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Whole grifty theft part aside, you could make an entire post-graduate psychology class about the weird verbiage and tactics employed here. It’s appears from reading these threats that the person writing them understands that great uncle Elmer and Nazi cousin Travis seem to legitimately think trump knows about them personally. And what’s more, despite all evidence to the contrary, cares about them. “We’ll have to tell Trump that *YOU* are with the radical leftists!” Like they’re threatening to tell mom they saw you on the girls fine wild commercial, and boy will she be disappointed.

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I have mixed feelings about this scam. Part of me is pissed off about predators stalking gullible old people and their bank accounts; then again I just kinda wish all the old bigots would hurry up and die. So much ambivalence!

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They can't draft me because bone spurs.Just send me your money.

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Extort much?

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Ok, all we need to do is get a subpoena for the js code that does a test on the checkbox, and if the user unchecked it, they re-check it before saving. I would bet my ass that line(s) of code exists.

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Wonkette needs to get with the times. Like update the donate "Just once*" button.

*Once per day until the account is closed. Or Hillary will come round and kick in your windows.

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The liberal “BoldPAC” sends me similarly worded e-mails - that if I don’t respond I will not go down in the annals of time as a progressive and that I may never hear from them again. I usually say “I double dog dare you to do that!” To the computer.

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Wow. I’m actually relieved to find I haven’t lost my ability to be shocked and disgusted by these people. Give us money or we will tell Trump you are a bad person who loves fake news and abortions and maybe we will tell the FBI to audit your patriotism.

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She already eated up all the lose babbys in the hood so what’s a few shattered windows?

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I will only join if you threaten to force feed me kale on cauliflower rice with quinoa toast.

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