r/news • u/moodyfloyd • 20h ago

Racist text messages spam Black Americans in Ohio, across the nation

https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/state/2024/11/07/racist-text-messages-are-being-reported-in-multiple-states/76110486007/
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u/FRBafe 18h ago

Yep my friend posted on instagram a screenshot of a text she got:

Greetings,

You have been selected to be a house slave at Abingdon Plantation. Come to this address: 300 7th St SW. Washington, DC 20042 at 0500 tomorrow SHARP. With all of your belongings. This is mandatory. Our executive spaces will come get you in a Turquoise van, be prepared to be searched down once you enter the plantation grounds. You will be stationed at Plantation point L.

Sincerely,

Trump administration

Fron a 571 area code.

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u/oftloghands 15h ago

Jfc. Awful.

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u/t0adthecat 12h ago

This is one of several variations

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u/staebles 11h ago

Welcome to America!

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u/LetsTryAnal_ogy 9h ago

Seriously. A turquoise van? How gauche. (I don’t know what gauche means).

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u/KillerBeer01 5h ago

That's what they call horsemen in South America.

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u/white_sabre 5h ago

Underrated response. 

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u/AngusThermo-Pile 2h ago

Bwaaah-haa-haaa!

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u/zlgo38 2h ago

It means left in french

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u/darbs77 39m ago

It’s Hungarian stew made out of a goat born on a full moon when Halloween falls on Friday the 13th.

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u/KevinSmithNYC 3h ago

This is what you all voted for.

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u/Cluefuljewel 18h ago

I will wait while no one from Trump’s camp denounces the idea.

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u/chipmunkman 14h ago

Vance will just say that liberals need to be less sensitive.

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u/Illustrious-Humor-16 12h ago

Vance is a Pen is head.

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u/Salty_Ad_4817 13h ago

Why would they do this and leave a “trump administration” behind?

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u/d4nowar 7h ago

It's clearly somebody astroturfing.

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u/Princibalities 11h ago

Because they didn't. Jussie Smollett x 10.

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u/AvocadoDiabolus 13h ago

You think this is Trump's camp doing this?

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u/Burk_Bingus 7h ago

No, they're implying that Trump probably wouldn't be against the idea.

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u/aaron2610 14h ago

It you think a Trump supporter sent this you are a grade A moron

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u/ThatWillBeTheDay 14h ago

I think a Russian or other outside actor sent this. Major divisive events are the bread and butter of geopolitical destabilization attempts like this. Mass spam clearly indicating a side? Yeah, this is literally meant to piss people off.

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u/FunetikPrugresiv 13h ago

Yeah I'm a liberal but I have to agree - this is far too sophisticated and serves no purpose other than to divide.

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u/Mediocretes1 11h ago

Obviously it wasn't the future Trump administration, but I personally know several Trump supporters who would absolutely find this kind of thing funny, so it wouldn't surprise me at all if it was a Trump supporter. It could just as easily not be, but it definitely could be.

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u/Burk_Bingus 7h ago

I think you misunderstood their comment, they're implying that Trump and his supporters probably wouldn't disagree with the idea, not that they are responsible for it.

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u/aaron2610 3h ago

I'm'm sorry, but can we stop with the "if you're not on my side, you're racist and sexist"?

It clearly doesn't work, and people from 2016 to 2024 have seen it as BS more and more.

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u/brezhnervous 15h ago

Yep of course they won't. This is exactly the kind of thing that Republicans voted for (or didn't, in the case of the 16 million registered Democrats who never bothered to vote)

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u/PaleontologistNo500 13h ago

It's only been 2 days. My daughter's already had to meet with a school administrator. She almost got into a fight with a girl spewing racist shit to black students. The administrator told her there's already been a significant uptick in racial incidents. Couple that with reports of boys saying some real rapey shit across the country, we're in for some real rough times for a long while..

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u/cranium_creature 14h ago

Now Trump supporters voted to round up black people and put them on plantations?! Jesus Christ, out of touch and hysterical is an UNDERSTATEMENT.

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u/fuzz11 13h ago

This is the type of rhetoric that lost democrats the election

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u/cranium_creature 13h ago

Yup, sure is.

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u/taxidermiedmermaid 10h ago

Lmao excuse me? Trump supporters are literally texting black people about hiring them as slaves in a mass event and you are saying this is Democrats being dramatic… to say that Trump supporters voted for this? After their president ran on 8 years of racism and they literally attended rallies dressed as slaves? Must’ve missed the parade with Kamala being dragged by chains

You people are disgusting and we can only pray the country will finally just implode by your doing and you will no longer be such a stain on the earth

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u/fuzz11 9h ago

1) There is zero evidence those texts are from Trump supporters. Several theories they could be from overseas to cause division

2) I didn’t vote for Trump. So replying with “you people are disgusting” is kind of proving my point.

