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| | Republicans were quick to condemn political violence,<ref>https://youtu.be/KwSGYUDQSuY</ref> unlike Democrat leaders, who encouraged it.<ref>https://m.imdb.com/title/tt9115480/</ref> President Trump vowed to use all the resources of the federal government to find who was responsible. | | Republicans were quick to condemn political violence,<ref>https://youtu.be/KwSGYUDQSuY</ref> unlike Democrat leaders, who encouraged it.<ref>https://m.imdb.com/title/tt9115480/</ref> President Trump vowed to use all the resources of the federal government to find who was responsible. |
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| − | NYPD issued statements that the bombs were active, however as soon as the story was fed into the news cycle guaranteeing it a 72 hour life across the nation, the ''[[Associated Press]] reported {{quotebox|tests have determined that a powder found inside an envelope delivered to CNN along with a pipe bomb was harmless.<ref><big>7:50 p.m. | + | As soon as NYPD feed into the news cycle that the bombs were active giving initial reports a life of their own, within hours the ''[[Associated Press]]'' reported {{quotebox|tests have determined that a powder found inside an envelope delivered to CNN along with a pipe bomb was harmless.<ref><big>7:50 p.m. |
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| | A law enforcement official says tests have determined that a powder found inside an envelope delivered to CNN along with a pipe bomb was harmless. | | A law enforcement official says tests have determined that a powder found inside an envelope delivered to CNN along with a pipe bomb was harmless. |
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| | The FBI said the package was similar to explosives sent to former President Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, former Attorney General Eric Holder and billionaire [[George Soros]]. | | The FBI said the package was similar to explosives sent to former President Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, former Attorney General Eric Holder and billionaire [[George Soros]]. |
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| − | The package sent to CNN was addressed to former CIA Director John Brennan, a frequent guest on the channel. The official says that parcel contained no note or claim of responsibility.</big><br>[https://www.apnews.com/5c93ac06309c4ce88e8cd5023f89feca Tom Hays, ''Associated Press'', October 24, 2018].</ref>}} | + | The package sent to CNN was addressed to former CIA Director John Brennan, a frequent guest on the channel. The official says that parcel contained no note or claim of responsibility.</big><br>[https://www.apnews.com/5c93ac06309c4ce88e8cd5023f89feca Tom Hays, ''Associated Press'', October 24, 2018].</ref>}} None of this stopped CNN and other mainstream sources from whipping up anti-Trump hysteria in sympathy with Trump critics and those calling for violence and Resistance. |
| | + | <!--Other fake bombs were sent to various people as well. All the usual suspects in the [[Russia collusion hoax]] and misinformation to rig the [[2016 presidential election]] were involved - [[Barack Obama]], [[Hillary Clinton]], Brennan, [[Soros]], [[Wasserman Schultz]], CNN and others.<ref>http://thefederalist.com/2018/10/24/suspicious-packages-sent-to-obama-clinton/</ref> The fake bomb scare sent to CNN was used to create hundreds of hours of anti-Trump programming.<ref>https://www.nationalreview.com/news/cnn-pipe-bomb-white-powder-harmless-law-enforcement-report/</ref> |
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| | None of the bombs were active, and the alleged bomber didn't know how to build a bomb anyway. The alleged bombs lacked a detonator device, were made with PVC tubing instead of lead, and packed with a harmless powder.<ref>They were wired to look scary. | | None of the bombs were active, and the alleged bomber didn't know how to build a bomb anyway. The alleged bombs lacked a detonator device, were made with PVC tubing instead of lead, and packed with a harmless powder.<ref>They were wired to look scary. |
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| − | None of this stopped CNN and other mainstream sources from whipping up anti-Trump hysteria in sympathy with Trump critics and those calling for violence and Resistance.
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| − | <!--Other fake bombs were sent to various people as well. All the usual suspects in the [[Russia collusion hoax]] and misinformation to rig the [[2016 presidential election]] were involved - [[Barack Obama]], [[Hillary Clinton]], Brennan, [[Soros]], [[Wasserman Schultz]], CNN and others.<ref>http://thefederalist.com/2018/10/24/suspicious-packages-sent-to-obama-clinton/</ref> The fake bomb scare sent to CNN was used to create hundreds of hours of anti-Trump programming.<ref>https://www.nationalreview.com/news/cnn-pipe-bomb-white-powder-harmless-law-enforcement-report/</ref>
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| | There was clearly an [[ISIS]] flag on the bomb photo provided by CNN, yet the [[mainstream media]] peddled more [[conspiracy theory|conspiracy theories]] about the "far-Right" and Trump's rhetoric.--> | | There was clearly an [[ISIS]] flag on the bomb photo provided by CNN, yet the [[mainstream media]] peddled more [[conspiracy theory|conspiracy theories]] about the "far-Right" and Trump's rhetoric.--> |