Washington Post reporter Felicia Sonmez has deleted this tweet we told you about earlier tonight after thousands and thousands of people called her out on the timing of it:

But before deleting it, she defended it. And then deleted those, too. We don’t have screenshots but our content management system preserved the text of the now-deleted hot-takes:

“Well, THAT was eye-opening. To the 10,000 people (literally) who have commented and emailed me with abuse and death threats, please take a moment and read the story — which was written 3+ years ago, and not by me. Any public figure is worth remembering in their totality 1/2”

Well, THAT was eye-opening. To the 10,000 people (literally) who have commented and emailed me with abuse and death threats, please take a moment and read the story — which was written 3+ years ago, and not by me. Any public figure is worth remembering in their totality 1/2 https://t.co/gCd75WUGEa — Felicia Sonmez (@feliciasonmez) January 26, 2020

And:

“even if that public figure is beloved and that totality unsettling. That folks are responding with rage & threats toward me (someone who didn’t even write the piece but found it well-reported) speaks volumes about the pressure people come under to stay silent in these cases. 2/2”

even if that public figure is beloved and that totality unsettling. That folks are responding with rage & threats toward me (someone who didn’t even write the piece but found it well-reported) speaks volumes about the pressure people come under to stay silent in these cases. 2/2 — Felicia Sonmez (@feliciasonmez) January 26, 2020

Yes, she’s the real victim in all of this:

Yes Felicia, you’re the victim today. Our thoughts and prayers are with you. https://t.co/i71Rasdcrq — Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) January 26, 2020

Does she not get that it’s the timing of it all?

Written three years ago….posted by you today. — becky mayo (@justanurse25) January 26, 2020

We never said it should never come up, mind you:

Let me explain this to you, cause you don’t seem to bright. Kobe Bryant and his teenage daughter died today. Mere hours ago. In a horrific accident. There is a wife and mother, & three other children, who are living a nightmare. The time to have this discussion is NOT NOW. https://t.co/ZqhyBiKnch — Amy Curtis (@RantyAmyCurtis) January 26, 2020

This is a good analogy:

Was my ex terrible to me? Yes. Would I appreciate or tolerate anyone bad mouthing him after his death, in a way my boys would see or hear? Absolutely not. Let the people who love him have their memories. Especially now. — Amy Curtis (@RantyAmyCurtis) January 26, 2020

Yep:

You could've waited until AFTER the funeral. They're still at the accident scene. Shameful. Karma.. — Autonomous Collective (@AutonomousColl1) January 26, 2020

She’s going to be on Siraj Hashmi list tomorrow, for sure:

Just toss your phone into a toilet https://t.co/0L2ztoBaBI — Siraj Hashmi (@SirajAHashmi) January 26, 2020

She also tweeted out a screenshot of some of the emails she received:

“As an addendum: Hard to see what’s accomplished by messages such as these. If your response to a news article is to resort to harassment and intimidation of journalists, you might want to consider that your behavior says more about you than the person you’re targeting.”

As an addendum: Hard to see what’s accomplished by messages such as these. If your response to a news article is to resort to harassment and intimidation of journalists, you might want to consider that your behavior says more about you than the person you’re targeting. pic.twitter.com/pjMz6s174o — Felicia Sonmez (@feliciasonmez) January 26, 2020

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