How is this not bigger news?

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    19 hours ago

    “Evangelical Terrorist targets minnisota politicians for assassination, 2 dead, 2 wounded”

    They should revoke the church’s tax exemption for radicalizing this guy

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    It is wild right-wingers are trying to paint the killer as left wing. Trump cultist prove they can’t comprehend anything. RIP to both of the victims.

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    You know what’s fucked up is that I don’t even have to look. I can tell you right now that the victims in this crime are part of the Democratic party. You know how I know? Because the FBI director and the president are talking about prosecuting to the fullest extent of the law and how violence in America will never be acceptable.

    But if it was the other way around and a Democrat went nuts and killed a Republican senator Donald Trump would be on truth social calling for that person to be hung or stretched or quartered or whatever it is they did to people in the middle ages.

    

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    How convenient. House is a 67-67 D and R. State Senate 34 D 33 R. Not political at all this assassination…

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      Even the article explicitly says this is politically motivated, this isn’t being presented as random

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        it was kinda obvious since it was targeting democrats only, and abortion providers.

    • Ledericas@lemm.ee
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      someone mentioned that in subreddit, yea they want to break that tie, but it would be whoever is control that appoints a special interim though.

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    This is big news. Google it.

    More info on him: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/14/us/politics/minnesota-shootings-gunman-suspect.html

    Mr. Boelter and his wife run a private security company in Minnesota, according to its website. The company, Praetorian Guard Security Services…

    …the gunman had a list that included her name and the names of other lawmakers, all of whom were Democrats. The list included about 70 potential targets, a federal law enforcement official said, including doctors, community and business leaders, and locations for Planned Parenthood and other health care centers. Some of the targets were in neighboring states.

    Mr. Boelter, the site said, had traveled previously to violent areas “in the Gaza Strip and West Bank,” the site said, and had “sought out militant Islamists in order to share the gospel and tell them that violence wasn’t the answer.”

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      Praetorian Guard. A notorious unit of body guard troop who are mostly known for extorting and killing the people they were supposed to be protecting.

      What a great name for a body guard company.

  • Cocopanda@lemmy.world
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    Sure sounds like MAGA is trying to start a hot civil war.

    Going to be interesting when these people find out liberals are well armed and trained.

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      It’s been funny when they’ve come up to me calling me the f word because I’m clearly queer and then I flash my piece at them and they get white in the face and back the fuck off me real quick

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        Best be careful doing that. Flashing your gun is called brandishing and is illegal in most cases. You only show your gun when you are ready to fire it.

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            I support your right to put them 6feet under if they take it beyond verbal. But be careful, they can lie and get you targeted by the police. But I’m sure you’re ready to deal with that.

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              Yeah for sure, I’m well versed with the laws so I can cover my ass in anything and always show way more restraint than I probably need to but yeah I prefer to keep it more on the dl that I’m carrying just to keep the pigs off me

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          Yes I’ve been informed of the joke like five times now, I’m glad you can keep finding the humor in homophobes harassing me to the point that I have to show them the gun I have in my waistband since I have to be so fucking specific

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      TBH, I seriously considered going strapped to the protest today. But I think I’d rather be a martyr than be the guy who shot someone at the protest even if it was to defend myself and my fellow protestors. At least that’s my thinking now while violence is unlikely in my town. If violence gets more prevalent and more expected, I might change my mind.

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        Like I said, I sure hope I don’t have to. But I will arm myself if things get to that point. This does remind me that I should go to the range and practice more.

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      They’re preparing for dooms day… They’re fulfilling their own prophecy. I’m in a red area and I just saw an ad about getting a permit to concealed carry. Guns aren’t allowed here.

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    Do we need to mention that they were both democratic politicians? Many of us would love to see the list of the others he was going to kill. I’m sort of thinking they were all Democrats.

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        This morning’s update identified him as a part-time pastor and a part-time military contractor. Sure sounds like a raging conservative to me.

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      it was, there was a list being mentioned on a subreddit, it includes tim walz, and others, plus abortion workers.

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        …the gunman had a list that included her name and the names of other lawmakers, all of whom were Democrats. The list included about 70 potential targets, a federal law enforcement official said, including doctors, community and business leaders, and locations for Planned Parenthood and other health care centers. Some of the targets were in neighboring states.

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    This isn’t just assassination, it’s terrorism designed to scare opponents of Trump from speaking out. The media won’t say that, of course, because it’s likely the shooter is white.

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      Exactly that. Also, don’t forget that every chance they get they say “a man posing as a police officer” and they then describe that he was dressed exactly like a cop including a badge and cop car

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      It’s also done on no kings day so we all know what the headline will be. Doesn’t seem like a coincidence on reflection.

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      The shootings are the latest in a string of seemingly lone-wolf politically motivated violence.

      Good grief, could they whitewash this any harder?

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      It was planned to be a distraction so news coverage wouldn’t focus on all the protests today. Can’t show bigger crowds in rural America than whatever few bootlickers showed up to watch Trump’s birthday parade.

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        yea they need good sound bytes for fox, oan and newsmax, cant have them protesting news all the time. it makes trump look really bad.

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    Convenient for the Trump administration that the (non-Fox) news is going to talk about this all day instead of the millions of people protesting him all across the country.

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      and his failure of a birthday parade too. plus trying to make the public forget about the BBB and tariffs sitll.

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    “impersonating” a police officer. Yup, on the largest protest day ever. No need to think more about it. Surely it wouldn’t be an actual cop using a scapegoat, nope .

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        Sorry, we just had a baby and news of a shooter being loose and governor declaring a state of emergency freaked us out. Just trying to share how it feels in the moment. I will make up for it, thank you for the encouragement!

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          That’s why it’s so important that old farts like me get out there and fight so people like you, who have a lot more to lose, won’t have to. This is a battle/war that us old ones can actually participate to save our young.

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          Sorry, I’m just really frustrated to see it being repeated. But I understand if you’re concerned about the baby! My bad, but please please go if you can. 🙏

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      This is what the murderer wanted. To scare us. Canceling the protest will encourage more of this violence. I went to a protest today anyway and it was the largest we’ve ever had in my town. Grow a pair and get out there. Democracy and freedom aren’t free and demand that we sacrifice to protect and maintain it.

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    Also, since the article doesn’t mention it, deliberately of course, they were both Democrats. One was the speaker of the house.

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    Impersonating a police officer or a disgruntled police officer. Irregardless, the uniform alone will get one close to the target. The USA is a sick country and the fucks in MAGA will make it worse.