A week after cellphone users across the U.S. reported a flurry of
racist text messages, members of the Hispanic and LGBTQ communities are
now receiving text messages saying they have been selected for
deportation or to report to a re-education camp, according to a new
statement from the FBI.

The messages follow reports of African American and Black residents
receiving racist texts in the days after the 2024 election that they
were selected to "pick cotton on a plantation," according to the FBI.
Cellphone users in at least nine cities -- New York, Atlanta,
Charlotte, Raleigh, Houston, Huntsville, Texas, Los Angeles, Norfolk,
Virginia, and Tuscaloosa, Alabama -- reported receiving the messages.

The new message also include some emails, the FBI said in its
statement.

TextNow, a mobile provider that allows people to create phone numbers
for free, said last week it discovered "one or more" of its users
allegedly sending out racist text messages to phone numbers across the
country and that the service quickly shut down the accounts.

The FBI has said it is in contact with the Justice Department and other
federal authorities on the matter.

Recipients of these messages include high school and college students.

"Although we have not received reports of violent acts stemming from
these offensive messages, we are evaluating all reported incidents and
engaging with the Department of Justice Civil Rights Division," the FBI
said in its Friday statement. "We are also sharing information with our
law enforcement partners, and community, academia, and faith leaders."

Anyone who receives these messages -- or any threats of violence -- is
encouraged to report them to the FBI.

https://abcnews.go.com/US/hispanic-lgbtq-communities-receive-hateful-
emails-after-racist/story?id=115916272

"useapen" <yourdime@outlook.com> wrote in message
news:XnsB22EC29F9223BX@135.181.20.170...
>A week after cellphone users across the U.S. reported a flurry of
> racist text messages, members of the Hispanic and LGBTQ communities are
> now receiving text messages saying they have been selected for
> deportation or to report to a re-education camp, according to a new
> statement from the FBI.

Some idiots think thay must post whatever they want into whatever newsgroups
they want. Regardles of if its on-topic there or not.

Regards,
Rudy Wieser