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Mother and step-father of Idaho shooter. (Original Post) Swede Jun 30 OP
What a surprise! Ocelot II Jun 30 #1
Terrorists.................. Lovie777 Jun 30 #2
NO! Are you kidding??? Tourists !!!!!! NT essaynnc Jun 30 #30
Russian actually IbogaProject Jul 1 #49
Ugggg Prairie Gates Jun 30 #3
MAGA is a domestic terror group. sop Jun 30 #4
You are correct. H2O Man Jun 30 #5
In Spades. BurnDoubt Jul 1 #51
My Bingo card has Leavitt as the first one to imply it's photoshopped Torchlight Jun 30 #6
The tattoo says MS-13 newdeal2 Jun 30 #7
I can't wait to hear how Trump will try to convince everyone this latest murder of public officials isn't his fault. sop Jun 30 #8
Pretty much. rubbersole Jun 30 #11
It's all Biden's fault! BidenRocks Jun 30 #24
Maybe snowybirdie Jun 30 #9
They are just another cult that will celebrate their son's death as righteous. A martyr for maga. erronis Jun 30 #10
Trump could deport all his supporters and make us all safer Tribetime Jun 30 #12
Totally ICKY. calimary Jun 30 #13
How long before Trump blames ANTIFA or Biden? Emile Jun 30 #14
Blame Obama Ray Bruns Jul 1 #55
Those hats are photoshopped. Buddyzbuddy Jun 30 #15
Law-abiding gun owners. They're very proud of their son. Dr. T Jun 30 #16
Homegrowns ZDU Jun 30 #17
MAGA filth. Surprise! hadEnuf Jun 30 #18
MAGA filth. That's classic. Dr. T Jun 30 #43
They have to be taught to hate Linda ladeewolf Jun 30 #19
My mind/brain is a little fuzzy but, cksmithy Jun 30 #29
One of my very most favorite songs. 3catwoman3 Jun 30 #45
They are both very, very, very fine songs. TheRickles Jul 1 #65
I just hope they LOSE eveything they own bluestarone Jun 30 #20
Especially the guns. llmart Jun 30 #21
i was googling for a pic of the kid, found a fb page "fox 9" or something like that orleans Jun 30 #22
In other words.... this story will disappear within 24 hours IcyPeas Jun 30 #23
Fuck them and their Cult Culture of Cha Jun 30 #25
I don't know, guys...are we feeling the greatness yet? Wingus Dingus Jun 30 #26
Living and teaching their values. /nt bucolic_frolic Jun 30 #27
Of course orangecrush Jun 30 #28
The MAGAs continue to make America horrible Blue Owl Jun 30 #31
The whole thing is photoshopped together jmowreader Jun 30 #32
Her hand is around the fence bar, not touching is face IcyPeas Jun 30 #36
Parents divorced in 2015. Mosby Jun 30 #39
The White House AND the fence have a keystone effect (wider at the top, narrower at the bottom) Ms. Toad Jun 30 #47
It's a cellphone selfie... druidity33 Jul 1 #53
It's not just that it's a cell phone. Ms. Toad Jul 1 #57
Of course...that's the reason i phrased it that way. druidity33 Jul 1 #59
Obviously not a Photoshopped image obamanut2012 Jul 1 #54
Another fashion statement, eh? Torchlight Jul 1 #58
Is anyone surprised by this? LetMyPeopleVote Jun 30 #33
I saw one photo of pops sitting in what looks like the Oval Office MagickMuffin Jun 30 #34
Tell me again the exact time and date that multigraincracker Jun 30 #35
If he were Muslim central scrutinizer Jun 30 #37
yes for straight white males it's a "mental health issue" Skittles Jul 1 #48
Of course they are 🙄 Clouds Passing Jun 30 #38
image Demovictory9 Jun 30 #40
First they kill Dem politicians now Nigrum Cattus Jun 30 #41
There's another pic, of the mom and kid stollen Jun 30 #42
Message auto-removed Name removed Jun 30 #44
It wouldn't surprise me if the shooters upbringing was similar to the Gilgo beach killer Renew Deal Jun 30 #46
I just watched a YouTube video and the comments BigmanPigman Jul 1 #50
Let's see this picture shown on MSM Pototan Jul 1 #52
Don't hold your breath. hay rick Jul 1 #60
When you teach your children to hate others, that hate can turn inward, on themselves. Linda ladeewolf Jul 1 #56
What a couple of vomitous pigs wolfie001 Jul 1 #61
Says is all, doesn't it. republianmushroom Jul 1 #62
They're standing close to combine their number of brain cells to 5. Ping Tung Jul 1 #63
They must be proud. live love laugh Jul 1 #64

