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On Tue, 1 Jul 2025 04:36:53 -0000 (UTC)
Eli the Bearded <*@eli.users.panix.com> wrote:

> Timothy McVeigh picked the date of his bombing to match the date of the
> Waco siege end date. I've already seen speculation that this could be
> similarly timed naming some local property owned by racists that had
> burned.
> 
> I've also seen this perpetrator's grandfather speculate that the kid (he
> was just 20) had applied to be a fire fighter and was rejected.
> 
> Sadly, both options are plausible and not mutually exclusive.

As a former 20 year old, I can attest that it's not an age overly
renowned for its reasoning and dispassionate decision-making capacity.

Be curious to see what the kid says now that they have him.  Bet he's
got some shitty "manifesto" or some shit.

Ooo - new theory, by me, totally unsubstantiated: fire fighters
included the father who told his daughter not to continue dating a
dangerous incel loser.  VENGEANCE TIME!