r/mildlyinfuriating • • 20d ago

Unskippable ad I keep getting threatening texts

I get these ALL the time. I’ve never donated to these “people.” Never supported them. Never voted for them. Nor has my wife. I received four of these today. All threats. Always a telling me it’s my last chance. These are some of the less malicious-sounding ones.

I’m not even sure they’re legitimately from those parties, though I wouldn’t put it past them.

So… report as spam. Report as spam. Report as spam.

It isn’t like it’s painful. Just pretty irritating.

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u/Jets237 19d ago edited 19d ago

I signed up for his email list during the last campaign because I wanted to know what he says to his cult followers.

This from a 24h period

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u/Deemaunik 19d ago

They speak to their followers like it's a fuckin' cult because it is a fuckin' cult.

https://giphy.com/gifs/1Qknl51Py7DAtiqtbv

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u/rkgk13 19d ago

They write emails like that because they're preying upon people with dementia.

I wish I was joking.

https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2024/10/politics/political-fundraising-elderly-election-invs-dg/

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u/DJK695 19d ago

100%, just mentioned my 90 year old grandmother getting fed up with these but still can't remove herself for some reason.

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u/BlisseyBrat start caring about what other people think 19d ago

I've never signed up for the texts in my life but maybe because my family members have for the most part, I got added by association (yet they somehow don't have my name even close to correct). Or someone pranked me by adding me to a list. But regardless, there's no escaping from them. I unsubscribe just to get resubscribed later down the line. I just mark them as spam and/or delete them now. Less effort, somehow