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Nevilledog

(51,104 posts)
Mon Feb 21, 2022, 11:26 PM Feb 2022

The Portland mass shooter is a far-right extremist who fantasizes about violence



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The Portland mass shooter is a far-right extremist who fantasizes about violence

John #ProtectThackerPass
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The Portland mass shooter has been identified as Ben Smith,44, who has a history of violence and has vocally talked about killing Antifa and BLM protesters in the past. He became more radicalized over the last 2 years and is a fan of Andy Ngo.
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7:06 PM · Feb 21, 2022
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The Portland mass shooter is a far-right extremist who fantasizes about violence (Original Post) Nevilledog Feb 2022 OP
which shooting is this? Demovictory9 Feb 2022 #1
Last night Nevilledog Feb 2022 #4
See now I had to go look up Andy Ngo underpants Feb 2022 #2
He's a very bad, lying POS. Nevilledog Feb 2022 #3
Don't worry everyone, the dildo survived. L. Coyote Feb 2022 #9
"Dildo that touched Andy Ngo emotionally damaged for life." Nevilledog Feb 2022 #10
LOL. L. Coyote Feb 2022 #11
Was this the protest shooting? herding cats Feb 2022 #5
Yes Nevilledog Feb 2022 #6
Thank you. herding cats Feb 2022 #7
Local news this evening said that a neighbor was somehow involved, too. Grasswire2 Feb 2022 #8
Guy's not a neighbor. That appears to be copaganda. Nevilledog Feb 2022 #12
Local police lied to cover for this murder. BlueLucy Feb 2022 #13

underpants

(182,802 posts)
2. See now I had to go look up Andy Ngo
Mon Feb 21, 2022, 11:35 PM
Feb 2022

I’d never heard of him. I see the other people related to him by google. Yikes.

herding cats

(19,564 posts)
7. Thank you.
Tue Feb 22, 2022, 12:40 AM
Feb 2022

It's such a sad day in our society when you have to qualify which recent shooting we're speaking of now.

Thank you for your post. ❤️

Grasswire2

(13,569 posts)
8. Local news this evening said that a neighbor was somehow involved, too.
Tue Feb 22, 2022, 12:41 AM
Feb 2022

I didn't hear it all.

Menacing, or somehow part of it. A RW-er

Nevilledog

(51,104 posts)
12. Guy's not a neighbor. That appears to be copaganda.
Tue Feb 22, 2022, 01:18 AM
Feb 2022


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Shane D. Kavanaugh
@shanedkavanaugh
Ben Smith had become fixated on Black Lives Matter protests, Covid restrictions & city's homeless problem, his roommate/family tell us.

He's the man who, cops believe, opened fire on Portland demonstrators near his apartment Sat. night. w/ @maxoregonian

oregonlive.com
Portland man under suspicion in mass shooting fixated on city’s protests, homeless problem,...
“He has been getting more and more radicalized as the years went by,” his roommate said.
7:24 PM · Feb 21, 2022




Can't get around paywall....here's two paragraphs
https://archive.fo/fDRXY

A 43-year-old machinist who has lived for 14 years across the street from Normandale Park is the man under investigation after witnesses said he confronted protesters Saturday night and suddenly pulled a gun and started shooting.

Benjamin Jeffrey Smith had grown increasingly angry at demonstrations set in the Northeast Portland neighborhood, his brother told The Oregonian/OregonLive.

BlueLucy

(1,609 posts)
13. Local police lied to cover for this murder.
Tue Feb 22, 2022, 03:58 AM
Feb 2022

This murderer is not a homeowner and does indeed have political motives. Looks like FBI is involved now.


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