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Rhiannon12866

(205,074 posts)
Sat Oct 2, 2021, 02:40 AM Oct 2021

Suspect Arrested In Fire Attack On Democratic Party Office In Texas - Ali Velshi - MSNBC



The Austin Fire Department and a joint FBI task force announced the arrest of a suspect they believe is the man seen in security video smashing a window on the headquarters of the Travis County, Texas Democratic Party and throwing a Molotov cocktail and other incendiary devices into the office. ired on 10/01/2021.



And here's Rachel Maddow's original report on the attack which aired on Wednesday:

'Credible Threat': FBI Investigating Fire Attack On Texas County Democratic Party Office - Rachel Maddow- MSNBC
https://www.democraticunderground.com/1017684368

Rachel Maddow walks viewers through video of someone smashing a window and attempting to ignite a fire in the offices of the Democratic Party of Travid County, Texas. Party chair Katie Naranjo joins with a message for the attacker. Aired on 09/29/2021.


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Suspect Arrested In Fire Attack On Democratic Party Office In Texas - Ali Velshi - MSNBC (Original Post) Rhiannon12866 Oct 2021 OP
I hope he gets 20 years! SheltieLover Oct 2021 #1
Did you see Rachel's original footage? She covered this story at length Rhiannon12866 Oct 2021 #3
Lock him up! TexasTowelie Oct 2021 #2
We saw so much footage of him that I could probably identify him - though he tried to hide his face.. Rhiannon12866 Oct 2021 #4
That Hair The Fifty Stateman Oct 2021 #5
It's good news that they caught him. - n/t Jim__ Oct 2021 #6
I'm sure rownesheck Oct 2021 #7
one of trump's creations. magicguido Oct 2021 #8
Good thing this wasn't terrorism IronLionZion Oct 2021 #9
Studies now say that "domestic terrorism" is our greatest threat... Rhiannon12866 Oct 2021 #10
It definitely is IronLionZion Oct 2021 #11

SheltieLover

(57,073 posts)
1. I hope he gets 20 years!
Sat Oct 2, 2021, 02:43 AM
Oct 2021

They need to make examples of these people demonstrating dangerous, anti-social behavior!

Rhiannon12866

(205,074 posts)
3. Did you see Rachel's original footage? She covered this story at length
Sat Oct 2, 2021, 03:39 AM
Oct 2021

And this guy can't have been very bright, he kept coming back so there was a great deal of footage of him.

IronLionZion

(45,409 posts)
11. It definitely is
Sun Oct 3, 2021, 01:21 PM
Oct 2021

Our left-wing Dems oppose stronger domestic terror laws because they will definitely be abused against peaceful protestors. I would just add a violence clause in the law to get just the violent ones.

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