I believe the intent was mostly understood by people online shortly after it happened, but now some excerpts from Connor Sturgeon's journal have apparently been released by police.
https://archive.li/PK1yF
Same article, other archive: https://web.archive.org/web/20231123024050/https://www.foxnews.com/us/louisville-bank-shooter-massacred-upper-class-white-people-highlight-lax-gun-laws-journal
Just select quotes here. More meat in the article.
The man who killed five people at a Louisville, Kentucky, bank in April was motivated by his outrage over the nation’s gun laws, which he considered lax and hoped a bloody rampage of white victims would spur politicians into action, according to a police report released Tuesday that contained excerpts from the killer’s journal.
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"Perhaps this is the impact for change – upper class white people dying. I certainly would not have been able to do this were it more difficult to get a gun."
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Sturgeon’s family has said they intend to sue the maker of the rifle used in the attack.
Washington Free Beacon: https://archive.ph/M4Xtl
Rep. Dean Phillips (D., Minn.) told House colleagues that he plans to run for the Democratic presidential nomination, two sources told Politico. A third source who spoke to Phillips told Politico he seemed less resolved, replying, "We’ll see" when asked whether he'll run.
Of course, the first question that comes to mind is "Who?"
In short, he's a very generic "moderate" democrat who, as far as his voting record indicates, goes along with the party position nearly all the time.
One other thing he has going for him is some inherited wealth. He's not Mike Bloomberg rich, but he has one of the highest net worth values in congress. The inheritance comes from a previously big distillery business
In my opinion, he might make for a decent Biden copy, without the family/corruption controversy.
What may be interesting to watch for is if the floodgates open with more democrats wanting to fill in as the puppet figurehead of the country.
It's strange to consider what gets published as news sometimes...
Star Tribune (colloquially, Strib): Controversial group at University of Minnesota medical school in Duluth divides students
Alpha News, basically in response: UMD [Univ. of MN-Duluth] med student objects to ‘very existence’ of Catholic group on campus
Strib, first sentence:
A Catholic group for students at the University of Minnesota Medical School in Duluth that opposes gender-affirming care is fracturing the small, rural-focused program.
Alpha:
The Star Tribune recently published a story on the “divisive” and “controversial” group that is “fracturing” the Duluth medical program. The article quoted two students and noted that Interim Regional Campus Dean Kevin Diebel wasn’t aware of any complaints made about the group.
That detail is mentioned in the ninth paragraph.
Anyways, the Strib article eventually connects the Catholic group to a Southern Poverty Law Center-designated "hate organization" (American College of Pediatricians) and fearmongers for muh rural trans.
Alpha's report goes a bit off course in defending Catholicism in general when the Strib article pointed out #notallcatholicsyet.
The fucking food writer for a newspaper. A stupid pizza party.
This has unfortunately driven me nuts due to the sheer pettiness. It just tells me that these regressives are absolutely relentless, high-school-aged cunts.
Story from Outkick.com: https://archive.ph/VF2IO
One of the sponsors alerted Portnoy of the outlet’s inquiry, reading, to the effect, ‘Dave’s a misogynic racist. Do you want to defend yourselves advertising at this event?’”
Portnoy posted a screenshot of the email on the Barstool blog, showing the exchange between Emily Heil, the paper’s national food writer, and a redacted sponsor: [image]
Dave calls the reporter: https://archive.ph/6is0X
“I’m sorry. Who are you?” she asks, unbeknownst Portnoy was aware of her article plans.
“I’m Dave. The guy you are writing about,” he responded.
Portnoy questioned why she did not ask him for comment but went to his sponsors instead, to which the “journalist” insisted she had yet to come up with “specific questions” for him.
Heil denied that she called Portnoy “misogynic” and “problematic” in her email to the sponsor. Portnoy then read her the email to prove otherwise.
“Well, that email was the most pointed because I was trying to get a response,” responded a dishonest Heil.
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Portnoy and Heil eventually agreed to speak at length at 10 a.m. on Thursday. However, Heil canceled those plans late Wednesday night, “proposing 5 p.m. instead.”
“I said 10 a.m. or nothing. They refused,” Portnoy commented on X.
WaPo's tweet of the article, with community notes added: https://archive.ph/VEvQh
Personal note: I am not very knowledgeable on computers.
I have a new solid state drive after my old hard drive's Windows key apparently 'expired.'
The ssd is preloaded with Windows 10 because of familiarity and 'muh gaymes', but I do want to start getting away from Microsoft stuff (including the OS) on principle.
I know internet browser options are currently a bit "pick your poison." I've been satisfied with Brave and Waterfox, and previously Pale Moon (dropped for some website or add-in functionality I can't remember from years ago).
Besides that, I was thinking this might be a good opportunity to learn about current software/projects doing things properly.
So, I'll just share what programs I see among my hard drive files... 7zip, SumatraPDF, VLC, Audacity (which I recall seeing got bought), Steam, Dropbox, MusicBee (music player and manager), OpenOffice, and some game emulators for a Nintendo fanboomer.
After senior management became aware of the incident and spoke to Donna Hansbrough today, we are reinstating her job, and we are pleased that she has accepted the offer to return to Lowe’s.
First and foremost, there’s nothing more important than the safety of our customers and associates. Products can be replaced; people cannot.
We continue to work closely with law enforcement to investigate and prosecute those who are responsible for this theft and violent attack.
There is some potentially conflicting information going out right now regarding Bud Light sponsoring a pride event After Party in Flagstaff, Arizona.
Apparently after it became news, Anheuser-Busch reached out to media outlets to make a correction and directed the presses to a Flagstaff Pride tweet showing a corrected poster without the Bud Light sponsorship.
https://archive.is/h3ql0
The thing is, there's still the pride event before this after party.
Of which they are "the presenting sponsor."
Announcement tweet: https://archive.ph/M7utT
Event website list of sponsors: https://archive.is/w464w
As of yet, no correction is being reported about this "Pride in the Park" sponsorship. No other corrected posters, either.
