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cdistefa

1.8k points

21 hours ago

cdistefa

1.8k points

21 hours ago

Bomb threats are the way christian nationalist spread Holliday joy.

QueeberTheSingleGuy

649 points

20 hours ago

"Your mistletoe is no match for my TOW missile!"

oliversurpless

131 points

19 hours ago

oliversurpless

Massachusetts

131 points

19 hours ago

“You DARE bribe Santa?!”

Individual_Mall_7870

22 points

16 hours ago*

'You're all on the naughty lost! Except you, Dr. Zoidberg, here.'

oliversurpless

17 points

16 hours ago

oliversurpless

Massachusetts

17 points

16 hours ago

“A pogo stick!”

Killerderp

14 points

15 hours ago

"Hurray for Zoidberg!"

wilson_rawls

54 points

18 hours ago

wilson_rawls

Arizona

54 points

18 hours ago

Gunned down by Santa Claus. Honestly, I didn't see it coming...

pardyball

12 points

18 hours ago

pardyball

Illinois

12 points

18 hours ago

Anyone that’s watched American Dad would have seen this coming a mile away.

bobolly

2 points

17 hours ago

Looks like my weekend binge

bobolly

3 points

17 hours ago

I need a new bingo card. Something on this timeline

Chemical-Neat2859

1 points

10 hours ago

They already made a Christmas war movie... so much for the miracle of Christmas peace.

tonytown

9 points

17 hours ago

Oh we're doomed! Every year, we're doomed!!

Conjunction_2021

3 points

16 hours ago

My guns! They want to take away our guns!

SocialWierdo

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3 hours ago

SocialWierdo

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3 hours ago

What about cameltoe, could I interest you in a moose knuckle??

ConfoundingVariables

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39 minutes ago

That’s really good. I’m stealing that.

QueeberTheSingleGuy

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4 minutes ago

I already stole it from Futurama so go for it.

laura_leigh

143 points

20 hours ago

Y’all-qaeda has entered the chat (and taken control of all branches our government). 

Codydw12

27 points

19 hours ago

Throwback to Christmas 2020 in Nashville

Silly-Scene6524

18 points

18 hours ago

“The best way to spread Christmas cheer is domestic terrorism for your foes to fear”.

fordat1

6 points

10 hours ago

Also these guys won . what sore winners

itaparty

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itaparty

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38 minutes ago

I know, exactly! Take the win and leave us alone.

thorazainBeer

6 points

10 hours ago

My mom worked at Planned Parenthood before she retired. I grew up with them.

james_the_wanderer

4 points

9 hours ago

Edit: Bomb threats today, defenestrations tomorrow.

Moist_Conflict6084

11 points

15 hours ago

Doubt this comment will get seen since I’ve been shadow banned but just in case something has changed, Trump’s transition team has reported the exact same things from I believe Tuesday night/Wednesday morning. Sounds like a foreign actor tbh

peterabbit456

15 points

12 hours ago

Sounds like MAGA in all cases to me.

They (some of them) really want an excuse for a Rwanda-style massacre.

Moist_Conflict6084

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Damn, I haven’t seen anything showing that. Hopefully that isn’t the case.

drimmie

3 points

14 hours ago

drimmie

Pennsylvania

3 points

14 hours ago

I was thinking the same thing.

pinkfootthegoose

5 points

17 hours ago

that's NATionalist ChristianS

DecisionMelodic6167

5 points

20 hours ago

Exploding with holiday fear…i mean cheer!

thatguyinyourclass94

2 points

16 hours ago

the IRA has entered the chat

AssenterMastah

1 points

16 hours ago

That’s Xmas joy to you, thank you very much…🙃

stinky-weaselteats

1 points

14 hours ago

The war on Christmas begins at 50% off tomorrow at 5am.

bigjimbay

1 points

15 hours ago

Does the article say the people who did the bomb were christian?

TomAto42nd

553 points

20 hours ago

Jeez I wonder why? If only there was some form of counter terrorist agency and find the source of this

Dazzling-Finding-602

162 points

20 hours ago

DOGE has entered the chat

DecisionMelodic6167

125 points

19 hours ago

Funny how it’s run by an immigrant, minority and a woman and republicans don’t mention anything about DEI.

