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In March 2025, in the thread "Re: OT, out", Umm asked the members: "Do you think it is because America is made up of magical soil that makes businesses based in America magically profitable?" This week it is put to everyone again. The button below opens the small thread re-asking it - read what others have said so far, then give your own answer as an ordinary reply.
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Subject: Re: Oh...another normal day in America
Date: 12/15/25 1:35 AM
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The one with a potentially WASP name: the media floats the idea he is a "disturbed individual", with not one mention of "terrorism" in the article.

The NBC evening "news" is now available for viewing on line.

The discussion of the Brown shooter starts around the 5:00 minute mark.

At the 5:15 mark, big on-screen card "Extensive Mental Health History"

6:50 mark: discussion of his military service, setting up a PTSD excuse.

7:12 mark: "investigators are looking deep into mental health history"

7:45 mark: "strengthen calls for greater funding and access to mental health care"

nbcnews.com - Nbc nightly news full episode dec

All this blather by the media to set the guy up as a "disturbed individual", because, apparently, white people aren't supposed to be mass shooters. Not one whiff of "terrorist" in their entire whitewash.

Oops. late news reported the police are satisfied that he isn't the guy, and released him, after the media called him a head case four times, in the space of 3 minutes.

Brown University mass shooting live updates: Detained person to be released

Neronha said that tips “led to us detaining a person of interest,” but that the evidence “now points in a different direction.”

“It’s really unfortunate that this person’s name was leaked to the public,” he said. “It’s hard to put that back in the bottle.”


providencejournal.com - Brown university mass shooting providence rhode island updates suspect victims

Marco, this is the point I was trying to make about media bias in reporting mass shootings. Now, every time this guy applies for a job, and the employer does a net search on him, he's going to see the media calling him a head case, over and over, for the rest of his life. I hope he gets a lawyer and sues the pants of the media for defamation, because the media was in a rush to provide an excuse for a white person doing something horrific.

Steve

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