# Twitter bans MyPillow corporate account after Mike Lindell uses it to circumvent personal Twitter ban **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [February 3, 2021, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twitter-bans-mypillow-corporate-account-after-mike-lindell-uses-it-to-circumvent-personal-twitter-ban/932095 "2021-02-03T02:51:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 8
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2021, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twitter-bans-mypillow-corporate-account-after-mike-lindell-uses-it-to-circumvent-personal-twitter-ban/932095/141 "2021-03-24T20:21:47Z")
> [@Deeg](#): > > I think what they mean is “the voice of free speech…as long as it’s conservative.” Wonder how their claims about free speech would last if someone went on that board and started to criticize Trump? ---
**Author:** ![TheGunIsMightierThanThePen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thegunismightierthanthepen/32/2981_2.png) [@TheGunIsMightierThanThePen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheGunIsMightierThanThePen)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2021, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twitter-bans-mypillow-corporate-account-after-mike-lindell-uses-it-to-circumvent-personal-twitter-ban/932095/142 "2021-03-24T20:29:30Z")
It’ll end up exactly like what Parler did. > [@New-ish "free speech" app, Parler](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-ish-free-speech-app-parler/925109/90): > > They already have. > > Warning: somewhat NSFW in the link. [Edit by What Exit?] > > [https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20200627/23551144803/as-predicted-parler-is-banning-users-it-doesnt-like.shtml](https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20200627/23551144803/as-predicted-parler-is-banning-users-it-doesnt-like.shtml) ---
**Author:** ![Treppenwitz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treppenwitz/32/3445_2.png) [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2021, 10:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twitter-bans-mypillow-corporate-account-after-mike-lindell-uses-it-to-circumvent-personal-twitter-ban/932095/143 "2021-03-25T10:05:38Z")
> [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](#): > > A lovely tale, I thought. [The parable of the long spoons.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allegory_of_the_long_spoons) j ---
**Author:** ![k9bfriender](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k9bfriender/32/3283_2.png) [@k9bfriender](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/k9bfriender)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2021, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twitter-bans-mypillow-corporate-account-after-mike-lindell-uses-it-to-circumvent-personal-twitter-ban/932095/144 "2021-03-25T13:36:22Z")
I get the idea behind the parable, but given the last year, all I can think is that the heaven side is a potential COVID super-spreader event. ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2021, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twitter-bans-mypillow-corporate-account-after-mike-lindell-uses-it-to-circumvent-personal-twitter-ban/932095/145 "2021-03-25T13:52:21Z")
I wish MSNBC would ban his fucking commercials. I can hardly watch 10 minutes without his stupid pillow ad being interrupted by his stupid bedspread ad. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2021, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twitter-bans-mypillow-corporate-account-after-mike-lindell-uses-it-to-circumvent-personal-twitter-ban/932095/146 "2021-03-25T13:53:54Z")
Given that MSNBC viewers tend to be more liberal than Fox News viewers, I can’t imagine he gets many sales from advertising there. ---
**Author:** ![Merneith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/57b2e6/32.png) [@Merneith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merneith)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2021, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twitter-bans-mypillow-corporate-account-after-mike-lindell-uses-it-to-circumvent-personal-twitter-ban/932095/147 "2021-03-31T03:09:04Z")
Lindell recently was on Steve Bannon’s podcast, War Room, and said that he’s uncovered so much evidence that the 2020 election was fraudently, that he’s going to put all this evidence in his second movie and then take to the Supreme Court, and the election, “is going bye bye”. Lindell went on to predict that Trump would be president again by August of this year. > [Salon has an article](https://www.salon.com/2021/03/29/mypillow-ceo-mike-lindells-latest-rant-is-too-bonkers-for-even-steve-bannon-to-handle/) with more details about the podcast, the movies and the social media plans: > [@](#): > > “Absolute Interference,” the upcoming and second Lindell “documentary” on “election fraud,” according to the pillow chief, will feature “whistleblowers” in disguises due to the alleged threats they have been receiving. Asked by Bannon during the Friday podcast appearance if the “whistleblowers” were Dominion Voting Systems employees, Lindell awkwardly [agreed](https://twitter.com/ZTPetrizzo/status/1375863689111343106) and said he has been in touch with numerous former and current Dominion employees. So we have that to look forward to. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2021, 8:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twitter-bans-mypillow-corporate-account-after-mike-lindell-uses-it-to-circumvent-personal-twitter-ban/932095/148 "2021-03-31T08:29:58Z")
Or, in a different reality to Lindell’s, he’s going to provide more evidence to support Dominion’s case against him. ---
**Author:** ![N9IWP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/n9iwp/32/3154_2.png) [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2021, 10:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twitter-bans-mypillow-corporate-account-after-mike-lindell-uses-it-to-circumvent-personal-twitter-ban/932095/149 "2021-03-31T10:39:16Z")
Even if he had evidence, I’m not clear on the mechanism where Trump becomes President. Even if Biden was impeached/removed, that just makes Harris the president. I suppose she could appoint Trump the VP (like that would happen) and then resign… (I know, best not to inject facts into this) Brian ---
**Author:** ![Princhester](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@Princhester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princhester)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2021, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twitter-bans-mypillow-corporate-account-after-mike-lindell-uses-it-to-circumvent-personal-twitter-ban/932095/150 "2021-03-31T12:07:15Z")
Arguably I shouldn’t laugh but I literally LOLed at this. Something about the timing and phrasing of the last line. ---