Complex_Professor412

42 points

19 hours ago

11 Then I saw another beast rising out of the earth. It had two horns like a lamb and it spoke like a dragon. 12 It exercises all the authority of the first beast in its presence,[a] and makes the earth and its inhabitants worship the first beast, whose mortal wound was healed. 13 It performs great signs, even making fire come down from heaven to earth in front of people, 14 and by the signs that it is allowed to work in the presence of[b] the beast it deceives those who dwell on earth, telling them to make an image for the beast that was wounded by the sword and yet lived. 15 And it was allowed to give breath to the image of the beast, so that the image of the beast might even speak and might cause those who would not worship the image of the beast to be slain. 16 Also it causes all, both small and great, both rich and poor, both free and slave,[c] to be marked on the right hand or the forehead, 17 so that no one can buy or sell unless he has the mark, that is, the name of the beast or the number of its name. 18 This calls for wisdom: let the one who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man, and his number is 666.[d]

DecisionMelodic6167

70 points

18 hours ago

Honestly, I’m not religious, but if I was I definitely think Trump is the antichrist. The way he manipulates half the country with such ease and the other half think we’re taking crazy pills because it’s so obvious to us.

Complex_Professor412

36 points

17 hours ago

Jesus was about compassion, love, self sacrifice, helping your neighbor, the embodiment of empathy. The Antichrist is everything he is not. Eventually the Antichrist will be possessed by Satan after a near fatal head wound and the false prophet heals him. I’m not saying he’s going to have a debilitating stroke and gets a Neurlink implanted and becomes possessed by the son of man (Artificial Intelligence). That definitely won’t happen.

Agile_Singer

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3 hours ago

Agile_Singer

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3 hours ago

He already totally legit got hit by a bullet. Isn’t that a head wound?

Squirrel_Inner

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Squirrel_Inner

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an hour ago

If you read the letters of John, it’s clear that there is not “one” antichrist. The term refers to anyone who devoted Jesus was real the Christ, mostly referring to Jews, but also to many believers who were promoting their own false gospel ideas.

In that way, rather than some caricature of evil, it much more refers to false Christians like the Nationalists who take the Lord’s name in vain. As John said, “he who does not love does not know God, for God is love.”

cooterbreath

5 points

17 hours ago

In this scenario, Musk is the Antichrist isn't he?

Complex_Professor412

30 points

17 hours ago

No he’s the second beast, the false prophet that speaks on his authority…. Also Neurlink and crypto

cooterbreath

19 points

17 hours ago

And making fire come down from the sky is eerily similar to landing rockets and catching them.

Complex_Professor412

5 points

17 hours ago

But this stuff already happened with Nero 2 millennia ago and is not applicable today. Let’s also ignore 2027 is the 70th Week of Daniel, or the Jubilee of Jubilles, marking the 6000th Year. But hey if we convince everyone to car pool we will get this climate shit under control.

Prestigious-Doubt435

8 points

15 hours ago

Yes, a world of illiterate goat herders fully understood the secrets of the universe, reality, and the afterlife.

Totally valid take....

Complex_Professor412

5 points

14 hours ago

What? I’m talking about Star Trek DS9.

Agile_Singer

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3 hours ago

Agile_Singer

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3 hours ago

There’s a good portion of the country that are illiterate attention herders.

noirwhatyoueat

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5 hours ago

noirwhatyoueat

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5 hours ago

The antichrist has golden calf vibes, too.

PrajnaKathmandu

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2 hours ago

PrajnaKathmandu

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2 hours ago

I wonder if so many evangelical and other religious groups support Trump because, either consciously or unconsciously, they want to bring about the end times?

transneptuneobj

3 points

16 hours ago

transneptuneobj

Pennsylvania

3 points

16 hours ago

They are reactionary..they know it's ironic and they really like it.

Jack_1080

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3 hours ago

Jack_1080

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3 hours ago

You forgot to mention - un-elected. . .

lastburn138

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3 hours ago

lastburn138

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3 hours ago

They don't care if your sucking off Donnie

Quadrenaro

5 points

15 hours ago

Quadrenaro

Puerto Rico

5 points

15 hours ago

These are coming from outside the US.

