Both Hoffman and Hortman are Democrats. Hortman is the former Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives.
Not surprised that it was Democrats that were shot and not Republicans.
Both Hoffman and Hortman are Democrats. Hortman is the former Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives.
Not surprised that it was Democrats that were shot and not Republicans.
Both were shot at their homes and authorities believe the shooter was impersonating law enforcement, the source said.
Impersonating law enforcement, or actual law enforcement? If they don't have the suspect in custody yet, they have no idea whether they were impersonating law enforcement.
Members of the Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL)
It's functionlly the same thing as the Democratic party.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minnesota_Democratic%E2%80%93Farmer%E2%80%93Labor_Party
It's just what the state party calls itself.
FOUR... four were shot. 2 are dead, 2 critically injured.
I went looking for a story to test posting on Piefed... first thing I find is a quadruple assassination attempt. 😬
fuck republicans they're all god damn traitors, even the ones who just voted Republican. I'm so disgusted with so many people in this country, even family. fuckers.
It's worth noting that Democrats had a majority of one seat in the Minnesota legislature, until this person killed one Democratic representative and tried to kill another.
Arm yourselves. They have begun to purge.
Don't just arm yourself.
Begin to collect information. Take mental notes on suspicious vehicles. Of a certain kind. Begin regular meetings with birds of a feather. Keep connecting with like minded people. Develop, even a limited understanding, of opsec and infosec. Learn a bit of GIS. Get onto a secure messaging system.
y'know it doesn't bother me to target politicians but i just know the people who did this are fascists and i wouldn't be surprised if this was partly in response to the ICE protests in LA and how Trump and his team of demons are categorizing the demonstrations as liberal lefty chaos. these fascists ruin the effectiveness of a good execution.
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