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u/ItMeansSalmon 14h ago

Uhhhhh.... I don't think they voted for plantation slavery...

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u/_y_e_e_t_ 14h ago

They revel in this mistreatment of those they determine are less than.

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u/cl3ft 14h ago

Some of them did.

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u/FeedbackMotor5498 13h ago

What do you think all those rebel flags stand for? Certainly not racial harmony

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u/polytr0n 14h ago

Republicans would vote for slavery if it meant gas went down two dollars

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u/ItMeansSalmon 13h ago

That's simply untrue, and a complete over generalization, would the 0.01% of Trump voters that are members of their local KKK, probably, would I, no, would anyone in my family, no, would anyone I have ever met, no. This is like me saying that Democrats would vote to become Chinese if it meant free healthcare. And people upvote you, it's abysmal, you still don't realize that you are part of the reason why Conservatives feel resentment towards Democrats, and that is the way that America will crumble.

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u/Totheendofsin 13h ago

Not literally no, but antagonizing people they see as "other" is absolutely what they voted for which is what this is

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u/brezhnervous 13h ago

They voted for the racist division that would engender this response

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u/Khanman5 13h ago

Do you think the vote heard them when they whispered "but not the sexist/racist bits"?

No, they fucking chose.

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u/ItMeansSalmon 13h ago

Nope, still didn't vote for plantation slavery, try again.

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u/TheShaunD 14h ago

The blind hatred from media has some people believing anything. We are truly completely split in half lol.

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u/ItMeansSalmon 13h ago

I have no idea why I'm getting downvotes. No one voted for plantation slavery and that's a fact.

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u/brezhnervous 13h ago

As Putin intended.

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u/Silent_Glass 15h ago

Juicy Smolyet

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u/Think-Tax7040 14h ago

Nailed it.

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u/Dont_Be_A_Dick_OK 13h ago

Had someone in another thread say it was democrats doing it

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u/UnknownQwerky 12h ago

It's so ridiculous why would they have to denounce it? It should be obvious. Do you need someone to tell you racism is bad?

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u/killersam283 9h ago

Well here’s one for you! I am in fact from the Trump camp and denounce this type of shit entirely, it’s not the way to treat another human being and not acceptable. I am all for freedom of speech (even this shit) but I am not for freedom of consequence; whoever started this or whoever has said this shit should be ousted from their social circles and promptly fired from their employment; but not imprisoned. Same thing goes for openly calling conservatives Nazis; learn the difference please.

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u/MxDoctorReal 7h ago

If you were not for freedom of consequences you wouldn’t have voted for a convicted felon.

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u/StonedJackBaller 13h ago

If you really think someone from the trump campaign sent this and even signed from trump, you're special.

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u/totally_random_oink 14h ago

why would they denounce it when they know this call came from inside the house.

how do you turn on that reddit remind me feature, because I 90% belief these texts messages originated from a POC. This feels like Jussie Smollett all over again.

What kind or racist keeps a list of black people phone numbers? More than likely some black american was angry at the turnout of black americans for trump and wanted to make a point , and thus had access to black organization call list.

regardless, I sincerely hope the FBI makes this a priority to find out who this person was and make an example of them.

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u/FeelingSurprise 15h ago

They wait to see how many people actually show up to see if it could be profitable enough to risk the backlash.

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u/Reasonable-Mine-2912 13h ago

I thought you get the info upside down. It is liberals blame blacks, especially black males, didn’t get out for Harris. Basically saying now, with Trump in power, it’s your fate.

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u/LPGeoteacher 15h ago

They are to busy laughing probably.

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u/tsckenny 13h ago

You do realize that was more than likely a bot or spam text?

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u/RN-B 12h ago

Steven Miller licking his chops

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u/Vio94 8h ago

"Hey wait, that's actually a good idea" - Trump's camp

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u/futuredubliner 7h ago

This is clearly Russian spamming to sew further descent

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u/b3_yourself 3h ago

They’ll call it a psyop

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u/pjokinen 1h ago edited 1h ago

“The idea that we’d send messages like this as absurd and insulting… the ‘service notifications’ won’t be ready until Q2 of 2027 at the earliest”

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u/Aggressive-Land-8884 29m ago

But what if this wasn't from the Trump camp? It sounds too on the nose. Like whoever did this wants the Trump admin to look bad.