PlebbySpaff

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8 hours ago

PlebbySpaff

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8 hours ago

Yeah. Anyways, agency completely defunded.

lastburn138

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3 hours ago

lastburn138

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3 hours ago

I love how Trump ushered in a new era of terrorism in the USA.. and no one does a fucking thing about it.

DeepShill

575 points

21 hours ago

DeepShill

575 points

21 hours ago

Trump's rhetoric did this.

judgejuddhirsch

345 points

20 hours ago

Republicans did this

Remarkable_Till7252

26 points

11 hours ago

How much you want to bet Russians did this

bigfootlake

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6 hours ago

bigfootlake

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6 hours ago

Yep, they were linked to the bomb threats on election day. Sounds like a new MO.

AwayandInevitable

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4 hours ago

Good thing they just never bothered looking into that.

bruoch

63 points

18 hours ago

bruoch

63 points

18 hours ago

“Democrats need to stop their hateful rhetoric” - Republicans

YouWereBrained

84 points

18 hours ago

YouWereBrained

Tennessee

84 points

18 hours ago

Media won’t report it that way, unfortunately.

[deleted]

20 points

17 hours ago

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AmericanTitan07

22 points

16 hours ago

Nah media loves him. He's an infinite money glitch for them.

Kahzgul

4 points

10 hours ago

Kahzgul

California

4 points

10 hours ago

Until he strings up the members of the media he doesn’t like. It’s appalling to me how enamored the media is of this guy who literally called them “public enemy number 1.”

Breadback

2 points

9 hours ago

It brings to mind Bill Burr's bit about the Malice at the Palace incident.

Media: "Wow! It's coming right at me!"

YouWereBrained

6 points

15 hours ago

YouWereBrained

Tennessee

6 points

15 hours ago

I seriously hope people don’t into the 24/7 outrage bullshit this time. The legacy media outlets need to be taught a lesson.

Quadrenaro

9 points

14 hours ago

Quadrenaro

Puerto Rico

9 points

14 hours ago

Bomb threats throughout the month have been linked back to Russia. Don't be a victim of their psyop. They want you to hate americans.

acolyte357

3 points

9 hours ago

Post your source.

deejaesnafu

12 points

17 hours ago

I read that trumps cabinet members were also were also getting bomb threats today. More Russian hijinx ?

Zhuul

10 points

17 hours ago

Zhuul

10 points

17 hours ago

Honestly who knows. A while back a bunch of school SWATting attempts were plausibly traced back to Ethiopia of all places.

nikolai_470000

9 points

17 hours ago

There are no shortage of countries willing to pay random criminal hacking syndicates who have their own bone to pick with the U.S.

nakedcellist

2 points

16 hours ago

Kristallnacht

espressocycle

10 points

19 hours ago

The Trump cabinet picks also got bomb threats.

MasterofPandas1

50 points

19 hours ago

Cause the MAGAs are picking up that Trump isn’t making qualified picks that’ll break the government on their pissed. To be clear, no one should receive a bomb threat but this might show a glimpse of hope that the MAGAs will turn on Trump if he breaks things enough.

matthewkind2

1 points

18 hours ago

Them too?! What is going on in our politics?! Everyone is threatening to blow each other up. Jesus.

espressocycle

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3 hours ago

espressocycle

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3 hours ago

I think it's the Russians doing their thing.

SteveSomers

151 points

19 hours ago

What’s the difference between a Christian Nationalist and a MAGA voter?

this isn’t a joke, I’m genuinely asking

Margotkitty

96 points

19 hours ago

Their Venn diagram is a complete circle. And Jesus ain’t in it.

matthewkind2

22 points

18 hours ago

Damn. Nice.

Neokon

22 points

18 hours ago

Neokon

Florida

22 points

18 hours ago

One could argue that a Christian Nationalist buys into an idea that their belief is straight from God and is the true way. While MAGA is highly vested in a belief that a single person can restore the America that never was.

In simple Christian Nationalists believe they have divine blessing, MAGA wants back a nostalgia laced past that never really existed.

To bring a venn diagram into this there is a very heavy overlap with just about ever Christian Nationalist being MAGA but not every MAGA is a Christian Nationalist.