**Author:** ![Princhester](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@Princhester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princhester)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2021, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twitter-bans-mypillow-corporate-account-after-mike-lindell-uses-it-to-circumvent-personal-twitter-ban/932095/151 "2021-03-31T12:22:11Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > Though I have to wonder how they’ll fare when Trump hisself gets whatever he’s planning up and running. He doesn’t have the business skills to pull this off. And if he did he’d utterly fuck it up in some way - probably relating to his ego - very quickly. ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2021, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twitter-bans-mypillow-corporate-account-after-mike-lindell-uses-it-to-circumvent-personal-twitter-ban/932095/152 "2021-03-31T12:32:24Z")
> [@N9IWP](#): > > Even if he had evidence, I’m not clear on the mechanism where Trump becomes President. > Even if Biden was impeached/removed, that just makes Harris the president. I suppose she could appoint Trump the VP (like that would happen) and then resign… > > (I know, best not to inject facts into this) > Brian Even if Harris wanted to appoint Donnie to the vice presidency, I don’t see it happening. It requires a majority of both houses of Congress, and somehow I can’t see Nancy Pelosi not having the votes to keep it from happening. What’s infinitely more likely: Mike Lindell is 100% batshit crazy. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2021, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twitter-bans-mypillow-corporate-account-after-mike-lindell-uses-it-to-circumvent-personal-twitter-ban/932095/153 "2021-03-31T13:05:26Z")
> [@Princhester](#): > > He doesn’t have the business skills to pull this off. And if he did he’d utterly fuck it up in some way - probably relating to his ego - very quickly. Greed. Clearly he’s not really doing anything anymore and hasn’t for years. He’s a figurehead for all his business ventures, albeit one who won’t stay on script. If there ever is a Trump social media thing, it’ll be Trump-branded, not Trump-led. And certainly not Trump masterminded. ---
**Author:** ![mikecurtis](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mikecurtis/32/3284_2.png) [@mikecurtis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mikecurtis)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2021, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twitter-bans-mypillow-corporate-account-after-mike-lindell-uses-it-to-circumvent-personal-twitter-ban/932095/154 "2021-03-31T15:32:15Z")
> [@N9IWP](#): > > Even if he had evidence, I’m not clear on the mechanism where Trump becomes President. There’s a certain segment of the population that believes it’s like a sporting contest. When it’s proven that one if the teams cheated, they forfeit the contest and the other team is afforded the win. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2021, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twitter-bans-mypillow-corporate-account-after-mike-lindell-uses-it-to-circumvent-personal-twitter-ban/932095/155 "2021-03-31T15:36:38Z")
> [@BobLibDem](#): > > What’s infinitely more likely: Mike Lindell is 100% batshit crazy. And/or never really gave up the drugs. Maybe he did and what we’re seeing is evidence on how messed up they left his brain. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2021, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twitter-bans-mypillow-corporate-account-after-mike-lindell-uses-it-to-circumvent-personal-twitter-ban/932095/156 "2021-03-31T16:39:38Z")
My “Greed” above should have been “Agreed” referring to the post just above it. Although on review “greed” sorta fits too. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2021, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twitter-bans-mypillow-corporate-account-after-mike-lindell-uses-it-to-circumvent-personal-twitter-ban/932095/157 "2021-03-31T22:58:46Z")
Didn’t seem out of place when I read it. Really, any association of the words “Trump” and “greed” will probably work. ---
**Author:** ![Irishman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2021, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twitter-bans-mypillow-corporate-account-after-mike-lindell-uses-it-to-circumvent-personal-twitter-ban/932095/158 "2021-04-01T20:27:34Z")
> [@N9IWP](#): > > Even if he had evidence, I’m not clear on the mechanism where Trump becomes President. > Even if Biden was impeached/removed, that just makes Harris the president. I suppose she could appoint Trump the VP (like that would happen) and then resign… Yeah, when we found out the votes in Florida really did go for Gore, we didn’t magically boot the W and install the Bore. Bush II was still president. ---
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2021, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twitter-bans-mypillow-corporate-account-after-mike-lindell-uses-it-to-circumvent-personal-twitter-ban/932095/159 "2021-04-03T21:30:37Z")
Right. There is such a thing as a legal finality principle. Or maybe if they are aware of the Bush v. Gore situation, they’ll claim that this only applies to court judgements, and since in this case their suits were laughed out of court without there being a trial, then there was never a final ruling, and the whole thing with Congress challenging the Electoral Votes gets a do-over. Given that nowhere in the constitution or laws is there a provision for such a thing, they may believe SCOTUS would be somehow _obligated_ to order so… for some reason that does not appear anywhere in the Constitution either. Which still does not tell me how come they expect the actual votes to go differently, unless they are counting on that the non-cooperating Senators will now be in such fear for their families’ lives they’ll HAVE to go along. ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2021, 6:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twitter-bans-mypillow-corporate-account-after-mike-lindell-uses-it-to-circumvent-personal-twitter-ban/932095/160 "2021-04-06T06:54:56Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > What about 1 Samuel 28:3-25, where King Saul asks the Medium of Endor to call up the ghost of the prophet Samuel? > > . . . > > Forgive me if that is not in the Torah. This being the Internet and all, we can’t just let this by. No, the books of Samuel aren’t part of the Torah. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twitter-bans-mypillow-corporate-account-after-mike-lindell-uses-it-to-circumvent-personal-twitter-ban/932095.md?page=7) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twitter-bans-mypillow-corporate-account-after-mike-lindell-uses-it-to-circumvent-personal-twitter-ban/932095.md?page=9)