I better be careful, all the algorithms are hip to me.
Saw this on Facebook.
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Iâm very glad he and Ms. Hannah are happy together. They both deserve it.
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Not sure that this is appropriate here, but wouldnât be surprised that the shooting has MAGA roots.
I hate that I knew the political affiliation of the victims before I read the article.
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Reminds me of a certain family that fled to Russia because the US is too âwoke.â
Forgot my scanning electron microscope at home so canât find my violin.
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Itâs mostly 47 news, moreâs the pity.
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Itâs 100% appropriate here. Itâs stochastic terrorism. T****âs been doing it since 2015 and sooner.
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UPDATE: It has been reported that Melissa and Mark Hortman have died from their wounds. John Hoffman and his wife are reportedly out of surgery and expected to recover from the attempted assassination.
Before dawn on June 14th, two Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses were shot inside their homes. Not in a war zone. Not in some distant coup. In Champlin. In Brooklyn Park. In their pajamas.
The man at the door looked like a cop. Blue shirt. Body armor. Possibly a fake squad car. He wasnât a cop. He was there to kill.
At approximately 2:00 a.m., State Senator John Hoffman and his wife were shot inside their Champlin home. Roughly eight miles away, former Speaker of the Minnesota House Melissa Hortman and her husband were shot in their residence in Brooklyn Park. This was not random. This was not impulsive. This was a coordinated, targeted attack against democratically elected officials and their families.
Authorities say the shooter impersonated a law enforcement officerâcomplete with tactical gear and what appeared to be a squad car. The level of planning was unmistakable. This was a costume designed to disarm. A performance of legitimacy, hiding a weapon. He didnât need a badge. He needed the illusion of one.
Just before sunrise, Brooklyn Park Police issued a shelter-in-place order for a three-mile radius near Edinburgh Golf Course. Residents were explicitly warned not to open the door for anyone claiming to be a police officer unless two officers were present and their identities had been confirmed by calling 911. The message was clear: the suspect was still out there, and he might still be knocking.
Governor Tim Walz activated the State Emergency Operations Center, pledging the full support of Minnesotaâs Department of Public Safety. âWe are monitoring the situation closely,â he said, adding that local law enforcement has the full weight of state resources behind them. The Hennepin County Sheriffâs Office and Brooklyn Park PD are coordinating the response. As of now, no arrests have been made. The suspect remains at large.
ABC News and BNO News both report that all four known victimsâthe two lawmakers and their spousesâsuffered multiple gunshot wounds. At least two are described as being in grave condition. These were not warning shots. Whoever planned this came with intent to kill. These were assassination attempts, carried out in the sanctity of private homes, in the quietest hours of the morning.
A press conference was scheduled for mid-morning, but, no official transcript or statement from law enforcement has been released. We know what theyâre going to say: that itâs under investigation, that the motive is unclear, that theyâre doing everything they can. What they wonât sayâbut what we knowâis that this was political. That this was symbolic. That it was meant to terrorize.
Because today is June 14th.
Flag Day. Donald Trumpâs birthday. And what we call No Kings Dayâa rejection of tyranny, of strongmen, of uniforms used as weapons and power worn like a mask.
We donât know if the shooter picked this date on purpose. But the symbolism is too loud to ignore. A fake cop. A kingâs birthday. An attack on the peopleâs representatives while Trump parades tanks and troops in celebration of himself. It doesnât feel like coincidence. It feels like choreography.
This is domestic terror. Letâs stop pretending otherwise. This isnât âa tragic incidentâ or âa possible impersonation.â This is a man in a police costume, attempting to assassinate elected officials in their homes. That is terrorism, and we owe it to the victims to call it what it is.
This is what tyranny looks like in 2025. It doesnât come with a crown. It comes in tactical gear. It rings the doorbell and calls you by name. It pretends to serve. Then it shoots.
Weâll update this story as we learn more. But for now, remember this: the badge can lie. The law can be worn like a mask. And the king doesnât need to be on the throne to send his message.
If you believe in democracy, you better start acting like itâs under attackâbecause it is.
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Theres an oversized chance that this was done by a pardoned Jan 6er.
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Looks like downtown ATL has a good turn out.
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well⌠itâs off for this stumbly old lump and his âHands off NIHâ (and other sciencey assertions) sign to the downtown Seattle âNoKing!â marchings. may it be peaceful and impressive.
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Not that I doubt coordination of some sort took place, but without evidence so far that more than one person was involved, that one word is quite an . . . assumption.
So fucking awful, these shootings and all that inspired them. (I suppose my âall thatâ could loosely refer to âcoordinationâ of a sort.)
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Does this helps minnessotta Republicans (like, will they have better chance to pass laws with two democrats down?)
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Yes, according to Wonkette;
The Minnesota House is split 67-67, and the Minnesota Senate has a plus-one majority for Democratic-Farm-Labor. These are targeted assassinations.
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Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck.
I donât like where this is going.
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I know.
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Yep⌠from the local public radio stationâŚ
Although, it looks like there were some Proud Boys there?
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Thanks for that info. I wonder, though, if such members lost (especially this way?) wonât be replaced in any vote by officials of some sort who also serve as Democrats. I wonder if votes proceed as usual, despite a loss of congressional representatives.
Yeah, I think that guyâs hat indeed says Proud Boy.
Iâd think that if they intend to shit-stir, theyâd be more incognito.
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