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"The Secret Service came to my door today because of a tweet. No threats. No violence. Just words. That’s where we are now," she wrote on X in a thread about the ordeal.

She was asked about the comments she made online, and she made it clear, "I want to see their trials."

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[–] Formfiller@lemmy.world 7 points 11 hours ago

I want these Nazi put on trial here and then sent to the hauge for another trial

[–] MortUS@lemmy.world 2 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago)

This dude doesn't look like Secret Service at all. The source is a Leftist fox-news-like, for profit website with info sourced from Elon Musks Grifter Farm (X), of all places.

This really the news and sources we're accepting here? Just so we can make circle-jerk comments?

And ya know what, Ima be real and take it even further because it's a trend I'm seeing. A site with low-effort Quality Assurance is prone to be infiltrated by agitators trying to disguise themselves as in groups both for profit and division politics - this is one of those sites and sources. It's shoddy journalism from a for-profit "journalism" aggregator meant to incite anger and promote interaction, and Lemmy is full of this shit.

I mean hell, the commenters just eat it up too. Jumps in to repeat the same sentiment as all the other commentors in different formats. Lemmy has got to keep the content cycling somehow I guess, nobody is getting on Reddit case for the same bullshit, so I guess it can fly here?

[–] Doomsider@lemmy.world 13 points 19 hours ago

This administration is openly hostile to American citizens. Whoever thought it would be a good idea to have a president who only serves the people who voted for him deserves to reap what they sow.

[–] SethTaylor@lemmy.world 35 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Even insinuating that the law should apply to rich fascists is illegal now. All hail the mobster crime lords, may they live to lie, cheat and steal for all ethernity. Blessings.

[–] yonderbarn@lazysoci.al 18 points 22 hours ago

Can't wait to shit on his grave

[–] superkong47@lemmy.zip 6 points 19 hours ago

Cool, might as well come visit me to since I think trials sound FAR to nice for that fat nazi fuck

[–] LordCrom@lemmy.world 69 points 1 day ago (5 children)

I thought secret service only visited those who make violent threats against the president.

This seems new.

[–] Candice_the_elephant@lemmy.world 5 points 19 hours ago

Applying the law to Trump officials is violence, probably terrorism.

[–] Bytemeister@lemmy.world 14 points 1 day ago

Credible violent threats specifically.

[–] Soup@lemmy.world 33 points 1 day ago (2 children)

To cowards, this is violence.

[–] winkerjadams@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

And to those who are guilty. Obviously he doesn't want a fair trial

[–] Soup@lemmy.world 2 points 20 hours ago

The party of “nothing to hide, nothing to worry about” sure really doesn’t want anyone looking into their stuff haha

[–] phutatorius@lemmy.zip 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Refusal to comply is violence. "Stop hitting yourself!"

[–] Soup@lemmy.world 3 points 20 hours ago

I think it falls more precisely under “you don’t respect my authority I’m not going to respect your humanity.”

There are plenty of times a refusal to comply is a form of violence and I don’t want to give them any undue credit.

Trump corrupts everything he touches.

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[–] UltraMagnus0001@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago

More secret police stuff

[–] Feedback17@lemmy.world 12 points 1 day ago

Remember when it was easy to compare anyone who supported Trump to a Nazi? Now, it's an insult to Nazis.

[–] Suavevillain@lemmy.world 4 points 21 hours ago

This is beyond pathetic.

[–] Jaysyn@lemmy.world 58 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I'm too want to see trials for Trump officials. In the Hague.

[–] LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world 17 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Well if somehow law and order stands when this fascist party falls from power. I want to see every congressmember, and white house seated posting tried for treason. If they voted for something or publicly supported something they knew was false or damning to the population, they should be found guilty. And since we haven't waved the death penalty, I think we should encourage them to remove it.

If they approve the removal of green cards, we should remove all citizenship from their bloodline. It's what they want, take the trash out

(Also yes, many Democrats will be found guilty as well, your votes should forever be public. You are a representative, a civil servant, you are supposed to be a slave to the population, not the other way around)

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[–] AbidanYre@lemmy.world 235 points 1 day ago (10 children)

Calling for trials is a veiled threat? Fuck everyone involved with this administration.

[–] Gaja0@lemmy.zip 8 points 1 day ago

He asked her again what she meant by the comment, and she made it clear she was talking about officials having Nuremberg-style tribunals for those who enabled unlawful behavior.

They are preparing for the pendulum. Once they've trashed cities and ripped apart families, they want to make sure anyone brave enough to hold them accountable is silenced.

[–] Tolookah@discuss.tchncs.de 145 points 1 day ago

Justice is a threat to them

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[–] madcaesar@lemmy.world 88 points 1 day ago (6 children)

One thing that Trump's 2nd term has made crystal clear is that pretty much all levels of law enforcement are just filled with bootlickers.

Has there been even a case of one department or union siding WITH THE PEOPLE???

Or are they all just authoritarian living assholes?

We also need more liberals going into law enforcement, we've completely seeded those jobs to bullies and morons that get off on abusing power.

[–] untorquer@lemmy.world 16 points 1 day ago

You don't go into law enforcement thinking you won't be shooting someone in your career. You have to want to use force on people and abandon empathy for humans just trying to survive.

Liberals are ill-equipped and it's antithetical to the left.

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[–] whatalute@lemmy.world 1 points 17 hours ago

Of course...a desire for action taken through the legal system (at least implying due process) and of which she has she zero control over is categorized as a "veiled threat". Meanwhile there's actual sitting republicans suggesting that brutalizing or even killing protesters is cool but lol no that's not a veiled threat! That's freedom of speech! It's so pathetic.

[–] DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works 45 points 1 day ago (2 children)

To be clear, I wanna see them all [redacted], every last one of them, all need to be [redacted]. There's no other way to do it, they all need to be [redacted].

[–] BanMe@lemmy.world 20 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Yeah but I hope they all die.

Come on Secret Service, come after this white, cornfed Iowa boy, it'll look great in the headlines. Whit privilege on the line, fat fucks.

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[–] not_that_guy05@lemmy.world 92 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Lol can't wait to see them at my door. I'm calling for the hanging them all and ice.

[–] Eldritch@piefed.world 48 points 1 day ago (4 children)

Do it in the fash social media town square with an identifiable name and they will. Do it here where only we will largely see and they won't care. Until the rest of the world and the United States wakes up and ditches these fascist platforms. The fascists will gleefully use them as easy surveillance and intimidation.

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[–] Digit@lemmy.wtf 25 points 1 day ago

I want their trials to be seen by her.

[–] paranoia@feddit.dk 44 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I want to see them guillotined.

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I'd like to see the official GOP sponsors of deportations without Due Process deported without Due Process.

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