this post was submitted on 08 Nov 2024
190 points (99.0% liked)

News

23266 readers
2981 users here now

Welcome to the News community!

Rules:

1. Be civil


Attack the argument, not the person. No racism/sexism/bigotry. Good faith argumentation only. This includes accusing another user of being a bot or paid actor. Trolling is uncivil and is grounds for removal and/or a community ban. Do not respond to rule-breaking content; report it and move on.


2. All posts should contain a source (url) that is as reliable and unbiased as possible and must only contain one link.


Obvious right or left wing sources will be removed at the mods discretion. We have an actively updated blocklist, which you can see here: https://lemmy.world/post/2246130 if you feel like any website is missing, contact the mods. Supporting links can be added in comments or posted seperately but not to the post body.


3. No bots, spam or self-promotion.


Only approved bots, which follow the guidelines for bots set by the instance, are allowed.


4. Post titles should be the same as the article used as source.


Posts which titles don’t match the source won’t be removed, but the autoMod will notify you, and if your title misrepresents the original article, the post will be deleted. If the site changed their headline, the bot might still contact you, just ignore it, we won’t delete your post.


5. Only recent news is allowed.


Posts must be news from the most recent 30 days.


6. All posts must be news articles.


No opinion pieces, Listicles, editorials or celebrity gossip is allowed. All posts will be judged on a case-by-case basis.


7. No duplicate posts.


If a source you used was already posted by someone else, the autoMod will leave a message. Please remove your post if the autoMod is correct. If the post that matches your post is very old, we refer you to rule 5.


8. Misinformation is prohibited.


Misinformation / propaganda is strictly prohibited. Any comment or post containing or linking to misinformation will be removed. If you feel that your post has been removed in error, credible sources must be provided.


9. No link shorteners.


The auto mod will contact you if a link shortener is detected, please delete your post if they are right.


10. Don't copy entire article in your post body


For copyright reasons, you are not allowed to copy an entire article into your post body. This is an instance wide rule, that is strictly enforced in this community.

founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS
 

Summary

Racist text messages invoking slavery were anonymously sent to Black individuals across several U.S. states, sparking investigations by the FBI, FCC, and local law enforcement.

The messages, received in states like New York, Alabama, and California, varied in wording but shared a disturbing tone, with some directing recipients to report to specific locations.

Civil rights groups, including the NAACP and Southern Poverty Law Center, condemned the messages, calling them deeply disturbing and perpetuating a legacy of evil.

Wireless providers are working to block the messages, which officials believe could be the work of bots or malicious actors.

top 28 comments
sorted by: hot top controversial new old
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 hour ago

So I'm guessing this is Jacob Wohl again?

[–] [email protected] 11 points 7 hours ago (2 children)

Call me melodramatic, but I'm honestly surprised there aren't roving bands of armed white dudes with trucker hats and wrap-around sunglasses in every neighborhood at this point. Maybe Jan 21, but I won't be alive to know.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 hours ago

Giving up gives them power, and leaves others behind who you could help. Yeah, it sucks he won, but it's not over. Don't let them take everything for free.

Thats not mentioning there are certainly people who care about you in the world. You may not even understand what you mean to them.

If you're contemplating suicide over this, seek help. It's not worth it.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

but I won’t be alive to know.

Never kill yourself for something that's somebody else's fault.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago) (2 children)

Meh

I don't want to deal with 4 years of constant panic attacks every day. Again.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 31 minutes ago* (last edited 31 minutes ago)

Get a script for Xanax and get off the internet. You're only going to hear the worst news here.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 hours ago

Then get some treatment, or go somewhere better.

[–] [email protected] 52 points 10 hours ago (2 children)

Get used to it. This is the new normal in Trump’s America.

[–] [email protected] 37 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Never get used to this. I get what you are saying but I don't think this is the right response.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Do I want to get used to it? Absolutely not. But this is what America wants and voted for.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago) (1 children)

Yeah. I'm feeling so much contempt for my country right now, part of me feels like, had I known this about us, I'd have welcomed Trump long ago, because clearly we deserve this. Let's just let everything get so bad they are forced to confront the wretched failure of the society they have wrought.

What's going to happen is in a few years the balance of power will shift, saving them from the worst consequences of the failures of far right policy, and they will learn nothing.

Nope. Let's not any more. Let them fucking have it. Let them fucking destroy everything just so, at the end, they can appreciate that the devastation and misery surrounding them is a monument to their own stupidity and failure.

I sort of understand Trumpists right now. I'm so angry that I'm willing to endure misery as long as I know it's hurting them, too.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 hours ago (2 children)

I highly doubt Trump will do anything that would destabilize the stock market, never forget how self centered he is although his cronies hmmm 🤔

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 hour ago

Becoming Russia's toy won't exactly help matters along in that regard. Plus then there's the tariffs which he has no idea how they work.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago) (1 children)

I mean 30% tariffs across the board will be fucking devastating to our economy. I don't know if that will hurt stock prices themselves, but as Americans become poorer, I'm not sure where they will make up the difference. Fire more people, I guess?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 hours ago

Stocks can only go up don't you know the whole thing is basically rigged at this point... But seriously everyone made so much money the last time he was president... Except the people who didn't and all that was basically wiped away with inflation so I expect that to happen again this time ..

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Trump is over 80 years old he won’t be around much longer

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

Trump is a symptom. Don't get me wrong, the sooner he succumbs to his decades long suicide-by-cheeseburger the better, but shit isn't going to get better once he finally fucks off.

After seeing him in action for 4 years and hearing all the Nazi shit he's said since, the average voter decided they like him even more than they did the first time - they fucking love that evil shit, and that's the problem. When Trump is gone, some other evil fucker will step into the spotlight and the 73 million Nazis that voted to burn our country down will just focus their support over to the new guy.

And it's not going away with boomers or any other generation either. I had high hopes for Z, but it turns out a lot of them are little Nazis too.

Humans are trash, and we'll continue to live in a dumpster until we're extinct.

[–] [email protected] 33 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Republicans: "Well, who else is gonna work the fields after we deport all the Mexicans?"

[–] [email protected] 26 points 9 hours ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 13 points 8 hours ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 8 points 7 hours ago

Nah they go to the mines

[–] [email protected] 8 points 8 hours ago

There’ll be no shortage of those once they start rounding up the democrats (to include anything else that isn’t the ‘true republican’), the LGBTQ+, and non(‘correct version’ of)christians. Oh, and minorities.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 9 hours ago

Buckle up buckaroos

[–] [email protected] 19 points 10 hours ago

We saw an uptick in this sort of bullshit back in 2016, too. Racists and bigots feel emboldened under Trump. Get ready for more targeted harassment like this, and for nothing to be done about it.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

I think the only correct response to a text message like this is:

"Thank you for scheduling in advance, see you there!"

Followed by photos of large guns.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

Then the cops arrest you for making "threats"

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 hours ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 hours ago

Can we talk about your car’s extended warranty? I’ve been trying to reach you