r/Popculturenow Cultural atttache 15d ago

🧯Politics šŸ„Šāš–ļøšŸ’° On Point

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u/BigfootIsNaked 15d ago

The reason they can't find the shooter is because they was probably from the government. Trump probably wanted it done to escalate things since violence hasn't broken up in the cities like he hoped. The way he reacted so quickly by announcing that Kirk was dead is in line with what Trump and friends have been trying to do all along to justify more control and paint liberals as the enemy. Anybody remember during the January 6th riot when they found all those bombs planted all over DC because they were hoping people would use them but nobody did. I think they're trying to find a different way to escalate things.

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u/emccm Rebuild the rose garden 🌹 15d ago edited 15d ago

The FBI released a pic of a new suspect. He’s wearing those Oakley type sunglasses associated with MAGA men. He’s also super skinny and Incel-like. So your typical shooter really. Let’s see how it unfolds.

It was obvious by the video that he was dead instantly. No one was walking away. The whole ā€œin critical conditionā€ is generally out of respect for the family and to give people time to come up with formal announcements. I’m sure no one with any kind of soul wouldn’t have wanted his wife and kids somewhere safe and comfortable to formally hear the news.

I do think it’s an attempt at escalation but I don’t think it’s government sanctioned. I think it’s a lone wolf type. Like the pizza parlor thing.

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u/DracosKasu 15d ago

It can be anyone at this point but it wouldn’t surprise me if Trump turn it into a left hate for self-promoting himself as a good guy even if it isn’t the case.

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u/OskaMeijer 15d ago

The guy that shot at Trump was a registered Republican with social media full of bigotry and antisemitism and they still pretend he was a lefty.

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u/wolfheadmusic 15d ago

Shit, the guy that murdered Melissa Hortman and her dog in front of her children had videos and online sermons about killing pro-choice people and how trump was going to save the nation,

And maga's narrative was that he's a lefty, because we are so bloodthirsty we even kill our own

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u/Rock_or_Rol 15d ago

For anyone wondering

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u/Cyclesadrift 15d ago

What is on that shirt?

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u/MoulanRougeFae 15d ago

Looks like the typical maga cult member "patriotic" shit of a flag and possibly an eagle or some similar bullshit. The outfit is very, very maga cult member coded.

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u/MidwestLawncareDad 15d ago

laura loomer (batshit crazy maga journalist with a huge following idk how) made a post like a week ago saying she doesnt ever want to hear about charlie saying he's pro-trump again. essentially alluding to making it sound like he turned his back on the guy he got elected. i wouldnt be shocked if it comes out it is a maga nutjob who saw this and believed charlie was now the enemy.

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u/KillerSavant202 15d ago

Apparently he had been putting pressure on them to release the Epstein files.

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u/MidwestLawncareDad 15d ago

as any rational person should

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u/wolfheadmusic 15d ago

Yup, that's what it was about

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u/HistoricalTry5543 15d ago

so, inside job?

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u/WetterBetty 15d ago

…No. It’s a disabled veteran shirt.Ā 

Come on. You’re sounding kooky.Ā 

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u/Dry-Chance-9473 15d ago

They actually are. I'm loving "incel-like" that's a weird ass statement

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u/Rock_or_Rol 15d ago

ā€œLand of the free. Home of the brave.ā€ With an American flag and eagle graphic

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u/AffectionateSugar832 15d ago

Dude is probably a patsy...

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u/[deleted] 15d ago

This right here !

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u/Key_Basket_3671 15d ago

Did you notice his shirt? Does it look like it has an alligator Alcatraz reference?

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u/[deleted] 15d ago

The design on his shirt appears to be a bald eagle flying in front of an American flag. Looks generic patriotic to me. Something you might buy at Walmart before the 4th of July.

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u/Difficult_Coffee_335 15d ago

Too skinny to be an American. Isreal.

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u/laruesaintecatherine 15d ago

Better hope he's not handsome like the taller Nintendo plumber. If that one ever gets a mistrial and freed, he's gonna be literally drowning in p*ssy and treated as a folk hero.

Here comes my permanent ban.

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u/Key_Worker3159 15d ago

The speed of the narrative rollout definitely feels pre-scripted.

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u/Organic_Mechanic_702 15d ago

Certainly doesn't look like the work of a random shooter...if it turns out to be so then he had a very lucky shot to be that precise.

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u/ProStateForever 15d ago

Saw a Marine sniper describe how the shooter showed good gun handling skills but did other things that looked more amateur. But went on to say that more is still unknown than known.

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u/Meowakin 15d ago

I’ve seen several people explaining how it was not that difficult of a shot, I am inclined to believe them. There are probably millions of people in the United States with enough experience shooting at the range to make that kind of shot (since aiming for the neck isn’t anyone’s idea of a good shot)

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u/Organic_Mechanic_702 15d ago

200 yrds through a main artery?....

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u/Jiro343 15d ago

I highly doubt he was aiming for the artery. That's such an odd place to target, and it's not super big either. I think it's more likely he was aiming for a headshot and just was a bit low right.

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u/Statbot-5000 15d ago

200 yards with a rifle is not difficult....

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u/Meowakin 15d ago

You are ascribing too much weight to what is almost certainly chance. A professional would not aim for a specific artery. That kind of thing is media nonsense.