While many U.S. citizens think the armed militia group taking over and occupying the headquarters of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Oregon is a very serious matter (defending arsonists and advocating taking over government land and property) thousands of people on Twitter are mocking and ridiculing the group of primarily white, antigovernment protesters.
Many media organizations are using the Twitter hashtag #OregonUnderAttack when writing about the incident, but other terms that have very quickly caught on to describe the group include #YallQaeda and #VanillaISIS.
If your master plan is to overthrow the world’s most powerful government and you attack a remote bird sanctuary you might be #YallQaeda
— annie post (@apwriter) January 4, 2016
#mealteam6 the special forces division of #YallQaeda. pic.twitter.com/KPkvFD8UW6
— Brian Powers (@Powerscentral) January 4, 2016
Every successful revolution starts with takeover of closed visitor center with gift shop. #OregonUnderAttack #YallQaeda
— Lars Petticord (@fatdownjacket) January 3, 2016
Do members of #YallQaeda want to return land to Native Americans or to the whites that took it?
— Ohiomom (@Ohiomom6) January 3, 2016
#YallQaeda recruitment video… pic.twitter.com/lTEWAidSNO
— Dandelion Dollars (@DandelionDollar) January 4, 2016
Whoever came up with the #YallQaeda & #VanillaISIS hashtag is today’s internet winner. Thanks
— John C. Varner III (@LilHulkQ) January 4, 2016
Wonder what the Paiutes think of #LocoHaram ?