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      How do you figure? We have millions of ignorant voters reliant on politicians to tell them how to feel. Without this, there would be no Republican Party.

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      Why? It created a nation of blithering idiots willing to threaten people with murder over daring to mention something they refuse to understand.

      its working exactly as it was intended to.

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    In a better world, the cops would have given a shit and tracked down the assholes threatening a TV meteorologist.

    “It was ‘I am going to kill you’ written in a very deliberate way in a long letter and followed by obsessive emails,” said Gloninger. His critic demanded that he “go the hell back to where you came from DOUCHEBAG!!!” and demanded “what’s your home address, we conservative Iowans would like to give you an Iowan welcome you will never forget.” The emails attacked Gloninger for pushing a “liberal conspiracy theory on the weather”, calling climate change a “Biden hoax”.

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      Unbelievable. I hope these terrorists are treated as such and removed from this country. They don’t belong here.

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      You mean when they projected their evil on others, to make them the enemy?

      yeah, I remember. They’ve been doing it in some form for decades.

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    Conservatives may not believe in climate change, but climate change definitely believes in them, we’re all fucked and these idiots are an anchor around our necks.

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      it’s not hard to stalk someone enough to find their address and then beat the shit out of them. it doesn’t take intelligence it just takes obsession. police (as well as anyone else) should take this seriously

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    Welcome to Iowa, a backwards shithole run by fascists. You know it’s bad because Desantis said he would consider Reynolds for running mate. An endorsement like that speaks volumes.

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    If you think you’re of average intelligence, there are at least 160 million americans that are dumber than you.

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    Wait, oh, this post went through. I was going to post it and then gave up as it does not fully qualify as “news”, oh well.

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    I’ve gotten death threats and stalked before. I still am stalked. It’s pretty weird. Definitely have PTSD from it. The whole ordeal has been pointless. Cops don’t even care when I ask for help.

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    Wow he got a death threat in an email, which also asked for his address lmao.

    Poor guy. First day on the internet must be tough.

    If you receive a death threat that you think is real, you contact the police and the FBI. But considering that the man who was threatening him didn’t even know his address, I struggle to think how he thought it was an actionable threat.