Read the letter the FBI sent MLK to try to convince him to kill himself (2014)
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Oct 29, 2026First seen
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- surprisetalk
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- Oct 29, 2026
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- vox.com
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Trending history
Read the letter the FBI sent MLK to try to convince him to kill himself (2014) was first seen on Hacker News · Front page on Oct 29, 2026. Since then it has appeared in 15 checks on 1 different day. Its best position was #5 of 29, reached on Oct 29, 16:22 UTC. It dropped off the list after Oct 29, 17:52 UTC.
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That letter reads almost identical to internet hate comments. Wild. I guess the tactics have always been the same then. At least now we have LLMs that can produce this kind of stuff at human-overwhelming rates, so that is progress.
Almost every adjective in that letter is a projection by the author. He/they must have been a real piece of work.
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Is Read the letter the FBI sent MLK to try to convince him to kill himself (2014) trending on Hacker News right now?
Not at the moment. It was last on the list on Oct 29, 17:52 UTC, after 1 day of trending.
What is the highest rank Read the letter the FBI sent MLK to try to convince him to kill himself (2014) reached?
#5 on Hacker News · Front page, on Oct 29, 16:22 UTC. Trendoday checks this list every 15 minutes.
How long has Read the letter the FBI sent MLK to try to convince him to kill himself (2014) been trending?
It was first seen on Oct 29, 2026 and has been on the list on 1 day (15 checks) since.
How much discussion did it get on Hacker News?
28 points and 4 comments; submitted by surprisetalk on Oct 29, 2026.