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Author: Dope1   😊 😞
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Subject: Kirk suspect's rifle
Date: 09/11/2025 11:48 AM
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Has allegedly been found:

Charlie Kirk Assassin’s Ammo Engraved With Transgender, Anti-Fascist Markings: WSJ

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/charlie-kirk-ass...

Ammunition cartridges recovered along with the bolt-action rifle used in the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk were scrawled with transgender and anti-fascist messages, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday.

The rifle was recovered Wednesday night in a wooded area where the FBI believes the killer fled after the shooting. It was wrapped in a towel and had three unused ammo cartridges still in the chamber, sources told the Journal.


Fortunately we've had a change of leadership in this country, otherwise this detail may never have come to light.
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Author: wzambon 🐝 HONORARY
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Subject: Re: Kirk suspect's rifle
Date: 09/11/2025 12:04 PM
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Fortunately we've had a change of leadership in this country, otherwise this detail may never have come to light.

The change was from professional competence to ideological sycophancy. If you doubt this, ask yourself “How have the professional standards of the FBI been served by the changes made there?

Seems that anyone with professional competence is being routed out.

I will say that what they have “found” (that your report mentions) comports well with the ideological “enemies” of this regime.


My fear is that this “evidence” of trans affiliation seems suspiciously similar to the “evidence” of gang affiliation that was used to deport folks like Abrego-Garcia.

Reichstag Fire- blaming trans instead of “the Jews and Communists”

The fix is in.

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Author: Dope1   😊 😞
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Subject: Re: Kirk suspect's rifle
Date: 09/11/2025 12:21 PM
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The change was from professional competence to ideological sycophancy.

Yeah, no.
Under the previous regime, the details would have been kept out of the public view if the shooter was someone who would have embarrassed the left. Witness the delays in the school shooter manifesto.

The rest of your post - and a disturbingly high number of posts on this board - is straight from the Islamoterrorist playbook. You won't recognize the page, but you're running the play. It's a shame to see libs do it reflexively.

Since you're going to react with indignation at that last statement, I'll just go ahead and tell you:

Every time some terrorist would blow up somebody, CAIR and others would rush to the microphone and say "we have to discuss the backlash and Islamophobia" (never mind that no backlash had happened yet).

You people are doing the same thing here - "Look! Don't talk about the bad thing that just happened! Let's talk about some <mumblemumblePutHitlerInThere> thing that Trump maaaaaaaaaaybe miiiiiiiiiight do!!!"

It's tiresome, but I get why you all are doing it.
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Author: Steve203 🐝  😊 😞
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Subject: Re: Kirk suspect's rifle
Date: 09/11/2025 12:39 PM
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Every time some terrorist would blow up somebody, CAIR and others would rush to the microphone and say "we have to discuss the backlash and Islamophobia" (never mind that no backlash had happened yet).

???

****ripped from the headlines****

Warren mosque vandalized during construction expansion, $1,000 reward offered

https://www.wxyz.com/news/warren-mosque-vandalized...

A dozen years ago, when Islamophobia was running hot and heavy, brown people wearing turbans were targeted.

Wisconsin Sikh temple shooting

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wisconsin_Sikh_templ...

Of course, white mass shooters are "disturbed individuals", not members of a mass, white supremacy, movement.

Executive Order 13769, titled Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States, labeled the "Muslim ban" by Donald Trump and his supporters

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Executive_Order_1376...

nah. no "Islamophobia" here, Never has been. Sure.
/sarcasm

Steve
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Author: Dope1   😊 😞
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Subject: Re: Kirk suspect's rifle
Date: 09/11/2025 12:43 PM
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nah. no "Islamophobia" here, Never has been. Sure.
/sarcasm


/sarc all you want. You're still running the play.

Here's my all-time favorite example:

https://www.washington.edu/news/2024/10/15/antisem...

...a report issued in response to the Hamasniks setting up their camp on campus and harassing Jewish students and faculty. So of course the university had to make the report about Islamophobia.
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Author: ges 🐝  😊 😞
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Subject: Re: Kirk suspect's rifle
Date: 09/11/2025 4:10 PM
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Fortunately we've had a change of leadership in this country, otherwise this detail may never have come to light.

As usual, you are full of shit.

