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Tell us what you really think: "#F---YouWashington" goes viral on Twitter

An f-bomb hashtag aimed at Washington, D.C. politicos went viral on Twitter thanks to one man's social media crusade. [Warning: This report contains profanity.]

  1. The stalled debt-ceiling talks pissed Jeff Jarvis off. 

    On his Twitter timeline last Saturday night, Jarvis, a journalist and an associate professor at CUNY, sent an explicit communiqué to Washington, D.C. politicos.


  2. jeffjarvis
    Hey, Washington assholes, it's our country, our economy, our money. Stop fucking with it.
    jeffjarvis
    Sat, Jul 23 2011 19:58:35
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  3. He urged others to express their own outrage.


  4. jeffjarvis
    People, it's time to get fucking pissed off.
    jeffjarvis
    Sat, Jul 23 2011 20:02:09
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  5. jeffjarvis
    Can we start a Twitter chant: FUCK YOU, WASHINGTON! Pass it on.
    jeffjarvis
    Sat, Jul 23 2011 20:04:17
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  6. After finding his catchphrase, Jarvis centralized his message and promoted it.

  7. jeffjarvis
    FUCK YOU WASHINGTON. Come on, people.
    jeffjarvis
    Sat, Jul 23 2011 20:04:42
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  8. Jarvis' foul language led one of his followers to take him to task.

  9. jlgolson
    @jeffjarvis OK, now you're actually starting to be unprofessional.
    jlgolson
    Sat, Jul 23 2011 20:05:19
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  10. But Jarvis did not retreat.

  11. jeffjarvis
    Nobody pays me to tweet so it is fucking unprofessional. RT @jlgolson: @jeffjarvis OK, now you're actually starting to be unprofessional.
    jeffjarvis
    Sat, Jul 23 2011 20:06:15
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  12. jeffjarvis
    FUCK YOU WASHINGTON. C'mon, people. Let's hear it.
    jeffjarvis
    Sat, Jul 23 2011 20:06:38
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  13. jeffjarvis
    My dream is a virtual chant rising up in volume hour upon hour: FUCK YOU WASHINGTON!
    jeffjarvis
    Sat, Jul 23 2011 20:08:11
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  14. jeffjarvis
    Time for Washington to grow up and do its fucking work.
    jeffjarvis
    Sat, Jul 23 2011 20:09:57
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  15. Another user suggested turning Jarvis' impassioned malediction into a hashtag.

  16. boogerpussy
    .@jeffjarvis Hashtag it: #FUCKYOUWASHINGTON
    boogerpussy
    Sat, Jul 23 2011 20:10:01
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  17. Doing so turned a single person's complaint into a collective campaign aimed at making "#F---YouWashington" a trending topic.

  18. andrewbrust
    I would open my window and scream it, but that would let the air conditioning out. So I'll stick with hashtags. #fuckyouwashington
    andrewbrust
    Sat, Jul 23 2011 20:37:43
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  19. Crowdsourcing
    Why this is smart. Web=nuance. Terrible in politics. Twitter=loud and simple. Like a bumper sticker. #FuckYouWashington
    Crowdsourcing
    Sat, Jul 23 2011 21:01:21
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  20. danielbachhuber
    Doing my part. #fuckyouwashington #fuckyouwashington #fuckyouwashington #fuckyouwashington #fuckyouwashington #fuckyouwashington
    danielbachhuber
    Sat, Jul 23 2011 21:01:32
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  21. jmproffitt
    Sorry folks, I'm not normally so political. Well, not regularly. But @jeffjarvis and #FuckYouWashington deserve support.
    jmproffitt
    Sat, Jul 23 2011 21:03:10
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  22. jayrosen_nyu
    The first stage is denial, then bargaining, then more denial, then more bargaining, then just denial: no more bargaining! #fuckyouwashington
    jayrosen_nyu
    Sat, Jul 23 2011 22:01:22
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  23. TimKarr
    For putting partisan loyalty before the interests of the people. our country and the economy, #fuckyouwashington is trending.
    TimKarr
    Sat, Jul 23 2011 22:08:48
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  24. ThomasRHart
    #FuckYouWashington for putting #Lincoln on that money you hand out for free to the #banks that then use it to #enslave us
    ThomasRHart
    Sun, Jul 24 2011 01:46:21
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  25. trcfwtt
    #FuckYouWashington I'll gladly eat my peas, but I'm tired of paying for rich ppl when they're getting all the dessert.
    trcfwtt
    Sun, Jul 24 2011 01:50:19
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