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Mr.WeRP

(357 posts)
Sun Jul 14, 2024, 07:53 AM Jul 14

When I heard the shooter was 20, I knew there would be more to this

It appears, based on reporting, that the shooter was abused as a child. It isn’t clear what kind of abuse, but then someone discovered his twitter profile. (EDIT: I have no way to confirm this was the shooter’s actual twitter account.) It says

Praise the Lord in my quest to end Epsteins evil empire
PA Born and bred




And it seems no coincidence that the Epstein documents were just unsealed and had Trump’s name all over them.
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NCDem47

(2,414 posts)
9. If true...
Sun Jul 14, 2024, 08:23 AM
Jul 14

It will bring the Trump/Epstein connection WAAAAY into the light. Trump wants no discussion of that. He and his dark arts supporters, along with Russian bots, will work overtime to flood the zone with sh*t to muddy waters. Plus, Trump is just coing to concot his own version of events and sell it HARD. Which, of course, means that Dems are the baddie here.

Think. Again.

(15,192 posts)
5. That makes the most sense so far...
Sun Jul 14, 2024, 08:02 AM
Jul 14

...since the latest epstein/trump connections were revealed last week or so.

Bernardo de La Paz

(50,265 posts)
6. A time stamp with no date may mean it was posted in the AM after he was killed
Sun Jul 14, 2024, 08:04 AM
Jul 14

Need more info to know if this is fake account or not.

There is a report that one social media account is already acknowledged to be faked after the death.

Takket

(22,346 posts)
8. be careful, let's all give law enforcement time.....
Sun Jul 14, 2024, 08:19 AM
Jul 14

For all we know this lunatic was a Biden supporter and just put up this stuff as bullshit to try and deny the rethugs the opportunity to say "Biden radicalized him!"

just let all the facts come out. doesn't really matter to me who he supported. drumpf is responsible. this is the world of violence and hate he and his entire party have fomented for years.

live love laugh

(13,959 posts)
11. Guessing the Republican owned media won't be displaying this tiny piece of information
Sun Jul 14, 2024, 08:25 AM
Jul 14

because they never reported on the recently released documents in the first place. Also it would mar their candidate.

WhiskeyGrinder

(23,312 posts)
12. That's an instagram account, not twitter, and the fact that it doesn't exist anymore and had made no posts
Sun Jul 14, 2024, 08:28 AM
Jul 14

leads me to believe it was a fake set up quickly, as often happens after a shooter's name is released.

enid602

(8,860 posts)
14. shooter
Sun Jul 14, 2024, 09:07 AM
Jul 14

Account set up by the shooter after his death? Someone will question that. And the photo is not among those released by the press. But appears to be the same person.

WhiskeyGrinder

(23,312 posts)
15. .
Sun Jul 14, 2024, 09:14 AM
Jul 14
Account set up by the shooter after his death?
Lol what? No, by shitposters or people causing trouble or self-anointed chaos agents or someone just seeing what people will fall for.

And the photo is not among those released by the press. But appears to be the same person.
That's a pretty big jump to speculate on.
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