Suspicious packages sent to election officials in at least 6 states

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: AP

Updated 7:06 PM EDT, September 16, 2024


Suspicious packages were sent to election officials in at least six states on Monday, but there were no reports that any of the packages contained hazardous material.

Powder-containing packages were sent to secretaries of state and state election offices in Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, Tennessee, Wyoming and Oklahoma, officials in those states confirmed. The FBI and U.S. Postal Service were investigating. It marked the second time in the past year that suspicious packages were mailed to election officials in multiple state offices.

The latest scare comes as early voting has begun in several states less than two months ahead of the high-stakes elections for president, Senate, Congress and key statehouse offices around the nation, causing disruption in what is already a tense voting season.

Several of the states reported a white powder substance found in envelopes sent to election officials. In most cases, the material was found to be harmless. Oklahoma officials said the material sent to the election office there contained flour. Wyoming officials have not yet said if the material sent there was hazardous. The packages forced an evacuation in Iowa. Hazmat crews in several states quickly determined the material was harmless.

Read more: https://apnews.com/article/suspicious-packages-election-powder-iowa-nebraska-tennessee-63c85689b94f0f55cf68c64dd05bea8f

[Think. Again.]

1. Thank goodness the doj got right on top of this weeks ago when everyone on the frikkn planet saw it coming!

Oh, wait...

[slightlv]

2. Okay... did not have that on my bingo card...

and I guess I should have, especially with it being so close to 9/11 still. The repugs really want all the democratic and nonpartisan election workers to quit, so the magas can get in to change the election results. Evil pigs...

[4lbs]

3. Anyone think this was a 'dry run' to gauge response time and methods?

I mean, all the 'suspicious' but ultimately harmless substance was sent to RED states.

Hmm... it's like they aren't really trying to hurt anyone in those states, but the 'real stuff' may be sent later (like sometime next month) to bluer states.

[OldBaldy1701E]

4. That was my thought as well.

'Practice run'.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

5. Don jr was wondering where his stash went.

[muriel_volestrangler]

6. The "US Traitor Elimination Army" sent packages to 17 states

The FBI and the US Postal Department are investigating suspicious packages received by election officials in 17 states.

Federal investigators said they were collecting the packages and that some contained “an unknown substance”, though there were no reports of injuries.
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The Associated Press news agency reported that packages were sent to election officials in Alaska, Georgia, Connecticut, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Missouri, New York, Rhode Island, Iowa, Mississippi, Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Wyoming.

Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold wrote in a post on X, formerly Twitter, that whoever posted the letters had called themselves as the “US Traitor Elimination Army”.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c70w49w6pk2o