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Free Speech? Alex Jones’ Official YouTube Channel BANNED!

Published by Foehammer 1 month, 4 weeks ago in News, Rants, U.S. Constitution and Free Speech.

Well, here we go. How many of my readers remember when Digg.com banned me after I made the front page and was actually getting an “alarming” amount of hits per day? Didn’t want the “anti-Muslim” site getting attention, did they? It didn’t matter that I’ve never been “anti-Muslim”, that idiots and liars cannot discern the difference between ideologies, religions, races and all the rest. What suits the purposes of tyrants and fools is almost always painted deceit. And painted me into a corner, Digg.com did, as if I am some sort of hate-monger and racist; pressed the Big Red Button and ejected me out of the speeding car.

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Not Quite Anti-Jihad Burnout

Published by Foehammer 1 year, 10 months ago in Opinion, Foehammer's Anvil, Foehammer Network and Foehammer.

I didn’t make a post yesterday, but I did re-organize the Anvil a bit more; hopefully for the better. And the day before that I worked almost all day and created a mirror site of the Anvil at Foehammer.com for safe-keeping of future articles that I post here, and also to accommodate those readers on slow connections. It’s also Digg-able, unlike Foehammer.net itself. You can just call it Foehammer, or how I affectionately like to refer to it, Foehammer Lite.

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Digg and Blogger banning more anti-jihad related sites

Published by Foehammer 1 year, 11 months ago in Islamophobia?, Blogosphere and Censorship.

Well, in the past twenty minutes I received not one but two emails from separate bloggers informing me that Digg and Blogger have both seen fit to label them as “spam” and ban them in their own way. A Blogger ban is the most serious since it disables a site almost entirely (i.e. cannot post), as was the case for 18 hours most recently with Gates of Vienna.

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How to bury Digg.com

Published by Foehammer 1 year, 11 months ago in Foehammer's Anvil, Internet, Blogosphere and Boycott Islam.

Yes, as you can tell by the title of this article, I’m still unhappy about getting banned by Digg for no reason that I can find other than overt censorship. I’m further annoyed because Digg administrators have chosen to ignore my emails and it’s now been almost two weeks of patiently waiting.

I’m out of patience. A few days ago I chose to remove all remnants of Digg buttons from this site, all Digg links except one, and I even had the audacity to pester at least one Digg stockholder, but he and his cronies refuse to debate me openly on an Ismaili website.

“We do not take open-ended questions, comments or contentious observations.”

Who could blame them, really; I wouldn’t want to debate me either.

So, how do I fight back against such a monolithic titan of a web presence like Digg.com? That’s easy: I find something better and then I tell you about it. I must resist the urge to get angry about all this, because after all, I still remember the old saying: “Don’t get mad — get even.”

Exhibit A:
The power of StumbleUpon

The above graphic details something quite interesting to me this morning: StumbleUpon gets results. I have the industrious blogger 1389 to thank for making this little bump in my traffic stats in just over one day on StumbleUpon, and that’s just mainly from one submitted article! The obviously big blip (+3367%!) that appears here as my strongest rising referral source, even overtaking Google, makes me a new believer in the power and the sheer fun that comes along with using StumbleUpon. And best of all, it’s easier to use and more productive than Digging, and you don’t have to worry about the “Bury Brigade” or censor-happy administrators with a slanted political agenda and low-brow taste.

So, if you’ve been in the dark all this time, much as I have been myself, as to what StumbleUpon is and how to utilize it, let me enlighten you today.

“Stumbleupon is a brilliant downloadable toolbar that beds into your browser and gives you the chance to surf through thousands of excellent pages that have been stumbled upon by other web-users.” - BBC World

“Next time you want to wander the Web, forget about Googling it. Stumble it.” - The Wall Street Journal

StumbleUpon helps you discover and share great blogs and websites. As you click the “thumbs up”, StumbleUpon delivers high-quality pages matched to your personal preferences. These pages are recommend by other websurfers and friends that you add to your StumbleUpon account over time. All in all, it’s the perfect way to recommend valuable and entertaining points on the Internet and others help you find more great websites as a result.

