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Nevilledog

(55,122 posts) Sat Oct 17, 2020, 06:53 PM Oct 2020

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Tweet from Gov. Whitmer's Deputy Digital Director. [View all]

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Tweet text: Tori Saylor
@tori_saylor
I am the Governor's Deputy Digital Director. I see everything that is said about and to her online.

Every single time the President does this at a rally, the violent rhetoric towards her immediately escalates on social media.

It has to stop. It just has to.

Acyn Torabi
@Acyn
The President mentions the Governor of Michigan, the crowd chants lock her up, and the President says lock them all up

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Tweet from Gov. Whitmer's Deputy Digital Director. [View all] Nevilledog Oct 2020 OP

Jeezus soothsayer Oct 2020 #1

stochastic terrorism. mopinko Oct 2020 #2

Yes, it's a real thing that directly applies to what we are going through with Trump trickyguy Oct 2020 #5

You might consider posting it.. reACTIONary Oct 2020 #7

Stochastic terrorism: catbyte Oct 2020 #16

Got this from Wikipedia. Stochastic terrorism: trickyguy Oct 2020 #20

The idea of not indicting a sitting president wnylib Oct 2020 #21

It's a policy, not an explicit constitutional prohibition... reACTIONary Oct 2020 #28

How can it be "implicitly" prohibited? wnylib Oct 2020 #30

Through judicial interpretation... reACTIONary Oct 2020 #35

I understood the idea of judicial wnylib Oct 2020 #43

Good questions! And yes, that SCOTUS appointment ... reACTIONary Oct 2020 #45

Through judicial interpretation... reACTIONary Oct 2020 #36

Thanks! nt reACTIONary Oct 2020 #29

limbaugh is a genius at it and in MI, Mich State 11 and UM 7 support 18 limbaugh stations certainot Oct 2020 #39

Yes and it is just about time to say to hell with any memo Bev54 Oct 2020 #14

wikipedia gristy Oct 2020 #18

Yup sakabatou Oct 2020 #19

That's what I thought too BlancheSplanchnik Oct 2020 #31

been said here many times. mopinko Oct 2020 #33

Kick n/t hibbing Oct 2020 #3

Inciting violence against an elected official. Trump is a terrorist! Lonestarblue Oct 2020 #4

Isn't inciting violence a crime? BarbD Oct 2020 #10

Yes. But not an easy one to prove. wnylib Oct 2020 #23

Lock him the fuck up malaise Oct 2020 #6

Trump needs to realize that he is vulnerable to state charges in Michigan. patphil Oct 2020 #8

That could be why he's mentioning leaving the country if he loses. NoRoadUntravelled Oct 2020 #22

Why can't he be charged now? wnylib Oct 2020 #25

I don't know enough about the law to say but it sounds like a good plan to me. NoRoadUntravelled Oct 2020 #26

I expect AG Dana Nessel to go after him when he's out of office. roamer65 Oct 2020 #32

Cause & Effect sarcasmo Oct 2020 #9

We must remove this trash Hip2bSquare Oct 2020 #11

I wish us all well. warmfeet Oct 2020 #12

He keeps this up? peggysue2 Oct 2020 #13

Rt.. Fucking Coward Bully trump needs Cha Oct 2020 #15

I'm mortified by our ignorance that the whole world observes. SleeplessinSoCal Oct 2020 #17

You are so right. It seems like this is our last chance. NoRoadUntravelled Oct 2020 #24

It isn't going to stop orangecrush Oct 2020 #27

Soul of a killer. zentrum Oct 2020 #34

The Democratic Party needs to make a bigger deal of this: Donald Trump equals violence. SMC22307 Oct 2020 #37

It won't stop until Trump is gone. Turin_C3PO Oct 2020 #38

No problem... orwell Oct 2020 #40

Every republican elected official that remains silent is complicit as well. TheCowsCameHome Oct 2020 #41

The terrorist must be stopped and brought to justice dalton99a Oct 2020 #42

Damn straight. This needs to be repeated and amplified ad nauseam. Nitram Oct 2020 #44

K&R for exposure Blue Owl Oct 2020 #46

After 4 years of this shit, we're just waiting for the beatings to end Mr. Ected Oct 2020 #47