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herding cats

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Sat Sep 13, 2025, 12:38 PM Sep 2025

Have you folks seen the change in narrative on the engravings today? [View all]

I've been reading the NYT, who full throat shared the WSJ's reporting about the pro trans and antifa etchings on the shells initially.

Today they're printing a different narrative.

Officials said they found, left with the gun, unfired ammunition that had been engraved with jokes and slang from internet memes as well as the words, “hey fascist! CATCH!”


From this same article I noticed a change in how he was supposed to have spoken out about Kirk. coming to the university at a family dinner. The first readings made it sound as if he were a lone wolf in the family who had went leftist.

This is today's wording:

Mr. Robinson had recently spoken with a family member about the fact that Mr. Kirk was going to hold an event in Utah, according to a police affidavit, and he and his relative discussed “why they didn’t like him and the viewpoints he had."


It makes it more apparent he and the family he was speaking to shared an opinion of Kirk and he wasn't some rogue black sheep.

Also of interest is this:

Mr. Brooksby said that Mr. Robinson was generally considered a quiet pupil when they were growing up in the conservative St. George area, but one day in high school, the topic of the 2012 attacks on Americans in Benghazi, Libya, came up during lunch. Few there knew exactly what had happened, but Mr. Robinson was sure of himself.


This was when he was in HS and one has to be pretty entrenched in politics to have an opinion on that event to my mind. So, maybe he didn't just become so political?

We're witnessing the beginning of the change from radical leftist to blaming it on the internet and gaming culture is my best guess.

Here's a gift link for those who'd like to read the article

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/12/us/politics/tyler-robinson-charlie-kirk.html?unlocked_article_code=1.lk8.-Nvd.Ob6C1xKyuMzt&smid=url-share

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"...become so political." markodochartaigh Sep 2025 #1
This is an excellent point. herding cats Sep 2025 #2
"I should have said politically radicalized." markodochartaigh Sep 2025 #3
My first thought when the phrase "radicalized" was used was "not see". BattleRow Sep 2025 #10
Vanity Fair had a pretty good deep dive today Fiendish Thingy Sep 2025 #4
Thanks! I'd missed that one. herding cats Sep 2025 #5
They are also ForgedCrank Sep 2025 #6
Where is it being reported he lived with his trans girlfriend? herding cats Sep 2025 #7
I can't ForgedCrank Sep 2025 #8
Thanks and I'm sorry about that. herding cats Sep 2025 #9
See post 12. niyad Sep 2025 #13
Awwwwww Prairie Gates Sep 2025 #11
Seriously? You are not "flagged for review", nor do you have any hides, niyad Sep 2025 #12
Rec NBachers Sep 2025 #15
Ha! herding cats Sep 2025 #16
hmm, yes. Some of us do wonder! niyad Sep 2025 #18
The right wing is trying their damnedest to pin it on a trans. madinmaryland Sep 2025 #21
Yup. herding cats Sep 2025 #24
Message auto-removed Name removed Sep 2025 #29
Bullshit. Quanta Sep 2025 #35
Message auto-removed Name removed Sep 2025 #38
All I saw was the right trying their damnedest to pin it on a lib Quanta Sep 2025 #45
Message auto-removed Name removed Sep 2025 #48
Quite the assertions Torchlight Sep 2025 #46
Message auto-removed Name removed Sep 2025 #49
Calling the roommate out as trans is nothing at all like saying Robinson could be a Groyper. herding cats Sep 2025 #37
Message auto-removed Name removed Sep 2025 #41
Speculation based off his dumb etchings is not the same as doxing the roommate herding cats Sep 2025 #43
Message auto-removed Name removed Sep 2025 #50
You have zero hides. What are you talking about? Scrivener7 Sep 2025 #31
That is ForgedCrank Sep 2025 #34
"I'm not allowed to actually debate anymore." Poor dear. Scrivener7 Sep 2025 #52
Right. Okay. Torchlight Sep 2025 #44
Then why are you repeating it again? yardwork Sep 2025 #47
The FReak site for one. . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Sep 2025 #14
It seems to be nothing but a RW wish at this point. herding cats Sep 2025 #17
You can google it. It's in the Daily Mail. (Has pics of roommate) For what it's worth. LeftInTX Sep 2025 #20
I've seen. herding cats Sep 2025 #26
Message auto-removed Name removed Sep 2025 #30
The roommate told his father LeftInTX Sep 2025 #40
Message auto-removed Name removed Sep 2025 #42
LOL Kali Sep 2025 #19
Me? herding cats Sep 2025 #22
no, not you Kali Sep 2025 #25
Right! herding cats Sep 2025 #27
Didn't we write all those antifa slogans tavernier Sep 2025 #23
I don't even have regular teevee or news Kali Sep 2025 #28
Sir, that wasn't Soros's house. That was a Wendy's. Scrivener7 Sep 2025 #33
Oh yeah. tavernier Sep 2025 #51
Post removed Post removed Sep 2025 #32
Being that Mr. Robinson is still alive, it should be entirely possible to get this information straight from the source 0rganism Sep 2025 #36
Maybe he will expound on his reasons. herding cats Sep 2025 #39
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