{"id":653895,"date":"2013-04-23T10:44:48","date_gmt":"2013-04-23T14:44:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.webpronews.com\/?p=226250"},"modified":"2013-04-23T10:44:48","modified_gmt":"2013-04-23T14:44:48","slug":"anthony-weiner-is-back-on-twitter-with-a-new-handle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/653895","title":{"rendered":"Anthony Weiner Is Back on Twitter with a New Handle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Well what do you know &#8211; look who&#8217;s back on Twitter.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s former Congressman Anthony Weiner, whose indiscretions on the social media platform <a href=\"http:\/\/www.webpronews.com\/weiner-wrap-up-2011-06\">led to embarrassment<\/a> and his <a href=\"http:\/\/www.webpronews.com\/anthony-weiner-admits-posting-racy-pic-on-twitter-2011-06\">eventual political demise<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It appears that Weiner is migrating his Twitter presence to a new handle, @anthonyweiner. His previous handle, @repweiner, tweeted out the new handle Monday evening. It was the first tweet from that account since early February. That account was silent for 17 months following the lewd photograph scandal, with Weiner <a href=\"http:\/\/www.webpronews.com\/hot-dog-look-whos-back-on-twitter-its-anthony-weiner-2012-11\">breaking his silence last November<\/a> by tweeting out a video in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. <\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the final tweet from the old account:<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"> div.twitterditto326369395158945792 { background: #C0DEED url(http:\/\/a0.twimg.com\/profile_background_images\/137018822\/background2x.jpg) no-repeat; padding: 20px; } div.twitterditto326369395158945792 a { color: #0084B4; } div.twitter-inner-ditto326369395158945792 { background: #fff; padding: 10px 12px 10px 30px; margin: 0; min-height: 48px; color: #000; font-size: 22px !important; font-family: Georgia, \"Times New Roman\", Times, serif; line-height: 30px; -moz-border-radius: 5px; -webkit-border-radius: 5px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto326369395158945792 div.metadata { display: block; width: 100%; clear: both; 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text-decoration: none; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; } <\/style>\n<div class=\"twitterditto326369395158945792\">\n<div class=\"twitter-inner-ditto326369395158945792\">\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"follow-button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/repweiner\" class=\"twitter-follow-button\" data-show-count=\"false\"> Follow @repweiner <\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"author\"><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/repweiner\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/a0.twimg.com\/profile_images\/1096529589\/yearbook_normal.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><span class=\"name\"> Anthony Weiner <\/span><br \/><span class=\"at-name\"><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/repweiner\" class=\"at-name\">@repweiner<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"tweet\"><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/anthonyweiner\">@anthonyweiner<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"timestamp\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?in_reply_to=326369395158945792\" class=\"twitreply\"><span>&nbsp;<\/span>Reply<\/a> &nbsp;&middot; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/retweet?tweet_id=326369395158945792\" class=\"retweet\"><span>&nbsp;<\/span>Retweet<\/a> &nbsp;&middot; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/favorite?tweet_id=326369395158945792\" class=\"favorite\"><span>&nbsp;<\/span>Favorite<\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/repweiner\/status\/326369395158945792\" title=\"Mon Apr 22 16:18:22 +0000 2013\">22 hours ago<\/a> via web&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;powered by <a href=\"http:\/\/socialditto.com\/\">@socialditto<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document,\"script\",\"twitter-wjs\");<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>It makes sense that Weiner would want to start fresh, tweeting from a brand new Twitter account. Of course, there&#8217;s quite a bit of bad memories associated with the old account. Plus, Weiner is no longer a U.S. Representative, so @repweiner doesn&#8217;t make much sense anymore. <\/p>\n<p>And &#8216;Representative&#8221; is not the political office that Weiner is looking to be associated with. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.guardian.co.uk\/commentisfree\/2013\/apr\/23\/anthony-weiner-michael-bloomberg-nyc-mayor\">Speculations<\/a> that Weiner has aspirations to dethrone Michael Bloomberg as Mayor of New York City continue to gain traction. It seems like a return to Twitter is a logical move for someone gearing up for that kind of run. Especially when the only things that you&#8217;re tweeting out are links to a 20-page document called &#8220;Keys to the City.&#8221; That document is described as &#8220;64 Ideas to Keep New York the Capital of the Middle Class.