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@minmi

He has connections to groypers who are pretty far right. They are also kind of nihilistic so some of that too.

@jrconlin

That is a political choice. Possibly they fear backlash, possibly they think it's a better story that way.

It's been very telling to watch this killer morph from antifa-sleeper agent to "poor sweet quiet confused boy who needed help"

Really it makes me sick.

@AMS

How comforting.

It was very surreal to listen to right wingers calling for "war" ... when just two months ago Democratic members of the MN legislator were targeted for assassination, one successfully murdered in her own home with her husband.

What do you mean "Now this means war?" this isn't anything new.

@mhoye

No. But I find this all very credible.

If you want to talk about left wing political violence Luigi is right there. Talk about him. That's what that was. It is equally obvious.

@burnitdown

They are shooting each other so much I'd think they'd maybe want to slow it down a bit? This isn't a great trend for anyone.

@Hierarchy

He was a groyper for crying out loud. This isn't that hard to understand at all if you know about them.

I can understand the urge to not know about them. Knowing about them has made my life worse.

It never occurred to me that when I'm pointing out the factual information about who these shooters were it might sound more like a conspiracy theory.

There are a handful of people who have some conspiracy theories about the assassination attempts being "faked." There isn't any evidence to support this.

A disillusioned "super-fan" can be a terrifying thing. Kirk's death falls into a parallel lane. He was ... to the shooter *not right wing enough*

It's not that surprising. The idea that Trump would be shot at by someone from "the opposite side" is an easier to understand story than the truth: he was shot at by his own, disillusioned supporters. The tidal wave of misinformation from the right only adds to this impression.

Though the "false flag" notion caught me off guard. As soon as a shooter proves to NOT be trans, black or otherwise demonizable media lose all interest since that ruins the drama.

I was aware that many (if not most) people on the right were not aware that BOTH of the people who tried to assassinate Trump during his campaign were right wingers... but I've discovered that the assumption that these attacks came "from the left" or "from Democrats" is also common among people who are less politically engaged.

When I pointed this out I got an interesting response:

"Are you saying it was a false flag?"

"No." I responded.

@twipped

They are really working as hard as they can to manufacture panic over crime.

@rachel

Are they like small children who do not comprehend the permanence of death?

You're not supposed to kill them. You are supposed to wash their feet.

Can some of you who know people who watch fox please ask them if they think it's a normal thing to say? I'm really questioning how far gone people are.

Am I that radical for thinking this is just way out of line? Monstrous?

Just kill the homeless people, Brian? Who else?

Listen I don't even get being mad at someone who's homeless. I thought conservatives liked "gratitude" isn't Brian grateful that he's not homeless? That he's not facing a set of problems like that? Like even if you are too stingy to want to help, come on.

@chrononaut.bsky.social

This squirrelly little man, who is always smirking, thinks this is all very funny and fun. He's having the time of his lil nazi life.

Because now more people need to explain what groyper is.

@independentpen

Yes in HS.

The conversation paints an image of unruly stubborn people who are sapping up vast government spending. The only spending that is nearly that expansive is law enforcement. And obviously that isn't helping people directly.

Nonetheless even if the context were true it's sickening to hear Brian Kilmeade talk about murdering people who have done what? Sullied his eyes with their poverty?

I don't know where to start.

Find Jesus. What is wrong with you?

"Fox and Friends" is a day time TV news program, which once meant light news and discussions. Three days ago one of their hosts said that homeless people should be exterminated by "lethal injection."

This remark has gotten the most attention but it was in the context of a "conversation" between the hosts laced with misinformation. eg. the suggestion that there are "billions of dollars" for "mental health" services for homeless people.

Fox News host on mentally ill people who commit crimes: “Just kill them”

Media Matters for America (www.mediamatters.org)