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[–] KoboldCoterie@pawb.social 94 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Sounds like (purely speculation, since the details aren't available) he pulled a gun on or otherwise threatened the agents coming to arrest him, based on his other behavior. Told them to come back with a warrant, they did so, and he took issue?

Either way, posting on the internet about assassinating government officials, regardless of whether it's serious or not, was probably not the smartest opening move.

[–] Landrin201@lemmy.ml 60 points 1 year ago (4 children)

That won't stop the far right from turning him into a martyr

[–] DarkGamer@kbin.social 34 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They sure are big on traitors and hostile to the rule of law lately.

[–] Zorque@kbin.social 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] DarkGamer@kbin.social 15 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (5 children)

The right used to at least pretend to be into law and order.

[–] Zorque@kbin.social 16 points 1 year ago (2 children)

They still pretend, they just also pretend that the rule of law is different than what it is.

You know how many far-righters have "back the blue" and thin blue line bumper stickers?

[–] CmdrShepard@lemmy.one 6 points 1 year ago

Yes the same guys who rant about government tyranny yet defend police (government employees/enforcers) at every opportunity love to also rant about the rule of law unless those rules are applied to them or their current flavor of the week messiah.

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[–] PunnyName@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

They still are.

"Law and order" is a racist dog whistle.

[–] abraxas@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago

They've always backed conservative cops enforcing conservative laws against "other people" but letting conservatives off with a warning.

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[–] Dubious_Fart@lemmy.ml 14 points 1 year ago

They turned a dumb cunt that jumped over a barricade to rush a bunch of men with guns into a martyr.

They'll turn this guy into The Jesus to Trumps God.

[–] athos77@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago

Or from producing more of them.

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[–] HooPhuckenKarez@kbin.social 9 points 1 year ago

He must've forgotten to add "...in Minecraft.".

[–] NightAuthor@beehaw.org 4 points 1 year ago

“Opening” is quite an interesting word in this context

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[–] exohuman@programming.dev 91 points 1 year ago (9 children)

Yeah, umm… what did he think would happen when he threatened the life of a sitting president?

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[–] Wage_slave@lemmy.ml 78 points 1 year ago (2 children)

"The complaint said Robertson came to the attention of federal agents in March after he posted a threat against Mr Bragg on Truth Social, the social network owned by Mr Trump. The company alerted the FBI's National Threat Operations Center.

FBI agents then visited the suspect, who told them that the post was a "dream" and ended the conversation by saying: "We're done here! Don't return without a warrant!""

Not only does Truth Social narc on him, but the "dreams" defense was a true sign of just how far gone that asshole was.

[–] False@lemmy.world 36 points 1 year ago (2 children)

You know you goofed when Truth Social turns you in to the feds

[–] socsa@lemmy.ml 25 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Truth social is in it for the grift, not for the heat. They aren't really the revolutionary counterculture fortress they make themselves out to be. They just figured out that stupid people are easy to monetize. Which is rapidly becoming MBA canon for all social media.

[–] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Honestly monetizing stupidity if you don't have any personal morals is exceptionally easy. I often get jealous at the revenues even some of the simplest of these gifts are, and monkeypaw wish I was a shittier person.

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[–] treadful@lemmy.zip 49 points 1 year ago (1 children)

inb4 he's turned into a martyr.

[–] BeMoreCareful@lemmy.world 23 points 1 year ago (4 children)

This is just the first step of Biden's ethnic cleansing of white cishet Christians.

[–] GentlemanLoser@ttrpg.network 22 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] Lord_McAlister@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

100% surious. 4 real this time.

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[–] YaksDC@lemmy.world 41 points 1 year ago

At least he went out doing what he loved....... being an idiot.

[–] TransplantedSconie@lemm.ee 35 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Another member of Ya'l-Qaeda dusted, and nothing much of value was lost.

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[–] corm@sopuli.xyz 26 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Ok so either he drew a gun on them or they executed him. Well it should be cleared up quickly with body cam footage.

What's that? No body cam footage?

Right, then I'm going to have to assume they executed him while he was surrendering peacefully.

(I voted for biden, but I also don't trust the fbi to miss a chance to shoot someone)

[–] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 13 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I think it's hilarious that anyone trusts the FBI right now. They have been actively involved in sabotaging progressive groups and socialist demonstrations basically since their inception. And now Republicans have a massice gripe because we have like a dozen agents that say they have been silenced after whistleblowing related to Jan 6th.

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[–] BurnTheRight@kbin.social 23 points 1 year ago (2 children)

"Next up on Fox News... The libs have weaponized the FBI and are executing innocent conservatives for exercising their freedumb of speech!"

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[–] LEDZeppelin@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago

Oh no….anyways.

[–] Snowpix@lemmy.ca 14 points 1 year ago

Well if it isn't the consequences of your own actions. Good riddance.

[–] BassTurd@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago

And the world got a little less shitty today. I love seeing Darwinism in real time. I feel bad for the FBI agent that might have guilt from taking a life.

[–] PunnyName@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Lucky bastard, doesn't have to live on a burning planet anymore.

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[–] ArugulaZ@kbin.social 11 points 1 year ago

Bury that miserable thing and set a porta-potty on the grave.

[–] Dubious_Fart@lemmy.ml 10 points 1 year ago

Well well well.

if it isnt the consequences of his actions.

[–] donuts@kbin.social 9 points 1 year ago

Fuck Around
Find Out <----- You are Here

[–] Jaysyn@kbin.social 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

One less fascist symp voting in 2024.

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[–] happyhippo@feddit.it 8 points 1 year ago

He fucked around.

He found out.

[–] shiveyarbles@beehaw.org 8 points 1 year ago

This guy was too stupid to exist... and now he doesn't

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