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Exactly what recent history & the way prior nationalist movements operated indicated was likely. Occam's razor take was always that this shooting emanated from rightwing faction infighting. Could have been an outlier, of course. But every demographic that dude fits into went for Trump in '24.
This blocklist got them for me, just in case anyone comfortable using lists doesn't already have that one: bsky.app/profile/did:...
"Zon't luuk zo perrrplexed Mr. Bohnd. Vee allch rico een our ponzies vrum time tu time."
Please return to your home planet where this nonsense theoretical of pilots being randomly hired without qualifications could actually occur.
He posits the existence of multiple Eric Trumps, all of whom are currently gesturing wildly at Utah law enforcement b/c they'd like their stolen gums retrieved while they're still viable.
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in my ponzies. (I know that's mixing genres in terms of legal terminology, but it's at least a frequent flier in online convos. Coquettishly say "in my ponzies" out loud & you'll likely share my amusement. ๐)
Do you cramp symmetrically? Both calves painfully draw up in perfect synchrony after working out & somehow it turns into a graceful backflip? (I very specifically made this stupid joke b/c I couldn't imagine someone would try to tell me he didn't literally have "frowner's cramp" ๐)
Which is wild b/c one of them was the shooter, if the most recurrent rhymes of history are in effect for this era.
Entirely possible. Though for this event, he might just be getting frowner's cramp from trying to look somber after avoiding workouts for 80 years.
HM would never do something so mean-spirited. But just for fun, imagine: We get a lovingly rendered anime feature inspired by the Etsy witches. It's called Kirky's Delivery Service, right?
Not to be confused with "Trans Am Tifa," who wanted Shinra's mako to fuel her vintage Pontiac.
Yep, it's such a joke. "Who ate the last cookie?" "Not me! Didn't you see Auntie Fa climbing out the window after nationalizing our baked goods?" ๐
Antifa is like AI in that it is not now, never has been, and never will be what people keep trying to convince us they are.
Weirdest part was where the bullet tried to make the person engraving it subscribe to get more characters. ๐คท
Especially the growling Boom & GenX white dudes. "Bill, we've known each other since college. I believe you're MAGA. But now step aside as I off your libtard daughter I had in my 7th grade geometry class, her cuck oncologist husband who helped Mama beat cancer, & fling bby Oscar against a wall." ๐
*Hastily folds a "DEBATE ME!" paper hat* "Uhh... how would debatescum phrase this: 'One might consider that an unusually comprehensive refutation of his thesis!'" ๐ *DEBATE ME! hat spontaneously combusts, self-destructing after 30 seconds without an outgroup slurs*
Welp, we can retire "he died as he lived, _____" framings now. We've objectively witnessed its apotheosis.
Alas, Public Health is currently claiming "chronic illness improvement/reduction is paramount" with one side of its mouth, while it lights the TNT to blow apart the best research-driven health apparatus in the history of the world. (I don't mean idiomatically, I mean RFK's got freaky noiseflaps)
Unfortunately, I read several years ago (pre-COVID iirc) that Tim had passed away. But his work is a treasure in how he demonstrates/explains non-traditional vintage machine use. Brilliant artist & SO kind to rotate rigs so ppl saw they could use many machine types. www.youtube.com/@TimLatimerq...
This is a bit dangerous b/c multi-machiners are already primed to fall in love with special characteristics, but the absolutely bonkers affinity for free motion use (+ the clock-like sounds, as mentioned) is what set me on the hunt for a never-damaged iron drive. www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOUw...
The shuttle swing sound is so beautiful. Can't wait to do some non-repair/maint stuff on the oldies while being able to hear it. 40s-60s, you say? *flings a tablecloth over Elnas in their ammo cases + Crinkle/Godzilla powdercoat Singer/White-Domestics, slams "close all" on long hunt for 19e* ๐๐๐
They're nevertheless amazing biologically & TBH, EVERY non-herbivore wants poultry (unless they're muscovy... then predators are "in there with them," as the joke goes.) ๐ Ppl just need to protect their birds well. But I think it also means 10-20% of their eye reflect is pure diabolical intent.๐
Grumpy desktop Reddit is truly one of its best demographics, lol. Weird that W10 keeps giving me the "HW incompatible, shop PCs" version of this nag (vs. nagging me to turn TPM 2.0 on.) (Also, I sprung for a OEM builder license for 10 Pro & thus shouldn't be charged a CENT for extended security.)๐
They fired a white man for telling the truth. Things are bleak.
I'd heard that as well. Then, I saw a convo on a forum/reddit asking if wire-gap-wire runs were really necessary. Apparently they're *THE WORST* amongst predators in terms of dragging a bird thru wire while already beginning to dine if they can get a hold of a foot too close to a non-gapped edge.
