Suspicious package sent to Rand Paul's home

[jct74]

Suspicious package sent to Rand Paul's home
“I take these threats immensely seriously," the senator said in a statement. The package contained white powder, an aide said.

By TARA PALMERI
05/24/2021

The FBI and Capitol Hill police are investigating a suspicious package containing white powder that was delivered to the home of Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) on Monday, according to a senior adviser to the senator.

A large envelope arrived at the senator’s home in Kentucky and is currently being examined for harmful substances, Sergio Gor said. The sender is unknown.

“I take these threats immensely seriously," Paul said in a statement. “As a repeated target of violence, it is reprehensible that Twitter allows C-list celebrities to encourage violence against me and my family. Just this weekend Richard Marx called for violence against me and now we receive this powder filled letter.”

Marx, a singer and songwriter who was popular in the 1980s and 1990s, tweeted Sunday, “I’ll say it again: If I ever meet Rand Paul’s neighbor I’m going to hug him and buy him as many drinks as he can consume.”

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https://www.politico.com/news/2021/05/24/suspicious-package-rand-paul-490640

 

[TheTexan]

White powder, you say. I didn't know Rand liked to party

 

[jct74]

Rand Paul receives death threat package with white powder and violent, profane message
On the outside of the envelope was a picture of a bruised and bandaged Paul with a gun to his head

By Keith Koffler
May 24, 2021

The FBI is investigating a suspicious package filled with white powder and bearing a threat of violence that arrived at Republican Sen. Rand Paul's home in Kentucky today.

On the outside of the envelope was a picture of a bruised and bandaged Paul with a gun to his head and a threat printed beneath it: "I’ll finish what your neighbor started you motherf------"

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A copy of the photo was obtained by Fox News.

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/rand-paul-death-threat

 

[TheTexan]

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/rand-paul-death-threat

Credit where credit is due, the art on that envelope is quite good

 

[jmdrake]

You draw more fire the more you are over the target. Rand is taking on Fauci right now harder than anybody on planet earth. Rand Paul 2024. Anyone less is unacceptable.

 

[CaptUSA]

I think Richard Marx is just pissed because Rand has been calling out Marx constantly.

"No, No, Richard... Rand was talking about Karl Marx... He's this 19 century hack who is responsible for the murder of millions of people. You're just a washed up lounge singer."

 

[Brian4Liberty]

I'm not sure that this is something you would want to publicize. Not sure what the upside is from making a big deal out of this.

 

[Sammy]

These people are pure evil.

 

[Madison320]

You draw more fire the more you are over the target. Rand is taking on Fauci right now harder than anybody on planet earth. Rand Paul 2024. Anyone less is unacceptable.

I think he can win if grocery prices finally catch up with the amount of money that's been printed over the last 12 years. If that happens inflation will be far and away the number one problem to voters and Rand Paul is about the only one to oppose all the spending, borrowing and printing no matter who was in the white house.

 

[jct74]

Suspicious package sent to Rand Paul home appears non-toxic, sheriff says

BY MYCHAEL SCHNELL
05/25/21

The suspicious package that was sent to the Kentucky home of Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) appears to be nontoxic, the local sheriff’s office revealed on Monday.

Preliminary analysis, according to a Facebook post from the Warren County Sheriff’s Office, identified the substance as nontoxic.

Additional analysis, however, will be conducted on the substance and package, the sheriff’s office said.

The U.S. Capitol Police (USCP) confirmed these developments in a statement to The Hill, writing that an initial test determined that the powdery substance in the package was not dangerous. The contents were taken to an FBI lab for further testing "as a precaution," according to USCP.

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https://thehill.com/homenews/senate...rand-paul-home-appears-non-toxic-sheriff-says

 

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[Brian4Liberty]

https://thehill.com/homenews/senate...rand-paul-home-appears-non-toxic-sheriff-says

Would be interesting if it was baby powder. Ironically, baby powder actually is considered dangerous now.

 

[TheTexan]

I think he can win if grocery prices finally catch up with the amount of money that's been printed over the last 12 years. If that happens inflation will be far and away the number one problem to voters and Rand Paul is about the only one to oppose all the spending, borrowing and printing no matter who was in the white house.

Ya, but everyone knows that the inflation is happening because of the hot economy caused by Biden's vaccines working so well

 

[Madison320]

Ya, but everyone knows that the inflation is happening because of the hot economy caused by Biden's vaccines working so well

You nailed that one. You included at least 3 myths that seemingly everyone believes in one sentence.

I have a theory that a lot of the craziness we've been seeing (like wokeness) is caused by the lack of price inflation. "What!" you say??? Let me 'splain.

We know that socialism leads to stupid behavior because under socialism stupid behavior is rewarded and responsible behavior is punished. And the lack of price inflation leads to socialism, because we're not getting a major downside to socialism which is massive price inflation. Free stuff for everyone! What could possibly go wrong?

So "lack of price inflation" => "socialism" => "stupid behavior".

 

[jct74]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VlhvXwUaMQ

 

[Anti Globalist]

Rand said recently since he wasn't going to get the vaccine since he already had Covid and recovered from it. I'm sure that statement had nothing to do with that package.

 

[jmdrake]

I'm not sure that this is something you would want to publicize. Not sure what the upside is from making a big deal out of this.

I don't see a downside to making a big deal out of this. The upside is letting the enemy know that 1) you're onto them and 2) you're not scared. The other upside is that it makes Rand appear hella presidential.

 

[jmdrake]

Rand said recently since he wasn't going to get the vaccine since he already had Covid and recovered from it. I'm sure that statement had nothing to do with that package.

Ummm...maybe. But I think his latest broadside attacks against St. Fauci and the gain of function gang have far more to do with it. One senator chosing not to get vaccinated doesn't derail their hype train. After all, most people have not had Covid (as far as they know) so that doesn't change the dynamic as to whether or not they should get the vaccine. But if Fauci gets seriously implicated in the cause of the pandemic, even if it is deemed to be an "accident", it's game over for this round of the World Domination Games.

 

[luctor-et-emergo]

<Photo with rand hurt with threat below. [I don't want to quote that pic]

Apart from being disgusting, should this type of 'speech' be covered be the 1st amendment ?

 

[jct74]

Rand Paul Blasts Twitter for ‘Stoking the Anger’ After Suspicious Powder Sent to His Home: They Think Everything’s ‘Jolly Well Hilarious’

By Ken Meyer
May 25th, 2021

Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) blamed Twitter for the sociopolitical atmosphere that resulted in a suspicious package being sent to his house.

Paul gave an interview on Tuesday to SiriusXM radio host Julie Mason, who asked him about the incident this week in which he received an envelope full of white powder. The senator answered by speaking of the resulting investigation from the incident and how FBI has initially determined that the powder was not anthrax.

“I guess I blame sort of the stoking of anger on the Left and also I blame Twitter for allowing that anger,” said Paul. “We get threats daily on Twitter. Twitter won’t even return our phone calls. When we try to call Twitter to talk to them about it, we get nothing out of them and they just think it’s jolly well hilarious and a joke to say, well, you had six of your ribs broken, a damaged lung, pneumonia twice, part of my lung removed, coughing up blood for a year.”

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https://www.mediaite.com/politics/r...-they-think-everythings-jolly-well-hilarious/