• coyotino [he/him]
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    2 days ago

    Another perspective I’ve been hearing: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DDX0EU9I3CQ/?igsh=MjA0bWxwM2dhM2hh

    Tldw: based on everything we’ve seen of this dude so far, the details don’t really add up. It seems really unlikely that after everything he would get nabbed looking suspicious at a McDonald’s, with a written manifesto on his person. Could be wrong, it’s just speculation. But personally I’ll be expecting more news on this, unless nothing happens for like a week.

    • @[email protected]
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      182 days ago

      Conspiracy time:

      What if it’s a duo / group and they intentionally got someone caught who will have a rock solid alibi after letting investigators waste days on him, but also getting other bits and pieces of message out the entire time?

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        24 hours ago

        I personally like the theory that they caught him using five eyes data, and skip the step where they write “US citizen” in the transcripts

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          323 hours ago

          No need to skip anything; they aren’t themselves allowed to spy on their own citizens, but if any of the other eyes does, then they can share the info. It’s been like that from the beginning.

      • @[email protected]
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        332 days ago

        I think this is about as likely as other conspiracy theories: not at all.

        We’re going to find out that he’s just a guy. Which is disheartening when we imagine someone coming along and saving us and setting right all the wrongs.

        But also he’s just a guy. I’m not saying killing is the way forward, but he inspires the belief that we can change the world ourselves. We don’t just live in a world controlled by the rich or shadowy conspiracies; we live in a world where we can have an impact.

        • jlow (he/him)
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          31 day ago

          We will see if this will have in impact at all, or can you name something that has (or will likely) changed for the better because if this?

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            41 day ago

            You mean like we’ve suddenly achieved lower denial rates or single-payer healthcare? Nothing so grand, but people are talking and both sides of the political spectrum have found a semblance of unity over this—which is probably the biggest thing they don’t want to see, is people taking their eyes off the culture war and noticing the class war.

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          52 days ago

          I think this is about as likely as other conspiracy theories: not at all.

          Yeah, I know, but hoping is more fun than not.

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      102 days ago

      Seems odd. Like going to all that trouble then not ditching all the evidence, unless he had other targets he was working on next.