There is a long history of law enforcement not taking threats of violence seriously, when they come from white conservative groups.

The Secrete Service might. As far as I know they take all threats to the president as pretty serious. But that only helps the president, not the rest of us.

Considering what happened to the January 6th insurrectionists, even if they're caught, they'll get a slap on the wrist.

The cops and FBI are on their side, that's why.

Hell, a decent chunk of the posts are probably from cops.

She was proven right in polls about their attitudes soon after.

Unfortunately, being right doesn't matter in a popularity contest.

I do wonder how things would have panned out if she'd won - I can't help but think Trump would have been replaced by someone better able to overthrow democracy...

it also sounds like a few hundred people need investigating.

They also tried claiming that Trump not accepting the election results was fine because Hillary didn't accept the results in 2016. This despite definitive proof that Hillary conceded that night. But they can't let something as pesky and minor as facts get in the way of their talking points.

Hell, I remember those "Sore Loserman" signs from the 2000 election.

They've hit us with so damn much hypocrisy since then that maybe they just expect us to tune it all out.

Well the FBI just designated Antifa as terrorists, so.... Wait yeah we're doing nothing.

I hope they are doing their best to track each one of these terrorists down and throwing the book at them.

I'm sure justice will be as swift and harsh as it was for the January 6 insurrectionists. Which is to say, they'll slow walk it and hand out insultingly minor sentences when they absolutely have to do anything at all.

Federal judiciary doesn't take kindly to threats. Neither does the FBI.

in this case its all about the drawn out appeal. trumps famous not for winning, but for dragging cases out so long it doesnt matter anymore.

in this case, hes already guilty hes just literally throwing tantrums to create noise that might allow for an appeal. and its a longshot, as no one appears to be giving him an inch of appealable activity.

its painful to watch, but its all about the appeal avoidance.

It doesn't matter how cheap the speech is or whether few of them would actually turn their talk into action. The death threats themselves are serious even if none of these people intend to act on it. Also, these threats are illegal whether or not these people intend to act on it. Finally, all it takes is one person who decides to act on Trump's marching orders.

If you were getting these threats, would you be resting easy with the thought that most of these people wouldn't come to your home (which they'd know the address of)? Or would you - more likely - be afraid to go home or answer your phone?

They did storm the US capitol alley being told to take the country back in "trial by combat."

They did shoot Gabby Giffords after conservative propaganda that literally drew a crosshair on her.

They did try to kidnap a governor.

They did take over a federal building and receive no punishment.

Well, that's always been Trump's play: talk a big game from a veeery safe distance, and incite other people to do his dirty work for him.

"I'll be right there with you" my ass.

The issue - as January 6th has shown - is that there are enough insurgents and domestic terrorists who are willing to commit violence on Trump's behalf.