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Greg Sargent@gregsargent.bsky.social |
NEWS --> Mark Robinson, the MAGA extremist GOP nominee for governor in North Carolina, appeared to endorse political violence against unnamed foes in a recent speech.
"Some folks need killing!" he shouted. "It's a matter of necessity!"
Video and story here:
newrepublic.com/article/1834...
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David Horton
@davidrh.bsky.social
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"appeared"?!!!!!!
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Kirk Murphy
@kirkmurphy.bsky.social
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Yes but on the other side the candidate had a poor debate so really who can say which party to support?
[Did I get the Editorial Board job, @nytimes.com?]
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Jose Marichal
@marichal.bsky.social
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I imagine reading this as the director of the North Carolina tourism board and spitting out my morning coffee 😅😅
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GrammyK
@grammiek.bsky.social
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They are saying the quiet part out loud. Voters need to listen.
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Captain Hurley
@zoonie.bsky.social
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Surely inciting violence is illegal, and someone should be on top of reporting him?! I mean, it's on tape!
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Joe Biden's Evaporating Campaign Funds
@4thwallguide.bsky.social
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That's gonna end so well for him.
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Mark Shore
@markshore.bsky.social
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Black Republicans leave me baffled anyway, so this particularly crazed one calling for lynchings doesn't shock me as much as it might have.
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Marc N Cunat
@marccunat.bsky.social
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Robinson thinks he’s going to be the king of North Carolina. This is what the Federalist Society Six, on the Roberts Court, have unleashed on America. MAGA cult members are claiming they have the authority and power to take lives. America is going through its own hellish Game of Thrones.
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Phasmatic
@phasmatic.bsky.social
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“Who, specifically, needs summary execution, Mr. Robinson?” — a journalist, never
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David Ambaras
@borderlander62.bsky.social
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I"m not sure why you end by describing NC as red-leaning. Population growth is all in the urban/suburban blue areas, and rural red counties are declining. State Rs have gerrymandered themselves into a supermajority (aided by T. Cotham's betrayal), but statewide elections have produced D victories.
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Kategod 🐉🧿🦑𓅛🪬
@kategodart.bsky.social
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last i checked it's 'do onto others as you would have others do onto you' so.....
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Kerry Reid
@kerryreid.bsky.social
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"appeared to"?
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Staid Winnow
@staidwinnow.bsky.social
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Think of this: - The GOP is not rushing to replace him. - His calls to kill people made in a church do not get him expelled from his church. - The mainstream media is still focused on the debate.
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Gojira1000
@gojira1000.bsky.social
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Do you think he has any clue how much he sounds like a Klansman?
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Miamichefpapi
@miamichefpapi.bsky.social
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He might be one of those…
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Rotanen ♾️
@rotanen.bsky.social
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He's calling for another Greensboro Massacre
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404apathy
@404apathy.bsky.social
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Sounds very similar to Putin threatening nuclear war every odd Tuesday.
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Orpheus Condescending
@maryscottoconnor.com
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People like this asshole are why I want a gun.
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catladie
@catladie.bsky.social
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He didn't "appear" to endorse anything, Greg.
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catladie
@catladie.bsky.social
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This guy is a loon.
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Ulrich - „nuke from orbit - only way to be sure.“
@blueshift24.bsky.social
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It‘ll be a very sad day* once all the cholesterol and fat in his rage fueled blood vessels clog his arteries and he croaxes, preferably live on stage during one of his rallies at Norm Berg‘s place. * blatant lie. It‘ll be great!
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Andrew S.
@shoutingboy.bsky.social
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he seems nice
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@patrickin.bsky.social
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He’s previously said that the Democratic Party is full of “Marxist socialists”. Now he says that “communists and socialists” need killing. In case you’re wondering who he wants to have killed…
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unhipcat
@unhipcat.bsky.social
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decades ago I recall hearing “jokes” about the “he needed killin’” defense. Now it’s a goper campaign slogan.
