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catbyte

(35,763 posts) Fri Sep 30, 2022, 01:11 PM Sep 2022

Bullet found in 'Your Friends at MAGA' letter sent to library in Chicago suburb

Sky Palma
September 30, 2022

The Downers Grove Public Library in Illinois canceled a drag queen Bingo event after they received threats, WGN 9 reports.

Downers Grove police say the library received a letter that contained a bullet and a return address that said, “Your Friends at MAGA” with a confederate flag sticker on the back of the envelope.

“F– lover commies. More to come for Downers Grove Library,” the letter read according to a Facebook post from Downers Grove Mayor Bob Barnett.

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Drag Queen Bingo was scheduled to take place on Oct. 11, which is National Coming Out Day.

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Bullet found in 'Your Friends at MAGA' letter sent to library in Chicago suburb (Original Post) catbyte Sep 2022 OP

If federal agents can find out who sent that letter, the bullet should guarantee some prison time. 70sEraVet Sep 2022 #1

Oh, I hope they can! And I hope you're right about the prison time. ShazzieB Sep 2022 #2

Terrorists yankee87 Sep 2022 #3

70sEraVet

(4,143 posts)

1. If federal agents can find out who sent that letter, the bullet should guarantee some prison time.

Reply to catbyte (Original post)

Fri Sep 30, 2022, 03:12 PM

Sep 2022

Kind of hard to claim that the letter wasn't meant as a serious physical threat.

ShazzieB

(18,641 posts)

2. Oh, I hope they can! And I hope you're right about the prison time.

Reply to 70sEraVet (Reply #1)

Fri Sep 30, 2022, 05:22 PM

Sep 2022

Sounds like a hate crime charge may be in order!

If that return address was the sender's actual address, I'll laugh my ass off. They sound stupid enough to do that.

yankee87

(2,339 posts)

3. Terrorists

Reply to ShazzieB (Reply #2)

Fri Sep 30, 2022, 05:48 PM

Sep 2022

MAGA equals terrorists. The latest right-wing bogeyman is Drag shows

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