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13. I've learned. Short cuts can hurt.

Fri Sep 12, 2025, 01:52 PM

16 hrs ago

Glad this is being pointed out

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Just a reminder: the alleged shooter is a 22 year-old man, not a boy, not a kid. [View all] niyad 17 hrs ago OP

"Troubled boy" SheltieLover 17 hrs ago #1

Yes, of course! niyad 17 hrs ago #3

Always the case. SheltieLover 17 hrs ago #11

According to the media, white men in their 20s are kids mcar 17 hrs ago #2

Yes! niyad 17 hrs ago #4

To be fair, most GOPers act like theyre 5 Johonny 16 hrs ago #15

Sadly, you do have a point there. niyad 13 hrs ago #20

Wow, what are the odds?It was a white guy in his twenties Tribetime 17 hrs ago #5

I know, right??? niyad 17 hrs ago #8

Don't forget a religous/forgiveness angle. They will do that too. RockRaven 17 hrs ago #6

But of course! niyad 17 hrs ago #9

I was noticing the same thing Johnny2X2X 17 hrs ago #7

But watch the pretzeling/knot tying begin! niyad 17 hrs ago #10

Oooh, a Republican family! Omnipresent 16 hrs ago #12

Amazing, is it not??? niyad 11 hrs ago #27

I've learned. Short cuts can hurt. multigraincracker 16 hrs ago #13

What a world the conservatives have created for us. Baitball Blogger 16 hrs ago #14

That's Exactly What I Said Zackzzzz 14 hrs ago #19

Exactly! niyad 11 hrs ago #28

Remember Gingrichs "youthful indiscretions" BattleRow 14 hrs ago #17

Shudder!! unfortunately, yes. niyad 12 hrs ago #22

Now there is an unnerving fact! niyad 12 hrs ago #23

I was a sergeant in the Air Force at that age Skittles 13 hrs ago #21

Exactly! niyad 12 hrs ago #24

Glad to know my offhand reference inspired an OP. maxsolomon 12 hrs ago #25

I know that yours was an offhand remark. But it served to remind me niyad 11 hrs ago #26