Torchlight

(5,138 posts)
6. My Bingo card has Leavitt as the first one to imply it's photoshopped
Mon Jun 30, 2025, 04:15 PM
Jun 30

She won't make the assertion directly mind you, she's far too timid and passive for that; she'll dress it with doubts first, and then make vague remarks. Whiter House press secretaries hate reality.

sop

(15,221 posts)
8. I can't wait to hear how Trump will try to convince everyone this latest murder of public officials isn't his fault.
Mon Jun 30, 2025, 04:26 PM
Jun 30

He literally founded his own terror group, sold them wearing apparel and loosed them on America.

erronis

(20,655 posts)
10. They are just another cult that will celebrate their son's death as righteous. A martyr for maga.
Mon Jun 30, 2025, 05:21 PM
Jun 30

Only good thing is that this particular zealot won't be procreating anymore.

Dr. T

(306 posts)
16. Law-abiding gun owners. They're very proud of their son.
Mon Jun 30, 2025, 05:34 PM
Jun 30

Let's amend that to former law-abiding gun owners. They've crossed a fine line and are now criminal gun owners because they're likely complicit.

ZDU

(577 posts)
17. Homegrowns
Mon Jun 30, 2025, 05:38 PM
Jun 30

Something, something, something about "ALL ENEMIES, FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC...".

cksmithy

(362 posts)
29. My mind/brain is a little fuzzy but,
Mon Jun 30, 2025, 06:18 PM
Jun 30

I am pretty sure I heard this live. I heard it constantly on the radio, thanks for posting. We do have to teach our children well.

orleans

(36,266 posts)
22. i was googling for a pic of the kid, found a fb page "fox 9" or something like that
Mon Jun 30, 2025, 06:06 PM
Jun 30

was reading the comments

jeeze. from possible photoshop hats, just b/c we voted for trump doesn't mean ..., blaming dems, BLA BLA FUCKING BLA

i read a lot of comments and then had enuf of that shit.

denial -- a river that runs thru republican mentality

IcyPeas

(23,915 posts)
23. In other words.... this story will disappear within 24 hours
Mon Jun 30, 2025, 06:07 PM
Jun 30

Just like the double murder of Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband and dog. And the shooting of Sen. Hoffman and his wife.

Political violence is no big deal if the murderers are maga.





Cha

(313,086 posts)
25. Fuck them and their Cult Culture of
Mon Jun 30, 2025, 06:15 PM
Jun 30

Terror That spawn assassinated two Fire 🔥 Fighters and sorry I don’t know who else?

🕯️🕊️💙🇺🇸😢

jmowreader

(52,543 posts)
32. The whole thing is photoshopped together
Mon Jun 30, 2025, 06:30 PM
Jun 30

Look at her right hand where it touches his face...and why are they straight when the White House is sloping off at a 20-degree angle?

Also inspect the bottom of the fence. On the real White House front fence the square-section uprights are welded at the bottom to another piece of square section tubing. It's missing in this photo.

IcyPeas

(23,915 posts)
36. Her hand is around the fence bar, not touching is face
Mon Jun 30, 2025, 06:50 PM
Jun 30

I don't know about the rest of your points.

Ms. Toad

(37,329 posts)
47. The White House AND the fence have a keystone effect (wider at the top, narrower at the bottom)
Mon Jun 30, 2025, 11:26 PM
Jun 30

The keystoning is the same angle for both the fence and the White House. It's much harder to judge buildings against people, since people can stand at an angle, can lean in or out, etc. But the two things in the photo which have straight edges appear as they would with keystone distortion caused by the camera image plane not being parallel to the scene being photographed.