It’s really that simple, and that popular. I have loaded the bar into my Firefox browser and it works very well and I can hide it out of the way when I’m not using it by simply pressing CNTRL + F11 on my keyboard at the same time. Want it back? Press the same combination again.

You can also find StumbleUpon links here at the Anvil even if you do not use the toolbar. On individual articles (and most pages including the homepage) there’s a large StumbleUpon button on the right sidebar near the top that can’t be missed. And beneath every single article is the Share This icon that opens up more than 14 options for promoting something here that you deem worthy, including submitting to StumbleUpon, as well as emailing the article to friends.

So, help me thumb my nose at the Digg “Bury Brigade” today, won’t you? Just StumbleUpon some articles here at the Anvil and then surf off to other interests; you never know what other reading you might find as a result.

Sources of Note: Omidyar Network Leadership, Omidyar Network and relationship with Digg.com

Addendum: Why StumbleUpon ‘Owns’ Digg, Virtual Schrödinger’s Law

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How I Know I’ve Been Right All This Time

Published by Foehammer 1 year, 11 months ago in Rants, War with Islam and U.S. Politics.

I’m just sitting here at my keyboard and it’s getting late; I’ve been looking around the Internet at the latest bad news from the Middle East, shrugging to myself in disgust and then I did a quick run through some of the latest Anvil statistics.

It’s quite amazing to me how much traffic I’m still generating considering that one of my most useful traffic generators, Digg.com, has seen fit to ban the Anvil because of the uneducated, bigoted and politically-charged opinions of a legion of Leftofascist yahoos. It’s also amazing to me, considering I have no connections to an established network like Pajamas Media, nor do I even seem to rate the link-love of some of the biggest players in the anti-Jihad blogosphere, namely such sites as Jihad Watch, Michelle Malkin, The Jawa Report and Little Green Footballs. That’s all OK — I show the love, and what goes around comes around; all in due course.

Yet, I just had an epiphany tonight as a result, I think, of seeing the strength of my readership and the solid loyalty the Anvil has garnered from a legion of other like-minded bloggers, all right in the face of obscurity: I’ve been right all this time.

“Right about what?” Well, right about the most basic part of this entire worldwide mess that seems to continue to elude our elected officials, as they ignore our borders and prosecute a War on Terror like a five ring circus. I’ve been right in coming to understand that if we are at war with anything in this world it is and has been Islam. I’ve been right in calling for the ousting of Muslims from our nations and slamming the immigration doors shut in their faces. I’ve been right in pointing a finger at anyone that appeases the Islamists. I’ve just been right.

If more idiots want to attempt to label me a “hater” for having the courage to state the obvious, advice that I give away for free, then so be it. I do not fear the attention. I do not fear the ignorant masses. My job here is to partly incite those masses so they will pay attention to the Truth. If I have to insult some people along the way to get them to finally open their eyes, I’ll do it. If I have to weather the tirades of moonbat armies, I’ll do that, too. Because I’ve been right.

I’m no Winston Churchill and never will claim to be, but history shows that Sir Winston underwent the very same accusations in Britain before the ugliest of truths about Hitler’s military buildup finally came to light — and Churchill had to steal that information. But I am me, whoever that is, and I’ve been right. Deny me all they want, but even the MSM talking-heads are starting to see that Islam isn’t the warm-fuzzy that they’ve been attempting to portray it as ever since 9-11. Even the Democrats are realizing they won’t get any new immigration bills passed until the U.S. government actually protects the damn border and makes damn sure that terrorists mixed in with the illegals don’t suddenly get validation under the auspices of what amounts to amnesty!

The American people are angry. Our active Congress currently has the lowest confidence rating in the history of the Gallup Poll at just 14%! That is absolutely pathetic. But again, it proves I’ve been right all this time.

I held out vain hope that President George W. Bush actually understood the threat and was playing a game of cat and mouse. I held out more vain hope that the moves into Iraq and Afghanistan were calculated to position for the needed reckoning due Iran, but on those things it appears I was not right. I’ve got nothing really good to say about a U.S. President who stands in a mosque in his socks. And that’s that.

But when it comes down to it, the inaction of Bush when it comes to Iran, combined with his appeasing attitudes towards Muslims worldwide and his hand-holding of the Saudi princes should prove again — I’ve been right! Iranian nuclear ambitions must be destroyed. The Saudis must be severely marginalized and their shenanigans here in the United States wiped up and swept away. The weakness and ill-education of George W. Bush proves me right.