Absolutely no reason for your statement.

Actually, Kash Patel, and the clowns he is installing are making it harder to conduct thorough investigations.
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Author: commonone 🐝🐝 HONORARY
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Subject: Re: Kirk suspect's rifle
Date: 09/11/2025 11:12 PM
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Dope1: Ammunition cartridges recovered along with the bolt-action rifle used in the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk were scrawled with transgender and anti-fascist messages, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday.

The New York Times is reporting that the information concerning scrawled messages on the cartridges in the WSJ article were never verified by A.T.F., did not match any of the other summaries of the evidence, and are likely false. No other news organizations are reporting anything about the casing, at least nothing that comes from a source other than the WSJ.

When you think about it for two minutes, you have to ask yourself this: what in the hell are transgender and anti-fascist messages and how in the hell would you scrawl them on two-inch casings?

Dope1: Fortunately we've had a change of leadership in this country, otherwise this detail may never have come to light.

This "detail" clearly did not meet the journalistic standards expected of a newspaper as respected as the WSJ but would certainly fit this administration's capacity to spew nonsense.
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Subject: Re: Kirk suspect's rifle
Date: 09/12/2025 11:00 AM
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This "detail" clearly did not meet the journalistic standards expected of a newspaper as respected as the WSJ but would certainly fit this administration's capacity to spew nonsense.

Oh.My.God.

The bullets were stamped with TRN, which the nuts running law enforcement immediately thought meant “trans”. Now they weren’t “scratched” into the casing, they were STAMPED into it at the time of manufacture, at the factory where it was made, by the company which made it, which you can look up by finding Turan at your local bullet store.
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Author: bighairymike   😊 😞
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Subject: Re: Kirk suspect's rifle
Date: 09/12/2025 11:05 AM
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>>Fortunately we've had a change of leadership in this country, otherwise this detail may never have come to light.<<

As usual, you are full of shit.

Absolutely no reason for your statement.

Actually, Kash Patel, and the clowns he is installing are making it harder to conduct thorough investigations. - ges


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No reason? Dopes assertion is spot on!

Compare the Charlie Kirk investigation by Patel's FBI to Wray's FBI investigation of the Butler assassination attempt

Two days in, the Wray FBI clowns were not even sure if Trump had been struck by a real bullet.
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Author: Lapsody 🐝  😊 😞
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Subject: Re: Kirk suspect's rifle
Date: 09/12/2025 11:11 AM
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Two days in, the Wray FBI clowns were not even sure if Trump had been struck by a real bullet.

Are you kidding? Wray had the shooter dead to rights immediately. Took Kash days.
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Author: commonone 🐝🐝 HONORARY
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Subject: Re: Kirk suspect's rifle
Date: 09/12/2025 11:33 AM
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bihairymike: Compare the Charlie Kirk investigation by Patel's FBI...

What now?

Tyler Robinson confessed to his father that he was the shooter. His father called the FBI and held his son until they came to arrest him.

In short, Patel didn't do shit.
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Author: g0177325 🐝  😊 😞
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Subject: Re: Kirk suspect's rifle
Date: 09/12/2025 12:16 PM
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In short, Patel didn't do shit.

Yup. And seen on line: the performative boast "We got him!" is a lie. They received him.
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Author: LurkerMom   😊 😞
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Subject: Re: Kirk suspect's rifle
Date: 09/12/2025 12:53 PM
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In short, Patel didn't do shit.

And you don’t know shit.
You don’t have the slightest clue what went on behind the scenes.
You and the rest of the haters are angry the murderer of Charlie Kirt was captured
in such order.

Piecing together miles of surveillance footage and other found information, working around the clock
without sleep, then making public the information led to the recognition of the assassin, with family and friend turning him in.

Stop your twisted hate.
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Author: albaby1 🐝 HONORARY
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Subject: Re: Kirk suspect's rifle
Date: 09/12/2025 12:58 PM
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You and the rest of the haters are angry the murderer of Charlie Kirt was captured in such order.

I'm not angry - I think it's great that he has been arrested.

Has anyone said anything to indicate they're angry that he's in custody? I don't think I've seen anything posted on the board to that effect....
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Author: jerryab   😊 😞
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Subject: Re: Kirk suspect's rifle
Date: 09/12/2025 1:05 PM
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You don’t have the slightest clue what went on behind the scenes.

