Minnesota lawmakers assassinated

[Oldcarpy2]

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Ah.  Thanks for explaining.  ?

Edit:  oddly the thumbs up comes out as a ? mark?

[Mantiss2021]

According to a report, the current suspect, Vance Boelter, had a "hit list" with approximately 70 names and included "abortion providers and pro-abortion advocates" as well as many lawmakers in Minnesota and other States.

I should ETA, the hit list was found in the patrol car Boelter apparently abandoned at the second shooting site, when the real police showed up. He was forced to abandon the vehicle after being involved in a gun fight with the arriving officers, per report.

Two points:

The suspect's  choice of targets, per the recovered "hit list", doesn't sound like he was going after right wing, or right-leaning, targets...at I east based on what has been revealed so far.

And second, the fact that the suspect is claimed to have had military training (which would indicate at least a familiarity with "operational logistics"), and had such an extensive target list, one the encompassed more than even a single State, leads me to wonder if Boelter might not be acting alone.


How many other military-trained "assassins" might be out there?

Could they be working in concert?

[Ravenwatcher]

Not a single report on Trumps Military Parade news has been blocked with Unusually long reporting about these shootings....... HUMM

These guys have been repeating themselves all day long .

[KrustyKrab]

This is so messed up but it’s where we are I suppose.   I’ve been wondering when something like this was going to happen.   With all the political rhetoric being tossed around it was bound to set someone off.  Sadly it won’t be the last, we’re in a pressure cooker at the moment thats going to eventually pop its top.

[David64]

Interesting comparison:

"Of these three ideologies, most prior research has contrasted those committed to right-wing and left-wing causes. Much of this research suggests that compared to left-wing extremists, right-wing extremists may be more likely to engage in politically motivated violence. In comparison to left-wing supporters, right-wing individuals are more often characterized by closed-mindedness and dogmatism (9) and a heightened need for order, structure, and cognitive closure (5). Because such characteristics have been found to increase in-group bias and lead to greater out-group hostility (10), violence for a cause may be more likely among proponents of right-wing ideologies. In contrast, in comparison to their right-wing counterparts, left-wing individuals score higher on openness to new experiences, cognitive complexity, and tolerance of uncertainty (5). They are also less likely to support social dominance (11), which could lead to their overall lower likelihood to use violence against adversaries. In line with this reasoning, some studies have demonstrated an empathy gap between liberal and conservative individuals (12). Finally, according to various conceptualizations and operationalizations of right-wing authoritarianism (RWA; 13–15), aggressive tendencies constitute an inherent component of this construct, with people high in RWA being more hostile toward others who violate norms than those low in RWA. A recent meta-analysis supported this conclusion, revealing a positive relationship between right-wing ideology and aggressive attitudes and behaviors (16). However, the study did not focus solely on politicized contexts and included only milder forms of aggression."

A comparison of political violence by left-wing, right-wing, and Islamist extremists in the United States and the world - PMC

He was a political appointee by Walz.
Those Reps voted AGAINST healthcare for illegals.
He had "No Kings" flyers in his car.
Last but not least, it's not the Right who are rioting, burning and looting over the arrest and deportation of illegals.

I think it's safe to say this was not a Right Wing plot.

[DontTreadOnMe]

Interesting comparison:

"Of these three ideologies, most prior research has contrasted those committed to right-wing and left-wing causes. Much of this research suggests that compared to left-wing extremists, right-wing extremists may be more likely to engage in politically motivated violence........

A comparison of political violence by left-wing, right-wing, and Islamist extremists in the United States and the world - PMC

Got anything current??? the world has changed tremendously in the last three years?

[KrustyKrab]

According to a report, the current suspect, Vance Boelter, had a "hit list" with approximately 70 names and included "abortion providers and pro-abortion advocates" as well as many lawmakers in Minnesota and other States.

Two points:

The suspect's  choice of targets, per the recovered "hit list", doesn't sound like he was going after right wing, or right-leaning, targets...at I east based on what has been revealed so far.

And second, the fact that the suspect is claimed to have had military training (which would indicate at least a familiarity with "operational logistics"), and had such an extensive target list, one the encompassed more than even a single State, leads me to wonder if Boelter might not be acting alone.


How many other military-trained "assassins" might be out there?

Could they be working in concert?

Wow, sounds like the guy is all over the place.  

How did they obtain this guys hit list?

[DBCowboy]

Wow, sounds like the guy is all over the place.  

How did they obtain this guys hit list?

He left it in his vehicle along with fliers for todays protests

[Awhispersecho]

Another convenient story to create a narrative that I don't believe.

[RazorV66]

He left it in his vehicle along with fliers for todays protests

Apparently they have some surveillance video of him walking around in a cowboy hat sometime today after the shootings.
It was on Fox News but I didn't catch where he was spotted.