Eric Swalwell Asked Twitter to Help ID Tucker Carlson Fan Who Wanted Him Shot

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Eric Swalwell Asked Twitter to Help ID Tucker Carlson Fan Who Wanted Him Shot
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Corbin Bolies
Breaking News Intern
Published Dec. 31, 2021 12:53AM ET

A far-right Canadian man sent a direct message to Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) on Instagram and said he should be shot. So, to bring the man to justice, Swalwell tweeted for his followers’ help identifying him. In an eight-tweet thread Thursday, Swalwell shared screenshots of his conversation with the man, in which the user apologized to Swalwell once the congressman began to inquire about him (“to share it with law enforcement”) and said he didn’t mean what he’d said. The user—who shared his Instagram handle, name, job, and city, all of which Swalwell published—pointed to outlets like Fox News’ coverage of Swalwell’s relationship with a suspected Chinese spy as clouding his judgment. Swalwell said the exchange demonstrated Fox News’—in particular, Tucker Carlson’s—potential for worldwide brainwashing. “The lies from Tucker and others are radicalizing people across not just America but the world,” Swalwell wrote. “The lies are inspiring people to make threats of violence against lawmakers. Tucker & Co. know this. And that’s why they tell their lies. They want to incite the mob.”

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[LiberalFighter]

1. Fox needs to suffer serious consequences.

[SergeStorms]

8. Fox should be labeled....

a terrorist organization. They're anti-American, subversive terrorists.

The first amendment does not protect those who advocate the murder of legally elected representatives of our government.

Little bow-tie wearing asswipes, like Carlson, should be made to pay for their subversive rhetoric on fascist propaganda outlets such as Fox Noise.

[2naSalit]

14. And eliminated.

[RicROC]

15. Fox's broadcasting license should be pulled.

[SergeStorms]

16. I agree with that 100%.

Considering it's owned by a foreign national - even if that country is considered an ally - should have some bearing on the issue itself.

Does Murdoch, or his employees, threaten those in his own country's government as well?

[COL Mustard]

18. It's on cable

So I don't think it has an FCC license. I'm not sure, and I know there are people here who know a lot more than I do, so if I'm incorrect, please correct me and I'll delete.

But absolutely there should be consequences.

[LiberalFighter]

20. They do have local TV stations operating under their name.

[DBoon]

23. 1st amendment should not protect hose who advocate ANY murder

ordinary citizens providing unpaid volunteer help in running clean elections should not be subject to death threats either

[bucolic_frolic]

2. Tucker has captured & redirected the UFO crowd

Yelling "Fire!" in a crowded theater was banned. Why not inciting violence?

[femmedem]

3. The thread ends with a request that his Twitter follows not harrass Jeremy

which begs the question why did he publish his full name?

I welcome him sharing how Jeremy was radicalized, and how the conversation seemed to change his mind about Swalwell and regret what he'd done.

I like Swalwell a lot. I think he'd make a fine president someday. But I like him a little less after this. He revealed how Tucker Carlson and Joe Rogan incite hate and violence, but then he did some inciting of his own.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

9. I'm getting the impression Jeremy wanted to change and going public was his way of committing. nt

[FailureToCommunicate]

10. Apples and oranges. Doxxing innocent people is Tucker's stock in trade. Swalwell...

not so much. Plus, this is a direct death threat to him or his family. I for one will cut Swalwell some slack on how he dealt with this danger to his family.

[Raven123]

11. I have mixed feelings on this

You make a good point. It is possibly, maybe probable that this individual will not repeat such activity. However, reading and hearing about the many threats received by people like Swalwell makes me wonder if outing a few might be the best way to make many others think twice before acting similarly. The shear volume of violent rhetoric overwhelms any effort to address each event individually.

[femmedem]

21. You make good points, too, Raven123.

And I wish more people would make their points the way you make yours: acknowledging the other person's points while stating your own in a way that makes people think, not reflectively argue.

[Irish_Dem]

12. Dems have the right to fight back when threatened with death.

Swalwell is is a brave guy, and a righteous man.

If he wants to protect himself and his family via Twitter, I back him 100%.

[The Jungle 1]

4. Rush limpballs did great harm to this nation.

Fucker is just a clone.

[gab13by13]

5. Someone correct me if I'm wrong,

but I believe that Canada has tougher laws against hate speech than the US has.

[gab13by13]

6. Ronald Reagan started it,

he laid the groundwork, he was the good version of Trump but he was just as evil.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

7. Tucker & Co want the Qonned to do their dirty work for them. . . . nt

[Tickle]

13. and he believed him?

Goodness gracious, reading this, reading about the military coup and other take over activities it's no wonder no one has had a nervous break down. Consider the source before you react. Is Jeremy Marshall really his name? Does he really watch tucker?

Stop the scare we have enough things to worry about

[Emile]

17. Fascist asshole Tucker Carlson should be the one arrested!

He's the one stoking hatred!

[simplesimon]

19. Don't just expose a few...

Expose the lot!

I'd like to see a publicity campaign that named all charged for January 6 involvement, briefly featuring charges filed with maximum possible penalty; those charged should be grouped by state they are from (avoiding the mind-numbing prospect of an alphabetical list of 700 names) and then grouped alphabetically within the state they are from.

Not just a few, ALL. Naming all exposes the enormity of the Jan. 6 incident; grouping the accused alphabetically and by state makes it about as easy as possible to see if one's neighbors or acquaintances might be involved, putting the well-known snoopiness of people to work, and perhaps providing them a nice bit of gossip-fodder. Know anyone who always reads obits, traffic fines, day in court, bankruptcies or foreclosures?

[Blue Owl]

24. K&R for visibility