Hate Crimes.. (2 Viewers)

[Dragon]

I've started a separate thread for this — not just out of respect for the victims, but to ensure these hate crimes aren't lost in a general discussion. They deserve to be seen and acknowledged.
It wasn’t clear which existing thread this belonged in — sadly, it could’ve fit too many. And I fear this thread may grow far longer than any of us would hope.

 

[MT15]

Not a single ounce of self-reflection on why MAGA is turning into assassins.

They’re turning into assassins because he wants them to. I believe he knows exactly what he is doing. It’s part of his plan to become an authoritarian leader.

 

[DJ1BigTymer]

Inhumanity is The Republican Way, it is evident in everything that they are trying to accomplish.

 

[DJ1BigTymer]

You should call the Gov because you're POTUS and it's not only the decent thing to do, the guy that committed these murders was directly motivated by your hatred towards your fellow American servants. YOU IGNORANT Peice of work!

 

[coldseat]

You should call the Gov because you're POTUS and it's not only the decent thing to do, the guy that committed these murders was directly motivated by your hatred towards your fellow American servants. YOU IGNORANT Peice of work!

These are the things Republicans love from Trump and the reason they voted for him.

 

[Optimus Prime]

……..Rightwing social media personality Mike Cernovich, with 1.5 million followers, escalated the lie by suggesting Walz ordered the assassination.

He hasn’t taken the post down and has continued to advance the claims, posting on Monday that “Democrats know they are now seen as the party of political violence so their propaganda agents are trying to shift the blame. It won’t work.”

Laura Loomer, the far-right conspiracy theorist and Trump whisperer, posted that “Walz’s goons are now assassinating lawmakers who support legislation Walz opposes” and called the Democratic party “a terrorist organization”.

Loomer and others on the right also tried to tie Boelter to the “No Kings” protests against the Trump administration.

Officials found rudimentary signs in the suspect’s vehicle that said “No Kings”, an indication he knew of the event, not that he would attend it as a protester.

Elon Musk, a frequent poster of unverified rightwing claims, amplified the narrative to his 200 million followers, quote-tweeting claims that “the left” killed Hortman and saying “the far left is murderously violent”.

The lies ignore overwhelming evidence of Boelter’s actual politics: his roommate David Carlson told reporters that Boelter voted for Trump and “was a strong supporter” of the president.

Other longtime friends told local media Boelter was right-leaning. While Minnesota voters don’t list party affiliation, he was registered as a Republican in Oklahoma in 2004.

Boelter’s own recorded sermons expose his extremist views. Preaching in Congo in 2023, he is recorded as saying: “The churches are so messed up, they don’t know abortion is wrong.”

He ranted against LGBTQ+ people as “confused”, claiming “the enemy has gotten so far into their mind and their soul”. His alleged hit list included abortion providers and pro-choice advocates…..

Rightwing X user Viva Frei, with more than 700,000 followers, posted a thread casting doubt on Boelter being a Trump supporter. The account has continued to post about the shootings, attempting to tie Walz to Boelter and his wife, Jennifer.

A different Jennifer Boelter interned in Walz’s congressional office, though Frei has not accepted that fact.

“Do you believe @GovTimWalz spokesperson when they claim that the Jennifer Boelter who interned for Tim Walz in 2010 is not the same Jennifer Boelter who is married to suspected assassin/domestic terrorist Vance Boelter?” the account asked in a poll.

On Monday, posts showing a man at a protest with a shirt with a gun that says “resist” falsely claimed the man was Boelter. “Yea Libs sorry. He’s one of you. Keep saying he’s not. No one believes you,” said one post that got more than 2m views.

The actual man in the picture debunked it, saying he was at a “No Kings” rally in Texas in the photo, making clear it was not Boelter.…….

How the right spread ‘brutal and cruel’ misinformation after Minnesota lawmaker killings

The rightwing media ecosystem spins up narratives to serve their agendas after tragic events, regardless of accuracy

www.theguardian.com

 

[LA 2 L.A.]

I didn't want to start a new thread on this and this thread seems the closest. My area lost internet service on Saturday that lasted 24 hours. The automated system said there was a damaged fiber optic cable. This is a snip from an email I just got from my ISP.

It's an odd thing to be randomly vandalizing. I suspect it was more a matter of sabotage than vandalism.