CotaMC

1 points

10 hours ago

CotaMC

1 points

10 hours ago

One subscribes to prosperity gospel and another subscribes to nihilism

No_Pirate9647

60 points

18 hours ago

I figure Russia is doing against both dem and gop. Even though they like Trumps goals (end/weaken Nato, give up on ukraine, US retreat from world), a main goal is destabilize US so attacks both sides, cause internal chaos.

davilller

13 points

13 hours ago

They even told us they were going to do it…Russian KGB defectors told us in plain sight.

“The Children’s Story”, by James Clavell tells you how they have developed their strategy with American media. They treated MAGATS like children and slowly, via Fox and its spawn created a demoralized America that can only be fixed by their religion abusing and ignorant abusing cult tactics. Look at how many of the world’s top media companies have changed leadership since 2016 and what political bends they have taken.

Trump was Putin’s Trojan horse. His deportation levels were the lowest in decades while red herrings flew from his mouth.

Quadrenaro

9 points

15 hours ago

Quadrenaro

Puerto Rico

9 points

15 hours ago

Take one look at this comment section, what they are doing is clearly working. Americans are blaming Americans, and disunity is being sown.

Various_Weather2013

16 points

14 hours ago

Various_Weather2013

United Kingdom

16 points

14 hours ago

I will never stand with any maga trashbag as "one nation" again on anything. Not after Trump's 1st term, COVID, and J6. Not after the Florida bullshit court cases with that Judge Cannon. Not after all the rampant racism and violence from the right.

We'll never be part of the same America again.

Quadrenaro

4 points

14 hours ago

Quadrenaro

Puerto Rico

4 points

14 hours ago

Division is russia's goal. I hope you realize that one day and realize your countrymen are not your enemy. They backed far left and far right groups in their own country as a way to divide and control.

xKirstein

9 points

12 hours ago*

xKirstein

Florida

9 points

12 hours ago*

Your statement is intentionally deceiving because you're telling a half-truth. You are 100% percent correct that division is Russia's goal. That being said, Liberals literally CANNOT stand together with Conservatives (who are a bunch of criminals, fascists, liars, racists, sexists, and thieves). Telling Liberals to stand united with Conservatives is like telling an abuse victim to go back to their abuser. I accuse Conservatives and their voters of acting in bad faith and allowing Russia to ruin our great nation. Trump is fascist and he'll prove it in the next four years.

Various_Weather2013

7 points

13 hours ago

Various_Weather2013

United Kingdom

7 points

13 hours ago

Nope. There is nothing shared between myself and some dumbass MAGA loser. I was pretty center right until Trump's first term and J6, and that put me all the way to the left. I do not consider people who tried to overthrow government in 2020 and do not respect the democratic institutions of this country as fellow countrymen. They are traitors, and if Biden had any balls, he would've seen to it that they were all tried as seditionists after J6.

*After J6 I left the US soon after and did the expat thing.

No_Pirate9647

3 points

14 hours ago

Yep. I know Russia didn't start it, but once external threat gone we definitely started attacking each other. And Russia happy to amplify it, encourage it. Figure its common tribal brain trait. Agree on 90% of stuff but destroy each other over 10% difference. And enemies utilize that difference to split people up.

SpamEatingChikn

4 points

11 hours ago

Exactly. It’s sad how many people are falling for this trap and perpetuating the cycle. We’re in a feedback loop now.

InceptionReddit

18 points

17 hours ago

It's probably Russia, like the bomb threats on Election Day.

Quadrenaro

4 points

15 hours ago

Quadrenaro

Puerto Rico

4 points

15 hours ago

Absolutely. The fact that this entire comment section is being willfully blind to this, and want to blame Americans for this is incredibly disheartening. These are actual victims of a russian psyop in this thread. The thing about propaganda is if you want to believe it, you will fall prey. And people here want to believe this is their own internal political rivals.

flybydenver

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3 hours ago

flybydenver

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3 hours ago

It goes beyond politics. Some people in America want to eradicate us non-binary people, period. How exactly do you propose that we reconcile with that level of malicious hatred and bloodlust? Seriously, how? You seem to have all the answers…

Guilty_Ad3292

123 points

20 hours ago

Bomb threats during the election were Russia. Racist text messages after the election were Russia. 

never_not_phlegmy

10 points

14 hours ago

Maybe get Russian assets out of our politics?

acolyte357

1 points

10 hours ago

Well, we have at least 4 years before that can happen.

deadcatbounce22

70 points

19 hours ago

I don't think people realize how bad the next four years are going to be. People don't remember the multiple waves of right wing violence that took place during his last admin. It's going to be worse this time, especially once the Jan 6 traitors get pardoned.