Appropriately for the subject matter, I'm haunted by something spooky I recently learned about possums (due to newly having quail). The 'disease-resistant pest-eating pal' image rehab caused ppl to SWEAR they didn't raid/eat domestic fowl (so new chicken ppl wouldn't kill them to protect flocks).
Yeah... that was an absolutely wild take on his part, TBH. Antisocial & sociopathic. Attributions of this quote to Margaret Mead are apocryphal, but regardless of who said it: The first hominid who survived a life-threatening/long recovery injury via care was the functional origin of civilization.
A compound which is, incidentally, also the non-reflective structural component of bivalve pearls!
Yeah... I don't know what happened to produce this line b/c the sculpts are all *fantastically* lively. I've seen great decorations over the years, but it's usually not the whole product line showing a ton of attention to detail in a way that's hard to pull off, time-consuming, & a RARE skillset.
@secretlentil.bsky.social Your painting is gorgeous! Textile artists/tailors have gloriously refined composition skills any time they port over to another medium. You might enjoy this: I *just* obtained a 1910 treadle whose iron drive has seemingly never been restored. Simply maintained/used.
I'm smitten with painting in a way I never imagined I could be. Some days it's all I can think about, which I'm sure we can admit is a blessing. Here's a little detail from one I'm working on.
Born in '81, so I was near the end of all childhood being full of tactile local creations. Saw elements of what I now know was Victorian/onward uni luncheon lecture culture shared w/ churches. Teachers drawing in chalk on key days. Books about how to do this art are now holy grail ephemera for me.
(Editing down to character limit made me a bit unclear at the end. I meant the shooter had to choose between possibly getting asked to show CCP & not having it (i.e. name on a ticket & need for followup with local LEO even if just to pay or appear... OR being cross-referenced as a CCP from video).
The science of it is amazing. I'm a total sicko for paper lot, pen/ink, and pollen forensics, in particular.
Yeah... the way campuses are laid out is a haunting ghost of beliefs about the social pact throughout the Enlightenment & ending, IMO, on 9/11. (I.e. educational institutions were, both paradigmatically & by obligation, seamlessly fused with the local community for everything other than classes).
True, plus performative carry is common at rightwing gatherings AND more common right after new laws. Before August of this year, campus carry was conceal only. Now, it's open... but still requires a CCP. So shooter had to choose between being asked to show CCP or being cross-referenced afterward.
(I'm 100% not a true crime or forensic play-by-play fan, but it's fascinating how bad humans are at leaving no trace. It's super clear we just didn't have to deal with anything like it for most of our evolution. Meticulous ppl have gotten got leaving a big ol' thumby boi print on a casing.)
Have they confirmed the suppressed hunting rifle in the photos making the rounds (accidental gallows pun, but I'll keep it) didn't fire the shot? Ditching helps with escape, but it's veeeery risky unless that thing is clean of prints/skin/hair inside & out. It's another "could tip either way" bit.
Yeah, if my entire local family is having a non-extravagant get-together, it's easy to spend $400 just on that... BEFORE the liquor store run. At any other time in my ~45 years of life, specialty diet frozen pancakes could be easily DIY'd cheaper. Now, bulk whey has nearly doubled since Jan.๐ฌ
Well played, and also broadly true in the sense that forced pregnancies cause easily preventable death by attempted self-abort. Zooming out even more, history is clear on this: Prominent hard-right nationalist movement figureheads whose children would have been better off had they died: 100%
One thing I do know for sure is that this will 100% drive some fairly normie Dems insane for life (like 60s shootings) if the shooter simply escapes. (Or if the FBI lets this go under a shroud of mystery & perception of post-purge derp b/c it's much more expedient to have a blank space to accuse.)
Excellent point. Another longtime streamer mentioned CK always had THE BEST security. OTOH, that doesn't mean perimeter or grid like Feds would create. Re: Time, that far away, my impression (maybe wrong) was that shooter didn't need to hurry. CK had just started. Jitters? Or a pro's caution? ๐คทโโ๏ธ
An aside about this: Agree part of it is cowardice. Another robust part IMO is Dems/Ctr-L wanting to fix bad & minimize disruption. Belief Trump's GOP can be an anomaly if they normal hard enough. Aversion to setback & harm of overhaul. There's a word for this impulse. That's... conservatism.
Accidentally kills several indie dudes simply by letting them see it. Disappears. Is found decades later, raising avocados with Jack Johnson.
