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James Comey did not stumble onto a beach and innocently photograph some seashells. He is the former Director of the FBI. He spent decades studying exactly how coded language is used to signal violence against public figures. He led the Bureau through the rise of stochastic terrorism as a national security category. Then he posted “86 47” arranged in sand to hundreds of thousands of followers, with eighty-six being slang for elimination and forty-seven being the sitting President of the United States, who had survived two assassination attempts in the previous twelve months. He took the post down within hours, which is the move of a man who knew exactly what he had communicated and realized he had said it too plainly. Innocent posts do not get deleted within hours. The defense, that he simply did not connect the numbers to violence, is laughable. He was on a national press tour promoting his novel FDR Drive, a thriller about a public figure using coded messaging to incite his followers to commit acts of violence against political enemies. He told NPR the book’s central themes were free speech and “what happens when someone’s words incite violence.” A man cannot be on national radio explaining how coded incitement operates while simultaneously claiming he failed to recognize coded incitement in his own Instagram feed. That is not a coincidence. That is a confession delivered by a defendant who spent eight years building a public career on personal opposition to Donald Trump. The First Amendment is not a magic word. The Supreme Court ruled in Counterman v. Colorado in 2023 that true threats lose protection when the speaker consciously disregards a substantial risk his communication will be read as threatening violence. Comey’s expertise, his audience, his timing, his take-down, and his eight years of documented hostility toward the President all answer that question. He knew. He of all people knew. And in the end, the country needs to face what this case actually is: a former Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation posting a coded call for the removal of a sitting President during an active assassination threat environment, then asking the same Bureau he once led to believe he meant nothing by it. Stop it.

Here, I fixed the Minnesota State Flag.

@redheadranting We line dance at noon?

I heard Achy Breaky Heart today so you know what that means...

🚨 BREAKING: Jay Swanson, a former state trooper who investigated child care fraud in Minnesota, provides damning testimony to the House fraud committee Scammers would "say they first heard about it while in the refugee camp in Kenya ... they had heard you could run the scam in a number of different states, but it was easiest and you could make the most money doing it in Minnesota." Swanson then detailed the retaliation he says he faced from Department of Human Services leaders and said he was told to delete some of his answers to an inquiry from the legislative auditor. "I soon had a senior DHS official in my office, angry, red-faced, and almost yelling. The senior DHS official told me to delete a number of paragraphs ... I then advised this official that I believed what they were telling me to do was illegal." "I told them that the fraud was so huge that sooner or later it would come to light."

@Brcremer Sticks and stones vs words

Imagine calling Renee Good and Alex Pretti “domestic terrorists” and calling immigrants “animals” then turning around and telling people they need to “tone down their rhetoric.”

I’VE GOT THE HOLY GHOST AND I’M BURNING UP🔥👀 The KING OF HEARTS Tour, LIVE from my hometown of Charleston, SC is being LIVESTREAMED on @Twitch, @YouTube, @Meta, and @tiktok_us THIS FRIDAY NIGHT (5/1) 🤯 Wherever you are, we want you in the room (@CreditOneStad) with us. RSVP at the link in my bio or story to be notified on Friday… promise we’ve got some tricks up our sleeve you don’t want to miss.

@aeswins @CynicalPublius Many rational thinking people are anons. I still believe it has merit. There was the young man who went to Cosmic pizza... Did you know he died recently?

@CynicalPublius When Q-anon folks believed Clinton, Podesta and the Democrats were torturing, murdering, and eating babies in satanic rituals to fuel their adrenochrome addiction they were less violent than mainstream Blue-anon.

Do pedophile rapist traitors deserve to die? Don’t answer that, it’s a rhetorical question. But know this: there are PLENTY of people who believe pedophile rapist traitors deserve to die, and they are willing to take matters into their own hands. So if you call someone a "pedophile rapist traitor” (as Cole Allen labeled President Trump in his manifesto that reads like it was written as an episode of “Friends” entitled “Chandler Loses It”) over and over and over, don’t be surprised that many other someones try to kill the person you are slandering. If that’s you passing the slander, you are an accessory to attempted murder—maybe not legally, but certainly morally.

@Himothymarx @H2P1585 @nsw43 @ok6ixx See? You can't. Because it's a lie.

