Two things first. This is obviously one of the few stories about Fox News where one hopes everything turns out well and second, the fact that Fox News is still on the air and never went off the air or to reruns of last night, makes the finding obvious. It was not hazardous. It was a threat, a scare tactic.

First the who, what, where, how, from Mediaite:

Fox News was sent an envelope containing an unknown white powder on Friday.

The floor was evacuated as authorities responded to the alarming situation, per a memo sent out to employees.

The memo says the substance was “determined to be non-hazardous” and the building has been given the all-clear.

In a statement, a Fox News Media spokesperson said, “An envelope containing a white powdery substance was opened at FOX News Media today. We immediately notified the NYPD’s Hazmat unit and the FDNY, both of which responded accordingly and our offices were given an all clear after it was determined that the substance was non-hazardous. We are very grateful for their swift attention to this incident.”

As for the bit of analysis needed, though liberals are the people that are most associated with despising Fox News, this is not a typical liberal response (it cannot be entirely ruled out, this is speculation). Thus, it most likely comes from the far right, where we’ve seen with our own eyes that there are people willing to engage in this level of terror. There are those on the right that despise Fox as much as they despise MSNBC.

Last, Fox is partly responsible for bringing this environment about (not the specific act). Fox helped create an environment that fosters outrage and hatred. The fact that it is more likely (this is speculation) came from the far right is simply another product of that hate-filled environment.

Glad all is clear.

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