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Anti-DEA rants on Facebook Were Threatening and Specific, Judge Decided

allan12 years ago01 mins

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com An Indiana man who posted vague but violent threats against DEA agents on Facebook is headed to trial after a judge last week rejected a free speech defense, CNET reports. In August 2011, Matthew Michael is accused of writing a series of angry posts about DEA agents. “War is near,” he wrote…

FBI Seizes Server in Anonymous Pittsburgh Bomb Threat Case

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Shoshanna Utchenik ticklethewire.com Feds roiled progressives, leftists, and free speech activists last Wednesday when they removed a server from the co-location of Riseup and May First/People Link offices in NYC — all part of an FBI probe into bomb threats against the University of Pittsburgh, according to the organization Riseup. The FBI appeared to target…