Summary

The FBI is investigating a surge of anonymous racist and offensive text messages targeting Latino, Black, and LGBTQ communities following last week’s election.

Messages have included threats of deportation, re-education camps, or being forced into plantation labor.

While no violence has resulted, the texts, sent via services like TextNow, have prompted collaboration between the FBI, DOJ Civil Rights Division, and local authorities.

Advocacy groups like LULAC and the NAACP condemned the harassment, citing it as a troubling resurgence of hate rhetoric emboldened by recent political developments.

    • @[email protected]
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      246 hours ago

      It most likely is a state actor with the scale at play.

      What should be more concerning is that they have these lists of people to target.

      • @Fuckfuckmyfuckingass
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        205 hours ago

        Just pay a data broker. I’m sure it’s trivial to find demographics tied to phone numbers.

    • @[email protected]
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      146 hours ago

      I think there’s a lot of ways to connect those dots. It’s not very “tin foil” in my opinion. There’s no way to “invade” the US. They have to destroy it from within.

      • @Viking_Hippie
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        120 minutes ago

        There’s no way to “invade” the US

        There will be if Trump gives Putin Alaska. Which he PROBABLY won’t, but the fact that it’s not a 100% certainty is not ideal…