
AUSTIN—In an attempt to unify the party and mobilize supporters after the inconclusive results of the Iowa Caucus, the local chapter of Austin for Bernie released a statement claiming that online harassment from Bernie supporters “isn’t real, you idiot sluts.” “Using the term ‘Bernie bro’ is literally racist,” local supporter Byron Jacobs said, pausing his game of Counter Strike Global Offensive to add that Bernie is the best candidate to bring the country together, excluding the “neocon bitches who voted for Hillary.” The Sanders campaign, who is working to elect the most progressive candidate for president in history, has categorically denied any claims of Twitter abuse, calling them “absolute horseshit.” At press time, the chapter has reportedly found my Twitter account and email.