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happybird

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100. Second to last paragraph
Sat Jan 4, 2025, 01:42 AM
Jan 2025

Seems to me he had PTSD, as well as being poisoned by right wing propaganda and toxic “alpha male” puffery.
Sadly, veteran and active duty military suicides are not uncommon.

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Trumpers and MAGA newdeal2 Jan 2025 #1
This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Jan 2025 #66
Get thee to the greatest page malaise Jan 2025 #2
I guess his uncle will read that and be "proud." Good gawd... hlthe2b Jan 2025 #3
This is Russian style milbro stuff. Renew Deal Jan 2025 #7
Yes, it's the usual sexist blather. yardwork Jan 2025 #116
Birds of a feather. I'm sure he will.... LeftInTX Jan 2025 #23
So the man does sound off his rocker. Baitball Blogger Jan 2025 #4
Yes, it's strange... Think. Again. Jan 2025 #10
Yes, he has accurately stated a problem regarding wnylib Jan 2025 #24
Yes. That's the contradiction. Baitball Blogger Jan 2025 #27
FOX ENTERTAINMENT stollen Jan 2025 #40
I call them the Fox Ministry Of Propaganda. Initech Jan 2025 #44
AKA RT stollen Jan 2025 #134
As they ALL do. The MAGA zombie mentality B.See Jan 2025 #43
A deep thinker NJCher Jan 2025 #108
This is why I think there needs to be a lot more caution in praising Mangione ecstatic Jan 2025 #109
Broken clocks and all that 🫤 Blue_Tires Jan 2025 #128
NO!! AverageOldGuy Jan 2025 #37
He sounds so brainwashed that his mind won't allow him to consider the one option that would Baitball Blogger Jan 2025 #42
Recommended. H2O Man Jan 2025 #131
Well, wow. Thank you for the affirmation, H2O! Baitball Blogger Jan 2025 #132
he is nutty. barbtries Jan 2025 #62
It's scary how many people agree with this deplorable line of thinking IronLionZion Jan 2025 #71
Yes I know a few people who would agree with this lunatic rant. mountain grammy Jan 2025 #79
The ApricotAntiChrist and the MuskRat soldierant Jan 2025 #53
That would be remarkable sense. Baitball Blogger Jan 2025 #111
What is wrong with these men? hunter Jan 2025 #115
Certainly not all masculinity is toxic, soldierant Jan 2025 #122
I'm wondering if the musk tfg h1b visa thing broke him? duncang Jan 2025 #110
Yes, yes. That's the conclusion some of us are reaching. Baitball Blogger Jan 2025 #112
He had traumatic brain injury and his 2nd wife kicked him out. They had a baby 8 months ago. LeftInTX Jan 2025 #124
Good Riddance. tulipsandroses Jan 2025 #5
Whiny-ass piece of shit. Good riddance. RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Jan 2025 #6
This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Jan 2025 #67
Ha! Yeah. RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Jan 2025 #88
This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Jan 2025 #89
Thanks. I basically needed somewhere to vent after the election! RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Jan 2025 #96
To be fair, he wasn't in his right mind Blue_Tires Jan 2025 #129
We have strayed too far from family values... ExciteBike66 Jan 2025 #8
REPEATEDLY cheating on his wife. calimary Jan 2025 #51
They mean the letter writer, not Trump obamanut2012 Jan 2025 #58
Overlooked enid602 Jan 2025 #9
"Masculinity is good and men must be leaders" sheshe2 Jan 2025 #11
Stay the fuck away from women. milestogo Jan 2025 #13
Have you seen his pic, she? I ran across Cha Jan 2025 #54
Thanks, Cha. sheshe2 Jan 2025 #65
Yeah, he wanted to "Obliterate" Dems but Cha Jan 2025 #73
It still makes no sense to me. sheshe2 Jan 2025 #76
Sad on every level. Kid Berwyn Jan 2025 #133
It's the basis of their entire belief structure. yardwork Jan 2025 #117
Yes, that sounds about right...for them. sheshe2 Jan 2025 #118
Doesn't know income inequality is GOP bedrock. "wars without end states" bucolic_frolic Jan 2025 #12
hegemony, you say? moondust Jan 2025 #14
Trying to make his butt-hurt weak-ass suicide look noble. Pathetic. Gaugamela Jan 2025 #15
Obliterated? Did he miss the election? BannonsLiver Jan 2025 #16
Pathetic loser couldn't take getting kicked out of his own house kysrsoze Jan 2025 #17
MAGAts want us dead. Kingofalldems Jan 2025 #18
Yup Prairie Gates Jan 2025 #59
Rantings of a lunatic Mountainguy Jan 2025 #19
This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave Jan 2025 #28
Being a lunatic is pretty much a prerequisite for MAGA. W_HAMILTON Jan 2025 #105
Maybe... PCIntern Jan 2025 #20
Will Speaker Johnson appologize to Biden Johonny Jan 2025 #21
Talk about Rebl2 Jan 2025 #22
This is the glory of right-wing propaganda, it is so delightfully effective.. magicarpet Jan 2025 #33
so he was a Trump humper who is against greed Skittles Jan 2025 #25
Yes but trDUMP is an alpha alpha manly he male who wear orange pancake makeup,... magicarpet Jan 2025 #39
Trump is the biggest manbaby on the planet Skittles Jan 2025 #57
I understand ... Fox Newz was piped into all military areas for years. live love laugh Jan 2025 #102
but just how stupid do you have to BE to believe Fox propaganda??? Skittles Jan 2025 #103
