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Matthew Livelsberger, the suspect behind the Tesla Cybertruck explosion outside Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas, was described as a “big” Trump supporter and a highly trained Green Beret with 19 years of military service.

Livelsberger, who died in the blast, rented the Cybertruck in Colorado and filled it with explosives, injuring seven.

Authorities are investigating the incident’s symbolism, speculating it may have been a political statement due to its location and links to Trump and Elon Musk.

No clear motive has been established.

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 6 days ago

Was probably mad that Musk turned out to be the actual president and not Trump.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 6 days ago (2 children)

It's not terrorism if they're MAGA as I understand.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 days ago

Well his manifesto said it wasn’t terrorism after all. No reason to question such a fine upstanding citizen.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 6 days ago

Sooooo won't be investigated as terrorism got it..... Sigh this country is so corrupt it's not funny

[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Symbolism? There's no well thought out and clear symbol. It's just an asshole who thinks going up in flames "sends a message (jokerMewing.jpg)". A well thought out symbol is more like Luigi Mangione's Deny Defend Depose.

This guy was promised a good life for the simple man by the republicans and he was repeatedly backstabbed, and that made him angry. Yet he stayed with them till the end at which point he couldn't imagine himself not being the MAGA Rambo wannabe he thought himself to be. That's what angry and dumb people do.

[–] [email protected] 180 points 1 week ago (4 children)

I will still wait for more concrete details before I cast judgement, but in the meantime I can say this much:

Many leftist haters of Trump wouldn't go in a Cybertruck to make a statement. They'd probably even refuse to be paid to get in one.

[–] [email protected] 70 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (6 children)

The stupid things have had over a half dozen recalls in the last year. You couldn't pay me enough to get in one.

I already feel unsafe when I call a Lyft or Uber and get a Tesla. That alone removes a star.

[–] [email protected] 30 points 1 week ago (5 children)

I mean... this guy was possibly a suicide bomber.

I don't think there would be concerns over what happened if he got into a fender bender on the way there.

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[–] [email protected] 28 points 1 week ago (3 children)

When I look at his background. 19 years of military service at the sharp end, does not leave a person "fully whole". The US also has a history of neglecting the mental health of its service members.

This suicide might have more to do with those factors, than politics. The apparent political statement might just have been a final cry for attention.

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[–] [email protected] 127 points 1 week ago (1 children)

No one supports Trump for logical reasons. He's the emotional choice.

When you get emotionally involved, crazy is a small step away

[–] [email protected] 46 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Also pretty easy to be betrayed by Trump: he claims to hold every possible stance on every issue. Then, he acts on only one person's benefit: Trump.

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[–] [email protected] 74 points 1 week ago (9 children)

You'd think a green beret would be better at blowing shit up

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[–] [email protected] 57 points 1 week ago (1 children)

All of the shooters and this guy have been trump fans. That's the thing about patriotism. If you use it as rhetoric but attack the foundation, the rah rah patriots tend to want to blow your head off.

[–] [email protected] 28 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Gonna be a interesting 4 years

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[–] [email protected] 56 points 1 week ago (9 children)

It's obviously too early to say the motive with 100% accuracy. But based on the timing of the event, and the Trump/Musk connection. It would seem like a Trump supporter who felt betrayed about the H1B visa thing.

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[–] [email protected] 51 points 1 week ago (10 children)

Man, ex- trump fans really really want trump dead

Wonder why...

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[–] [email protected] 40 points 1 week ago

'big' Trump supporter

I mean.. let's be honest here, he did drive 12 hours through the night to serve Trump some freshly barbecued pig.

You don't cater like that unless you're a truly big fan.

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[–] [email protected] 40 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (9 children)

Saying this as an ex-soldier: The highly trained special forces are just as susceptible to psyops as the people they use them on. Sometimes more so because "if it was used on them, they would know better from experience" as they drink two more scoops of hooah Kool Ade. Nationalism isn't patriotism, and patriotism is earned and not irrevocable.

That soldier was lied to and manipulated, and fell for it.

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[–] [email protected] 34 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Why is there no mention of the term suicide bomber?

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[–] [email protected] 33 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Not very smart if he filled it with fireworks and gasoline.

[–] [email protected] 51 points 1 week ago (3 children)

"Highly trained Green Beret" who doesn't know how to make a proper bomb.

[–] [email protected] 48 points 1 week ago (8 children)

If your only aim is that the explosion looks impressive then he made a perfect bomb.

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[–] [email protected] 27 points 1 week ago (4 children)

And none of the current Trump supporters will believe that he was Trump supporter or that he had planned this attack. They will instead believe that he was murdered by the deep state.

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[–] [email protected] 26 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Say what you will about the right wing lunatics, they are at least actively trying to take down the establishment. We leftist draw signs and bitch online 😑 me included

[–] [email protected] 14 points 6 days ago

Speak for yourself. If you're doing nothing, that's on you.

Look at Palestine Action in the UK, who have written off weapons factories. That's doing far more to take down 'the establishment' than a poorly-executed suicide bombing. Look at environmentalists sabotaging coal infrastructure, or even Cop City actions. Look at the unions sabotaging the police in my own city.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 days ago

At least you don't get downvoted for saying it anymore, more progress!

[–] [email protected] 26 points 1 week ago

“He loved Trump, and he was always a very, very patriotic soldier, a patriotic American,”

Yeah. Reading the rest of the article (not that I trust the press these days) his version of being an “American Patriot” is “fuck everyone I hate, they can burn” and he really wanted Trump to do that for him. President Musk getting in the way really pissed him off when he finally realized that Trump is just another spineless, vain, wealthy narcissist that DGAF about him.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 week ago (13 children)

One thing I'm finding interesting: we've got the NO attack and this Trump/CT attack, happening in close temporal proximity and both hurting/killing innocents, but I'm only seeing the former labelled by the media as a "terrorist" attack. Could it, maybe, possibly, have something to do with the NO attacker potentially having an Islamic background? In contrast, a US military member, and a Trump supporter in particular, could never be awarded the "terrorist" badge by the press, "bomber" is the most he could hope to earn it seems.

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[–] [email protected] 24 points 1 week ago

More proof that magas are just violent psychopaths. Open more insane asylums!

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