A former leader in the FBI said Wednesday night the agency was "back to square one" after authorities released a "subject" who had been taken into custody in connection with the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. Kirk, 31, was the CEO and co-founder of Turning Point USA, a conservative s...
  • Yawweee877h444@lemmy.world
    72·
    11 months ago

    K.

    In other news, Republicans blocked release of the Epstein files.

    Where’s the Epstein files and why is trump and Republicans covering it up?

  • barnaclebutt@lemmy.world
    72·
    11 months ago

    Unfortunately, all of the competent people at the FBI left already.

    Also, don’t forget that Trump very likely fucked a child and is covering it up. Release the Epstein tapes…

  • -RJ-@lemmy.worldEnglish
    32·
    11 months ago

    Meaning they don’t think the person who shot him was black, trans or had mental health issues.

    • inclementimmigrant@lemmy.worldOP
      18·
      11 months ago

      Well according to the community forum for my crazy neighborhood it’s definitely a minority trans person who did this.

      Also all mass shootings were done by trans people. Not even joking.

    • Warl0k3@lemmy.world
      4·
      11 months ago

      WSJ is claiming that the rounds recovered from the weapon used had pro trans / “antifascist” things engraved on the bullets - make of that what you will. Generally WSJ’s reporting is factually accurate but incredibly biased, so there’s that? Fuckin’ hell though this is already such a fucking clusterfuck.

      • MaxPow3r11@lemmy.world
        7·
        11 months ago

        If that’s actually the case

        then I think it’s just as likely

        that this was done by fascists

        to justify a “war” against “leftists”.

        • Warl0k3@lemmy.world
          4·
          11 months ago

          I can’t say I would be surprised for that to be the case.

          I think it’s far more likely for it to have been one decent person who couldn’t take the constant hatred spewed by Kirk. Everyone knows this has been brewing, for it to finally pop on Mr 'Puts His Punchable Face Right Out There And Taunts You For Not Hitting Him" himself isn’t much of a surprise.

        • Warl0k3@lemmy.world
          2·
          11 months ago

          That’s completely standard in journalism - and the WSJ, despite being an aggressively horrible publication politically and morally, is quite respected for the strict veracity of it’s reporting. I don’t doubt they were told that, by a reputable source. I have no idea if it’s true beyond that however, since the trump admin isn’t exactly overflowing with decent quality human beings.

          • BlameTheAntifa@lemmy.world
            4·
            11 months ago

            Absolutely. I am not doubting the WSJ’s reporting, but the “sources” part. The claim seems as convenient and absurd as a Deanna Raybourn novel.

    • untorquer@lemmy.world
      10·
      11 months ago

      Probably fled the state by now. You’ll have to expand the search to guys with high powered rifles in the greater western US.

        • untorquer@lemmy.world
          1·
          11 months ago

          Well by now yes they could be anywhere in the world. I was speaking at time of post with my understanding of the original timeline, faulty as it may have been 2min after waking up lol. They might be at mcmurdo for all we know now

  • Snowclone@lemmy.world
    20·
    11 months ago

    They’re looking for a white male ages 14 to 79 in Utah. So. Basically looking for a needle in a stack of several million needles.

  • AlexLost@lemmy.world
    11·
    11 months ago

    The assassin will never be caught. Law enforcement couldn’t solve a crossword puzzle if the answer is not handed to them directly.

    • MehBlah@lemmy.worldEnglish
      4·
      11 months ago

      Law enforcement was involved in it. This is clearly a operation to support denying trans folks of owning guns.

    • Warl0k3@lemmy.world
      1·
      11 months ago

      Law enforcement usually does not care enough to solve a crossword puzzle - but there’s surprisingly few cases that can’t be solved through the careful application of an overwhelmingly massive surveillance apparatus (See: luigi - who could have gotten away with it had they not managed to find the hostel camera footage)

      I’m really hoping this proves not to be the case here, just including the prior as a caution to anyone planning to be gay and do crimes that you can’t actually discount the cops completely. (And from having worked with LE in the past, the absolute #1 way to not get caught is to never ever tell anyone about it. Not your friends, not your mom, lips sealed no matter how cool it was. The number of calls in to their tip lines with people ratting out friend-of-friends is crazy.)

  • Dr. Moose@lemmy.worldEnglish
    8·
    11 months ago

    I’ve been wondering and did some research for the lazy - seems like capture innevitable though.

    I searched around in almost every contemporary (2010+) assassin has been caught or identified in the developed world. I could only find a few cases in Europe and Ukraine where high profile assassinations hadn’t been resolved but only because the assassins are ruzi agents.

    Seems like modern police tools can really find anyone given enough resources and motivation.

  • nialv7@lemmy.world
    6·
    11 months ago

    My man Luigi should’ve waited a couple months for the new administration to come in before doing it. Would’ve 100% gotten away with it too.