Your post (quoted above) proves "You don’t have the slightest clue what went on behind the scenes."

Those people in the real world learned the shooter told his father--who then held his son and called the FBI.

Now, YOU tell us, IN DETAIL:

What did Patel do to "catch the killer".

Go ahead, I dare you. ROFLMAO !!!
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Author: Lapsody 🐝  😊 😞
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Date: 09/12/2025 1:12 PM
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You and the rest of the haters are angry the murderer of Charlie Kirt was captured
in such order.


No we're not. We're happy he's caught. And now we might even be happier because there's a possibility he may be from the right. Goofy told us their was TRN stamped in the bullet casing by the manufacturer. I'm suspicious because gun folk know that stuff. It's a well known psych phenomena that the first impression is lasting - so was that a deflection? :)
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Author: Banksy 🐝  😊 😞
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Date: 09/12/2025 1:17 PM
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You and the rest of the haters are angry the murderer of Charlie Kirt was captured in such order.

Strawman much?
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Subject: Re: Kirk suspect's rifle
Date: 09/12/2025 1:19 PM
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What did Patel do to "catch the killer".

Apparently, he tweeted quite a bit.
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Author: LurkerMom   😊 😞
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Has anyone said anything to indicate they're angry that he's in custody? I don't think I've seen anything posted on the board to that effect....

The tone of some gives me that impression and no, I’m not going to wade through posts for examples.
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The tone of some gives me that impression and no, I’m not going to wade through posts for examples.

There's only been a handful of posts - the announcement of his arrest was barely a few hours ago. Surely you can provide a few examples of the "tone" you're referring to? Not much "wading" required....
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The tone of some gives me that impression and no, I’m not going to wade through posts for examples.

Of course not! Why provide evidence when you can simply make outlandish accusations?
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Author: LurkerMom   😊 😞
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Subject: Re: Kirk suspect's rifle
Date: 09/12/2025 1:28 PM
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No we're not. We're happy he's caught. And now we might even be happier because there's a possibility he may be from the right. Goofy told us there was TRN stamped in the bullet casing by the manufacturer. I'm suspicious because gun folk know that stuff. It's a well known psych phenomena that the first impression is lasting - so was that a deflection? :)

Sorry, it’s the tone I’m picking up from some.
I don’t care which side of the coin the shooter is on, the assassin killed a decent man and
hopefully he will received his just reward.
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Author: ptheland 🐝  😊 😞
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Now, YOU tell us, IN DETAIL:

What did Patel do to "catch the killer".


You've got to phrase that in the right way. Like this:

Kash Patel did nothing to catch Kirk's killer.
PROVE ME WRONG!
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The writing on the single spent casing, he said, read, "Notices bulges OWO what's this?" Authorities didn't elaborate on the meaning of the messages.

The note on one unfired casing was "Hey fascist! Catch!" along with arrow symbols. He said the inscriptions on the other unfired casings read, "O Bella Ciao, Bella Ciao, Bella Ciao Ciao Ciao," which could be a gaming reference or a reference to an Italian anti-fascist resistance song. A third unfired casing carried the words "if you read this you are gay lmao."

Source: https://www.npr.org/2025/09/12/nx-s1-5539205/charl...
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k1moe: The writing on the single spent casing, he said, read, "Notices bulges OWO what's this?" Authorities didn't elaborate on the meaning of the messages.

Any gamers here?

Evidently that is a meme referring to furry online roleplay: Notices Bulge / OwO What's This? is a copypasta parodying both furries and online roleplay subcultures, which is typically used online as a method of trolling. The meme originated from these communities around early 2013 and spread online over the following years. In mid-September 2025, following the murder of conservative influencer Charlie Kirk, the alleged shooter, Tyler Robinson, notably included the meme in an inscription on a bullet casing found during the investigation, causing the meme to spike in virality.

https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/notices-bulge-owo-w...

The other inscriptions, such as the full arrow sequence is a combo from Helldivers 2 for calling the Eagle 500kg Bomb stratagem. The song “Bella ciao” is also in Helldivers 2 and at least one other video game, a World War II-themed strategy game called Hearts of Iron IV.