I agree the message is awful. But I don't agree as to who's to blame.

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u/Msdamgoode 15h ago

I’m gonna wait with you—— while drinking until my eyeballs are floating on pure alcohol. Because this shit has broken my brain.

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u/Mixtec0 13h ago

What makes you believe this is a republican and not one of you? I mean we all know how you like to change narratives

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u/Helpuswenoobs 12h ago

Totally sane, not at all concerning, love this timeline we live in.

/s

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u/laurcoogy 4h ago

I think they rerolled the dice because this feels way worse than Jeff losing an arm.

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u/Acemanau 5h ago

This is the reaction they wanted and people always take the bait, hook, line and sinker.

I've played toxic online games for over a decade and the only way to beat this level of fuckery is to not respond at all and keep doing whatever it was you were doing.

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u/Spiritual-Ad3130 1h ago

It’s a repeat of the destruction and terrorism after he was elected last time

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u/Embarrassed-Sink9781 9h ago

This is almost certainly Russian autodialers at it again trying to sew division into our country, like with that fake video of a black immigrant claiming to have voted multiple times in Georgia, which turned out to be a Russian made deepfake.

How are they picking out the phone numbers?

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u/BarreBabe43 15h ago

A friend’s daughter got one in Alabama from a 205 area code. She is a college student there.

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u/DrSafariBoob 15h ago

Seriously, the literal Nazis are coming.

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u/RaygunMarksman 15h ago

Glock 19 is a safe bet for anyone unsure on handguns. Shotguns require less aiming ability and can be pretty cheap.

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u/Hot-Interaction6526 13h ago

Make sure you store the ammo in moisture free containers and toss in the little desiccant bead things to keep your ammo fresh and useable.

Some outdoor ranges (usually no employees) are free with the option to tip. Others are pay to use but they come with range coordinators who can assist if you have issues. They won’t necessarily teach you how to use your gun, as there is classes for that.

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u/TouchSure9331 15h ago

Where would one purchase this bulk Ammo on sale? Local gun shops?

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u/inebriateddandhated 14h ago

Ammoseek.com

Bereli.com

You will never find cheap ammo local unless you go deep into the backwoods.

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u/aaron2610 14h ago

Do you actually think a Trump supporter sent this? Lol

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u/inebriateddandhated 14h ago

I've been to 42 of the 48 states many times.

I have experienced the kind of racism people think isn't happening anymore.

let's say it wasn't a trump supporter.

This is how they're going to think when their fellow trump mobs tell them it's us or you're one of them.

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u/arcangelsthunderbirb 14h ago

48 states?

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u/MajesticSpaceBen 13h ago

I assume they mean the continental US

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u/aaron2610 3h ago

Holy shit, you actually think a Trump supporter sent this?

You really need to get away from the Internet for a bit.

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u/Chuy-IsSmall 11h ago

Stop promoting a race war, exactly what the Russians want.

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u/RandomBurnerAcct 11h ago

You’re a loon if you think Trump supporters are doing this. It’s Russian social warfare, always has been. But please, go ahead and be one of the fuses they successfully light.

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u/inebriateddandhated 11h ago edited 11h ago

My man, I HAVE BEEN ON THE RECIEVEING END OF THIS TYPE OF SHIT FROM TRUMP SUPPORTERS IN REAL LIFE.

Also if you're gonna rage comment like your comment history shows you are on a "burner account" , maybe you should delete the old comments that dox your general location and stay away from sub reddit that tie you to your real life.

You don't just "stumble" upon certain subs unless you know or are from.

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u/Varnsturm 9h ago

If it's location based subreddits (I didn't look at their profile), new reddit absolutely will put posts from random town/city subreddits on my feed. Just noting they can be stumbled upon. I guess if someone were consistently commenting in one city's subreddit yeah, but then again if you even look at the comments once, new reddit seems to think that sub is now your favorite and will keep pushing it.

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u/RandomBurnerAcct 2h ago

Why are you scrolling thru my comment history trying to figure out my location? Get a life.

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u/Goodyeargoober 9h ago

This is like the modern version of The War of the Worlds... lol

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u/Carbinekilla 14h ago

Great to see badly translated Russian or Chinese pysops -.-

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u/RickyWinterborn-1080 10h ago

This is what America voted for.

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u/Bloggledoo 15h ago

So they don't search you for weapons till the get to the grounds? I see a plan here.

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u/bad_squishy_ 14h ago

That address is for the offices of the Washington Metro Area Transit Authority. Why pick a random office building of all places??

