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Rhiannon12866

(236,411 posts) Sat Jun 14, 2025, 07:40 PM Saturday

Vance Boelter had manifesto ahead of lawmaker shootings - FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul

Vance Boelter has been named a suspect in the shootings of two Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses. Melissa and Mark Hortman were killed, and John and Yvette Hoffman were injured. Boelter had a manifesto prior to the shootings that might have shed light on a motive. - Aired on 06/14/2025.

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Vance Boelter had manifesto ahead of lawmaker shootings - FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul (Original Post) Rhiannon12866 Saturday OP

Yeah but BOSSHOG Saturday #1

Exactly. Rhiannon12866 Saturday #2

So suspect is on the lam and believed to be fleeing the area bucolic_frolic Saturday #3

The easiest way to get a mental illness diagnosis is IronLionZion Saturday #4

BOSSHOG

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1. Yeah but

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Original post)

Sat Jun 14, 2025, 07:41 PM

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He didn’t clean motel rooms or work in a meat packing industry.

Rhiannon12866

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2. Exactly.

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Sat Jun 14, 2025, 07:46 PM

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bucolic_frolic

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3. So suspect is on the lam and believed to be fleeing the area

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Original post)

Sat Jun 14, 2025, 07:52 PM

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Implies he had help fleeing, though I guess he could escape on foot in the middle of the night. He'd be found if he fled in his own vehicle. So are there accomplices? A network of true believers? Not one-off shooter like the average mass shooters, this was planned extensively. IMHO.

IronLionZion

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4. The easiest way to get a mental illness diagnosis is

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Sat Jun 14, 2025, 07:59 PM

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to kill Americans while white.

the unlawful use of violence and intimidation, especially against civilians, in the pursuit of political aims

Mental illness causes people to target Democrats for some nonpolitical reason.

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