Florida school shooter belonged to white supremacist group

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A spokesperson for the white supremacist group Republic of Florida (ROF) told the Anti-Defamation League on Thursday, February 15, that Nikolas Cruz, the man charged with the previous day’s deadly shooting spree at a Parkland, Florida, high school, was associated with his group...

After self-described ROF members claimed on the discussion forum 4chan that Cruz had also been a member, the Anti-Defamation League called the ROF hotline and spoke with an ROF member who identified himself as Jordan Jereb...

Jereb said that Cruz was associated with ROF, having been “brought up” by another member. Jereb added that Cruz had participated in one or more ROF training exercises in the Tallahassee area, carpooling with other ROF members from south Florida.

https://www.adl.org/blog/florida-white-supremacist-group-admits-ties-to-alleged-parkland-school-shooter-nikolas-cruz

[demmiblue]

1. K&R

[awesomerwb1]

2. Well there you have it

this should put an end to the "he was a liberal" fake news about this guy.

Not only that, but if I recall correctly a kid that was interviewed yesterday said that he remembers seeing him wearing a MAGA hat.

[demmiblue]

5. Hopefully put an end to it.

The conspiracy theorists have a small and determined core of idjits.

[uponit7771]

3. I'm shocked, shocked that a person wearing a MAGA Hat would be a white supremacist /saracasm

[malaise]

9. Yah think?

Shocked I tell you.

[sheshe2]

4. Oh.

A Trump supporter.

[niyad]

6. I am sooooo. . . not surprised.

[maryellen99]

7. I know Im going to get alerted on this

He deserves and I hope he gets the DP.

[Kingofalldems]

8. Trump: 'Good people on both sides...'

[mainer]

10. The MAGA folks are all out in force to dispute this. Watch these narratives:

They claim that someone named "Nicholas de Jesus Cruz" is the shooter (a different man with a different birthdate who just happens to be a registered Democrat.)

They claim that there's a photo of shooter Nikolas Cruz wearing an "Antifa" tee shirt -- and the photo they post is of a completely different man.

They claim that the whole tragedy is staged, and are posting "crisis actors" on Youtube to prove their point.

It's Sandy Hook all over again.

[herding cats]

11. This is gonna put a wrinkle in the spin by the rabid RW.

He was one of their own, not a Dreamer, not a Liberal Democrat. One of their own ilk fed at the teat of their hatred.