Cleveland 19 News went with a somewhat vague headline on this bombshell story (no pun intended): “Cleveland 19 News receives bomb threat against 5 Targets as stores face LGBTQ+ controversy.”
Damn those far-right transphobes. 19 News reports:
Cleveland 19 News received a bomb threat Friday afternoon against five Target stores in the area.
The threat, received at 12:26 p.m. via email, centered around Target’s LGBTQ+ merchandise.
Immediately jumping to action, our staff made reports with each local police department as well as the Cleveland Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigations.
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The threats came amid Target, a national corporation, pulling some of its LGBTQ+ merchandise due to intense backlash from customers who tipped over displays, according to the Associated Press.
“I know a lot of people around here are not a fan of LGBT that kind of stuff me personally I mean it’s whatever,” said shopper Quinlan Shell. “I never thought someone would go as far as a bomb threat, especially here.”
According to reports Target removed some Pride merchandise after some customers threatened employees and even knocked over displays. The AP said Target moved its Pride merchandise to the back of some Southern stores following the backlash.
“Intense backlash from customers” who are not fans of LGBT.
19 News posted a picture of the email containing the bomb threats, and it turns out, they were being threatened if they didn’t put all of the Pride merchandise back.
BREAKING: 19 News received a tip involving bomb threats to 5 Target stores between Northeast Ohio and Pennsylvania following this week’s LGBTQ+ controversy.
The threat said the bomb threats wouldn’t stop until Target brought back its LGBTQ+ merchandise.
— Alec (@alecsapolin) May 26, 2023
More below and on @cleveland19news:https://t.co/4ql1UZP73s
— Alec (@alecsapolin) May 26, 2023
“We won’t stand idly by as the far right continues to hunt us down…. We will continue to bomb your targets until you stop cowering and bring back your LGBT merchandise. We will not be erased, we won’t go quietly.”
It sure sounds like a hoax. Did some progressive really send this, or is it a false flag sent by a conservative?
In a direct quote, the threat said Target “turned their back on the LGBT community and decided to cater to the homophobic right wing redneck bigots who protested and vandalized their store.”
Local authorities near the stores and the @FBI have since been notified.
— Alec (@alecsapolin) May 26, 2023
Ultra MAGA, I’m sure.
— Frank Canzolino (@FrankCanzolino) May 27, 2023
It must be those white supremacist trans folx making the threats.
— Julien (@JulienBIGISLAND) May 27, 2023
Bull
— Greg Harris (@bulls_cash) May 27, 2023
Wait! I thought it was those deplorable MAGA people that were the ones behind the violence that cause Target to move the merchandise to the back of the store. You mean that was a lie? We know it was! The violent people have always been the spoiled brat lefties.
— Jmichael (@Jmichael189106) May 27, 2023
— Rev. Dr. Ashanti Van Buren+ (@AshantiVanBuren) May 27, 2023
More terrorism from far right extremists 🤦🏼♀️
— HindsFeet6 (@HindsFeet1966) May 27, 2023
They didn't get rid of it. Just moved it to the back of the store.
— Michelle FJB (@MichelleMoon828) May 27, 2023
So just move the bomb to the back of the store too.
— Kleistmeister (@kleistmeister) May 27, 2023
We hope the FBI gets to the bottom of this quickly so they can get back to determining Audrey Hale’s motive for shooting up that Christian school.
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Guys, it just got worse.
We didn’t think Target could get any WORSE pushing the LGBTQ agenda but holy WOW … this is badhttps://t.co/MXdz8i9uGj
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) May 26, 2023
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