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Intruder seeking U.S. House Speaker Pelosi at her home beats husband with hammer

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By Carlos Barria and Kristina Cooke

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“named "daviddepape" include references to anti-Semitic conspiracy theories, criticism of women, "satanic paedophilia," censorship by tech companies, and other far-right political themes.“

All the hits. I wonder how he feels about 2020. Still, one down. These people tend to stand out and get themselves into trouble.

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What were once center right parties have chosen to take the far right aboard in their lust for power. The result is unintended (?) black shirts. The extremists have executed a coup on the republicans. Trump sent the extremists after Pence, so no one is safe. A sad state of affairs. When the Cheney family have become apparent "moderates" it is obvious how extreme the GOP has become.

I would be shocked, simply shocked, if all the calls for violence from the far right actually resulted in someone taking action. Which is to say I wouldn't be shocked at all. Pretending words don't have consequences is unbelievably dangerous.

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wow! This makes me think of Malcom X and the JFK assassination.

What? Ok, anyway this Canadian seems to have had a very crazy and bizarre tumultuousness past. Still learning a lot about this disturbed man.

-13 ( +3 / -16 )

This is where the rhetoric of the far right leads.

What? Ok, anyway this Canadian seems to have had a very crazy and bizarre tumultuousness past.

But he doesn't seem any different to those who prowled the White House also shouting, "Where's Nancy?". Or those who believe JFK Jr is coming back, or those who believe in satanic pedophile rings, or that the 2020 election was rigged. There are millions of them, and he is just one prepared to act on it.

One sitting US Congresswoman, called Marjorie Taylor-Greene, called her a "traitor", and stated that she believed she deserved the death penalty. Again, the fact that someone chose to act on this call is what thousands would like to do and no doubt many many more support.

The poison of far right neo-fascism has seeped so far into the politics of the Republican Party that it is unrecognisable from that of 20 years ago.

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I think the facts that he believes crazy far right conspiracy theories and the fact that he attacked Paul Pelosi inside his home are more important than where he lived or where he was born.

Sure he’s mentally ill. But if we locked up everyone who said they believed the vaccines had microchips and Hillary drinks children’s blood we’d have to build a lot more prisons. Just have to wait for them to commit a crime instead.

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Last year, David DePape posted links on his Facebook page to multiple videos produced by My Pillow CEO Mike Lindell falsely alleging that the 2020 election was stolen. Other posts included transphobic images and linked to websites claiming Covid vaccines were deadly. “The death rates being promoted are whatever ‘THEY’ want to be promoted as the death rate,” one post read.

https://edition.cnn.com/2022/10/28/politics/pelosi-attack-suspect-conspiracy-theories-invs/index.html

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Both sides have crazies, but the far right have far more of them.

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The slogan of German anti-Nazis before 1933 is still as valid today as then: THE ENEMY is on THE RIGHT! The Dems still don't get this because they themselves have been infected and weakened by contagious right-wing memes. American democracy is now in grave danger of slipping into the hands of angry brainwashed nutjobs without a cause or a clue.

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include references to anti-Semitic conspiracy theories, criticism of women, "satanic paedophilia," censorship by tech companies, and other far-right political themes

Older messages promote quartz crystals and hemp bracelets. 

“Other”? the listed ones aren’t even far right political themes. That’s Berkeley hippie stuff.

Reuters could not confirm that the posts were made by the suspect.

Couldn’t confirm. Internet speculation.

Authorities were still investigating a motive for the predawn attack, 

no motive.

-13 ( +1 / -14 )

Trump is in their heads 24/7 and while they obsess with the former President,

I’ll bet Mr Depape thinks about 45 far more than any posters here do.

As expected you’d prefer to talk about a history of crime in California rather than right wing violence happening now which is the topic of this news story.

It’s quite a leap to try to blame ‘the Dems’ for a crazy 45 supporter assaulting Pelosi.

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It’s just crime.

as a liberal said on debate last week- why is it so important to you?

Crime Concerns: ‘I Don’t Know Why That’s So Important To You’

-12 ( +2 / -14 )

Both sides have crazies, but the far right have far more of them.

Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent

-Asimov

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no motive?

Just waiting for Nancy inside her home with a hammer.

Maybe he wanted her autograph.

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for a crazy 45 supporter assaulting Pelosi.

You took that leap all the way to Trump supporter now based on…what actual facts?

-10 ( +2 / -12 )

Disgusting, absolutely disgusting....and as if anyone could not have predicted this....

This is what Trump and MAGA-world has brought us too - far-right Oath Keepers, Minuteman Militias, the KKK, and all the other far-right armed hate groups that want to overthrow our democracy with violence...and that's not counting all the kooky outraged individuals like this person who either march on the Capitol and put 140 police officers into the hospital, try to hang Mike Pence, or attack Mr Pelosi with a hammer...

And as we see with comments here, our far-right friends do their best to ignore, deflect, or offer pitiful "But What About" excuses...

