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Cosmocat

(15,524 posts)
16. Im actually surprise it took this long
Fri Jun 26, 2026, 04:13 PM
Jun 26

False reports of child abuse are far from uncommon, most often due to intra family or custody squabling.

Im surprised its taken this long for the hate cult (presumably) to hit Pete with it, just out of general shittiness, but a year or two from now if he is running for higher office, its something they can point at to discredit him in their make their insane reality the reality of the mindless "independents."

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Republicans are just plain evil.... Lovie777 Jun 26 #1
It's long past time . . . Scubamatt Jun 26 #19
Yep. Nothing pisses me off more than people still pretending otherwise after the events of the last 10 years alone. Karasu Jun 26 #32
(I thought) the chyron said they were SWATTed eShirl Jun 26 #2
That's a pretty extreme form of swatting. Little kids being interrogated is different from an unordered pizza. Vinca Jun 26 #6
That's not what swatting is EdmondDantes_ Jun 26 #42
Chyron may have said that, but spoken and written report words were 'swat-like' Attilatheblond Jun 26 #65
did you see his substack? orleans Jun 26 #69
Simply disgusting. And I fear we will see more of this. Nanjeanne Jun 26 #3
Back during Nixon popsdenver Jun 26 #30
Donald Segretti. ColoringFool Jun 26 #43
What was the name of his group popsdenver Jun 26 #45
Skunk Works is Lockheed Martin's super secret aircraft development company... Think SR-71 and is closely LiberalArkie Jun 26 #51
rat fucking mokeyz Jun 26 #50
THAT'S IT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! popsdenver Saturday #81
Vance was recently quoted as saying... AdamGG Jun 26 #68
Links Solly Mack Jun 26 #4
Well, I'm 'comfortable' knowing....... MyOwnPeace Jun 26 #54
Yep. :( Solly Mack Jun 26 #56
I'm sure the report was made by a deeply concerned 'Christian'. sinkingfeeling Jun 26 #5
Because all gay men are pedophiles. milestogo Jun 26 #7
Don't forget popsdenver Jun 26 #47
And if so, I will speculate that the deeply concerned"Christian"... 3catwoman3 Jun 26 #24
A deeply "concerned" "Christian". calimary Jun 26 #35
Yes, most likely someone in the trump admin. sheshe2 Jun 26 #38
Like "swatting" attempts, these nasty efforts are not that rare, unfortunately... hlthe2b Jun 26 #8
Message auto-removed Name removed Jun 26 #9
Had to go back nearly half a decade for one of "multiple examples", eh? TheProle Jun 26 #13
Message auto-removed Name removed Jun 26 #64
really?? hookaleft Jun 26 #15
He lasted all of 10 minutes and 3 posts. Wiz Imp Jun 26 #18
Nicole leading with it on her show now. Wiz Imp Jun 26 #10
I believe that is against the law and is a felony hookaleft Jun 26 #11
bullshit that they can't trace the call hookaleft Jun 26 #12
Heh. On the force? orthoclad Jun 26 #17
100% agree popsdenver Jun 26 #48
It could be a burner phone or one of the services that offers temporary online phone numbers EdmondDantes_ Jun 26 #62
Disgusting harassment!!!!! Pisces Jun 26 #14
Im actually surprise it took this long Cosmocat Jun 26 #16
Sadly I am as well PatSeg Jun 26 #21
We can look for it much more often. TommyT139 Jun 26 #23
100%. I had it done to me as a young single mom by a vindictive family member. Maru Kitteh Jun 26 #34
Pretty much every parent's nightmare PatSeg Saturday #75
I just saw it on Deadline White House. Ilsa Jun 26 #20
I'm only surprised it took this long to happen MustLoveBeagles Jun 26 #22
MAGA are cowardly lying sh!tb@g$. I'm surprised it hadn't happened sooner. He's also received threats. ChicagoTeamster Jun 26 #25
That was disgusting what they did to this family. Whoever called this in is just pure evil. 😡 TommieMommy Jun 26 #26
This happens to gay couples with children all the time Prairie Gates Jun 26 #27
This is an extension of those incidents with Republicans confronting same-sex parents in the streets as "groomers." Karasu Jun 26 #28
Right! And the "groomers" are in Pedo's administration! City Lights Jun 26 #33
For someone that has to act on such LilElf70 Jun 26 #29
So what the hell is wrong with the Michigan State Police? Rush to judgement based on an anonymous report? Can't be Ninga Jun 26 #31
Actually, they have to show up after a call like that. Given what Pete said, the cop thought political, too. Vinca Jun 26 #39
It happened to me about 25 years ago mtngirl47 Jun 26 #36
If dishes in the sink are important, they'd probably take my pets spooky3 Jun 26 #46
We're in the "rabid wild animal backed into a corner" stage of ending fascism. Zelda_Orchid Jun 26 #37
I just read about that online MIButterfly Jun 26 #40
Pissed me off BeneteauBum Jun 26 #41
The person making the fake report pinkstarburst Jun 26 #44
Is There Some Way To Trace These Calls? WiVoter Jun 26 #49
There's gotta be -- unless it was from a pay phone with no surveillance Blue Owl Jun 26 #66
I'm suspicious about their saying the call was "anonymous." spooky3 Saturday #79
they do this all the time rampartd Jun 26 #52
Probably John Barron spanone Jun 26 #53
Never underestimate how low the reich can go. paleotn Jun 26 #55
Gay parents are often targeted ... danieljsf Jun 26 #57
This a horrific story. Nicolle covered it in detail. yellow dahlia Jun 26 #58
Call them what they are malaise Jun 26 #59
REPUBLICANS created the environment that allows this to happen. Do Not Forget That. Republicans created this. dave99 Jun 26 #60
Sadly this common. Jacson6 Jun 26 #61
MS NOW-Buttigieg says his family was target of 'politically motivated hoax' LetMyPeopleVote Jun 26 #63
I wanna see some heads rolling over this Blue Owl Jun 26 #67
This is what silence gets us Akakoji Saturday #70
That's terrible! Those poor children were used for maga freaks. C Moon Saturday #71
i read the article last nite on yahoo news..mayor pete seemed to be their target dawn5651 Saturday #72
Such is the diseased and sanctimonious mind... GiqueCee Saturday #73
If it was politically motivated, the anonymous person needs to be investigated for fraud mdbl Saturday #74
Will that character assassination influence his presidential ambitions? kentuck Saturday #76
Not enough Democrats understand how many Republicans actively despise Dems and want to hurt them LymphocyteLover Saturday #77
I read that horrile story yesterday. Involving the small kids was beyond the pale. riversedge Saturday #78
False reporting on Pete maliaSmith Saturday #80
At least somebody reported the story. phxjurist Saturday #82
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