Just based on many yrs of asking veteran friends/sources shooting questions: Good aim, obvs. And took nerve. But conditions were *IDEAL* for non-pro success. Clear day, stationary-ish target w/ space in front. Also, kinda surprising amt of bullet drop for a military rifleman to miscalculate. IDK.
That's not "way more" for someone who doesn't shoot, of course. But it's WAAAAY MORE for someone with military training on rifles.
It's interesting to see how ppl interpret it b/c IMO, the point of impact is a decent non-pro indicator. As you said, certainly trained (formally or informally) & has some amount of practice-acquired skill. But the bullet dropped WAY more than they calculated and/or expected.
Her final moments were on widely-watched security footage & IIRC might have been a live linked feed for part of 1/6. Surviving vid versions are blurred out so I actually recommend seeing it if anyone hasn't & cares quite a bit about 1/6. She served. So *she knew.* www.reddit.com/r/PublicFrea...
Ain't nobody, I mean NO-BODY, need to see an absolute procession of redhats with no chin bone & ~4 flesh chins cranking it onto a commemorative CD of "Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)" while tearfully demanding libcuck blood.
A poetic nod to the characteristic vocal squeaks, which became comparably louder at higher temperatures. ๐ซก
Ain't nobody, I mean NO-BODY, need to see an absolute procession of redhats with no chin bone & ~4 flesh chins cranking it onto a commemorative CD of "Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)" while tearfully demanding libcuck blood.
His career occurred after I no longer had to keep tabs on media I found repulsive. So I knew who he was, but my initial response was "these killings are virtually never left-on-right, but whatever the reason, aim for higher rank next time pls." Not "yay." Seeing clips of him going around... YAY.
You're golden. Just take your "who wants fluffy pups & purrs romping?" and tonally add a splash of "WHO DESPERATELY NEEDS TO THROW SOME ADORABLE FUZZ AT THE HOLE ENNUI HAS EATEN IN THE BEDROCK OF YOUR SOUL, YA FEEL ME?" when you talk to folks & ppl will line up to ask if you sell by the case.
It's an ouroboros-jerk of increasingly specific personal drums banging themselves at this point.
*Cryptic-posting about "it" finally happening* *Followers becoming increasingly convinced "it" refers to a highly specific area of entomophile interest.*
OH I'm a dingdong & out of the loop on that one. Apologies! There's been some speculation Lena Khan might run for office & she has been doing a smattering of interviews this month, so I assumed she'd gotten a mic shoved in her face over this or something. ๐
Yep. Pritzker as well, IIRC.
I've been pointing out quite a bit that nationalist movements always have a bunch of deadly ingroup power grabs, but it's also 100% true that targeted killing motivations are so dang weird, it's VERY possible the person just had misophonia and couldn't abide another squeak, or something that banal.
I've been pointing out quite a bit that nationalist movements always have a bunch of deadly ingroup power grabs, but it's also 100% true that targeted killing motivations are so dang weird, it's VERY possible the person just had misophonia and couldn't abide another squeak, or something that banal.
100% Bladeless guillotine. Cranial-spinal connection is pretty key to life.
Exactly. Plus, the semester is in full swing. Ambling about everywhere (at any hour) is normal, as is hurrying/purposeful gait, looking zoned out/"in one's own world" thinking/planning. With Kirk there, ppl would be expecting some non-students around, too. Absolutely fantastic skedaddle conditions.
My total layperson assumption is that they were aiming for that & just had more drop than they accounted for.
Ducks (2023) by Gia Dong Gouache
Happy "Hydracap Beats Red Skull to Death" Day to all who celebrate. (Assuming I'm correct about this being at least partially motivated by rightwing faction infighting, as is so often the case with nationalist ascents.)
Charlie Kirk is dead. These kids are still alive and in critical condition. Will Trump tell Americans to pray for them too?
(For those who don't vividly recall 2003 war books or 2005 war films, Jarhead actually talked about the interminable months of in-position vigilance + motivation preservation waiting for the call to create "the pink mist.")
The shooter was definitely not going to be satisfied with anything other than that exact spot. Not the foot above it or the 2-3 feet beneath it. That's why Jarhead famously dwelled upon service sniping as instilling a yearning for permission for "crimson geyser." Gush or bust, clean ain't ding.
Yep. IK admin & tweetdeck goose-steppters are just rushing to stoke violence ASAP in case shooter drops an incoherent and/or rightwing manifesto. But also... the number of prominent hard-right nationalist movement figureheads whose children would have been better off had they died is fully 100%.
Yeah... good thing we didn't install a gambling addiction DLC into our culture 10-15 years ago. THAT would have been an extremely bad idea & caused addiction-related cognitive changes in people who'd have statistically/situationally avoided substance addiction in their lifetimes.