Islam is still the Enemy: I’ve been right all this time.

What have you been right about, Mr. President?

And George W. will not make it right, you can bank on that. He won’t ever have the fortitude or guts to tell the Islamic world to go take a flying leap. He won’t ever have the courtesy and decency to allow our brave men and women in uniform to fight the real enemy of freedom. George W. might even manage to sell off plots of land and sections of Europe to more Muslims before he’s through, allowing the annexing of brand new Muslim nations — just what the world doesn’t need more of.

But I’ll still have been right all this time.

Boycott ~~Islam~~

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American Thinker: Ending the Balkan Quagmire

Published by Foehammer 1 year, 12 months ago in Foehammer's Anvil, U.S. Politics, Eurabia, Islam, Blogosphere and United States.

The 1389 Mobile Blog makes a convincing plea to get the following article far broader readership, American Thinker: Ending the Balkan Quagmire at American Thinker, and after giving the piece more than a cursory glance, I must agree. I have been greatly bothered by our U.S. government’s past and continuing mistakes in dealing with Islamic governments in Eastern Europe, and one of the primary reasons that it continues to irk me is that I have really so little knowledge of the region and of the truth surrounding those conflicts. We have been mislead, and excuse me if I have since come to my senses and decided to side with Judeo-Christians as opposed to Muslims. Julia Gorin begins her article thus:

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An Open Letter to Anvil Readers

Published by Foehammer 1 year, 12 months ago in Opinion and Foehammer.

By the time I finished this comment response, I realized it would probably be best to have this on the front page. So, here are my latest thoughts for you all:

tgusa wrote: “Just wanted to let you know that I have seen your name all over the net regarding this story [Digg vs Anvil]”

TO ALL:

And this is exactly what I want. Pro or con, the more traffic that gets sent to the Anvil, the more powerful I become. There’s really no way the Left or the Islamists can stop me — I’ve been on the Internet since before AOL even existed. I can adapt as fast as a teenager when required, though it takes more energy at 40, I have to admit. I make up for all the moonbat locust attacks just by the fact that I’m blessed with sheer force of will.

Yes, it’s easy to get dark, grim and angry with the tactics that are used against any of us that dare try to simply examine the truth and spread what we know. I get quite angry behind this keyboard every other day, but I’m learning to reign in my emotions and keep a balanced and clear message. I don’t always succeed and I will never be a diplomat, but I also know that the world is in need of straight shooters now, so an occasional outburst seems to be what my readers have come to expect from me. Perhaps it’s even what many of you get entertainment value from. Hopefully so, because I do not in fact enjoy having to fend off the Leftofascist hordes, but I know I can not let them just spew their idiocy and lies and slander without being confronted.

Most of the problems you are ranting about, tgusa, I believe are the birth pangs of a possible collapse of our system. This is why I attack the anarchists so ruthlessly in addition to the Islamists. The very same reasons that Rome imploded are now strangling our own Republic. The rich and greedy are out of control. The Middle Class is being given most of the burdens. Ungrateful and often criminal outsiders are immigrating into the nation without any intention of assimilating. Alternate lifestyles are being impressed upon our youth as fundamentally acceptable. Family life is limping because of high taxes, selfish parental pursuits and weakened social systems and education. Marxists, communists, Islamists, anarchists, atheists, and other lobbies and activist groups are embedded deep into our media, entertainment, government, charities, the internet, book publishing houses and more.

Yet, here’s something to give you, and perhaps many of the lurkers out there reading, additional hope: I completely understand the Left because I’ve lived and worked among that type of mindset most of my life. When the time comes that I am no longer comfortable with an anonymous identity, my background will surprise, perhaps even shock most. I believe it will go a long way in showing that it is not necessary to be Left or Right or Center in this fight with Islam and the Anarchists — what is necessary is adherence to the best philosophies of Western Civilization and an exacting attention to Realism and Truth and Morality.

We must all just keep bringing people to the blogosphere. Give people the opportunity to learn, even though most will not take it. There are always converts to the Truth. It is just a very long, uphill battle, so we must be unrelenting and resolute.

