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Bumble sting

2023-12-22 20:18:04.848747+01 by Dan Lyke 3 comments

Jan. 6 rioter nabbed in Bumble dating app sting pleads guilty to assaulting officers

WASHINGTON — Nearly three years ago, a young professional in the nation's capital was sitting in her apartment after the Jan. 6 attack and saw that the FBI was looking for help identifying the rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol. So she opened up the Bumble dating app, changed her political beliefs to conservative and got to swiping.

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#Comment Re: Bumble sting made: 2023-12-27 00:54:22.189071+01 by: TheSHAD0W

If only it were solely violently treasonous people who've been sitting in jail for years.

#Comment Re: Bumble sting made: 2023-12-26 17:04:11.26771+01 by: Dan Lyke

I think ensnaring the violently treasonous is a good way to help maintain the union. If we reward insurrection, there'll just be more thuggery as those who believe that intimidation and destruction are the way to maintain their hold on society are emboldened.

#Comment Re: Bumble sting made: 2023-12-23 13:18:32.209495+01 by: stevesh

Terrifying. Now we have citizens *volunteering* to be slimy informers. The US transition to a banana republic proceeds apace.