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EdmondDantes_

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62. It could be a burner phone or one of the services that offers temporary online phone numbers
Fri Jun 26, 2026, 08:15 PM
16 hrs ago

And because unlike calling 911 a call to CPS isn't traced, it's a lot more likely to be hard to identify the caller. That said, not impossible in theory because maybe the person paid for the phone via credit card or will talk about it or some other security lapse.

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