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by hnuser123456 273 days ago
Yes, but the casings were engraved with things like "catch, fascist", so it's pretty clear the shooter fell into leftist propaganda, which is a thing because currently, we are forced to pick from 1 of 2 parties. Perhaps he thought he would be seen like Luigi but instead he's just a weirdo.
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LastTrain 273 days ago
It is not at all clear at this moment in time that the shooter had any consistent or coherent political leanings. Do you think growing up in a conservative house he might have been exposed to more "rightist propaganda", as you would put it? He certainly grew up in gun culture, which I would guess had more to do with the sick thing he did to Kirk than having a trans roommate did.
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the_gastropod 273 days ago
"Hey, fascist, catch" with the arrows is a reference to an attack in the video game Helldivers 2.

He also inscribed a bullet with "If you read this, you are gay lmao."

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/13/us/politics/tyler-robinso...

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ThrowMeAway1618 273 days ago
>Yes, but the casings were engraved with things like "catch, fascist", so it's pretty clear the shooter fell into leftist propaganda

Umm, not necessarily. Apparently, the engravings are used by right wing trolls[0][1][2], many of them who absolutely despised Charlie Kirk.

As such, let's not jump to any conclusions unless and until we have factual information.

[0] https://knowyourmeme.com/editorials/guides/what-is-a-groyper...

[1] https://mastodon.world/@jeffowski/115199287909601561

[2] https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/639/464/1e4

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