&#8221;<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"> div.twitterditto326687417476210689 { background: #C0DEED url(http:\/\/a0.twimg.com\/profile_background_images\/849724442\/ce09526433e8035bb738586d6137bd8c.jpeg) no-repeat; padding: 20px; } div.twitterditto326687417476210689 a { color: #0084B4; } div.twitter-inner-ditto326687417476210689 { background: #fff; padding: 10px 12px 10px 30px; margin: 0; min-height: 48px; color: #000; font-size: 22px !important; font-family: Georgia, \"Times New Roman\", Times, serif; line-height: 30px; -moz-border-radius: 5px; -webkit-border-radius: 5px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto326687417476210689 div.metadata { display: block; width: 100%; clear: both; margin-top: 8px; padding: 12px 0px; height: 55px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto326687417476210689 div.follow-button { float: right; 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} div.twitter-inner-ditto326687417476210689 div.timestamp a.twitreply:hover > span { background-position: -16px 3px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto326687417476210689 div.timestamp a.favorite > span { background-position: -32px 2px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto326687417476210689 div.timestamp a.favorite:hover > span { background-position: -48px 2px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto326687417476210689 div.timestamp a.retweet > span { background-position: -80px 3px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto326687417476210689 div.timestamp a.retweet:hover > span { background-position: -96px 3px; } p.indent { margin-left: 20px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto326687417476210689 span.name { font-weight: bold; } div.twitter-inner-ditto326687417476210689 span.at-name a,div.twitter-inner-ditto326687417476210689 span.at-name a:visited, div.twitter-inner-ditto326687417476210689 span.at-name a:hover { color: #999; text-decoration: none; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; } <\/style>\n<div class=\"twitterditto326687417476210689\">\n<div class=\"twitter-inner-ditto326687417476210689\">\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"follow-button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/anthonyweiner\" class=\"twitter-follow-button\" data-show-count=\"false\"> Follow @anthonyweiner <\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"author\"><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/anthonyweiner\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/a0.twimg.com\/profile_images\/3559831685\/b1688d09cdb76b7152adac62ba436559_normal.jpeg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><span class=\"name\"> Anthony Weiner <\/span><br \/><span class=\"at-name\"><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/anthonyweiner\" class=\"at-name\">@anthonyweiner<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"tweet\"> Speaking of smoking in the city, check out idea 36. <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/QkRCRhn9T2\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/t.co\/QkRCRhn9T2<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"timestamp\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?in_reply_to=326687417476210689\" class=\"twitreply\"><span>&nbsp;<\/span>Reply<\/a> &nbsp;&middot; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/retweet?tweet_id=326687417476210689\" class=\"retweet\"><span>&nbsp;<\/span>Retweet<\/a> &nbsp;&middot; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/favorite?tweet_id=326687417476210689\" class=\"favorite\"><span>&nbsp;<\/span>Favorite<\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/anthonyweiner\/status\/326687417476210689\" title=\"Tue Apr 23 13:22:04 +0000 2013\">1 hour ago<\/a> via <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/tweetbutton\" rel=\"nofollow\">Tweet Button<\/a>&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;powered by <a href=\"http:\/\/socialditto.com\/\">@socialditto<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document,\"script\",\"twitter-wjs\");<\/script> <\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"> div.twitterditto326409261188009986 { background: #C0DEED url(http:\/\/a0.twimg.com\/profile_background_images\/849724442\/ce09526433e8035bb738586d6137bd8c.jpeg) no-repeat; 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} div.twitter-inner-ditto326409261188009986 div.timestamp { font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; display: block; color: #999; margin: 10px 0 0 0; line-height: 25px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto326409261188009986 div.timestamp a { color: #999; text-decoration: none; } div.twitter-inner-ditto326409261188009986 div.timestamp a > span { display: inline-block; width: 16px; height: 16px; background-image: url(\"http:\/\/images.ientrymail.com\/socialditto\/everything-spritev2.png\"); background-repeat: no-repeat; } div.twitter-inner-ditto326409261188009986 div.timestamp a.twitreply > span { background-position: 0px 3px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto326409261188009986 div.timestamp a.twitreply:hover > span { background-position: -16px 3px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto326409261188009986 