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In reply to the discussion: Did anyone just hear what Katy Tur reported about Pete Buttigieg??? [View all]
Akakoji
(629 posts)70. This is what silence gets us
Remember Stonewall. I’d be rioting in the streets if I could, and that’s exactly what the GOP wants as an excuse to kill and otherwise deter opposition. All that happens is that we get hit with a deluge of money requests from politicians eager to milk the outrage but do absolutely nothing about it.
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Yep. Nothing pisses me off more than people still pretending otherwise after the events of the last 10 years alone.
Karasu
20 hrs ago
#32
That's a pretty extreme form of swatting. Little kids being interrogated is different from an unordered pizza.
Vinca
20 hrs ago
#6
Chyron may have said that, but spoken and written report words were 'swat-like'
Attilatheblond
16 hrs ago
#65
Skunk Works is Lockheed Martin's super secret aircraft development company... Think SR-71 and is closely
LiberalArkie
18 hrs ago
#51
Like "swatting" attempts, these nasty efforts are not that rare, unfortunately...
hlthe2b
20 hrs ago
#8
It could be a burner phone or one of the services that offers temporary online phone numbers
EdmondDantes_
16 hrs ago
#62
100%. I had it done to me as a young single mom by a vindictive family member.
Maru Kitteh
19 hrs ago
#34
MAGA are cowardly lying sh!tb@g$. I'm surprised it hadn't happened sooner. He's also received threats.
ChicagoTeamster
20 hrs ago
#25
That was disgusting what they did to this family. Whoever called this in is just pure evil. 😡
TommieMommy
20 hrs ago
#26
This is an extension of those incidents with Republicans confronting same-sex parents in the streets as "groomers."
Karasu
20 hrs ago
#28
So what the hell is wrong with the Michigan State Police? Rush to judgement based on an anonymous report? Can't be
Ninga
20 hrs ago
#31
Actually, they have to show up after a call like that. Given what Pete said, the cop thought political, too.
Vinca
19 hrs ago
#39
We're in the "rabid wild animal backed into a corner" stage of ending fascism.
Zelda_Orchid
19 hrs ago
#37
REPUBLICANS created the environment that allows this to happen. Do Not Forget That. Republicans created this.
dave99
18 hrs ago
#60
MS NOW-Buttigieg says his family was target of 'politically motivated hoax'
LetMyPeopleVote
16 hrs ago
#63
i read the article last nite on yahoo news..mayor pete seemed to be their target
dawn5651
5 hrs ago
#72
If it was politically motivated, the anonymous person needs to be investigated for fraud
mdbl
3 hrs ago
#74
Not enough Democrats understand how many Republicans actively despise Dems and want to hurt them
LymphocyteLover
2 hrs ago
#77
I read that horrile story yesterday. Involving the small kids was beyond the pale.
riversedge
2 hrs ago
#78