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Cosmocat

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46. I dont get the sense they got him there

Sat Sep 13, 2025, 02:58 AM

17 hrs ago

They certainly immersed him in MAGA, but it's becoming clear he got sucked into the new age extremist right that targets young white males.

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Looks like those who guessed that the shooter would be a maga rwnj [View all] mwmisses4289 23 hrs ago OP

Look for a "he secretly pulled a 180, and was radicalized by the left" narrative. RockRaven 23 hrs ago #1

Oh, they already are relayerbob 22 hrs ago #12

Yep, blaming his exposure to leftist college professors Attilatheblond 22 hrs ago #20

They Have to shift blame IbogaProject 21 hrs ago #23

Or their ideology. Amaryllis 3 hrs ago #72

On Fox News they're claiming Diraven 22 hrs ago #16

I saw a professor's post that said, "if I could indoctrinate my students, I'd make them read the syllabus." nt spooky3 22 hrs ago #17

🤣🤣🤣🤣 mchill 21 hrs ago #34

It's true róisín_dubh 17 hrs ago #47

I saw a post from a second grade teacher BlueKota 10 hrs ago #54

I posted something similar on threads earlier moose65 2 hrs ago #77

not community college: Utah State University Celerity 21 hrs ago #25

Quick.....have the National Guard occupy Utah!! n/t AdamGG 20 hrs ago #40

Gotta be nice when you have - or are provided - excuses to exclaim horrible behavior. calimary 59 min ago #81

That's already being pushed on the rwnj sites I monitor. SeattleVet 22 hrs ago #21

Actually, I am finding arguments from other posters who say that Jack Valentino 20 hrs ago #43

Have seen that on other sites as well. It's gang violence period. PortTack 3 hrs ago #74

Yeah, those liberal electrican instructors LogDog75 20 hrs ago #39

Nope, DC current 😁 gab13by13 11 hrs ago #52

AC-DC - Swings both ways. reACTIONary 3 hrs ago #73

"The Left", is anyone that uses their head a bit to figure things out... IthinkThereforeIAM 7 hrs ago #67

It takes rigid, authoritarian, paranoid minds bucolic_frolic 23 hrs ago #2

Critical Thinking. multigraincracker 21 hrs ago #32

That was basically my point Cosmocat 17 hrs ago #45

I think it's more accurate to say that in general, left leaners are slower to resort to violence harumph 10 hrs ago #60

The right has been accusing the left of being cowardly, pacifist pansies for decades. sop 2 hrs ago #76

Was he radicalized by Fuentes? Sneederbunk 23 hrs ago #3

I think he was radicalized by his family Farmer-Rick 22 hrs ago #14

I dont get the sense they got him there Cosmocat 17 hrs ago #46

He was so young. A weird combo of Groyper Army, gaming culture, and manosphere... pat_k 21 hrs ago #31

Wow, Ellie Reeve's observation is a good one, particularly for the RWNJ who are blaming the left. FadedMullet 20 hrs ago #35

She seems to know of what she speaks. pat_k 20 hrs ago #36

Nick Fuentes, republican, white supremacist, misogynist, antisemite, Holocaust denier. Norrrm 10 hrs ago #59

Pretzelogic Clouds Passing 9 hrs ago #63

Steely Dan much? Ligyron 2 hrs ago #75

I do Clouds Passing 1 hr ago #78

And this is important because of the violence that comes from the right is way more than from the left uponit7771 23 hrs ago #4

I am seeing bothsiderism comments in the NYT tonekat 22 hrs ago #19

Statistical likelihood was in favor. MaineBlueBear 23 hrs ago #5

lol yeah, i heard that. stupid rat Gov. but...he did give other good points. Nimble_Idea 23 hrs ago #9

This won't be popular, but I want to step in and defend Spencer Cox pat_k 21 hrs ago #33

Interesting that one white wing racist assassinated another. Silent Type 23 hrs ago #6

Not racist enough for a racist roamer65 23 hrs ago #8

Saying XCSki 22 hrs ago #11

In the end, I think this guy will turn out to be like most of similar shooters, young, living at home, Silent Type 21 hrs ago #29

He shared an apartment with a friend 10 minutes from his parents' home LogDog75 20 hrs ago #41

Gee, and what else do those types also have in common? W_HAMILTON 17 hrs ago #44

I guessed that the shooter would be a maga rwnj. markodochartaigh 23 hrs ago #7

Remember the old Bolsheviks? JanMichael 23 hrs ago #10

When you finally get a utopia of like-minded people, they will soon split into two main groups of true believers. The m Norrrm 10 hrs ago #55

I was way off. StarryNite 22 hrs ago #13

No professional Greg_In_SF 22 hrs ago #15

Nope RandiFan1290 13 hrs ago #48

My thinking was if it had been one if us ms liberty 22 hrs ago #18

Knew it before the news came out Picaro 22 hrs ago #22

Same. Delarage 21 hrs ago #24

Yep, me too blubunyip 21 hrs ago #27

What do I win? yourout 21 hrs ago #26

I'm honestly a little disappointed. Queso Delicioso 21 hrs ago #28

He was a Groyper AncientOfDays 21 hrs ago #30

Link? RandomNumbers 11 hrs ago #50

Link Heidi 10 hrs ago #57

Thanks! will read it. RandomNumbers 10 hrs ago #58

David Shuster posted something (yesterday, IIRC) about this. keep_left 4 hrs ago #71

85% chance you would be right. Old Crank 20 hrs ago #37

Well, I suspected Trump of orchestrating it. Does that count? 58Sunliner 20 hrs ago #38

Maybe they'll agree to withhold the death penalty AdamGG 20 hrs ago #42

The trolls are losing their mind over calling him a "Groyper" RandiFan1290 13 hrs ago #49

Sucker bet. Missed an opportunity to sucker a MAGAt. nt eppur_se_muova 11 hrs ago #51

Anyone with common sense could see that. Emile 11 hrs ago #53

White, Christian, gun rights supporter, Second Amendment solution. republican family, Trumpster, straight, non-trans, Norrrm 10 hrs ago #56

I'm going with MAGA-cide. Kirk the MAGA killed by another MAGA. Something Trump/GOP never figured on. RedWhiteBlueIsRacist 10 hrs ago #61

It was obvious to my friends and me. rickford66 9 hrs ago #62

I didn't think the shooter would necessarily be a MAGA head case, but given the venue and the state where Texin 8 hrs ago #64

Me! Immediately! Jrsygrl96 7 hrs ago #65

Yep... IthinkThereforeIAM 7 hrs ago #66

There is little to nothing factual showing that this guy was a MAGA or anything else. Callie1979 6 hrs ago #68

They may have guesed, but could still be wrong. Yorkie Mom 6 hrs ago #69

That was my first thought. mwb970 4 hrs ago #70

He was braver than many.. I-teach-kids 1 hr ago #79

That's not the stories i'm seeing. Groundhawg 1 hr ago #80