Great choice. That's a legitimately beautiful & personality-filled sculpt, which is what I always gravitate to in themed decorations. If something is going to be present yet useless 364 days a year, it needs to be a CHARACTER, not just more stuff!
They had to hurry to get out in front of what history tells us is far more likely about the shooter's worldview in order for this to benefit them. Would have been super inconvenient if a Q-addled manifesto beat them to the punch!
Look, someone can be a terrible person on the one hand, but also have no redeeming qualities.
Agreed. I'm always sad for kids who experience the abrupt absence of someone close to them. But history also tells us that the number of prominent hard-right nationalist movement figureheads whose children would have been better off had they died is absolutely hard-pegged at 100%.
Yep. History also tells us faction power struggles between Qberts, groypers, Turning Point debatescum, etc. is exponentially more likely than principled execution from the left. Anything's theoretically possible, of course, but nationalists always have a bonkers internal body count while ascending.
"Having an armed citizenry comes with a price, and that is part of liberty." Charlie Kirk
"REAL SEXY LIKE YA WANTED, BOSS!" ๐
IME, sniping is like lockpicking or speedcubing: The least dangerous people gravitate to it as a passionate enthusiasm. If the shot came from the rifle in the photo being passed around, that's a hunting rifle. 100 years of concerted effort couldn't locate/confiscate even half of those in the US.
At some point, the white community is going to have to do something about the high rates of crime in white neighborhoods.
This is insanely dumb on my part, but kinda funny: My instantaneous internal response was: "They put a name-brand fountain pen in that lovely pastry?!" I feel so bad for people who don't have internal monologue. It's like having a dipshit friend who's occasionally helpful around all the time.
I realized my body & mental health could no longer coexist with even small amounts of alcohol on... Dec. 15, 2019. ๐๐๐
I seriously doubt the administration or informed supporters want the shooter caught. History tells us this is likely someone politically incoherent or factional infighting amongst rightwingers. Fascist nationalists tend to carve each other up on the rise. If so, MUCH more useful not to find 'em.
So, from what I can tell, the big news of the day is that Donald Trump is a child rapist.
I'll bake my *insanely* delicious blackberry liqueur-soaked dark chocolate cake for everyone who immediately responds "why were transfolk purged from the military, then? Surely we want some of this mythological innate lethality on America's side in a fight?"
Ehh, I'd advise him against premature conclusions. It's still a 2 party system. Most of the current guard could be throwing themselves at bayonets & it wouldn't rehabilitate them. The impact of this time will be seen in the new candidates who win despite seeming like niche outsiders a few yrs ago.
@bluesky moderation is suspending people for posting Kirk's own words which tells you everything you need to know.
It's also absolutely wild people don't realize the Occam's razor take is that this is a rightwinger or some dumb, incoherent animosity. Someone ideologically inclined to do this on principle + capable of both the shot & the escape would aim higher.
True. Also a grim reminder of how few people understand history even if they know it. That's what's making me despair at the moment. History tells us this was almost certainly someone politically incoherent or a result of MAGA factional infighting. A lefty this capable would aim higher than Kirk.
I seriously doubt the administration or informed supporters want the shooter caught. History tells us this is likely someone politically incoherent or factional infighting amongst rightwingers. Fascist nationalists tend to carve each other up on the rise. If so, MUCH more useful not to find 'em.
Just last month the FBI forced out its top agent in Salt Lake City, a Pakistani American woman whom a former FBI agent describes as a โlegendary case agent who was involved in some of the most significant national security cases of the last two decades.โ www.msnbc.com/msnbc/amp/rc...
I have serious doubts as to whether, after all of its politically-motivated firings, the FBI has the capacity and expertise to actually investigate Kirkโs murder. The lawsuit filed today against Patel and the Bureau describes a complete clown show that leaves all of us less safe
"This tech isn't going away!" "This is inevitable!" "Adapt or get left in the dust!" are all things we're being told by the same people who were telling us you're going to need a blockchain dingus to unlock your front door two years ago.
Exactly. I express my desire for peaceful civic life by refraining from murdering people, not by wailing when nothing of value is lost.
"Be advised: Suspect might be in the market for an XXL dirty soda as a 'well done, me!' treat."
Fascist factional infighting does hollow out the talent pool over time tho. The line from "Death of Stalin" about not being able to keep track of who from the inner circle is dead is not just dark humor.
Oh, definitely didn't mean to imply self-destruction. More "jockeying for position." Q cultists & groypers, amongst others, didn't consider Kirk sufficiently white supremacist.