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A couple of things come to mind here EdmondDantes_ Sep 2025 #1
What comes to mind to me is the fact that he's more worried about his "old man" finding out about the rifle hamsterjill Sep 2025 #56
That was what jumped out to me too MichMan Sep 2025 #60
Fair. I assume it was some sort of family heirloom. EdmondDantes_ Sep 2025 #93
Or just doesn't think that killing Kirk was all that big a deal. Igel Sep 2025 #95
Disassociation orangecrush Sep 2025 #101
Ok hannah Sep 2025 #2
I wonder whether it's real or forged. Crunchy Frog Sep 2025 #3
I would have expected to see more abbreviations and texting jargon from a 22 year old. mackdaddy Sep 2025 #51
It sounds like it came from a romance novel written by AI. Crunchy Frog Sep 2025 #62
My thought, too. Gore1FL Sep 2025 #77
It's very strange. yardwork Sep 2025 #113
We live in an age where deception is easy. GreenWave Sep 2025 #79
Talk to cops. Igel Sep 2025 #96
Yowza Prairie Gates Sep 2025 #4
It's crazy that smart, internet savvy young people were texting like this. still-prayin4rain Sep 2025 #5
I believe it was Discorde. LeftInTX Sep 2025 #38
I think he messaged a group on Discord. The alleged texts to his partner are described as "text messages" still-prayin4rain Sep 2025 #69
I dunno. One of my friends decided to use Whats App for campaign stuff because it was more secure than regular text. LeftInTX Sep 2025 #70
If this is real, It sounds to me like he was "in love" with the roommate and mad at Kirk CousinIT Sep 2025 #6
that's what has been going around for a few days... WarGamer Sep 2025 #10
That's the narrative that the regime is fishing for. Crunchy Frog Sep 2025 #40
Yeah. That's why I said "if" this is real. CousinIT Sep 2025 #43
the texts are listed in the official charging document filed in court Celerity Sep 2025 #122
"That's the narrative that the regime is fishing for." TheProle Sep 2025 #68
I don't have any influence over the investigation. Crunchy Frog Sep 2025 #85
This orangecrush Sep 2025 #102
How did he know they'd grabbed an old dude leftstreet Sep 2025 #7
It was all over cable news at the time n/t Shrek Sep 2025 #9
It's just weird leftstreet Sep 2025 #12
And why did he leave it behind in the first place? MorbidButterflyTat Sep 2025 #21
I don't know, my love leftstreet Sep 2025 #23
It don't add up, sweets! MorbidButterflyTat Sep 2025 #45
HOW did he leave it behind? yardwork Sep 2025 #114
Some guesses FBaggins Sep 2025 #129
No way he had that gun in his pant leg when he was hopping off the roof. ZZenith Sep 2025 #132
He was still on the move not watching tv orangecrush Sep 2025 #103
He said Greg_In_SF Sep 2025 #64
How'd he know about them THEN interrogating a second suspect? still-prayin4rain Sep 2025 #133
NYT Coverage (no paywall) TheProle Sep 2025 #8
I'm reading this canetoad Sep 2025 #11
The charging document indicates that they found a photo of the note n/t Shrek Sep 2025 #13
Thanks canetoad Sep 2025 #15
It's probably time for people here to start accepting that this is likely true Prairie Gates Sep 2025 #16
Totally agree canetoad Sep 2025 #17
All of our news media is suspect. They all bent the knee. Blue Full Moon Sep 2025 #22
Do not play tRump's game. He lies constantly to get people to not believe ANYTHING, not to believe his lies. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Sep 2025 #86
And where are the BBC and NYT sourcing their information? Crunchy Frog Sep 2025 #42
Lifted directly from the indictment Shrek Sep 2025 #46
I flipped through cable news... SickOfTheOnePct Sep 2025 #71
If anything MAGA related got to it first I'll wait, do t trust **ANY** of them for anything... uponit7771 Sep 2025 #80
I assumed it was true UNTIL I read this text exchange. yardwork Sep 2025 #115
That's what I think as well. BannonsLiver Sep 2025 #130
This guy is 22? MorbidButterflyTat Sep 2025 #14
Systematically to every single thing. The clothes, the gun, the motive, the planning, the relationship... still-prayin4rain Sep 2025 #26
THANK YOU!!! n/t OneGrassRoot Sep 2025 #31
The person who etched the memes in those casings... OneGrassRoot Sep 2025 #39
Apparently the etchings were just to frame Groypers Diraven Sep 2025 #55
Where have you heard that? OneGrassRoot Sep 2025 #97