I dunno maybe it sneaks up on them like a drug. live love laugh Jan 2025 #104
I watched it a few times when it first came on the scene Skittles Jan 2025 #107
Apparently, the mental qualifications to be a Green Beret Mr.Bill Jan 2025 #26
Why Am I Skeptical About This?...... global1 Jan 2025 #29
His death will always be mocked for being nothing more than an internet meme (truck go boom). RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Jan 2025 #30
Yes, it's just totally nonsensical. Dems are still here. He's a giant charcoal briquette. BannonsLiver Jan 2025 #61
It boggles the mind why anyone thinks Trump is the answer. RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Jan 2025 #97
Incoherent twaddle. He says rally around the guy who embodies all of the RockRaven Jan 2025 #31
"...rally around the guy who embodies all of the problems he identifies" B.See Jan 2025 #46
So a mentally ill man commits suicide as a "tribute" to Trump... wow. WarGamer Jan 2025 #32
What makes him """mentally ill""" as opposed to any other run-of-the-mill MAGA? W_HAMILTON Jan 2025 #106
Did you see his letter re: the drone conspiracy theories? WarGamer Jan 2025 #125
Brainwashing complete. nt hay rick Jan 2025 #34
Suddenly things are becoming clear. Questions we had long ago asked are now being answered. taxi Jan 2025 #35
This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave Jan 2025 #87
?? Blue_Tires Jan 2025 #130
Confused about the source of his angst. La Coliniere Jan 2025 #36
Second to last paragraph happybird Jan 2025 #100
Let's face it, anyone who supports Trump and Trumpism is mentally ill. Frank D. Lincoln Jan 2025 #38
Good thing he offed himself. The cult should follow his example dalton99a Jan 2025 #41
Being a paragon of machismo is paramount to these right-wing men. magicarpet Jan 2025 #45
He should be referred to as the Tesla Bomber Orrex Jan 2025 #47
I like that .. "the Tesla Bomber".. TY Cha Jan 2025 #56
What a little JustAnotherGen Jan 2025 #48
And the best way to rally around Trump and Musk Sneederbunk Jan 2025 #49
So Why Did the Fucked UP Fucker "Obliterate" Cha Jan 2025 #50
"Fight to get the Dems out of the government!!!" wolfie001 Jan 2025 #52
An abolute baby and disordered thinker Prairie Gates Jan 2025 #55
wow. barbtries Jan 2025 #60
But of course! ThePartyThatListens Jan 2025 #63
So mental illness with no political agenda. Got it IronLionZion Jan 2025 #64
Where did these messages come from? Renew Deal Jan 2025 #68
They were on his phone. LVPD retrieved them. Tweet is from KLAS in Las Vegas. LeftInTX Jan 2025 #69
That's weird Renew Deal Jan 2025 #70
FBI also. Well, he's dead and they don't believe he had accomplices. LeftInTX Jan 2025 #75
Why are they releasing these? imaginary girl Jan 2025 #72
I have the same question Renew Deal Jan 2025 #74
Starts at 10 minutes. LeftInTX Jan 2025 #77
Looks like the sheriff that released these messages is likely a republican. Renew Deal Jan 2025 #78
Why? It shows the effer's mindset! The Republicans didn't believe he wanted to purge Dems. LeftInTX Jan 2025 #80
I agree that it proves he's a terrorist. Renew Deal Jan 2025 #82
The video went over much more stuff. He wrote this on his phone as a manifesto. LeftInTX Jan 2025 #84
He literally accuses Trump of covering up war crimes in 2019 in Afghanistan. travelingthrulife Jan 2025 #120
I also don't like the sheriff. He strikes me as a Trump supporter and seems too aggressive for the job. LeftInTX Jan 2025 #91
I would call those writings signs of mental illness. sinkingfeeling Jan 2025 #81
Alternatively, he might just be an idiot Prairie Gates Jan 2025 #94
Most of the things he is pissed about were created by the Republicans he supports. doc03 Jan 2025 #83
He said one thing but his actions said the opposite Hassler Jan 2025 #85
Knr UTUSN Jan 2025 #86
This is gobeldy-goop Iris Jan 2025 #90
Delusions of influence and grandeur NeoTrajan Jan 2025 #92
He's already forgotten Bristlecone Jan 2025 #93
Yeah, the NOLA guy got all the attention and the cybertruck didn't blow to smithereens..... LeftInTX Jan 2025 #95
Timothy McVeigh Wanna-be. fuck that guy and never speak his name. Right wing terrorism is here. ZonkerHarris Jan 2025 #98
He may have been mentally ill, but he was also a dumbass. LudwigPastorius Jan 2025 #99
Well of course he did - 1/3 part wingunt, 1/3 part part PTSD, 1/3 part a-hole UTUSN Jan 2025 #101
Crumbling due to lack of "morales". What a moran. Lemons UK Jan 2025 #113
Wow - that's one scrambled MAGA brain. Guess he forgot Trump thinks of him as a sucker and loser. Vinca Jan 2025 #114
The irony. No group of individuals will ever have more political power to do harm than these Passages Jan 2025 #119
I hope the Feds are checking on his military associates MagickMuffin Jan 2025 #121
Wow. It seems like he's got reality backwards. How many others do, too? nt allegorical oracle Jan 2025 #123
The Speaker of the House has referred to Democrats as the enemy Docreed2003 Jan 2025 #126
This trump supporter is an asshole LetMyPeopleVote Jan 2025 #127
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