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workinclasszero

(28,270 posts)
Thu Mar 15, 2018, 07:53 PM Mar 2018

Package Bombs Are Killing People in Texas but Donald Trump Hasn't Said a Thing

Package Bombs Are Killing People in Texas but Donald Trump Hasn't Said a Thing. There's a Reason for That.
Shaun King 11:16 a.m.

On Monday, bombs went off in Austin, Texas.

That’s a big deal, right? Bombs – actual improvised explosive devices – going off in the middle of a major American city is a big fucking deal.

They weren’t found by a bomb squad and safely disposed of by a brave crew or a high-tech robot. Nah, they were left on the doorsteps of people’s homes all over Austin. Made to look like mail, the packages were then picked up by a mix of everyday people – black and Latino, young and old – who were then torn to bits by explosive shrapnel.

A report from ABC News outlined the level of sophistication of the explosives: The bombs had been designed by a “highly skilled” bomb maker – or makers —who used pieces of metal to generate shrapnel and set triggers that detonated the bombs with motion.
Yeah, I’m pretty sure that’s a huge deal. Strangely, though, Donald Trump, the president of the United States, who campaigned on being tough on crime and terrorism, hasn’t said a word.

https://theintercept.com/2018/03/15/austin-package-bombs/
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Package Bombs Are Killing People in Texas but Donald Trump Hasn't Said a Thing (Original Post) workinclasszero Mar 2018 OP
Perpetrator unlikely to be immigrant or Muslim lostnfound Mar 2018 #1

lostnfound

(16,177 posts)
1. Perpetrator unlikely to be immigrant or Muslim
Fri Mar 16, 2018, 07:51 AM
Mar 2018

So Donald can’t use it in his stump speech.

Very sad, but tv hasn’t talked too much about it either.

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