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Jesse Baer
@jbaer.bsky.social
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See, I kinda agree, except I don't consider fetuses to be "folks"
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JayZero
@jayzero9.bsky.social
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For some it is not a good idea to call for political violence in such a heavily charged political ecosystem that the U.S. currently has. Someone may take him up on the challenge, & the problems will really begin when the bullets go in the wrong direction.
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Rev. Magdalen
@revmagdalen.bsky.social
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Well I'm sure they'll confine the killing to the hours before 8pm so it's fine.
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The Book of the Void
@eddyrobinson.bsky.social
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Strangely missing from the story is the fact that he's tied or has a slight lead in polls, so there's a decent chance this guy commands North Carolina's National Guard and state police in 6 months.
projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls/govern...
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DrKaz
@drkaz.bsky.social
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With apologies to Brewer & Shipley: One step over the line for Jesus One step over the line Preaching about shooting up a railway station One step over the line
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Mr. Thursday
@mrthursday.bsky.social
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I'm surprised he didn't suggest that the people doing this should disguise themselves in ghost costumes to avoid getting cancelled.
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Bisonopolis Food Court
@bopolisfoodcourt.bsky.social
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Oh, look, another black conservative who's unclear on the core concept of white supremacy.
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Leigh G
@yogaleigh.bsky.social
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Please reporters, start asking these ppl to explain the "pro-life" aspect of that & then to name the New Testament verse where Jesus said to kill ppl
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April Kirby 🏳️⚧️
@msaprilkirby.bsky.social
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He makes me sick to my stomach. I can't afford to move but I feel like I have to move. This is where the party is going and they control the legislature.
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@lancetungsten.bsky.social
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That’s straight out of Duerte, MAGA wants militias in cahoots with crooked cops and sheriffs to do their dirty work. Some People Need Killing: A Memoir of Murder in My Country a.co/d/00iip8pz
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Mike Wilson
@mkwilson27.bsky.social
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If you listen to the whole thing, he’s clearly referring to liberals as the ones who need killing…
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Stranger In The Alps
@strangernalps.bsky.social
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You’re only suppose to say that stuff about Palestinians dummy!
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Kim
@kimoco.bsky.social
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This man is truly disturbed and scary. And so are those who vote for him.
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John Forsyth
@jhfhockey.bsky.social
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"The Florida Panthers appeared to win the NHL's Stanley Cup, but gosh darn it, we just can't say for sure."
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SatelliteOfLove
@sattelliteoflove.bsky.social
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chadzia dax 🖖🏻 😷 🔞
@m00psy.bsky.social
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oh yeah, well... some folks need to be raptured away (to hell, or to nowhere, whatever's worse to them).
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Sock Puppet Pundit
@sockpuppetpundit.bsky.social
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Just remind white conservatives this is a black man talking about violence. Let their inner racists do the rest.
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Dan Greenberg
@dangco.bsky.social
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“Appeared to endorse?” How in the world can ambiguity be used to describe clear threats and justifications for violence? Incredibly irresponsible journalism
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GLBD
@glbd.bsky.social
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And yet he claims he's a christian...guess not.
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Wren
@fiddledidi.bsky.social
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It is always appropriate to punch a nazi
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Ea-nāṣir
@jedgarnaut.bsky.social
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Appears so
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Paddyboy
@hodag1977.bsky.social
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Psychopath😵💫
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manic kirby dream land
@easychowder.bsky.social
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maybe he’s talking about himself
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Ben Casual
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I wonder what his Ten Commandments are
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Gregory
@worldswerth.bsky.social
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Robinson is ahead in the polls. Only makes sense when you realize the South if filled with psychos. Secession might not be a bad idea.
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@startthefire.bsky.social
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He’s threatening violence. Someone call the cops.
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Will Cockrell
@willcockrell.bsky.social
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"Some folks need killing! It's a matter of necessity!" is a direct statement with absolutely zero equivocation. Failing to report it as such and repeatedly using "appears to" to downplay the fact that he made a direct appeal to violence is journalistic malpractice. Do better.
