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Likening people in the U.S. illegally to “human locusts,” Zuchowski wrote on a personal Facebook account and his campaign’s account: “When people ask me... What’s gonna happen if the Flip-Flopping, Laughing Hyena Wins?? I say ... write down all the addresses of the people who had her signs in their yards!” That way, Zuchowski continued, when migrants need places to live, “we’ll already have the addresses of their New families ... who supported their arrival!”

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[–] carl_dungeon@lemmy.world 24 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Someone should write down his address and fill his yard with shit

[–] Valmond@lemmy.world 6 points 6 days ago

Send all white homeless Americans there.

[–] Katana314@lemmy.world 7 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Laughing Hyena

Setting aside the racism there, what exactly is the right's obsession with Kamala's laugh? I've heard "Cackling" as well.

Should I be inspired to hear that lord and savior Donald Trump never ever laughs - assuming that's even true?

[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 6 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

Laughing Hyena

That's racism and misogyny, all bundled up into two words. The cackling thing is what they say when they think a woman isn't meek enough. They particularly say it about women in positions of power, especially if they have the nerve to look happy.

The discomfort towards having women in positions of power goes back to the bronze-age morality of the bible. It's the same reason the traditional churches don't allow women to head the church or preach: they believe woman let the devil tempt and deceive them, and then they went and "caused man to sin". Then Paul came along and made sure women were put in their place in the New Testament.

[–] Bremmy@lemmy.ml 2 points 6 days ago

They believe anything that isn't "tough" or "manly" is weakness. They're just pathetic and unbelievably insecure

[–] i_love_FFT@lemmy.ml 6 points 6 days ago

Time to inject noise in this database and put H signs everywhere at random

[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 5 points 6 days ago

Abuse of office for political reasons. There should be a law to kick his sorry ass for this.

[–] SatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.world 192 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (15 children)

Some of those that work forces

Are the same that burn crosses.

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[–] Letme@lemmy.world 105 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I think this terrorist cop needs to spend some time in the state penitentiary

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[–] Sanctus@lemmy.world 73 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Anyone else feel like we've returned to some era where people in positions of power no longer get punished? What the hap is fuckening?

[–] DrDickHandler@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago

Rules have never applied to the rich. Where the fuck have you been?

[–] linearchaos@lemmy.world 31 points 1 week ago (1 children)

We never really left that era, they were just good at hiding it for a while.

[–] SturgiesYrFase@lemmy.ml 2 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I'd say it's more that we have a short memory as a society, and that they never really bothered to hide it, we're just noticing it again.

[–] linearchaos@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Nah, at most people stepped down on disgrace. I mean what do we have to go on here, Nixon stepping down from threat of impeachment, Clinton taking a b****** in the oval office?

You have to go all the way down to congressman to find anybody in prison. As you go down through congressman and governors a large number of them have been overturned.

Look at the amount of s*** that Trump did outright illegal that would have gotten anybody in middle or lower class throw away for decades. And he still walking free. Maybe we'll get lucky soon I don't know...

Maybe we'll get lucky and change that shortly...

[–] SturgiesYrFase@lemmy.ml 2 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Wasn't Nixon so far gone with Alzheimer's that they wouldn't have been able to get him certified as of sound mind?

[–] linearchaos@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I think you are thinking of Reagan. He went downhill quick. We were all joking around or semi joking that it was Nancy running the White House at that point.

Nixon was a little paranoid and erratic around the watergate scandal but that's to be expected in high political office and are about to be handed your ass. He lived on for another 20 years after office giving interviews and writing.

[–] SturgiesYrFase@lemmy.ml 2 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Fair, we get taught a bit of American history at school in Canada, but not loads, and I usually just spaced out during those bits.

[–] linearchaos@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago

I did the same but in the US. :)

[–] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 58 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] Skua@kbin.earth 54 points 1 week ago (3 children)

If only

The Ohio secretary of state’s office said it did not plan to take any action. “Our office has determined the sheriff’s comments don’t violate election laws,” said Dan Lusheck, a spokesperson for Republican Secretary of State Frank LaRose. “Elected officials are accountable to their constituents, and the sheriff can answer for himself about the substance of his remarks.”

[–] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 58 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Apparently threats and intimidation don't count as long as elections are involved.

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[–] Doomsider@lemmy.world 57 points 1 week ago (6 children)

And this is why popular vote may not be a good way of choosing a sheriff. It produces some truly awful pick me candidates who are more interested in political power and grandstanding than serving their office.

Without a strong code of ethics backed up by the law people can get away with a lot of bullshit.

This guy should resign and if not then disbarred for his conduct. It boggles my mind that elected officials have no oversight. Instead he will probably face no repercussions for othering people and denigrating his office.

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[–] CaptDust@sh.itjust.works 53 points 1 week ago

This redditor claims his department is also harassing people after doubling down.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Ohio/comments/1fkxxvk/portage_sheriff_leaving_threatening_phone_calls/?rdt=48821

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 51 points 1 week ago (13 children)

Will I be banned for posting his address? He is a public employee so it's publicly available data

[–] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 12 points 6 days ago

Posting where to find that information will probably be OK.

[–] TheEighthDoctor@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

I think we are allowed to say that the address he uses for collecting check donations goes to a house with a pool and two cars and an RV parked around it.

Edit: And 9 American flags just in the front of the house, WTF

[–] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 4 points 6 days ago

One way to find out

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[–] Soup@lemmy.cafe 51 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Please tell me “condemned” is new slang for fired.

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[–] ATDA@lemmy.world 44 points 1 week ago (9 children)

Is it illegal to just leave one in his yard that mysteriously replaced itself?

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[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 43 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Ohio revised Code Section 2909.23 - Making terroristic threat

(A) No person shall threaten to commit or threaten to cause to be committed a specified offense when both of the following apply:

(1) The person makes the threat with purpose to do any of the following:

(a) Intimidate or coerce a civilian population;

(b) Influence the policy of any government by intimidation or coercion;

(c) Affect the conduct of any government by the threat or by the specified offense.

(2) As a result of the threat, the person causes a reasonable expectation or fear of the imminent commission of the specified offense.

(B) It is not a defense to a charge of a violation of this section that the defendant did not have the intent or capability to commit the threatened specified offense or that the threat was not made to a person who was a subject of the threatened specified offense.

(C) Whoever violates this section is guilty of making a terroristic threat, a felony of the third degree. Section 2909.25 of the Revised Code applies regarding an offender who is convicted of or pleads guilty to a violation of this section.

R.C. §2909.23

. . . just sayin'.

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[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 37 points 1 week ago (5 children)

Fascist piece of shit. Also, I hate this fucking ridiculous argument they take up - that people that support immigration have to put them up in their houses, personally? WTAF?

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[–] TheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.com 35 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

in my experience police do not like it when you dox them

it is especially true with secret police and ex police

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