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kpete

(71,964 posts) Thu Aug 30, 2018, 11:08 AM Aug 2018

Trump protege arrested & charged with making violent threats against Boston Globe employees [View all]

BREAKING / NBC News: The FBI has arrested Robert Chain, 68, from Encino, California for threats they say he made to The Boston Globe following their recent editorial about the press.

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Trump protege arrested & charged with making violent threats against Boston Globe employees [View all] kpete Aug 2018 OP

It is just a shame that they are passing up the opportunity to "reason" with Atticus Aug 2018 #1

Chain, Chain, Chain peekaloo Aug 2018 #2

He called the Globe the enemy of the people? gratuitous Aug 2018 #3

You don't? llmart Aug 2018 #19

Would have loved to have been there to see him get arrested TlalocW Aug 2018 #4

Trump and rightwing media C_U_L8R Aug 2018 #5

These people really belong to the lunatic fringe. smirkymonkey Aug 2018 #6

The problem is, the lunatic fringe is almost half of the coat, now. dchill Aug 2018 #14

GOOD. Well-deserved and certainly earned. calimary Aug 2018 #7

Some coverage: struggle4progress Aug 2018 #8

That is good. They need to link this back to Trump. Caliman73 Aug 2018 #23

Wow...some people sure get wired up, way too much, and seem to think that mouthing off ... SWBTATTReg Aug 2018 #9

Welcome to Trump's America. sinkingfeeling Aug 2018 #11

Yes, and it's sad...but then I think of the positive...that there's at least 70 of us on the ... SWBTATTReg Aug 2018 #12

Actual violence is on the horizon...they arrested this clown, but one of these deplorables IS Bromwell Aug 2018 #10

And how did they find Robert Chain? dalton99a Aug 2018 #13

Think his preferred drink is Bourbon scotch or bud? GulfCoast66 Aug 2018 #21

Maybe malt liquor dalton99a Aug 2018 #22

like the fascist robo call in Iowa elmac Aug 2018 #15

He was mean-spirted angry asshole long before age 68 vlyons Aug 2018 #16

Make an example of him. paleotn Aug 2018 #17

Finally, an Encino Man instead of a Florida Man. NT mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2018 #18

Trump protege? Beaverhausen Aug 2018 #20

Trump protege in the sense that he is also wanting to attack the media. Caliman73 Aug 2018 #24

K&R ck4829 Aug 2018 #25