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ChelseaNH
@chelseanh.bsky.social
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This law-abiding citizen:
www.newsobserver.com/opinion/arti...
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PeterS
@paradiddletriplets.bsky.social
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when he loses can nc just make him row his dumb ass to elba?
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WR's Counter Apologetics
@rwcounterapol.bsky.social
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And this is normal for conservative Christianity.
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Firk
@theflyingfirk.bsky.social
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I mean, everything with the right is projection so 🤷♂️
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si oppington
@stillwellgray.ca
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You first, dickhead
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Anthrodiva
@anthrodiva.bsky.social
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Yee-ikes
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Stardragon The Canadian
@stardragontc.bsky.social
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He's a good German soldier.
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Willie Guthrie
@warisill.bsky.social
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What does he think the fascists are going to do with him? LoL, he’s not gonna be welcome
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Zelnut ☕🍉✊ 🚩🏴
@dahliaiterations.bsky.social
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Is he volunteering?
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Blue Meme
@bluememe.bsky.social
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Worth repeating: The. Republican. Nominee. For. Governor.
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@misgivings.bsky.social
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I mean, does he know what he’s defending
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Accountabilabuddy
@accountabilabuddy.bsky.social
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Also, what do you mean "appeared"? There's not really any other way to interpret his explicit call for murder.
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Accountabilabuddy
@accountabilabuddy.bsky.social
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Maybe he's nominating himself for this "necessity"? Until he specifies exactly who he was talking about we can only speculate.
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Gaylan G.
@gaylan.bsky.social
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He should be careful what he asks for... Could be on someone else's shortlist! 💜
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Matthew Cramer
@mattcramer.bsky.social
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He’s right, but he’s the folks
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caramida (he/they)
@caramida.bsky.social
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Is he volunteering as tribute? No, he’s encouraging murder.
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Liberty 🍉
@libertyfp.bsky.social
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He needs killing, yes.
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Jack Sprat
@jacksprat39.bsky.social
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I can think of one that does, Mark.
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bodhidave
@bodhidave.bsky.social
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I live in NC. And this is all the more disturbing having just watched conservative Christian and NY Times opinion writer, David French, detail how members of his former church have now turned on him, at times viciously, after he made criticisms of Trump (18 min). www.youtube.com/watch?v=isp4...
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Rob Pollard
@robpollard45.bsky.social
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Is it bad that the two largest papers in NC dont even have this as a story, but do have a blurb about a pound puppy with a frog-like bark and where you can get the best caviar in Charlotte?
I say yes.
amp.newsobserver.com
www.charlotteobserver.com
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Solaire of Astora 🇺🇸🇺🇦🌐
@s0laireofastora.bsky.social
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Will the NYT call for him to step down?
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Timeless Space Mother
@salamanderfake.bsky.social
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Uncle Ruckus
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@mhduff.bsky.social
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🛑This MF
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DJ Maryalee Scarlet
@djmaryaleescarlet.bsky.social
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Seems to be common among the GQP: www.mississippifreepress.org/ex-gop-gov-c...
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ExtremeUnicornRider
@extunicornrider.bsky.social
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Him first!!!!!
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Mike Cohen
@mikec415.bsky.social
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Exactly which people?
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CNY Big D
@pat0615.bsky.social
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These crazy trump supported nuts have not done well.
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Robert Koenig
@robertkoenig.bsky.social
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This asshole is one sick bastard.
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Vivalavoices
@vivalavoices.bsky.social
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Deport all these undesirables back to where they originally hail after November; their countries DID NOT send America their best, nor ones who even wanted to be American; just Nazi Nationalists.
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@gpthacker.bsky.social
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Not in NC, so maybe they're already doing this, but I hope the democrats are running this non-stop along with his 'women should not be allowed to vote' rant.
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Saucy Rick Havoc
@rickhavoc.bsky.social
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Can't DOJ unleash on him now that King Joe has the crown?