div.timestamp a.favorite > span { background-position: -32px 2px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto326409261188009986 div.timestamp a.favorite:hover > span { background-position: -48px 2px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto326409261188009986 div.timestamp a.retweet > span { background-position: -80px 3px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto326409261188009986 div.timestamp a.retweet:hover > span { background-position: -96px 3px; } p.indent { margin-left: 20px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto326409261188009986 span.name { font-weight: bold; } div.twitter-inner-ditto326409261188009986 span.at-name a,div.twitter-inner-ditto326409261188009986 span.at-name a:visited, div.twitter-inner-ditto326409261188009986 span.at-name a:hover { color: #999; text-decoration: none; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; } <\/style>\n<div class=\"twitterditto326409261188009986\">\n<div class=\"twitter-inner-ditto326409261188009986\">\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"follow-button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/anthonyweiner\" class=\"twitter-follow-button\" data-show-count=\"false\"> Follow @anthonyweiner <\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"author\"><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/anthonyweiner\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/a0.twimg.com\/profile_images\/3559831685\/b1688d09cdb76b7152adac62ba436559_normal.jpeg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><span class=\"name\"> Anthony Weiner <\/span><br \/><span class=\"at-name\"><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/anthonyweiner\" class=\"at-name\">@anthonyweiner<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"tweet\"> For earth day: Idea 54. <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/vXAkgAvLMT\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/t.co\/vXAkgAvLMT<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"timestamp\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?in_reply_to=326409261188009986\" class=\"twitreply\"><span>&nbsp;<\/span>Reply<\/a> &nbsp;&middot; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/retweet?tweet_id=326409261188009986\" class=\"retweet\"><span>&nbsp;<\/span>Retweet<\/a> &nbsp;&middot; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/favorite?tweet_id=326409261188009986\" class=\"favorite\"><span>&nbsp;<\/span>Favorite<\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/anthonyweiner\/status\/326409261188009986\" title=\"Mon Apr 22 18:56:46 +0000 2013\">19 hours ago<\/a> via <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/tweetbutton\" rel=\"nofollow\">Tweet Button<\/a>&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;powered by <a href=\"http:\/\/socialditto.com\/\">@socialditto<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document,\"script\",\"twitter-wjs\");<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>The new account is less than a day old, and has already been verified by Twitter. He currently boasts nearly 8,000 followers in less than 24 hours. <\/p>\n<div class=\"feedflare\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?a=Y9S0aXdbvbE:C1ETfOvU_Zc:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?a=Y9S0aXdbvbE:C1ETfOvU_Zc:wF9xT3WuBAs\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?i=Y9S0aXdbvbE:C1ETfOvU_Zc:wF9xT3WuBAs\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?a=Y9S0aXdbvbE:C1ETfOvU_Zc:7Q72WNTAKBA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?d=7Q72WNTAKBA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?a=Y9S0aXdbvbE:C1ETfOvU_Zc:V_sGLiPBpWU\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?i=Y9S0aXdbvbE:C1ETfOvU_Zc:V_sGLiPBpWU\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?a=Y9S0aXdbvbE:C1ETfOvU_Zc:qj6IDK7rITs\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?d=qj6IDK7rITs\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?a=Y9S0aXdbvbE:C1ETfOvU_Zc:mfZ73u_VV2s\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?i=Y9S0aXdbvbE:C1ETfOvU_Zc:mfZ73u_VV2s\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/webpronews\/all\/~4\/Y9S0aXdbvbE\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Well what do you know &#8211; look who&#8217;s back on Twitter. It&#8217;s former Congressman Anthony Weiner, whose indiscretions on the social media platform led to embarrassment and his eventual political demise. It appears that Weiner is migrating his Twitter presence to a new handle, @anthonyweiner. His previous handle, @repweiner, tweeted out the new handle Monday [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7357,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-653895","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/653895","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7357"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=653895"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/653895\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=653895"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=653895"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=653895"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}