I’ll wait to see who gets arrested before believing a leftist burned ballots.
Anyone remember Umbrella Man from the 2020 Minneapolis riots? He was smashing windows and trying to frame BLM protesters when in fact he was a right wing nut job.
Wasn’t the only case if I recall of that year.
Boogaloo boys tried to do something similar in framing nearby protesters over George Floyd when they shot up a Federal courthouse, killing a security guard.
Investigations into the 2020 protests found that the vast majority of protests were peaceful and a majority of the violence was instigated by counter-protesters.
Among multiple problems was the fact that the idiot thought “I’ll be the one to finally make an ‘anarchy’ symbol with the proper attention to detail!” Another one was - who the hell has ever been enthusiastic enough about a Biden presidency to decide they needed to express it with a can of paint on someone else’s property?
It really was immediately apparent, it was just a matter of waiting for the inevitable confirmation.
I get a similar vibe here. It really doesn’t make sense as a crime that group would be motivated to commit.
Anarchists famously love Democrats enough to incorporate them into their graffiti
“Counter-protesting” things like george floyd always blows my mind. It’s like booing if someone tells you they beat cancer.
Yeah this might be the one legitimate time to yell “false flag”.
I agree. While I’ve seen some crazy shit, it’s not hard for the GOP to plant shit while committing felonies.
False flag is rarely the correct answer. Not never, but definitely rare. It’s usually a knee-jerk by the party embarrassed by some action.
Keep an open mind.
The preparator has also left a note reading “wasn’t me!” /s
Yeah I would guess MAGA but a leftist, rightist or anything-ist can be stupid and do stupid things.
It’s funny - it could be a GOP fascist with a false flag, or it could be a legitimately stupid accelerationist fuck.
Almost like there’s very little difference between the two.
Almost like if you radicalize people they could go in any direction. Blame still lies with the oppressors. Always remember that. Hold your fellow citizens accountable but do not allow all the blame to fall to them.
Don’t care who did it or why. Lock 'em up!
If I were setting ballot box fires, I’d probably want to do something to lead investigators off the scent.
Like maybe claim a different entity was doing it for different reasons.
Hmm, you mean how like January 6th was “actually all antifa.”
I don’t think I’ve seen anyone say “free Gaza”. Anyone who cares says “free Palestine”.
If you bother to read the article, you’ll find one of the devices did say “free Palestine.”
They drive a Volvo.
It’s going to be a white dude aged 30-45 with a military background and numerous traffic violations whos been recently divorced.
Neighbor: “He’s pretty quiet. Keeps to himself.”
False flag?
Crazy that ballot boxes need a fire suppression system now.
What a weird timeline
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Why are they being coy and calling whatever they found “devices” instead of using a meaningful word?
Because cops love doing this sort of shit.
de·vice
noun
a thing made or adapted for a particular purpose, especially a piece of mechanical or electronic equipment.
Sounds like the correct word to me. You don’t just walk into the store and buy an IED.
One of the law enforcement officials with knowledge of the markings said that all three devices were sent to the terrorist explosive device analytical center in Huntsville, Ala.
