Austin’s Tyson’s Taco’s Owner Under Fire For Alleged Political Tweets | Eater Austin

"The taqueria has been thrust into controversy after the chef-owner, Tyson Blankemeyer, was accused on social media of posting a string of inflammatory tweets; a local resident posted six screenshots that include remarks allegedly calling Representative Ilhan Omar “the virus” with “Trump... the cure,” saying “I hate those people” in response to a Bernie Sanders tweet, and suggesting “If we abort them all, that would solve your problem” about children killed in school shootings. The screenshots were posted because a patron who loves the food and staff wanted others to be aware; many of the disputed tweets no longer appear on the owner’s visible timeline, prompting debate about whether they were deleted or doctored. The owner has denied at least one specific tweet—calling it photoshopped and threatening a lawsuit—while a provided downloaded archive and some Google search records seem to show the messages, and other tweets are absent from common deleted-tweet trackers. The situation has driven calls for a boycott and a barrage of online commentary that has put the business’s Yelp page into cleanup mode, even as some defend the owner’s right to express political opinions; local publications have sought comment and are monitoring developments." - Erin Russell