#swatting — Public Fediverse posts

Fmr DC Metropolitan PD Officer #MichaelFanone’s 78-year-old mother was the victim of a #swatting call hours after he spoke outside the criminal #TrumpTrial in #NewYork.

During the #insurrection on #Jan6, Fanone was nearly killed by #Trump supporters while protecting congresspeople & staff inside the Capitol building.

#StochasticTerrorism #MAGA #DomesticTerrorism #Terrorism #RightWingExtremism #extremism #PoliticalViolence #StateSponsoredTerrorism #TrumpIsATerrorist

Last week #Maine Secretary of State #Bellows & #GeorgeSoros were victims of #SWATTING attacks.
Barely a blip in the news, But over the holidays Republicans #MarjorieTaylorGreene #RickScott & Ohio AG #DaveYost were victims of #SWATTING attacks, so NOW GOP legislators want to pass a federal law.
GOOD!

Now the MSM can run "Both Sides DO IT" stories.
What's really driving the increase? Swatting As A Service
(SAAS) Read about it in this great article by @josephcox
https://www.vice.com/en/article/k7z8be/torswats-computer-generated-ai-voice-swatting

Last week #Maine Secretary of State #Bellows & #GeorgeSoros were victims of #SWATTING attacks.
No big deal, it happens. But over the holidays Republicans #MarjorieTaylorGreene #RickScott & Ohio AG #DaveYost were victims of #SWATTING attacks, so NOW RW legislators want to pass a federal law.

The MSM can cover it as "Both Sides DO IT" now. But to learn what is really driving the increase learn about Swatting As A Service
(SAAS) in this great article by @josephcox
https://www.vice.com/en/article/k7z8be/torswats-computer-generated-ai-voice-swatting