'Seek help': Vile blue check mocks the death of Bre Payton over something she tweeted when she was 19; UPDATE: He's apologized

Editor’s note: See update below.

Author K. Thor Jensen mocked the death of The Federalist’s Bre Payton by highlighting something she tweeted about vaccines in 2011 when she had just turned 19-years-old:

I’m gonna laugh at that dumbass Federalist writer dying of the flu after posting “vaccines are from the devil” and frankly every Federalist writer should suffer an equally ironic fate

— K. Thor Jensen (@kthorjensen) December 29, 2018

Update: He deleted it, so here’s a screenshot:

The internet is forever, @KThorJensen.https://t.co/KM4dq3Z997 pic.twitter.com/UQeuQ3d64S

— Ryan Saavedra (@RealSaavedra) December 31, 2018

Here’s what Jensen is referring to:

"@latimes: Whooping cough: State urges more people to get vaccinated http://t.co/Aee82iJ" // NOOO! vaccines are from the devil!

— Bre Payton (@Bre_payton) June 13, 2011

We have no idea the context here or what else was going on, but are we really holding people to what they said as 19-year-olds?

The Left: Republicans are evil, we are the truly compassionate loving people. When they go low we go high.

Also the Left: Dunking on a young woman's death because of a tongue-in-cheek tweet because everything is politics and we have no dignity. https://t.co/kODjcretYm

— Cody Holt (@codyholttweets) December 31, 2018

We did a quick search and there’s absolutely nothing else we can find on vaccines, so, take a bow:

A) She posted that in 2011 when she was 19 and made no further anti-vaccine comments.

B) Even an active anti-vaccine conspiracy theorist doesn’t deserve to die like she did.

C) Seek help. https://t.co/Gq7jFL47wz

— Joe Pilot, MD (@JoeSilverman7) December 31, 2018

This could be one of the trashiest takes we’ve ever seen on this website:

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But only one of you will burn in hell #trash https://t.co/26O6bkJ7ZI

— LB (@beyondreasdoubt) December 31, 2018

He does know how selling books works, right?

How authors move product. … https://t.co/A29sjSwVuD

— ds (@nyetjgoldblum) December 31, 2018

He’ll soon find out:

And now I try and get your shit pulled from Amazon you complete piece of trash

— LB (@beyondreasdoubt) December 31, 2018

Dear @amazon do you have quality standards for the products you sell? I would thinking laughing at the sudden death of a 26 year old would violate some of those standards … let me know, my DMs are open

— LB (@beyondreasdoubt) December 31, 2018

Jensen is also a contributor to PC Mag:

Hey @PCMag, are you cool with this? https://t.co/3Du3piEBp8

— Orrin Knox (@orrinknox) December 31, 2018

Of course, he’s breaking Twitter’s rules:

"Twitter Rules: You may not make specific threats of violence or wish for the serious physical harm, death, or disease of an individual or group of people."https://t.co/G3qOkNwVsS https://t.co/QuWOYVOvkR

— The Don Lachlan (@brightlancer) December 31, 2018

Ladies and gentlemen: the left. I've often wondered, "what do they want? Do they want me dead?" Yes… They do, then they will laugh. So sad a young girl died and this is how they act. Verified twitter https://t.co/hxE0OrkZ1t

— Martina Markota (@MartinaMarkota) December 30, 2018

I’m gonna laugh when this account gets suspended…total trash. You good with this @jack and @TwitterSupport ? https://t.co/uldVUWa34s

— LocoLobo79 (@LocoLobo79) December 31, 2018

But will Twitter dare take away his blue check?

Hey @twitter can you tell me why this garbage person cheering the death of a 26-year-old conservative not only remains on your platform but is verified? https://t.co/thxFsEGV6d

— Erin Gaetz (@ErinGaetz) December 31, 2018

Update: He’s apologized:

It’s rare I do this but you’re right: making fun of the death of Bre Payton based on a comment that appears to have been made in jest was a shit move and I unequivocally apologize to her family and friends. I’m going to try to be better in 2019 which means less bullshit on here.

— K. Thor Jensen (@kthorjensen) December 31, 2018

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— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) December 28, 2018