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6. I get regular text messages from candidates all over the country. However, they use VAN to obtain phone numbers in bulk

Sun Jun 28, 2026, 11:26 PM

2 hrs ago

Then they run the numbers in a program called Hustle to spew out thousands and thousands of text messages at once.

But Facebook????

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El-Sayed for MI Senate is sending me private messages on Facebook. [View all] LeftInTX 4 hrs ago OP

Messenger text kcoates 3 hrs ago #1

I've gotten a few from local politicians, but I already follow them. LeftInTX 3 hrs ago #4

Right. H2O Man 2 hrs ago #8

Facebook? How do they obtain the bulk data? LeftInTX 6 min ago #9

Weird, I've gotten FB mesengers from Cha 3 hrs ago #2

This links to his official page! Same number of followers. 138K LeftInTX 3 hrs ago #3

A little bit of an invasion of privacy is Cha 3 hrs ago #5

Right? smh Cha 2 hrs ago #7