From the side of the building this is taken from, there is no cross bar at the bottom of the fence - there is a cement curb, but no cross bar. The curb is below the image.



As another poster noted, she has her hand on the fence, not his face.

I can't vouch for the validity of the photo, or the identity of the people in it, but - as one who uses photoshop regularly, and who just spent a semester working with a large format camera to both capture and correct keystoning - the angles you are mentioning are more consistent with someone who doesn't know what they were doing with a camera, than someone using Photoshop.

druidity33

(6,787 posts)
53. It's a cellphone selfie...
Tue Jul 1, 2025, 06:52 AM
Jul 1

the image will warp slightly as it reaches the end of the frame. Definitely not photoshopped. Not sure what the other poster is talking about.


Ms. Toad

(37,329 posts)
57. It's not just that it's a cell phone.
Tue Jul 1, 2025, 09:46 AM
Jul 1

The cell phone (image plane of the sensor) wasn't parallel to the fence and white house. It's holding the phone at an angle that causes the particular distortion in the image. It's more obvious when things in the scene have strong vertical or horizontal lines.

druidity33

(6,787 posts)
59. Of course...that's the reason i phrased it that way.
Tue Jul 1, 2025, 10:02 AM
Jul 1

Selfies are not taken from a tripod. They are not architectural photographs where the "film" plane is adjusted for accurate perspective. Some cellphones take better photos than my fancy DSLR... with less distortion at the edges. But they are almost NEVER positioned at an angle that accurately portrays perspective... because they are attached to an ARM. And at that angle, those tiny lenses will for sure warp the edge of your frame.





MagickMuffin

(17,815 posts)
34. I saw one photo of pops sitting in what looks like the Oval Office
Mon Jun 30, 2025, 06:49 PM
Jun 30


He has on his red maga hat and the black one is sitting on the desk in front of him.

This was doing a search for the assassin and they popped up. There is also reports that his parents filed Enforcer reports because he hated them for being magas.

central scrutinizer

(12,599 posts)
37. If he were Muslim
Mon Jun 30, 2025, 06:51 PM
Jun 30

Journalists would be sticking microphones in the faces of every Muslim official asking for a response. But it’s a white MAGAt so he’s a lone wolf, no repuke will be asked for a response.

Skittles

(166,089 posts)
48. yes for straight white males it's a "mental health issue"
Tue Jul 1, 2025, 12:47 AM
Jul 1

as if repukes care about mental health any more than they care about guns

stollen

(913 posts)
42. There's another pic, of the mom and kid
Mon Jun 30, 2025, 08:40 PM
Jun 30

when he was about 13 years old, both holding assault rifles. It's so sad, but it's part and parcel of what has led to this country ending up as a failed experiment.

Response to Swede (Original post)

Renew Deal

(84,273 posts)
46. It wouldn't surprise me if the shooters upbringing was similar to the Gilgo beach killer
Mon Jun 30, 2025, 11:19 PM
Jun 30

Who was berated and abused as a child.

BigmanPigman

(53,369 posts)
50. I just watched a YouTube video and the comments
Tue Jul 1, 2025, 01:14 AM
Jul 1

about Idaho were interesting. I didn't realize that the state's residents are similar to Floridians. A lot of people who are familiar with the area said this is not a surprise to them. They say it is a MAGAT breeding ground. That is one state I will never, ever visit.

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wolfie001

(5,725 posts)
61. What a couple of vomitous pigs
Tue Jul 1, 2025, 12:34 PM
Jul 1

I hope every day is miserable for those two f6cks. Thank you for the post! I hope EVERYBODY sees it!

Ping Tung

(3,046 posts)
63. They're standing close to combine their number of brain cells to 5.
Tue Jul 1, 2025, 12:41 PM
Jul 1

The functional ones amount to 3 consed by weight of the silly hats.

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