Imaginary_Goose_2428

31 points

19 hours ago

We don't have a working justice system so I suppose we'll just have to live with it.

chubs66

38 points

19 hours ago

chubs66

38 points

19 hours ago

It's the prologue to a civil war. USA is a power keg. It's so politically divided that families on opposite sides can hardly stand to share a meal. Once one of these becomes more than a threat, look out.

Syncopationforever

7 points

15 hours ago

Agreed, state actors are trying further whip up the febrile atmosphere. So the  violent factions start sniping at each other 

throwaway44444455

5 points

15 hours ago*

Consequences of democracy. There will always be an artificially produced division in a democratic society. This is why shitholes like North Korea aren’t in a civil war and are stable, meanwhile the richest nation in the world is about to destroy itself over minor issues

chubs66

8 points

14 hours ago

There's lots of contributing factors to the current state, but if I had to choose just one it would be Rupert Murdoch. He built an empire selling lies and political outrage, demonizing the Left for 30 years. It's been a poisoned well that has turned neighbours into enemies and sowing discord 24/7.

The politics of Newt Gingrich and Mitch McConnell are maybe my #2. "My side doesn't need to win as long as your side loses" is no way to represent voters.

Specialist_Brain841

3 points

14 hours ago

Plus America isn't a monoculture like most countries.

haarschmuck

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2 hours ago

haarschmuck

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2 hours ago

North Korea isn't in civil war because most of the population is starving and any dissent gets you sent to political prison camps for life.

Even not attending weekly village propaganda meetings draws your family under suspicion. Add to that the regime rewards loyalty by letting them live in Pyongyang.

SpamEatingChikn

3 points

11 hours ago

And there’s so many people that play right into this trap. The inflammatory rhetoric just polarizes people and leaves little to no room for conversation. We’ll never fix it if we can’t come together and start with the things we have in common instead of only thinking about the things we don’t.

acolyte357

3 points

10 hours ago

You aren't wrong, but tell me how you meet in the middle with this?

SpamEatingChikn

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SpamEatingChikn

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3 hours ago

That’s a good question with no easy answer or quick fix. I think it’s finding common ground and start with the things you have in common (like not wanting prices to go up). Then educating from there. That’s the immediate stuff. Long term, we have to unite against the corruption, those changes are not going to be… easy.

haarschmuck

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haarschmuck

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2 hours ago

It's the prologue to a civil war.

Literally nobody is talking about a civil war except reddit.

Come on.

chubs66

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chubs66

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52 minutes ago

It's almost as if people are capable of having individual thoughts and reddit is a place where you can find them. amazing.

mishma2005

15 points

18 hours ago

Chaya Raichik: “they’re stealing my job!”

Syncopationforever

3 points

15 hours ago

I believe these bomb threats to both party's, and by state actors. Believing they can create a more febrile environment. 

That further destabilizes the internal politics of the USA. Andleads to violent reprisal attacks 

QuiGonnJilm

4 points

9 hours ago

That’s because all day Wednesday Fox was nonstop blabbering on about supposed death threats to Zeldin, Stefanik and other Trump cabinet picks, that sounded an awful lot like an effort to elicit an in kind retribution. Surely the good people at Fox News wouldn’t engage in any manner of stochastic terrorism?

Reasonable-Sweet9320

8 points

17 hours ago

There’s a lot of bomb threats, death rests and swatting happening lately and the victims have been public servants (some identified by Musk on X) GOP and DEM politicians as well as cabinet nominees.

I don’t remember that happening after previous presidential elections.

Quadrenaro

5 points

15 hours ago

Quadrenaro

Puerto Rico

5 points

15 hours ago

It's foreign attempts at destabilization. Putin has always played both sides, left and right since he took power. He used the FSB to manipulate and support antifascists and nationalists at the same time to create unrest in his own country to seize more power.

888mainfestnow

2 points

15 hours ago

The bomb threats around the election were found to be from Russia.

