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TAMPA, Florida — A Florida man faces up to five years in federal prison after confessing to posting graphically violent and racist threats against U.S. Congresswoman Ilhan Omar (D-MN), promising to decapitate her and murder her children. Myles M. McQuade, 30, of Tampa, entered a guilty plea on December 2 to one count of transmitting an interstate threat to injure. According to plea documents reviewed by *The Independent*, McQuade admitted to posting two explicit threats on the social media platform X (formerly Twitter) in September. The threats followed an interview in which Rep. Omar commented on the legacy of late right-wing commentator Charlie Kirk. In one post, McQuade wrote, **"[N-word]. When this country falls I'm going to kill your children in front of you then cut your head off."** In another, he stated, **"I'm going to kill you, you dirty subhuman [N-word] and I'll eat your monkey children for protein. Go back to Somalia before its [sic]...