Bombs keep turning up at prominent Democrats houses

[raventhief]

So… Ten so far.

[Ulfreida]

I’m waiting for the 1st amendment to be repealed so journalists can be lined up and shot.

Oh, you really don’t think that’s what they want?

[Ashtura]

@Ulfreida

I’m waiting for the 1st amendment to be repealed so journalists can be lined up and shot.

Oh, you really don’t think that’s what they want?

This from the party that can’t even repeal Obama care. And you think they’re gonna repeal the 1st Amendment? Please.

[elucidator]

@Shodan

…Wheels within wheels…

Voices within heads.

[enipla]

@davidm

Did many of the intended recipients actually try to open them? My impression is that most were intercepted by authorities who had experts open them.

The ones that weren’t intercepted were reported to authorities by the recipients without being opened.

Am I wrong about that?

That’s what I thought, I was going to post the same thing you did.

[BobLibDem]

@Ashtura

This from the party that can’t even repeal Obama care. And you think they’re gonna repeal the 1st Amendment? Please.

They don’t have to. They’ve put enough firebrands on the Supreme Court who can interpret the First Amendment out of existence. Someday, only Fox will be allowed to survive, the others will be shut down as “enemies of the people”.

[octopus]

Violence directed at political opponents is bad. Sad that that is not a universal sentiment and is actually disputed even on these boards depending on the target.

[davidm]

@enipla

That’s what I thought, I was going to post the same thing you did.

There seem to be contradictory narratives. I keep hearing about authorities intercepting unopened packages and I’m seeing x-rays of unopened packages, but it seems like everyone is wondering why they didn’t explode.

Maybe some were opened and some weren’t. That must be what’s happening.

But it seems like the initial ones were intercepted at special remote facilities where there are trained people who wouldn’t just carelessly open something suspicious.

Then, once those were in the news presumably nobody would open anything suspicious they received.

[iiandyiiii]

@octopus

Violence directed at political opponents is bad. Sad that that is not a universal sentiment and is actually disputed even on these boards depending on the target.

Far sadder than the views of random internet people is the fact that the President has encouraged violence against progressives and celebrated violence against a journalist.

[VinylTurnip]

@septimus

HurricaneDitka is the one who started a thread on Trump’s “mobs - jobs” quote. He especially liked it “because it rhymed.” This human turd is by far the stupidest Trumpist posting here.

I concur that there’s little candlepower in that noggin, but he’s at least one doorhinge away from the top spot. Until he retires, nobody has a chance.

[eschereal]

@septimus

This poster is the only active Doper on my Ignore list. Thanks for reminding me why, I guess.

Hey, I tried putting the Cheeto-Faced ShitGibbon on my ignore list, but people keep quoting him.

[Yllaria]

@davidm

Did many of the intended recipients actually try to open them? My impression is that most were intercepted by authorities who had experts open them.

The ones that weren’t intercepted were reported to authorities by the recipients without being opened.

Am I wrong about that?

I’m guessing that none of the recipients open their own mail. In fact I’d guess that some of them have their mail vetted routinely before it’s opened.

@Skywatcher

Heh. Ask Google to translate and it returns [FATAL ERROR]!

I’m not going to check on that because I really want it to be true.

[WolfpackJeep]

@El_Kabong

Gotta say that’s some piss-poor sneaking, being repeatedly photographed in groups of 5000 or so like that.

One of my darling co-workers referred to the caravan as an army this morning, and implied that we’re now being invaded, but it’s ok because the Orange Numpty (my words, not his) is sending the military to the border.

@guizot

Well, yes, of course. Everyone knows that Hondurans are actually ISIS terrorists in disguise.

I’ve been informed by various family members that some of the Hondurans are genuine, and are just coming to vote illegally and steal our jobs. Wonder if they got invited to the party too?

@E-DUB

The all-caps is a nice touch. Gives it that authentic loon look.

Thanks! Unfortunately I’m related to, and Facebook friends with, enough loons to achieve that authenticity. I could just defriend them, but then how would I find out who got married or who died?