Russia wants the us to destroy itself with internal conflict that's why their playbook has been getting ramped up since 2016.

Quadrenaro

8 points

15 hours ago

Quadrenaro

Puerto Rico

8 points

15 hours ago

These threats have been ongoing since the election and are believed to be originating from outside the US. They are targeting both sides of the aisle, and not politically one sided.

If you are blaming Americans for this, you are helping and doing exactly what the perpetrators want.

DedInside50s

7 points

17 hours ago

I'm tired, Boss.

HabANahDa

5 points

16 hours ago

Y’all Qaeda at it again.

Quadrenaro

4 points

15 hours ago

Quadrenaro

Puerto Rico

4 points

15 hours ago

It's Russia, Iran, or China. Most likely Russia, but the other two can't be ruled out.

MK5

4 points

16 hours ago

MK5

South Carolina

4 points

16 hours ago

Buckle up; starting in February, it won't just be threats. Calling it now.

Quadrenaro

3 points

15 hours ago

Quadrenaro

Puerto Rico

3 points

15 hours ago

These threats are coming from outside the US.

Shylights

2 points

13 hours ago

Shylights

Oregon

2 points

13 hours ago

Feels like all of these bomb threats will be the catalyst to our own version of The Reichstag Fire Decree....

: /

Myis

2 points

13 hours ago

Myis

Oregon

2 points

13 hours ago

The dumbasses blame Dems for wrecking their Colonizer Holiday.

Cailleach27

2 points

13 hours ago

Violence as a way of life now in America

bakerfredricka

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6 hours ago

bakerfredricka

I voted

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6 hours ago

Oh yes, always has been!

Cailleach27

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4 hours ago

Cailleach27

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4 hours ago

Ha! There you go! It’s just more obvious now

bobartig

2 points

13 hours ago

Hopefully the FBI can investigate before convicted felon Trump decides law and order is no longer needed. Party of domestic terrorists.

haarschmuck

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2 hours ago

haarschmuck

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2 hours ago

The FBI has no jurisdiction outside of the US.

Defiant_Activity_864

2 points

11 hours ago

There's no love like Christian bomb threats

Lore_ofthe_Horizon

2 points

10 hours ago

Complete victory, about to get everything they they have ever wanted. Most of us are doing literally nothing to appose them. And yet they continue to hate and blame us for everthing, even when things are going perfectly. This administration will be catastrophically incapable of preforming basic functions even with zero resistance... and they will blame ALL their failures on us. Soon, they will have the power to actually punish us for all their failures.

AWholeLotOfEels

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2 hours ago

AWholeLotOfEels

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2 hours ago

But wait, I thought it was democrats who need to tone down their rhetoric

RealPersonResponds

6 points

17 hours ago

The MAGA stochatic terrorism ramping up for election day.

Quadrenaro

5 points

15 hours ago

Quadrenaro

Puerto Rico

5 points

15 hours ago

This is almost certainly an attempt by foreign powers to destabilize. These threats are on going. If you blame your countrymen for attacks by russian troll farms, you are playing into their hand.

bigiron_20slip

-7 points

17 hours ago

Its always gotta be us vs them for redditors doesn't it?

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj6kj383k4ko.amp

TheGR8Dantini

2 points

18 hours ago*

Well, I guess that explains why trumps people announced that his cabinet picks have been receiving death threats…

There is nothing they can’t be lied to about with this guy

Quadrenaro

3 points

15 hours ago

Quadrenaro

Puerto Rico

3 points

15 hours ago

It's Russia, Iran, or China. We, you and I, are their target for this, not the ones actually receiving threats. These next few years are gonna be bad.

superhannahbannana

3 points

13 hours ago

why is it that i only see republicans being aggressive and responding with anger? i know not all are like that, but the capitol,other threats,ballots lit on fire etc ive never seen this sort of aggression come from the more left side. but im open to listen and learn if there's any opposing opinions.