@notMNKris10 @H2P1585 @nsw43 @ok6ixx You're lying to yourself. Just looks around and it's obvious there has been a shift. Like get real lol

(I'm a high school history teacher. Midway through the semester we started covering the Civil Rights Movement. I showed a documentary with footage from protests and sit-ins. A few days after a quiz on the subject, I got a furious phone call from a parent.) Father: "If you don't tell me who authorized this propaganda, I'm filing a complaint with the district TODAY" Me: "Uh... good afternoon, sir. I'm [My Name], I teach U.S. History. What exactly are you referring to?" Father: "I'm talking about YOU filling my daughter's head with lies about American history and making her think this country was built on racism" Me: "I'm sorry, what?" Father: "You showed her a film depicting America as some evil oppressive nightmare! She came home crying saying she was ashamed to be American" Me: "What's your daughter's name, sir?" He told me and I immediately remembered her because she was the most engaged student during that entire unit, asking thoughtful questions and taking detailed notes. Father: "You liberal piece of garbage, I won't have you brainwashing our kids with revisionist nonsense! The Civil Rights Movement didn't happen the way you're teaching it! You're pushing a political agenda" Me: "Sir, with all due respect, how can you possibly deny that the Civil Rights Movement happened?" Father: "What?" Me: "We're literally teaching documented American history. The protests, the marches, the legislation, these are verifiable historical events with mountains of evidence, photographs, video footage, and living witnesses. There's no agenda here. This is just factual history that happened within living memory." Father: "You're distorting the truth" Me: "Sir, I'm very sorry, but if you're going to deny well-documented historical events that fundamentally shaped modern America, then I can't help you. I strongly encourage you to speak with your daughter about what she's actually learning rather than assuming the worst." I politely ended the call. The next day I showed another documentary, this time about the Freedom Riders. And naturally, that man's daughter was completely captivated, taking notes furiously and asking to borrow books on the subject. I think I might've inspired a future historian. “Should schools teach the full truth of history, even when it makes people uncomfortable?”

@brandonlake I was hoping you and Frannie would sing this tonight and frankly... it was still the all time best concert ever. I really enjoyed your time with Pat harmonizing alone even if I am the mother in law.

The Jesus I Know Now…has been showing up and showing off every night of this tour. Can’t believe it’s coming to an end. I could sing these songs with y’all forever 💛

@Kristinartz My dad and I were pulled over for one in Iowa. He told me that while it's a sign of respect it's also a time for self reflection and our immortality

When you were growing up, were you taught that pulling over for a funeral procession was a sign of respect?

@brandonlake was OUTSTANDING in #StPaul tonight. Wow. Just wow. #GodWins

@H2P1585 @nsw43 @ok6ixx Show me. Explain it to me like I'm in kindergarten. You can't because it's a lie we were all spoon fed.

@notMNKris10 @nsw43 @ok6ixx It’s called “The Shift”. Look it up.

@C_3C_3 General Flynn. (Old account still banned for retweeting him J6). I about broke my toe jumping up and running to the next room to share it. I might have even cried

Have you ever gotten followed by someone you respect so much that you think I better post bangers from here on out? So you don’t disappoint them.😂😂 Who was it?

@BelezaManifique @heavensbvnny I used to think that as well. Now I have a better understanding of what the Bible actually says vs. what the mainstream told me it said. I am so thankful to Jesus. He is the only way.

@notMNKris10 @heavensbvnny At the same time, different people find that understanding through different paths,psychology, therapy, relationships, or religion so it’s interesting how many routes there are to the same kind of self-awareness.

ADHD is one of the most painful things to live with. Not because it's loud, because it's contradictory. You're capable of anything and motivated to do almost nothing. You understand everyone around you, but can't explain what's happening inside yourself. You have brilliant ideas, but no patience to finish a single one. You're a genius who can't handle an email, an extrovert who needs to be completely alone, a person full of advice who can't follow any of it. And the worst part? You know.

@Ryanseptus @ok6ixx The switch is a lie. Show me proof. Not some statement. Not a few people changing parties. Show me entire parties switching. I'll wait

@notMNKris10 @ok6ixx Yeah the south was full of conservative democrats and it's very important they learn about them, the party switch and the republicans southern strategy.

@KarenHoward42 @ok6ixx This is a lie. Show me proof that entire political parties "switched". I'll wait.

@notMNKris10 @ok6ixx KKK full of Democrats was in the 1800s, when Democrats were the Conservatives and Republicans were Liberal. A lot of people don't realize that.

@nsw43 @ok6ixx False

@notMNKris10 @ok6ixx Also tell them that when the Democrats passed the Civil Rights Act in 1964 all the bigots left the party and joined the Republicans!

@mehdirhasan All sides need to stop

The killer of Hortman was a self-proclaimed 3-time Trump voter, according to his interview with the Blaze, and according to friends of his, and also voted in the GOP primary. It’s insane and shameful that these MAGA and Fox pundits have lied so much about the Hortman killing.

@fred_guttenberg Good guys with guns solved the problem. Armed guards at schools would solve the problem 🤔

If you were horrified last night watching our elected leaders run and scramble because of gun violence, just imagine how my daughter Jaime felt in school running from an active shooter before she was killed. Now, becomes a part of the solution and only vote for people determined to address gun violence in America.