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Part Two: The Online & Real Life Harassment of Marginalized Elected Officials

There Are No Girls on the Internet

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The Info-Stormer

Kia Johnson is the only black woman in Vermont's legislature. She supports a gun safety bill and has been targeted by anti-gun rights advocates. A white supremacist website, the info-stormer posts about her reelection and starts tagging like residents in it. In a 10-page report published by the Vermont Attorney General's office, it outlines almost 50 instances of threatening behavior where her or her family or her neighbors called police.

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