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The shooting took place late Wednesday outside the Capital Jewish Museum, which was hosting an American Jewish Committee event at the time of the incident.

US Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem announced the deaths in an X post, saying, “We are actively investigating and working to get more information to share.”

The suspect, identified as 30-year-old Elias Rodriquez of Chicago, Illinois, "chanted 'Free, free Palestine,’ while in custody," she added.

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[–] BigMacHole@lemm.ee 16 points 6 hours ago

This is HORRIBLE! Doesn't he know you're ONLY allowed to Murder CHILDREN and BABIES otherwise you're ANTI SEMETIC!

[–] Objection@lemmy.ml 4 points 5 hours ago (1 children)
[–] Tetragrade@leminal.space 2 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago) (1 children)
[–] Objection@lemmy.ml 3 points 4 hours ago

And to think, there are people around here who accuse me of not being a "real" leftist. Who but a leftist would post a page from from a webcomic that's 90% text? Checkmate libs.

[–] umbrella@lemmy.ml 17 points 9 hours ago
[–] wpb@lemmy.world 12 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

I'm very conflicted on this. On the one hand, it is a good thing when genocide collaborators die, that's two less to worry about, but on the other, this could serve as a catalyst for further Zionist crackdowns on free speech.

[–] dRLY@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 hours ago

I understand the catch 22 of it. But they are already doing crackdowns, and even without this, they have already planned more crackdowns. So it means that being afraid/concerned about potential crackdowns only really helps the Zionists/fascists. Just like the Dems always being concerned about how the Republicans will react makes them not actually accomplish anything ever. Never bothered to force things like Roe v Wade into official law when they had chances and just kept it as just an up in the air thing. There are very much times and places for trying "good faith" efforts. But they mean nothing and get stomped on if you already know the other side is "bad faith" only.

[–] communism@lemmy.ml 7 points 9 hours ago
[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 4 points 8 hours ago

🦀 🦀 🦀

[–] b161@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 points 11 hours ago
[–] TsarVul@lemmy.world 3 points 10 hours ago (2 children)

Adventurism sets back this movement of ours. This is what a revolutionary spirit without theory to back it up does. ADL is already using this as casus belli to silence pro-Palestine voices. CIA and Mossad are popping champagne bottles as we speak. And all they lost were two ultimately expendable Zionist bureaucrats. This is a fucking disaster.

[–] geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml 13 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

It would be if mass repression was not already in place from peaceful nonviolent protests.

Cause and effect are being swapped around.

[–] TsarVul@lemmy.world 2 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

You think there's no other place to go from here? Foreign uni students that have pro-Palestinian sentiments are easy targets for the fascist government. Wait until they start going after pro-Palestinian nationals on the grounds of being supportive of domestic terrorism. Why make it easy for them?

[–] geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml 13 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

This already happened. The entire constitution has been put in the trash can before anyone got shot.

[–] TsarVul@lemmy.world 1 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Wrong. You still have the first amendment. A privilege that the entire political spectrum of the US is a fan of. There is however an exemption to the first amendment. That is incitement. You are all making a case for the fascist government to portray pro-Palestinian sentiment as calls for violence.

Let me make it perfectly clear. The 2 that were smoked have a direct hand in the progress of the Zionist project. I have no love for them. But if you're going to crash out, please crash out responsibly.

[–] geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml 3 points 3 hours ago

First amendment has been canceled for over 2 months. I'm sure this will be a new fan favorite excuse for repression. But looking at it realistically, besides a new excuse the actions will be the exact same.

[–] AntiOutsideAktion@lemmy.ml 6 points 9 hours ago (12 children)

From where has it been set back?

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[–] geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml 73 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago) (19 children)

The man who got shot had an active Twitter account. Very stand-up guy. Such a shame he got killed.

[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 15 points 8 hours ago

Won't find me weeping for an active defender of genocide being put in the cemetary.

[–] Turbonics@lemmy.sdf.org 21 points 17 hours ago

Ohnoanyways.gif

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[–] GoodOleAmerika@lemmy.world 27 points 19 hours ago

They will spin this off for anti semitism. Nothing to do with genocide in Palestine. Thank God for whoever invented the cameras in cell phone that we could see the massacre around the world. Imagine how bad it was before smart phones were invented.

[–] shadowfax13@lemmy.ml 64 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours ago) (1 children)

shooter’s manifesto. this will be spun as some anti-semitic bs when its clearly a desperate last act given the crackdown on peaceful protests and our politician bribed enough by aipac not giving a fig about them even when public opinion is overwhelming against israel.

https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/the-israel-embassy-shooter-manifesto

no one deserves death for others actions but an israeli delegate is much more complicit than those helpless children and other innocents getting butchered everyday by israel.

these rich brats had a choice to be not part of the ongoing genocide or even make a stand. the children and families without water and food trapped in gaza have no choice other than to be target practice for idf scum

[–] belastend@slrpnk.net 11 points 12 hours ago

Holy shit. This is insanely profound. Not dehumanizing his targets but acknowledging their humanity and therefore, their responsibility and the gravity of the thing he is about to do.

This wasn't a raving mad man stabbing or shooting the nearest, most Jewish looking person, this seems to have been a targeted shooting.

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