MiniTru Strikes Again: Wikipedia Wipes Out Josh Shapiro's History Ahead of Likely VP Selection

[Timber Rattler]

https://twitchy.com/grateful-calvin/2024/08/03/ministry-of-truth-wikipedia-wipes-out-josh-shapiros-history-in-anticipation-of-vp-announcement-n2399172

Welcome to Oceania, Twitchy readers. Here, we are at war with Eastasia. We have always been at war with Eastasia. And that will remain the only truth you need to know until we go to war with Eurasia (who we then will also have always been at war with).

In case you haven't noticed, our beloved Ministry of Truth has been busy dutifully scrubbing the histories of preferred Democrats in anticipation of the totally legitimate and not-at-all-rigged election coming in November.

As apparatchiks do.

First, Wikipedia went to work eliminating all references on its website to Kamala Harris as border czar (which she never was, and don't you dare say otherwise). Not to be outdone, the politician-rating website GovCheck found that their own rating of Harris as the most liberal Senator in America was inconvenient, so ... poof. Now there's no evidence they ever rated her that way.

Room 101 awaits anyone who would question this new reality.

This weekend, however, in their clumsy fashion, many Democrats have leaked that Harris is likely to select Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro as her running mate (who also received no primary votes). With Shapiro's voterless coronation looming, it meant the Ministry of Truth had to get back to work.

Poor guys. There's no rest for the weary censor.

Yesterday, Wikipedia was back at it, this time deleting Shapiro's past work with the Israel Defense Forces (IDF).

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[catfish1957]

I am not that familiar with how Wikipedia operates it's  editing functionality, but I had heard earlier that it is a collaborative, with any approved editor adding deleting what they want. 

Wonder if an editing war is in order.  Can what they take off, be added back?

[Timber Rattler]

I am not that familiar with how Wikipedia operates it's  editing functionality, but I had heard earlier that it is a collaborative, with any approved editor adding deleting what they want. 

Wonder if an editing war is in order.  Can what they take off, be added back?

You can read how it's done here, in real time:

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Josh_Shapiro&action=history

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Josh_Shapiro

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Josh_Shapiro&action=edit

Short answer, stuff taken off can't be put back with out permissions of Wiki senior administration, all uber-liberal by the way.

[catfish1957]

Short answer, stuff taken off can't be put back with out permissions of Wiki senior administration, all uber-liberal by the way.

Thanks...  that explains a lot.

[mountaineer]

Shapiro's history of serving a foreign country also is discussed on this thread: https://www.gopbriefingroom.com/index.php/topic,537651.msg3056702.html#msg3056702

[Timber Rattler]

Shapiro's history of serving a foreign country also is discussed on this thread: https://www.gopbriefingroom.com/index.php/topic,537651.msg3056702.html#msg3056702

Meh...Israel has a special program and agreement with the U.S. that allows American Jews, especially those with family or historical connections to Israel to volunteer for a few weeks a year with the IDF or IAF, working strictly in a logistical support capacity outside of combat zones and at Israeli bases.  I have a friend who does it every year, and it's pretty cool.

[catfish1957]

Shapiro's history of serving a foreign country also is discussed on this thread: https://www.gopbriefingroom.com/index.php/topic,537651.msg3056702.html#msg3056702

This was also the same with M. Oz in Penn, in '22, and it worked against him.  Let's throw the same playbook at them.

[jmyrlefuller]

I am not that familiar with how Wikipedia operates it's  editing functionality, but I had heard earlier that it is a collaborative, with any approved editor adding deleting what they want. 

Wonder if an editing war is in order.  Can what they take off, be added back?

Yes. But if there is persistent "edit wars" on a particular topic, the article is locked until a consensus can be reached, with discussion happening on a "talk page" linked to the article.

As with any collaborative effort, it all depends on who's there. Usually if someone's being super-disruptive, they get banned. But now that the word is out about the article, the edits are almost certain to be overwhelmed.