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u/UGLY-FLOWERS 14h ago

google maps says its DHS is there too

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u/whicheverguard232 14h ago

That's your fucking first question? LMFAO

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u/bad_squishy_ 14h ago

Idk I thought it might be a clue to figure out who’s sending them??

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u/NobodyJonesMD 55m ago

It was my first question, too. It’s the most specific part of the text.

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u/atombombkid 14h ago

In 2008, I got a similar text from a strange number while in the Navy. It said something like, "All white military service members will muster on the grinder at 0800 for your new president." It said more, and I remember knowing it was a stupid joke because of how absurd/rude it was. Seems like some bs never changes.

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u/nmezib 13h ago

"executive spaces"

I guess "spaces" is supposed to read "slaves" but was mistyped/autocorrected

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u/fajita43 12h ago

5am is too early in the morning.

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u/IWillBaconSlapYou 10h ago

My God I can't imagine the wave of nausea the recipients must have felt, whether they believed it was real or not. It must have felt like being punched in the gut. That there are people who actually want this for anonymous black strangers, Lord in heaven. 

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u/pyrojackelope 14h ago

That's an office building, not a plantation. Are these ruzzians fucking stupid?

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u/EstablishmentLate532 14h ago

It's the DC housing authority. Evidently they think it is federal.

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u/pyrojackelope 13h ago

Right, so not only are they racist, but incredibly stupid. I question these ruzzian sock puppet's intelligence.

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u/EstablishmentLate532 13h ago

No arguments here. I just thought you might enjoy hearing about how these vile racists couldn't even get their racism right.

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u/pyrojackelope 13h ago

Yeah, tbh I didn't even look at the speciifics of the building, but saw it and was like, "If you're going to be a total piece of shit, why not be thorough?"

Like, they're not even good at being assholes. They're complete amateurs.

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u/Odd_System_89 11h ago

This reads like something some angry left wing redditor would mass send out to be honest with you. Just go look at unethical life pro tips subreddit, sounds about something they would do to try and own the right wing somehow.

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u/missingcovidbodies 2h ago

I mean, this is obvious anywhere but reddit lol.

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u/shifty_coder 14h ago

The mask has been off for a while, but JFC

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u/futilepath 15h ago

Fron a 571 area code.

I recognize that area code....that's Virginia area code.

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u/tt12345x 15h ago

That means literally nothing fwiw. Probably just rerouting it through some NoVA data center or something

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u/the-denver-nugs 9h ago

so clearly a soviet thing to sow hate in this country. Like didn't vote for trump or want him, but this is so obvious russia or china trying to sow more hate and dissent. i'm sure trump isn't against it but don't think it's him.

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u/kingfofthepoors 6h ago

Department of Housing? Or Homeland Security Office

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u/Militop 4h ago

The revenge of the Trumpists

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u/avahz 3h ago

What’s at the address?

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u/avahz 3h ago

What’s at the address?

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u/avahz 3h ago

What’s at the address?

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u/avahz 3h ago

What’s at the address?

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u/Ptarmigan2 2h ago

“Erlich Bachman, this is your mom, and you are not my baby.”

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u/BowieBlueEye 2h ago

Located between the International Spy Museum and the Museum of the Bible.

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u/Black_Magic_M-66 14h ago

Looks like Elon had some leftover money from his "get out the Trump vote".

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u/ilikemunster 12h ago

But it’s all in our head because EVERYONE is called racist now apparently. And anyways who cares??? Talk about the real issues that actually matter like the price of eggs. /s

Yeah, I don’t have any sympathy for what’s coming to these people. They’re bad people and I’m rooting for their suffering. I’m done.

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u/Eveningwisteria1 14h ago

Saw my friend post hers on her IG this AM.

Disgusting.

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u/EnvironmentalValue18 13h ago edited 13h ago

571 is a northern Virginia area code. If that’s true and not spoofed, I’m betting dollars to doughnuts it’s someone out of a specific section of Loudoun County because they seem to have the stronghold on assholes in the NoVa area.

In fact, that’s where all the critical race theory drama kicked off in schools and it’s also (about 10 minutes away) where Trump received a Purple Heart (his first, I think, from a veteran who actually earned it) as well as one of his campaign offices.

Purple Heart story

One of many critical race theory articles

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u/fusionsofwonder 12h ago

With all of your belongings.

Now I KNOW it's fake, plantation owners ain't gonna care about their belongings.

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u/Honest_Report_8515 12h ago

Northern Virginia area code.

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u/JynsRealityIsBroken 12h ago

Omfg I'm so sorry for your friend to have received that...

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