, the United States entered into the war after Japan subtweeted the American naval base at Pearl Harbor.

This past Friday, according to Breitbart, Twitter “declar[ed] war on conservative media” by taking away the little blue checkmark that used to run next to Breitbart “journalist” Milo Yiannopoulos’ name on Twitter, verifying that he is indeed the real Milo Yiannopoulos.

No, really. Here’s the headline of the piece that ran in Breitbart’s tech section on the terrible injustice done to young Mr. Yiannopoulos, who coincidentally just happens to run Breitbart’s tech section.

Now, Milo hasn’t actually been banned from Twitter. Twitter simply informed him that “due to [his] recent violations of the Twitter Rules” — he’s a bit of a bully — they were taking away his little blue checkmark. So now he has to navigate Twitter without a little blue checkmark, like the overwhelming majority of Twitter users.

Naturally, Milo’s army of fans has responded to this terrible tragedy with wisdom and restraint.

JUST KIDDING! They’re crying bloody murder on Twitter and harassing anyone they can blame for Milo’s de-checkmarking.

Referencing a slogan formerly used to honor journalists and others literally murdered by terrorists, Milo’s Twitter fans launched the hashtag #JeSuisMilo. It was ugly

Here are some scenes from the ongoing debacle that is that hashtag.

https://twitter.com/TheAmazingPleb/status/685651751685341184

https://twitter.com/rstafford9/status/685635514481786880

https://twitter.com/AlHolmes66/status/685863515916115969

https://twitter.com/GBedecker/status/686036916744097796

#JeSuisMilo

SJWs suck TwatLord anus at Twitter. — Rapier Half-Witt (@br549q) January 9, 2016

Naturally, there were rape jokes.

#jesuismilo Haters are going to hate, Salt is going to flow, Spread your butt cheeks darling and prepare for Milo — Tengu Manz (@Tengumanz) January 9, 2016

https://twitter.com/MikeRotondo86/status/685666046443823104

In a variation on the old “I’m Spartacus” ploy, many of Milo’s fans pretended to be him. (The real Milo posts as @Nero)

https://twitter.com/Nuclearcherries/status/685698288864079873

It didn’t take long for the Milovians to find women to blame for Milo’s plight. Many — including some of the fake Milos — went after Huffington Post writer Jessie Thompson, who wrote a piece defending Twitter’s actions. Many of her, er, critics seem to be big fans of the c-word.

https://twitter.com/QuintusMetellus/status/685867151060766722

https://twitter.com/PillboxHill/status/685927247581085696

https://twitter.com/JRocca26/status/685916008561963008

https://twitter.com/Jew_Banker/status/685901724180037636

https://twitter.com/goodboygreg/status/685845870336708608

https://twitter.com/herpefeminist/status/685849987230597121

But she wasn’t the only woman to draw the fire of the Milovians. Some used the hashtag as an excuse to attack familiar #GamerGate targets.

https://twitter.com/brightonus33/status/685668906862809088

@m55244084 Whores get paid though… Zoe does it for free .. sex I mean, She plays victim for Money though #JeSuisMilo — The King Of Worms (@AKingOfWorms) January 9, 2016

Others — again, including some fake Milos — used the hashtag to promote their own agendas — some silly, some horrific, some a mixture of the two.

https://twitter.com/fiendeJ/status/685643144076083201

https://twitter.com/Qildaen/status/685938406929481728

https://twitter.com/gazetchic/status/686237395893776386

#JeSuisMilo Asia for the Asians, Africa for the Africans, White nations for EVERYONE! It's #WhiteGenocide. — ProWhitesUnite (@prowhitesunite) January 9, 2016

https://twitter.com/BNLieb/status/685734785227091968

https://twitter.com/_simpa_/status/685993767007088640

One fellow thought he knew the real reason feminists hate Milo.

#JeSuisMilo @Nero You know what? Every feminist should admit one thing: They are crazy about you. And you are unattainable. That hurts them. — Jeff Goldblum FAN (@Super_Slav_KEK) January 9, 2016

A few even managed to work their “cuck” obsession into their Tweets.

First the Gamers rose up with #Gamergate

Now everyone that isn't an Beta cuck or Brainwashed Feminist is rising up with #JeSuisMilo — EVE (@EveilCharm) January 9, 2016

In the news: Twitter went full cuck, Adolf Merkel gets more laws for something her immigrants did, and Milo reings supreme. #JeSuisMilo — Jeff Goldblum FAN (@Super_Slav_KEK) January 9, 2016

https://twitter.com/Ideo_Vames/status/685659660104368129

You can tell something about writers by the fans they attract. Milo’ fans prove with every terrible tweet of their what a wretched bunch of bullies and bigots they are — and why Twitter needs to do more to crack down on the abuse that its platform enables.

Congratulations, Milo defenders, for own-goaling yourself so magnificently.

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