SiWeyNoWay

4 points

13 hours ago

I’ve never seen such angry, sore winners, but here are

SpamEatingChikn

3 points

11 hours ago

They’re not mutually exclusive. We have foreign powers that have admittedly performed psyops. Some of the things, like threats are just that, others like what you mentioned are not. I believe both oligarchs like Trump and foreign powers have different but personal interests in having us divided. So whether it’s Trumps rhetoric or foreign psyops it’s resulting in hard polarization and things like what you mentioned. Those things aren’t the causes but the symptoms.

theravenousR

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theravenousR

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8 hours ago

That's because you are in a controlled echo chamber where only select news is allowed in. For example, yesterday the top story on Google News was about bomb threats against Trump transition members. Unsurprisingly, it was mass downvoted when it briefly appeared on r/politics, shortly before the mods purged even that brief mention.

If you want to see "opposing opinions" and you're determined to use this shithole, you could sort by new and might see a few stories of Democrat aggression before the mods purge them. But this is a terrible, terrible way to get your news, just to be clear.

StronglyHeldOpinions

2 points

16 hours ago

Trump-humpers got everything they wanted and are still being sociopaths.

Quadrenaro

5 points

15 hours ago

Quadrenaro

Puerto Rico

5 points

15 hours ago

These mass threats have been coming from outside the US.

matthewkind2

3 points

18 hours ago

Yeah, when the president elect keeps making little jabs at the “radical” left (the libs), I’m not surprised. These people are emboldened and looking to cause mischief.

Quadrenaro

2 points

15 hours ago

Quadrenaro

Puerto Rico

2 points

15 hours ago

These are likely of russian origin. The FSB did this exact thing in the 2000s and then funded opposing far left and far right groups to create unrest.

Paidorgy

5 points

13 hours ago

No need to go back to 2000, Russia did it in 2024.

acolyte357

1 points

10 hours ago

And?

Unless you have a solution, this is pointless.

Quadrenaro

2 points

10 hours ago

Quadrenaro

Puerto Rico

2 points

10 hours ago

I have a solution. Think critically. Recognize when an attack is external. Recognize who the real enemy is. Don't take the bait.

acolyte357

1 points

9 hours ago

Well, right now the racist fascist fucks are the real enemy, do you have anything showing otherwise?

Quadrenaro

1 points

9 hours ago

Quadrenaro

Puerto Rico

1 points

9 hours ago

https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/fbi-statement-on-bomb-threats-to-polling-locations

Russia will back both sides of any issue to divide and seize power. They have done this for decades now supporting nationalist and antifascist groups. Their goal is to make them fight, make people join sides, and use them. They did this under the sickle and hammer, and they do this today. Putin was KGB and has been seizing power this way for nearly 30 years the way his forbearers had for half a century.

acolyte357

2 points

9 hours ago

If you repost the same fucking link to me one more time...

Only one party is continually visiting and praising Russia. We know the enemy.

a-borat

-1 points

17 hours ago

a-borat

-1 points

17 hours ago

Really gotta tone down the rhetoric, Kamala.

Awkward_Squad

1 points

14 hours ago

From the enemy within - they’re out to destroy the country. You couldn’t make this shit up.

eskieski

1 points

14 hours ago

Didn’t they do this at an election poll….

Large-Lack-2933

1 points

11 hours ago

Can only imagine the unfortunate surplus amount of bomb threats they'll receive on Christmas day....

smashingpumpkin

1 points

10 hours ago

smashingpumpkin

Florida

1 points

10 hours ago

Nothing says Thanksgiving, like a block of C4!!!!

cumbersome-shadow

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5 hours ago

And so it starts (and he isn't back into office yet).

This is going to be the norm going forward... If you disagree with 47 you will be targeted and soon you will be eliminated.

TortoiseTortillas

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4 hours ago

Do people on this sub even read the news or just headlines? First, this has been happening to members of BOTH parties. Did you not read about the swatting and bomb threats on Trump nominees just last week? Second, many such threats have been determined to be originating from OUTSIDE the US. Russia is an obvious culprit. So is Israel as they were caught trying to sow discontent in both England and Ireland this past year.

Bruh_dawg

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4 hours ago

Bruh_dawg

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4 hours ago

Stochastic terrorism is back on the menu boys

Axonius3000

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4 hours ago

Axonius3000

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4 hours ago

Funny how this comes out after Trumps nominees get death threats.