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Demblu
@phranklindb.bsky.social
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He thinks he's Clarence !
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Skimac22 AKA Good Gal
@skimac22.bsky.social
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WTH is going on in this country? These idiots used to be under rocks....Not running for Governor!!!
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Arterial Z
@arterialz.bsky.social
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Running for Governor and likely to win, cuz wokesters should be shot for.... No diff than Drump wanting to shoot BLM demonstators after George Floyd's horrific murder, the fascists keep telling us what they will do nazis are always proud of their hate
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SenorGreyGoose
@senorgreygoose.bsky.social
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Mark has a track record of blaming government regulations for his challenges in running a business.
www.newsobserver.com/opinion/arti...
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Plognark
@plognark.bsky.social
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Ah, that piece of shit. Guys who beat their wives and kids sure do talk a big game.
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Ellz
@ellz.bsky.social
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LOCK HIM UP
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CapsWino
@capswino.bsky.social
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Appeared?
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KC Momkin
@kc-momkin.bsky.social
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Could he be disqualified?
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@mjk4mj.bsky.social
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Robinson is a POS. He wants Blacks to be slaves again. "Republican front-runner for North Carolina governor attacked Civil Rights Movement: 'So many freedoms were lost'" www.wral.com/story/republ...
THE FREEDOM TO OWN BLACK PEOPLE AS SLAVES WAS LOST.
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@mjk4mj.bsky.social
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Trump will kill liberals and face no consequences. Republicans on the US Supreme Court basically gave Trump total immunity. The garbage right-wing New York Times is currently 24/7 anti-Biden.
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@mjk4mj.bsky.social
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Robinson: "Once a woman is pregnant, "it's not her body anymore"" www.advocate.com/politics/mar...
The garbage right-wing New York Times is now 24/7 anti-Biden.
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@mjk4mj.bsky.social
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"The man representing the North Carolina Republican party is a Holocaust denier ..." www.advocate.com/politics/mar...
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@mjk4mj.bsky.social
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"North Carolina GOP Candidate Wants to ‘Go Back to the America Where Women Couldn’t Vote’" www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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Julia
@sdrose.bsky.social
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If anyone needs killing ...
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Slip Slidin' Away
@liberallibra.bsky.social
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...and then THE SHOT RANG OUT...!
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Ron Payne
@accipiterf1.bsky.social
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Isn't that the title of a book about Rodrigo Duterte's murderous Philippine drug war?
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Paul
@cohn17.bsky.social
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As I read it, there’s nothing “appeared to” about it.
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Sam W
@samiw.bsky.social
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This is how civil war starts and perpetuates. This escalation is way too stark to be ignored- if it was one crazy dude shouting, that would be one thing. But we've seen multiple Republican-aligned, high profile and influential people spouting this kind of rhetoric recently. That's scary shit.
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Nails the Tabaxi 🍉
@nailsthetabaxi.bsky.social
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Linuxrebel
@linuxrebel.bsky.social
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Well, if I were allowed to make a list.. no they don't let me do that anymore.
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Jennifer Van Goethem
@jennvg.bsky.social
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His take on our going to war with Japan is interesting considering his past remarks on Pearl Harbor.
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Wrighteous86
@wrighteous86.bsky.social
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Kill them yourself then, ya fat bitch, and see how that goes for you.
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The Media and Democracy Project
@mediaanddemocracy.bsky.social
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Why can't we find this in any NC papers?
#Press
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TheBaroness
@thebaroness.bsky.social
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“Some people need killing” you say? Ok.
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Kyan
@littlekyan.bsky.social
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He is not the first this week to make similar comments. I don't want to be an alarmist but we need to start taking these threats seriously.
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SⓐS🈂️ⓐ
@midnightblau.bsky.social
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... and DoJ is BAU. Pfft.
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S
@vidiot.bsky.social
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"appeared to"?
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Medoria
@medoria.bsky.social
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Ffs
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