I think it probably needs no mention to longtime readers of the Anvil, but I’m a Thinker first and foremost and a Machiavellian by nature. Given enough time, power and influence, I guarantee I can become a nightmare for the enemies of Freedom in the United States and I have no intention of abandoning any non-Muslims that wish to ally with us or already have. At this point, I do not know if I will have the energy to keep up the fight for as long as I believe will be required, nor do I know what the future holds for me personally — I could end up a homeless man on a street corner, or I could end up in Congress, but beyond all the ifs and what ifs, I promise that I will continue to use every ounce of talent and will I have in me to help wake up these comatose masses to reality. I will continue to try to come up with focused and original ways to deal with these constant threats, and that is all I can offer.

Each and every reader that comes to the Anvil and wishes me Godspeed and best wishes and strength, keeps me doing this with verve. I owe you all a debt of gratitude that is beyond my ability to describe, because it makes me believe that I am not fighting in vain and it gives me hope that many needless tragedies may yet be prevented.

The West shall prevail. We are the best this planet has to offer, despite our flawed village idiots, and that’s the heart of the matter.

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Digg vs Anvil

Published by Foehammer 1 year, 12 months ago in Foehammer's Anvil.

Well, approaching DEFCON 3 here at the Anvil with regard to the recent censorship of my site by Digg.com. First the highest traffic article in the history of the Anvil was completely squelched by Digg, and then Digg implemented a block on all articles from my site from being Dugg at all.

I suppose that any private company is within its legal rights to pick and choose who gets through their system, but isn’t it interesting that a user-driven website should be so quick to censor based on the flimsiest of excuses imaginable? Like this one:

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Anarchy Microcosm

Published by Foehammer 2 years, 2 months ago in Opinion, Foehammer's Anvil, Western Civilization, Blogosphere, Immigration, Moonbats Attack! and United States.

For several weeks now I have been struggling to understand why the traffic flow to the Anvil has waxed and waned and then lately diminished to a low point that has my teeth on edge. But then I realize that because of my particular stance on Islam, I’m going to have forces working against me that are often unseen doing their best to marginalize my message, while at other times these forces are so blatant that they are even newsworthy. Well, one of the forces on the Blogosphere that has gained infamous renown for controlling the flow of thought is the Digg community. Digg users have a huge Far Left cadre that knows it can actually push stories to the basement with just a little organized clicking, and at the same time it can elevate stories to the very top that shouldn’t merit such attention. Now there’s anarchy breaking out over at Digg on this very point — when the users revolt, watch your back, especially when they are breaking laws.

Michelle Malkin comments on it.

So do the folks over at Techmeme.

Many of you will also recall this article of mine that delves into what this is all a syndrome of:

Is the Far Left really the New Fascist Party of America?

‘Anarchy in a bottle’ we might call it. Digg is like a microcosm of our own nation and the devolution in to anarchy that we are seeing more and more of. From the riots yesterday thanks to more illegal immigrants protesting in the streets of Los Angeles, to the actions of Far Left city councils creating ’sanctuary cities’, to narcissistic maniacs gunning down students on a college campus, society is going through some very disturbing changes. And believe me, these are all symptoms not unrelated.

I refuse to stop fighting this cancer, for even if there are days when it seems fruitless, there are other days when I am reminded that the fight is always worth it if the cause is just.

But today I am simply asking you, gentle readers, to witness the anarchists-in-action and to think upon these events and what will no doubt continue to brew in the coming years, and then ask yourselves what it is you wish to see for the future of your own children? Do we just give in to the mentality of those that want ‘individualism’ above all else and damn the consequences, or do we protect the Union and strive to save Western Civilization from the fascists within and the Islamofascists without?

I want Western Civilization to defeat its enemies and I damn well mean to see it through. There can be no Republic without law and order. There can be no true freedom when liberties run amok. Sometimes we have to just learn to say NO!

And if I have to scrape for every single reader, so be it. It’s a struggle I’m ready for.

I leave you now with an example of what I’m discussing here. This video was shot at the Chicago May Day (mayday!) March/Rally by the Freedom Folks and should leave you with little doubt of what threatens us all: