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iemanja

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56. This is America

Thu Nov 27, 2025, 09:59 PM

Nov 27

There is nothing weird or unusual about murder with guns. More people have been shot today than we’ll ever notice. One case happens to be on the news.

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Something just feels.. off...about the shooting of the National Guardsmen in DC [View all] Jilly_in_VA Nov 27 OP

Did I read correctly that he drove across the country? RandySF Nov 27 #1

To get to the other side. SCantiGOP Nov 27 #22

He also worked for the CIA. Sector 001 Nov 27 #23

duh duh DUNH! LymphocyteLover Friday #71

Paging - Lee Harvey Oswald... n/t AdamGG Friday #107

It's strangely purposeful mainer Friday #83

Like the man who left San Francisco to shoot up the NFL in Manhattan. Kid Berwyn Friday #108

The football player earlier this year drove to New York, BidenRocks Friday #116

A form of wag the dog. I trust nothing these days. NewHendoLib Nov 27 #2

It's coming out - he's a CIA operative TBF Nov 27 #3

CIA operative, shot right after the murder. Irish_Dem Nov 27 #30

Didn't die immediately. Sloppy work. eppur_se_muova Friday #89

Where's Jack Ruby when you need him? Irish_Dem Friday #106

Anything to detract from thankfulness ... Upjumpdadebil Friday #97

He could have been egged on by a Trump operative on the internet. RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Nov 27 #4

And the teleprompter chipped and sent debris flying!!! WarGamer Nov 27 #5

This still has me puzzled. markodochartaigh Nov 27 #9

Occam's Razor. WarGamer Nov 27 #14

You sure try hard. ZZenith Nov 27 #34

Maybe. markodochartaigh Nov 27 #51

Ears are very vascular. returnee Friday #79

Not a bullet... Shrapnel or self mutilation yes, bullet no. Shipwack Friday #94

I agree in general, but... Shipwack Friday #93

One other thing. markodochartaigh Friday #95

Whoa.... Shipwack Friday #120

He must truly be the MAGAt Savior! 😮 MorbidButterflyTat Nov 27 #10

Don't forget the perfect MRI.. the best any doctor has seen.... ever... William Gustafson Nov 27 #60

Maybe it was 100% bad BonnieJW Friday #74

It really ForgedCrank Nov 27 #53

Nationwide martial law is a physical impossibility Fiendish Thingy Nov 27 #6

Well GCG Friday #81

Do you really think it is? Jilly_in_VA Nov 27 #7

I think that a false flag operation markodochartaigh Nov 27 #8

Think it is exactly how it appears. Someone who entered 4 years ago, went nuts and shot innocent people. We don't know Silent Type Nov 27 #11

This message was self-deleted by its author MichMan Nov 27 #41

No matter what, Trump needlessly put the nat. guard in harms way. Emile Nov 27 #12

He was also a CIA asset and he had a fear of being deported to Afganistan. ... marble falls Nov 27 #13

Agree. He feared being sent back to Afghanistan -- where he would certainly have allegorical oracle Nov 27 #20

Then he went after the wrong targets then. hadEnuf Nov 27 #25

The thought that the country he worked for and recieved promises from is now sending him without any process ... marble falls Nov 27 #35

A lot of things don't really seem to add up to me either. marble falls Nov 27 #32

Agreed popsdenver Friday #76

Perhaps his target was Trump Bluestocking Friday #77

Manchurian Candidate? BattleRow Friday #100

I think we'll find a link with the renewed vetting Afghans were going to face Arazi Nov 27 #15

Don't Charlie Kirk this. Buzz cook Nov 27 #16

He shoutec alahuakbar so he was an Islamic extremist JI7 Nov 27 #18

Islamic extremists despise secular right wingers Kaleva Nov 27 #33

That expression is the equvilent of a Christian calling on G*D for strength. Would anyone doing that make them ... marble falls Nov 27 #37

Are they murdering someone as they are saying it? MichMan Nov 27 #42

If they say it while killing people yes they are extremists JI7 Nov 27 #44

Please. Are you ex military? Are military chaplins extremeists? Is praying for strength before a battle ... marble falls Nov 27 #49

This wasn't some battle. The guy drove a long way to go there and shot people that weren't a threat to him. JI7 Nov 27 #50

It most certainly is a battle. What TACO is causing to happen to him and his, he can do to you and me. I'm not ... marble falls Friday #78

You are making excuses for a killer. JI7 Friday #112

Where have you seen that reported? Nt spooky3 Nov 27 #46

Good question MorbidButterflyTat Nov 27 #47

Wait, Kirk's shooter *wasn't* a right winger? Orrex Nov 27 #67

The available evidence says the Kirk shooter was motivated by LGBTQ issues EdmondDantes_ Friday #85

Yes he was. He's a Groyper. underpants Friday #101

There's no public evidence to that effect EdmondDantes_ Friday #115

Yes he was. He's a Groyper. underpants Friday #103

That was my understanding. In fact... Orrex Friday #114

Please cite evidence for the claim EdmondDantes_ Friday #117

You weren't wrong. Robinson was a Groyper. underpants Friday #104

I think *rump is ramping up the pressure everywhere he can in hopes that something blows and he can clamp down more. NBachers Nov 27 #17

Did he have family that was also given asylum? mb40 Nov 27 #19

Good questions to ask before some here would hang him without trial. marble falls Nov 27 #39

"Paranoia strikes deep" SCantiGOP Nov 27 #21

Agent provocateur? Blumancru Nov 27 #24

He was CIA? Botany Nov 27 #26

If so, he couldn't have come up with a dumber pretext BeyondGeography Nov 27 #27

Once you've seen The Manchurian Candidate... 50 Shades Of Blue Nov 27 #28

The original of course Sequoia Friday #118

Absolutely! 50 Shades Of Blue Friday #119

The somehow is it ticked off all the boxes bucolic_frolic Nov 27 #29

Everything is a conspiracy iemanja Nov 27 #31

Worse. A waste of time and pure distraction, what magicians call "misdirection". marble falls Nov 27 #40

While there may be perfectly logical rational explanations for everything that we've witnessed with Trump Mad_Machine76 Nov 27 #55

This is America iemanja Nov 27 #56

This is not simply about guns though Mad_Machine76 Nov 27 #57

Trump is an opportunist iemanja Nov 27 #58

No Mad_Machine76 Nov 27 #59

When anything happens in the world iemanja Nov 27 #65

Indiana National Guard to DC -- soon, 800 I think Captain Zero Nov 27 #61

Our governor's lips Mad_Machine76 Tuesday #122

People who protect pedophiles don't get thr benefit of the doubt for anything uponit7771 Nov 27 #64

Agreed. If this was a "false flag" operation, why the hell would they do it the day before the Thanksgiving weekend - Midwestern Democrat Friday #105

Like moths to a flame JoseBalow Nov 27 #36

I'm waiting patiently for more info on this. Aussie105 Nov 27 #38

Since when did he need an excuse? MorbidButterflyTat Nov 27 #48

There is clearly no reason to griloco Nov 27 #43

Maybe it is a distraction avebury Nov 27 #45

Maybe we ForgedCrank Nov 27 #52

Not a coincidence that he's CIA affiliated .... Bread and Circuses Nov 27 #54

occurred right after federal judge said Guard had to leave DC - but days before her order took effect. SaydiTom Nov 27 #62

You have a healthy mis trust of a convict protector of pedophiles who got sued for running a fake college uponit7771 Nov 27 #63

We live in the United States Boo1 Nov 27 #66

I'm no fan of conspiracy theories DFW Friday #68

How quickly RW "media" declared two dead and many gobbled that up, including here. GreenWave Friday #69

Plus the shooter was from out of state Richluu Friday #70

From the movie Sneakers: "You won't know who to trust" mdbl Friday #72

Here's hoping we learn the whole story on this tragic incident. Paladin Friday #73

I'm waiting for the news he mysteriously died in custody mainer Friday #75

Without Question It is a False Flag Condescenturion Friday #80

Let's not forget the withdrawal was Trump's deal. flashman13 Friday #82

How do we know there was ever a shooting at all? MichMan Friday #84

Uh, one of them DIED Jilly_in_VA Friday #88

Not even a good attempt there. Kingofalldems Friday #98

If the Trump assassination was staged like many say, why not? MichMan Friday #99

It doesn't seem off to me. Makes perfect sense that an Afghan became disillusioned with the US military and intelligence Martin68 Friday #86

Been watching this channel since the Kirk assignation onlyadream Friday #87

I know right?! BadGimp Friday #90

Gotta wonder AncientOfDays Friday #91

Staged. czarjak Friday #92

He drove all the way accross the US! BadGimp Friday #96

Was there a bigger target for this guy? The Madcap Friday #102

In 2023, 136 police officers were killed in the line of duty in the US AdamGG Friday #109

I've had my tin foil hat on this year. A number of "incidents" have made me go Hmmmmm..... tulipsandroses Friday #110

Malcolm Nance has thoughts. soldierant Friday #111

Skip the CT orangecrush Friday #113

EVERY DAY of Trump 2.0 stinks of dead fish.... Jack Valentino Friday #121