A woman who mailed then-President Trump a threatening letter that contained ricin weeks before the 2020 election was sentenced to 262 months in prison on Thursday, the Department of Justice announced.

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    1 year ago

    I know you’re running hot after that one, but -

    We can soundly dismiss you based on the tone policing alone. Bye

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      1 year ago

      That first part, before “Wait no,” was the entirety of my initial comment. I was trying to be kind with what I thought was a correction.

      And then I realized you actually meant that - that the ends justify the means. Which I firmly and wholly disagree with, for the reasons I explained above.

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          1 year ago

          I’m not even really arguing, per se. But when someone is so wrong about something as critically important as the concept of “ends justifying means,” I cannot let it stand without prompt and thorough comment. It is my civic duty to reply, if not for the person I am replying to, then for the passers-by who may be reading.