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yardwork

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33. Where is the misinformation coming from? The usual sources, I assume.

Tue Jul 5, 2022, 07:35 AM

Jul 2022

I saw at least one newbie troll here pushing the "he was antifa!!!" message yesterday before he was banned. I don't watch Fox but I imagine Tucker's on it. Podcasts, blogs, hate radio. My Trumpster uncle routinely posts memes on his Facebook page that say all the recent mass killers were Democrats. My guess is that the NRA has a crisis response team that pushes out this false info as soon as every mass shooting occurs. Blaming "crazy lefties" for gun violence is an essential part of their scheme.

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Are You Surprised The Highland Park Shooter Was MAGA? [View all] DemocratSinceBirth Jul 2022 OP

I didn't assume he was - these shooters have all kinds of agendas and motives - Ocelot II Jul 2022 #1

Post removed Post removed Jul 2022 #5

He also attended a TFG rally, so there's that. Ocelot II Jul 2022 #6

That's almost redundant. W_HAMILTON Jul 2022 #22

Really? Do you have a link for that? yardwork Jul 2022 #7

Lots of antifa post pics of themselves wearing a Trump flag as a cape, or FBI caps, on Twitter? RockRaven Jul 2022 #8

I guarantee they don't. We need to push back on these falsehoods. yardwork Jul 2022 #26

So did the rightwingers in portland Fullduplexxx Jul 2022 #10

Enjoy your stay here on DU. brush Jul 2022 #15

I didn't /expect/ it. Fringe people are, by nature, not joiners Bucky Jul 2022 #2

When I heard "Highland Park" I immediately thought it was an anti semitic hate crime mucifer Jul 2022 #3

I am getting more incel gamer than MAGA aeromanKC Jul 2022 #4

Is being an incel and being MAGA mutually exclusive? DemocratSinceBirth Jul 2022 #9

No but it's possible to be one but not the other Kaleva Jul 2022 #11

Going with not MAGA due to lack of Confederate flags on wall or TFG grift material. aeromanKC Jul 2022 #13

I'm leaning this way AkFemDem Jul 2022 #17

Incels are part of the MAGA base JI7 Jul 2022 #16

Once again, that's pretty much redundant. W_HAMILTON Jul 2022 #23

What else would he be? brush Jul 2022 #12

Seem to be more threads about the political leanings of the shooter... Kaleva Jul 2022 #14

There are threads iemanja Jul 2022 #18

I read a couple hundred of his tweets. WarGamer Jul 2022 #20

I just hope his incel (or not- but really, yeah he is) status AkFemDem Jul 2022 #21

It's because we're getting the usual misinformation stating that he's a lefty. yardwork Jul 2022 #27

Where is that misinformation coming from? Kaleva Jul 2022 #28

Where is the misinformation coming from? The usual sources, I assume. yardwork Jul 2022 #33

No ProfessorGAC Jul 2022 #19

Not at all. In fact... moondust Jul 2022 #24

I prefer to refer to them as domestic terrorists... npk Jul 2022 #25

shouldn't you be asking "will you be surprised if the ..." ? orleans Jul 2022 #29

Typical TFG supporter LetMyPeopleVote Jul 2022 #30

First tweet, the loser looks like a cracked out Waldo. AZLD4Candidate Jul 2022 #32

Shocked. Shocked I tell you. AZLD4Candidate Jul 2022 #31

As said, crazies come in various types, but no, not surprised. Hortensis Jul 2022 #34

slightly, just because of the date Amishman Jul 2022 #35

A little actually Polybius Jul 2022 #36

For this thread LetMyPeopleVote Jul 2022 #37

Waldo (literally screaming to be noticed) is standing next to a delegate to the Illinois Republican LetMyPeopleVote Jul 2022 #38

This domestic terrorist has been charged with 7 counts of first degree murder. LetMyPeopleVote Jul 2022 #39