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36. Nothing says family values more than letting your children pose with guns.

Fri Sep 12, 2025, 12:40 PM

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“He also posed with guns in his childhood, which included a M2 Browning 50. caliber gun.”

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I am still waiting for Trump to call in the National Guard and ICE agents to Utah to stop, arrest,
and take into custody Utah’s white republicans who own guns and send them to El Salvador and
or Rwanda or Sudan or Ghana without a trial.

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wore a Trump costume for Halloween eh? democratsruletheday Friday #1

I saw a photo, it was weird newdeal2 Friday #4

I had a Frankenstein costume when I was young. SergeStorms Friday #44

Ah, so he was dressed as a clown then? Dave Bowman Friday #53

Hope someone got a screen grab Captain Zero Friday #2

Here it is at The Daily Mail. ananda Friday #33

Here you go edbermac Friday #35

A good ol' religious..... SergeStorms Friday #45

I saw some claims on Bluesky that dad's shirt in the first pic is a 3 percenter. herding cats Friday #49

...and not a Drag Queen. spanone Friday #67

When I wanted to pose with an M2 Browning .50 caliber machine gun, I joined the Army. Aristus Friday #3

Gun Culture JI7 Friday #5

Meanwhile, Matt Robinson, a registered Republican voter, reportedly contacted the authorities... nt Exp Friday #6

What does his voter registration have to do with it? obamanut2012 Friday #10

At the least, it shows Tyler Robinson was raised in a Republican household? maxsolomon Friday #14

Careful, Democrats have been raised in Republicon households and vice versa Bernardo de La Paz Friday #16

True. I'm not saying it is conclusive of anything. maxsolomon Friday #21

At 22, he is not a "kid", but an adult. This is the reverse of calling females under 18 niyad Friday #38

OK. maxsolomon Friday #39

You are most welcome. niyad Friday #42

What do you think?!?! Trumpers now cannot label him as being raised a Democrat! I mean, isn't that f'n obvious?? Exp Friday #19

When have pesky, inconvenient facts ever stopped them? JHB Friday #31

When facts don't support your preferred narrative..... SergeStorms Friday #46

The Daily Mail is a right-wing tabloid. yardwork Friday #7

Meh, most of this is probably accurate. maxsolomon Friday #15

I don't have any information one way or the other. yardwork Friday #17

They have pictures and tabloid. Yes, they're right wing. But they're more tabloid. LeftInTX Friday #23

Agree, but this piece appeared accueate. Thanks though. nt Exp Friday #18

It might be accurate but look for whitewashing. yardwork Friday #20

They're certainly gernerous in describing CK as a "conservative activist" JHB Friday #32

Maga poster child? kerouac2 Friday #8

He didn't dress like Trump. Feel Good Inc Friday #11

thx kerouac2 Friday #26

THIS malaise Friday #12

Color me shocked. A flying monkey right ammosexual. roamer65 Friday #9

I'll surmise the family is Mormon since they live in a "suburb" of St. George. maxsolomon Friday #13

He got a lawyer. haele Friday #30

Might have put cuffs on him exboyfil Friday #55

something like that NJCher Friday #48

A cop and a social worker have a $600,000 house? Is that typical? Midnight Writer Friday #22

I paused at that too. yardwork Friday #25

I wondered about this as well. Pricy house for a cop? Irish_Dem Friday #27

Hey I_D popsdenver Friday #52

Yes I know a couple of firefighters and they make great money. Irish_Dem Friday #56

A cops job popsdenver Friday #58

Not everyone wants to work the firefighter's odd hours. Irish_Dem Friday #59

That's what really stuck out to me BaronChocula Friday #54

Well we were right about our speculations here. Irish_Dem Friday #57

My Son is in Utah... TheJillMill Friday #37

Raised in a Conservative home PCB66 Friday #24

Outright fascist miller's parents were Dems. Many teens dislike their parents. Justice matters. Friday #40

Wow! Same as me, my eldest a Liberal Democrat and the younger one (17 mths. diff in ages) turned out to be a trumper. Go SheilaAnn Friday #66

If the parents had made different choices, their child would not be going to prison for life. Irish_Dem Friday #28

Just looking at those pics of him Tree Lady Friday #62

So sad what they did to their child. Irish_Dem Friday #64

Most of us grew up with *much* less privelige. I dunno. Maybe Heidi Friday #29

Wouldn't "alleged shooter" be more accurate than assassin? The Right has mastered messaging for the Deplorable masses. NoMoreRepugs Friday #34

I don't know if I'd call that "mastered messaging" NJCher Friday #50

Nothing says family values more than letting your children pose with guns. Botany Friday #36

Are they still claiming he's liberal? IronLionZion Friday #41

I guess this can be confirmed somehow neohippie Friday #43

$224.48 to be exact Wicked Blue Friday #47

Bottom line is this toxic world we live in is damaging all of us crimycarny Friday #51

I am sorry. The loss of your son is a loss for us all. delisen Friday #61

To be fair drmeow Friday #60

The dad runs a construction company, he was not a Sheriff's deputy, that was misinformation wishstar Friday #63

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