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'Just Die': Colorado Elections Chief Who Took on Trump Sees 600% Spike in Threats (www.rollingstone.com)

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[-] InternetUser2012@midwest.social 64 points 7 months ago

Anyone making the threats are just pussy's. Everyone of them. Chicken ass Bitches.

[-] GrymEdm@lemmy.world 49 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Dictionary.com - terrorism: "the unlawful use of violence or threats to intimidate or coerce a civilian population or government, with the goal of furthering political, social, or ideological objectives." I think that's very fitting, hopefully the law will as well.

[-] CosmicTurtle@lemmy.world 30 points 7 months ago

Yeah but that definition only applies to people who are brown or poor.

In this case, they are all lone wolves. All of them.

[-] grue@lemmy.world 35 points 7 months ago

[-] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 23 points 7 months ago

Suck my asshole maga-shiteaters.

[-] negativenull@lemmy.world 17 points 7 months ago

Jena Griswold is awesome too. She does Colorado proud.

[-] agent_flounder@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago

Yeah she does.

[-] HollandJim@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago

Absolutely! I stand with her 100%!

[-] Empricorn@feddit.nl 12 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Reminder: All MAGA fans support the use of threats and violence. They either directly do this shit, or they tolerate it, which keeps it happening. Every. Single. One.

[-] Etterra@lemmy.world 6 points 7 months ago

I'm curious about the real numbers - 600% is a serious increase, but going from 0 to 6 per day isn't anywhere as bad as going from 10 to 60 per day. Also a graphed out over time to see if this is a trend or anomaly in the data.

Also how can the government have access (one way or another) to all of our private data - including texts, calls, and browser histories - but can't catch idiot lunatics who legitimately (not hyperbolicly) threaten violence? Oh right... That would cost them money they'd rather spend not helping people.

[-] King3d@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago

If you are curious, you could just read the article… it’s 788.

[-] catsarebadpeople@sh.itjust.works 5 points 7 months ago

Just like God intended

[-] Badeendje@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago

Stupid people making threats against public officials, I hope they get a visit from a couple of FBI agents to take them for an appointment with a judge.

Stupid article, 600 percent sensationalism.. 1 to 6.. 10 to 60.. 33 to 198... what?

[-] jeffw@lemmy.world 16 points 7 months ago

788… maybe read it before you criticize it lol

[-] Badeendje@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago

I thanks... must have read over it. That is just an insane amount.. way to many people with too much time on their hands and a personality disorder.

[-] Rubanski@lemm.ee 3 points 7 months ago

I have that feeling that the stochastic terrorism is like a disorganized SA

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