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In reply to the discussion: Did anyone just hear what Katy Tur reported about Pete Buttigieg??? [View all]Cosmocat
(15,521 posts)16. Im actually surprise it took this long
False reports of child abuse are far from uncommon, most often due to intra family or custody squabling.
Im surprised its taken this long for the hate cult (presumably) to hit Pete with it, just out of general shittiness, but a year or two from now if he is running for higher office, its something they can point at to discredit him in their make their insane reality the reality of the mindless "independents."
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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
13 hrs ago
#32
That's a pretty extreme form of swatting. Little kids being interrogated is different from an unordered pizza.
Vinca
13 hrs ago
#6
Chyron may have said that, but spoken and written report words were 'swat-like'
Attilatheblond
8 hrs ago
#65
Skunk Works is Lockheed Martin's super secret aircraft development company... Think SR-71 and is closely
LiberalArkie
11 hrs ago
#51
Like "swatting" attempts, these nasty efforts are not that rare, unfortunately...
hlthe2b
13 hrs ago
#8
It could be a burner phone or one of the services that offers temporary online phone numbers
EdmondDantes_
9 hrs ago
#62
100%. I had it done to me as a young single mom by a vindictive family member.
Maru Kitteh
12 hrs ago
#34
MAGA are cowardly lying sh!tb@g$. I'm surprised it hadn't happened sooner. He's also received threats.
ChicagoTeamster
13 hrs ago
#25
That was disgusting what they did to this family. Whoever called this in is just pure evil. 😡
TommieMommy
13 hrs ago
#26
This is an extension of those incidents with Republicans confronting same-sex parents in the streets as "groomers."
Karasu
13 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
13 hrs ago
#31
Actually, they have to show up after a call like that. Given what Pete said, the cop thought political, too.
Vinca
12 hrs ago
#39
We're in the "rabid wild animal backed into a corner" stage of ending fascism.
Zelda_Orchid
12 hrs ago
#37
REPUBLICANS created the environment that allows this to happen. Do Not Forget That. Republicans created this.
dave99
11 hrs ago
#60
MS NOW-Buttigieg says his family was target of 'politically motivated hoax'
LetMyPeopleVote
9 hrs ago
#63