These folks sit in their basements and get fed outright hate and division 24/7 on Fox and the other far-right media - pick up a hammer or look at the arsenal of guns they've accumulated, and then decide to act on their outrage...

Putin is losing his war in Ukraine, but he's smiling seeing how he's manipulated the MAGA-masses to attack and try to destroy their own country...

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Wow. Jan 6th, Putin, Ukraine, Fox, Mike pence, proud boys, oath keepers, militia, KKK?

sure got your off topic money’s worth.

too bad this is about insane Canadian hippie nudists from Berkeley.

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too bad this is about insane Canadian hippie nudists from Berkeley.

No. No it isn’t.

It’s about a crazed right wing fanatic committing a serious crime.

Though I understand why you’d prefer to talk about anything else.

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You took that leap all the way to Trump supporter now based on…what actual facts?

That he posted asking 45 to make tulsi his vp in 2024.

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That he posted asking 45 to make tulsi his vp in 2024.

No trump supporter wants THAT.

more proof he is a nudist hippie from far left Berkeley.

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That he posted asking 45 to make tulsi his vp in 2024.

No trump supporter wants THAT.

Spoke to them all did you? How interesting.

6 ( +6 / -0 )

a man by himself with a hammer tried to attack USA,s third top person?

-7 ( +0 / -7 )

That is the result of Trump's fascist hate speech..

Conservative Trumpism is a domestic terrorist movement..

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more proof he is a nudist hippie from far left Berkeley.

Best laugh of the day....this guy has a social media history full of far-right views;

In a personal blog that DePape maintained, posts include such topics as "Manipulation of History," "Holohoax" and "It's OK to be white." He mentioned 4chan, a favorite message board of the far right. He posted videos about conspiracies involving COVID-19 vaccines and the war in Ukraine being a ploy for Jewish people to buy land.

DePape's screeds included posts about QAnon, an unfounded theory that former President Trump is at war with a cabal of Satan-worshipping elites who run a child sex ring and control the world. In an Aug. 23 entry titled "Q," DePape wrote: "Either Q is Trump himself or Q is the deepstate moles within Trumps inner circle."

"Hippie from Berkeley"? This guy was a card-carrying member of MAGA - the same as all the other far-right domestic terrorists....

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That is the result of Trump's fascist hate speech..

Conservative Trumpism is a domestic terrorist movement..

Trump had absolutely nothing to do with the actions of this guy, he chose to go naked, he chose to pummel Pelosi, that’s on him, the Canadian made that conscious choice. Biden says nutty things all day, I’m not going to pummel someone, we all have choices.

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to the extent that Trump probably didn’t call the guy on the phone, specify the date and time while recommending a certain brand of hammer made by real Americans I’ll agree with you.

if you think Trump is not responsible for the poisoned environment that spawned this weirdo, you are in utter denial

you can make the exact same argument about the left, the guy doesn’t sound entirely like a typical conservative, he definitely doesn’t do conduct himself like one. Again when someone on the left commits a crime the left want to blame everything from the environment to the upbringing to social class as a reason for their bad behavior, and we should excuse and let that person go because of it, when it’s a conservative, no, then they need to be held to account. When liberals go crazy, we have to show compassion, when conservatives go crazy, we have to lock them up forever. The guy had a choice, no one put a gun to his head to make him do what he did, that’s on him. Sorry, but the left can’t take the high moral ground on this issue.

-5 ( +1 / -6 )

you can make the exact same argument about the left

Ok then. Next time a ‘left’ supporter goes nuts and tries to kill a conservative politician.

For now though, this guy was a right wing lunatic trying to kill a Democrat. Let’s focus on that.

Again when someone on the left commits a crime the left want to blame everything from the environment to the upbringing to social class as a reason for their bad behavior

Well, so far today the right wing posters have blamed California, hippies and Democrat policies for Depape’s actions. Kind of sounds like ‘environment’ to me.

However, the clearest evidence we have so far is his documented history of supporting Qanon, 45, election fraud and assorted crazy conspiracies.

If I were a betting man I’d put money on those beliefs having had something of a role to play in shaping his arrest for attempted murder and several other felonies.

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Let me guess. By tomorrow there will be a manifesto, right?

or maybe write, as In someone is writing it right now.

-10 ( +0 / -10 )

Qanon ? check

Jewish conspiracy ? check

Anti-vaccine ? check

Deepstate paranoia ? check

Misogynist ? check

Homophobic ? check

It's pretty much a full house for early 22nd Century mental derangement bingo.

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Let me guess. By tomorrow there will be a manifesto, right? 

or maybe write, as In someone is writing it right now.

Sounds a bit like ‘speculation’ about a conspiracy theory. Dangerous.

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The media are so disgustingly dishonest sometimes.

Yeah that blatant lie made its way into this article. Gotta link to Trump somehow, right?

so there wont be a manifesto? That’s disappointing.

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