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Radley Balko
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Journalist. Author of Rise of the Warrior Cop. Co-author of The Cadaver King and the Country Dentist. Substack: radleybalko.substack.com
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Donald Jr. posted the name and photo a guy who shared personal texts from JD Vance in which Vance criticized Trump. The threatened retaliation to revoke his employer's federal contracts is bad enough. But this shit is also eventually going to get someone killed.

Trump allies threaten Deloitte contracts after employee shares Vance chats
Trump allies threaten Deloitte contracts after employee shares Vance chats

Republicans are targeting $3 billion in federal contracts because a consultant disclosed exchanges unconnected to his work to a reporter.

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ofpope.bsky.social

That's (obviously) the entire point. They can threaten, lie, and intimidate people at will, with absolutely ZERO consequences. They have POWER over us. No amount of criticism or fact-checking matters, because the point is that they can do it, and nobody will stop them.

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ESdeadwinger.bsky.social

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Ssniffit.bsky.social

It is INTENDED to get people killed. Intimidation is fascism's favorite currency.

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CFcornstarch.bsky.social

I'm a former Deloitte employee. It stays out of politics, and I'm sure will continue to be neutral regarding the election. However, while there are plenty of Trump supporters there, I'm guessing the vast majority of the 172k US partners and employees will now vote for Harris to protect themselves.

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CGblupotluv.bsky.social

Good way to get management and employees of Deloitte to vote for Harris!

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MRp-no-nwa.bsky.social

Vance criticised Trump in public. In print. What is Jr. hoping to prove? That Trump supporters are murderers?

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SSseersnively.bsky.social

So, is speech 'free' or only when it doesn't conflict with Der Führer?

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Ttbapple.bsky.social

This kind of stuff is what our elites are really worried about. Trump is not a “free markets” guy but a “me markets” guy.

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TSthomasfuchs.at

Meanwhile, Musk has untold billions in federal contracts and a security clearance and he's _directly campaigning_ for Trump. What a bunch of assclowns.

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SSsneakyness.com

Eventually? Brother five people died on 1/6

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Radley Balko
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Journalist. Author of Rise of the Warrior Cop. Co-author of The Cadaver King and the Country Dentist. Substack: radleybalko.substack.com
20.6k followers516 following1.6k posts