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Botany

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Sat Sep 13, 2025, 08:59 AM Sep 2025

Why the story about the writings on Kirk's killer shell casings was a total lie. My guess, right wing b.s.. [View all]



It was reported to be a .30 caliber round. The shell casing holds the round together including the
slug aka the bullet, the gun powder, and the primer. According to reports only one round was fired
and that spent shell casing was found in the rifle that was used.

It appears the shooter was raised in a Republican home, with 2 parents, steeped in a
“guns are good” culture from a young age, and his brain was so fucked up by extreme
right wing gibberish of the Gyroper* movement of Nick Fuentes that Charlie Kirk just
wasn’t right wing enough and maybe that Kirk’s support of Israel bothered his antisemitism
@ the time time of the shooting that somehow it all made sense to him.

Mental illness and guns are never a good thing. Shame on all those people and media
outlets that promoted the lie about writings on the shell casings. And shame on Trump
and the different media outlets for promoting Kirk as some kind of good man but in truth
he was just another Rush Limbaugh who spread lies and hate for money.

* Gyropers’ image

“The Groyper movement has been described as white nationalist, homophobic, nativist, fascist, sexist, antisemitic, and an attempt to rebrand the declining alt-right movement.” Wiki

Sorry to . Botany =

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FBI knew quickly it was a MAGA shooter, so Patel/Trump had to get a few days of ugly propaganda out. Irish_Dem Sep 2025 #1
My own mental illness made me think that the shooter was a pro brought in to change the subject from ... Botany Sep 2025 #2
We knew fairly quickly he was not a pro. Irish_Dem Sep 2025 #5
A must see Botany Sep 2025 #9
Yes this is exactly what I am talking about when I say the shooter had good luck. Irish_Dem Sep 2025 #11
Are we now ready to say it out loud? Baitball Blogger Sep 2025 #3
Seems like a really odd set of messages to make up MichMan Sep 2025 #4
WaPo article has details about the markings RandomNumbers Sep 2025 #6
The OP indicates that the FBI just made it up MichMan Sep 2025 #7
I think "total lie" is not exactly the same as "just made it up" RandomNumbers Sep 2025 #8
I have an unsubstantiated theory on the ... Whiskeytide Sep 2025 #16
Excuse me. Where did I mention the FBI in my O.P.? Botany Sep 2025 #10
major news sources (and officials) continue to report on writing stopdiggin Sep 2025 #34
We have active gatekeepers. Kingofalldems Sep 2025 #35
You also didn't mention what stories and which lies MichMan Sep 2025 #42
It doesn't surprise me that he was a non-voter. A lot of these types have strong opinions, but don't vote. LeftInTX Sep 2025 #12
I have found the same thing. murielm99 Sep 2025 #26
Also, how small did he write? viva la Sep 2025 #18
What do you mean, the writing on the shell casing was a total lie? Where was this reported? WhiskeyGrinder Sep 2025 #13
Poster said "the story about ..." was a total lie. RandomNumbers Sep 2025 #15
The Wall Street Journal reported it as a fact. They have retracted the story. Botany Sep 2025 #17
Okay I'm getting thrown by "total lie." As I understand it, the government first alleged that there were trans symbols WhiskeyGrinder Sep 2025 #22
As far as I can tell is that no writing on inscriptions were found on any of the shell casings. Botany Sep 2025 #24
I think this is where you're running into trouble .. stopdiggin Sep 2025 #37
ID was Mauser 30.06. Igel Sep 2025 #14
Thank you Botany Sep 2025 #19
See below. herding cats Sep 2025 #21
The 30 carbine is also a .30 caliber bullet technically herding cats Sep 2025 #20
The U.S. Army used .30 caliber rifles in WW II and they were deadly from 200 yards. Botany Sep 2025 #25
I'm speaking of the shell, the .30 caliber in your graphic. herding cats Sep 2025 #32
Just because THIS FBI says what caliber it was, doesn't mean they're to be trusted until the ATF proves ancianita Sep 2025 #23
Let's see some pictures of these inscriptions. Walleye Sep 2025 #27
It would appear... GiqueCee Sep 2025 #28
They said Greg_In_SF Sep 2025 #29
Did the magazine... GiqueCee Sep 2025 #31
Isn't it a gunner tradition... littlemissmartypants Sep 2025 #30
We should note the stupid crap written was internet memes. herding cats Sep 2025 #33
To your point I'm sharing how the narrative around the engravings has changed today. herding cats Sep 2025 #36
Now they are Greg_In_SF Sep 2025 #38
What??? LeftInTX Sep 2025 #39
Yep Greg_In_SF Sep 2025 #40
Oh geez... LeftInTX Sep 2025 #41
The anti Trans movement to demonize T-People by the right is shameful. They have to have a class of ... Botany Sep 2025 #43
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