[Ashtura]

@BobLibDem

They don’t have to. They’ve put enough firebrands on the Supreme Court who can interpret the First Amendment out of existence. Someday, only Fox will be allowed to survive, the others will be shut down as “enemies of the people”.

Your clarification is no less outlandish. Seriously, do you actually believe this? Because, if so, you’re the poster child of the fringe college student everybody says isn’t representative of the democratic party.

Honestly, if you actually believe the supreme court is getting ready allow all reporters to lined up and shot, that’s a call to action to a nutter to do something about the supreme court, just as much as anything anybody else said.

[eschereal]

@Yllaria

I’m not going to check on that because I really want it to be true.

It is true, I tried it. Obviously the line is recognized by the translator, even though it is otherwise gibberish. It is one of them Easter Egg thingies.

(I can get a quick translation with a pop-up menu on selected text, but that one does not say “[fatal error]”.)

[Yllaria]

@Measure_for_Measure

. . . Vox has a solid explainer on the topic: the best part came at the end:
[INDENT] What we don’t know

The full list of who was sent packages.
The identity of the sender or senders.
Their motive(s).
Details about the explosive devices themselves.
Whether all of the incidents and devices are related.

[/INDENT] That’s good reporting.

The Vox article says:

The bombs were decorated with a sticker that was a parody of the ISIS flag with the phrase “Get Er Done,” . . .

So the tweet** eschereal** quoted was right. Also, either Vox misspelled git or the bomber did.

[Measure_for_Measure]

@Uncommon_Sense

Let’s not rule out that this could be orchestrated by someone on the left to motivate the base.

@Rushgeekgirl

It could be the migrants.

I discussed the false flag hypothesis in post 109. We can’t rule out anything, because this is the work of an individual wacko. But I think it’s reasonable to conjecture that the perp is familiar with the right wing lizard brain Breitosphere. If it’s false flag, the guy has done his research (smart!) and doesn’t realize that terror attacks tend to benefit the more authoritarian party (stupid!).

Individuals can be both smart and stupid: it happens. But generally speaking they are one or the other. I vote for stupid Breitbart influenced psycho. Let’s not forget: the alt-right has killed over 100 Americans. Over the past several years lefties have killed about 2. The propensity to violence is not distributed evenly on both sides.
Thread by @DavidNeiwert on Thread Reader App – Thread Reader App

Trump regularly jokes about violence against his opponents. Words have effects. Incivility is a red herring: the normalization of violence and the refusal of the President to police his language to the extent of every previous seated President is the issue. Civility and Decency are a Dodge to Duck What’s Really Happening with Trump - TPM – Talking Points Memo

ETA: News article on fake ISIS flag: Bomber From the World of Pepe The Frog - TPM – Talking Points Memo

[dba_Fred]

@Alessan

Occam’s Razor cuts straight. That’s the whole point.

Don’t bring an Occam’s Razor to a bomb fight.

[Evil_Economist]

@Measure_for_Measure

Over the past several years lefties have killed about 2.

I don’t think either of those incidents resulted in any deaths (edit: other than the shooter in the second incident, so not really a leftist killing)

[Measure_for_Measure]

@Evil_Economist

I don’t think either of those incidents resulted in any deaths (edit: other than the shooter in the second incident, so not really a leftist killing)

Good point, I should have said incidents. But then I’m comparing incidents to fatalities which isn’t apples to apples.

Let’s try setting some odds. The background probability for leftie violence is about 2/100. Round that up to 8% given the preceding. Assume 80% of lone perps are either dumb (more likely) or smart, but not both at the same time. That reduces our 8% probability to 1.6% or “less than 5%” in round numbers.

So that’s my probability of false-flag: less than 5%.

BTW, Vox has an article on the appeal of the False Flag concept among right wing conservative commentators. I’ve only skimmed it. Clintons, Obamas, Soros sent explosive devices: “false flags,” explained - Vox