Sorry to make everyone here feel old. ;)

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You've got to phrase that in the right way. Like this:

Kash Patel did nothing to catch Kirk's killer.
PROVE ME WRONG!


They never have, and never will. Which is what we are seeing now.
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Author: LurkerMom   😊 😞
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Date: 09/12/2025 2:52 PM
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Of course not! Why provide evidence when you can simply make outlandish accusations?

Sorry to disappoint you. My time is valuable and I’ve spent way too much time on this Board the past few days. Charlie Kirt’s death and the manner he died has really upset me.

I am the sole caregiver for my dear husband and I’ve neglected doing things that need to be done.

So I’ll just take leave from the Board.
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Author: Dope1   😊 😞
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Date: 09/12/2025 3:21 PM
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Sorry to disappoint you. My time is valuable and I’ve spent way too much time on this Board the past few days. Charlie Kirt’s death and the manner he died has really upset me.

The tell is in the initial reaction. Did we see reflection on this board? Or did we see bad attempts at sarcasm and humor instead?
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Author: Lambo 🐝  😊 😞
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Date: 09/12/2025 3:29 PM
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Charlie Kirt’s death

Charlie has a request, his last name is Kirk, not Kirt. Bella ciao!
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Sorry to make everyone here feel old. ;)

You're not kidding. Even more nuance here:

https://trending.knowyourmeme.com/editorials/guide...

The earliest reported use of the catchphrase, or at least part of the phrase, dates back to January 6th, 2013, when DeviantArt user CookiMuffinFaic posted a screenshot of a fanfiction cover featuring furry characters titled, "OwO What is this I'm working on? A fanfic cover! :D"

However, the meme didn't really take off until 2015, when Imgur user MinotaurusPro posted a meme depicting two furries roleplaying online. In the art, one of the furries writes to the other, "nuzzles u back and pounces on u and notices your buldge 'OwO what's this…?" In the case of the meme, "bulge" refers to noticing the outline of a man's crotch.

The meme is meant to make fun of furry roleplaying, including the language and typing quirks stereotypically attributed to roleplayers and furries. Notably, the meme uses the symbol "OwO," which is an emoticon commonly used by furries to portray a cutesy surprised face, similar to "UwU." It is also used outside the furry community on the internet, often ironically.


Lots more at the link.
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Subject: Re: Kirk suspect's rifle
Date: 09/12/2025 3:56 PM
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So I’ll just take leave from the Board.

No snark intended or implied; Best wishes. You’ve got a difficult job. I hope we’ve been able to supply a needed distraction
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Author: ges 🐝  😊 😞
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Subject: Re: Kirk suspect's rifle
Date: 09/12/2025 5:54 PM
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You and the rest of the haters are angry the murderer of Charlie Kirt was captured in such order.

You just make stuff up.
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Date: 09/12/2025 6:42 PM
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You and the rest of the haters are angry the murderer of Charlie Kirt was captured in such order.

LOL.... Tyler wasn't captured. The word you're looking for is 'surrendered.'

He confessed to his daddy who asked a minister what to do and they surrendered Tyler to the cops. Patel didn't do shit except spread misinformation, and toss red meat to MAGA.

'We' are stoked he surrendered, as we quickly found out he was raised by a republican Mormon gun-loving family, and Mommy posted lots of photos of her little cowboy on family fun days at the firing line.

It's a good thing young Tyler didn't use the M240 machine gun or shoulder launched RPG to take out the whole damned Turning Point pop-up. (see the photos Tyler's Mommy posted of Tyler playing with the RPG launcher and M240 machine guns)- so heartwarming. Praise Moroni ;-))

Check out the photos!!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Smcmjod2Vmk
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Author: onepoorguy   😊 😞
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Subject: Re: Kirk suspect's rifle
Date: 09/12/2025 8:18 PM
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I'm not angry - I think it's great that he has been arrested.

Me neither. As you said, nobody here appears to be. I also think it is good they appear (presumption of innocence) to have gotten him.

It's difficult to know whether the FBI was close to making an arrest. They alleged perp was turned in by a relative before they could do it. Not sure this is a "win" for the FBI or not. If we're comparing FBIs past and present, I don't see this as a clear win. A good citizen turned over a family member.
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