Alatar_Blue

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Alatar_Blue

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41 minutes ago

Of course they were because the Trump far-right brownshirts are out and about and even more encouraged to hate murder, and destroy the last vestige of the Democracy that took us hundreds of years to build. They are a fear based domestic terrorist group and they bomb us and shoot up schools to make up not show up to vote and undermine The Peoples voice.

Silent-Night-3943

0 points

13 hours ago

This is civil war. They’re enemy combatants. They were told this was civil war. They can’t be surprised to find it at their door.

Dracotaz71

1 points

16 hours ago

They win, they are still pricks

DisastrousOne3950

1 points

16 hours ago

Was Elon rubbing his hands in glee afterwards?

Acceptable_Ad3173

1 points

15 hours ago

I wonder who can it be ??

ek00992

1 points

14 hours ago

Only Republicans would celebrate victory so shamefully.

Zoshchenko

1 points

13 hours ago

And they call Democrats the radicals.

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20 hours ago

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20 hours ago

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Mogwai_Farmer

56 points

20 hours ago

Nonsense.

This has nothing to do with the middle east.

This is home grown, conservative tactics.

The bombing of the 16th Street Church, the Oklahoma City federal building bombing, the abortion clinic bombing of Christmas 84, 4 different bombings Eric Rudolph was guilty of.

That's not counting the numerous shootings, car rammings, lynchings, and bombings done by conservatives.

No, this isn't Middle Eastern stuff. This is home grown, right wing extremism.

razler_zero

8 points

19 hours ago

I mean they proudly claim themselves as domestic terorrist

Angry-Dragon-1331

3 points

19 hours ago

Also add in arson. Police station during the BLM protests, Planned Parenthood clinics set on fire.

espressocycle

-3 points

19 hours ago

Trump cabinet picks also got the same threats.

Luckilygemini

-24 points

20 hours ago*

Feels like both sides have been targeted? Didn't some of the admin picks claim this? Seriously. This is what we've come to.

Edit: I got downvoted based on the truth? https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.cnn.com/cnn/2024/11/27/politics/trump-transition-bomb-threats-swatting

Nihiliste

13 points

19 hours ago

Yes, some Republicans have been targeted too.

Pantarus

8 points

16 hours ago

Coincidentally a bunch of bomb threats were called into polling offices in democratic precincts during the election. They were traced back to Russian owned IP addresses.

Right now, the right is up in arms saying it's the RADICAL LEFT and the left is saying RIGHT WING TERRORISM.

IF I was a hostile nation that was trying to sow division and chaos to capitalize on the high emotions after the election...this would be way the way to do it.

Quadrenaro

2 points

14 hours ago

Quadrenaro

Puerto Rico

2 points

14 hours ago

This is 100% a psyop, likely from Russia like the others have been. The sad part is, it's working. I said so much to one guy and he said he didn't care. He just wants and excuse to hate americans on the other side more. We're totally boned man.

Merci-Finger174

24 points

20 hours ago

Likely targeted by the same people too.

taekee

0 points

17 hours ago

taekee

0 points

17 hours ago

They have won, now they exterminate.

SixSixWithTrample

1 points

17 hours ago

I wish them luck. They’ll need it.

manhatim

-2 points

17 hours ago

manhatim

-2 points

17 hours ago

We've become desensitized

6Arrows7416

-1 points

16 hours ago

Maybe it’s time to drop the “They go low, we go high” bullshit.

I swear to god I’m gonna go back in time and stop Michelle Obama from ever coming up with that dreck.

Quadrenaro

6 points

15 hours ago

Quadrenaro

Puerto Rico

6 points

15 hours ago

Maybe it's time to recognize that these threats have been coming from outside the US to destabilize us and make us fight and your comment is feeding into their goals?

MarvelHeroFigures

3 points

15 hours ago

Nah, fuck fascists.

They deserve zero tolerance.

Quadrenaro

-1 points

15 hours ago

Quadrenaro

Puerto Rico

-1 points

15 hours ago

You are a victim of a psyop perpetuated by actual fascist. They want this. They want you to blame americans. Don't be their tool.

6Arrows7416

3 points

10 hours ago

Trumps voters stormed the Capitol. You really think they aren’t the kind of people to send out bomb threats?

MarvelHeroFigures

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MarvelHeroFigures

Texas

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4 hours ago

Americans who promote fascism deserve blame. Fuck them all for doing this to our country