• the_itsb [she/her, comrade/them]@hexbear.net
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      By my math, if he’s 20 now, that would have made him 17 in June 2021 when he donated, which is also too young to vote. He would have had to register as a Republican after that donation, and records show he voted in 2022.

        • the_itsb [she/her, comrade/them]@hexbear.net
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          2 months ago

          So he’s never voted in a presidential election?

          If he was 20 as of July 13, 2024, then he would have been 16 on July 13, 2020, and in no way eligible to vote in the 2020 election

          Something seems fishy about this whole thing now

          the motivations of 20-year-olds can be mysterious even to the 20-year-olds

          Idk, we will probably learn more soon; it’s rare for a 20-y-o American to have no digital trail, so there’s more information out there.

          Maybe he wanted to impress Jodie Foster!

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            2 months ago

            my money’s on him being a terminally online kid from 4chan who is obsessed with pedophiles and keeps seeing the epstein stuff

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    I’m not gonna lie: this whole thing is fucked when you think deeper about it.

    The identity of the shooter doesn’t really matter in the grand scheme of things. Redmaga and bluemaga are each going to construct their own narrative and conspiracies about this event. Neither side will allow themselves to consider even a smidge of the opposing narrative. This is how deep the divide in this country is.

    What is known for certain is that this will galvanize the right in the US and lead to more rightwing stochastic terrorism in the long run. Trump will win this election. If he doesn’t then several major riots might start across major US cities. Whoever is in charge of this news is going to make sure the least amount of information about that guy’s identity is available to the public.