Not even a single typo Diraven Sep 2025 #53
I'll buy that for a dollar! Strelnikov_ Sep 2025 #78
Exactly. No internet parlance that would be evident in young Nixie Sep 2025 #126
(1) He really doesn't sound too smart texting like this and (2)... harumph Sep 2025 #18
I am guessing, but I think this is recollection induced by hypnosis. John1956PA Sep 2025 #20
Interesting theory Patton French Sep 2025 #33
If this was in a movie or TV show, no one would buy it. Crunchy Frog Sep 2025 #44
And with a nation full of... OneGrassRoot Sep 2025 #98
I don't consider myself a true crime expert. Crunchy Frog Sep 2025 #99
This didn't come out of the Trump administration n/t SickOfTheOnePct Sep 2025 #100
Oh goodness, I was referring to... OneGrassRoot Sep 2025 #105
Thanks for the clarification. Crunchy Frog Sep 2025 #106
reads like AI crap BoRaGard Sep 2025 #19
Well, so much for Robinson being a Groyper Nick Fuentes acolyte. Jedi Guy Sep 2025 #24
I'd have no trouble believing that but I don't believe this text exchange. yardwork Sep 2025 #117
And the description of his recent past and politics by his mother? His relationship with his roommate? Jedi Guy Sep 2025 #121
You didn't read a word I said. yardwork Sep 2025 #123
The other thing is what has law enforcement threatened the parents with. BannonsLiver Sep 2025 #131
Very good points. yardwork Sep 2025 #134
This line: Robinson: since trump got into office [my dad] has been pretty diehard maga. 2MuchNoise Sep 2025 #25
Yeah that is weird Diraven Sep 2025 #57
Almost like a script Strelnikov_ Sep 2025 #82
Just one of many weird things about the texts. yardwork Sep 2025 #118
This message was self-deleted by its author liberalmuse Sep 2025 #27
Can you be more specific? Shrek Sep 2025 #30
The roommate can easily dispute this if it Nanjeanne Sep 2025 #28
It would also be quite silly to include in the charging document TheProle Sep 2025 #29
They desperately want to bake in the "he wasn't a conservative" meme early. tinrobot Sep 2025 #91
He may have been given some incentive Crunchy Frog Sep 2025 #47
I'm not sure that I have ever used the word "vehicle" for anything I have ever driven. " 1WorldHope Sep 2025 #32
That's just how the kids talk these days. Crunchy Frog Sep 2025 #48
What's so interesting about this exchange? Elessar Zappa Sep 2025 #34
"If I am able to grab my rifle unseen, I will have left no evidence." - Is this the way the chronically online young still-prayin4rain Sep 2025 #50
It isn't even the way my nephew, born in 1988, texts. Crunchy Frog Sep 2025 #66
Honestly, it reads too florid for 80 YO novelists. ok_cpu Sep 2025 #73
It's not "atrocious". It's a new language, a radical offshoot of English. It has logic & usefulness all its own. . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Sep 2025 #87
Yeah, true. I meant, atrocious to oldheads, obvs. still-prayin4rain Sep 2025 #88
All the kids use the future perfect Prairie Gates Sep 2025 #90
Not mine. Not hubby's niece in her 20's. LeftInTX Sep 2025 #109
So, respectfully, you're on multiple threads touting this "nothing to see here" perspective. still-prayin4rain Sep 2025 #125
It came from the State of Utah, not Patel. I guess I'm not a Democrat unless I believe an Affidavit is fake?? LeftInTX Sep 2025 #127
Ok, got my answer, thanks still-prayin4rain Sep 2025 #128
He doesn't text like my 22 year old daughter Buckeyeblue Sep 2025 #35
Doesn't text like any of my sons either Bettie Sep 2025 #76
Smells like bullshit... IrishAfricanAmerican Sep 2025 #36
Doesnt feel like text from a radical or insane person Johonny Sep 2025 #37
I'm not buying it. bamagal62 Sep 2025 #41
Basically, he was a Log Cabin Republican. nt taxi Sep 2025 #49
Doesn't use any text abbreviations Bluestocking Sep 2025 #52
idek i don't even know. WarGamer Sep 2025 #59
"E" for "exactly" Ursus Rex Sep 2025 #61
Bizarre. yardwork Sep 2025 #119
Predictive text is a thing (nt) muriel_volestrangler Sep 2025 #65
He just screwed over his roommate. He can be charged with not reporting this to the authorities. kerry-is-my-prez Sep 2025 #54
Reports were the roommate was cooperative from the jump TheProle Sep 2025 #58
The roommate... SickOfTheOnePct Sep 2025 #75
Affidavit of Probable Cause TheProle Sep 2025 #63
Better copy LeftInTX Sep 2025 #74
This message was self-deleted by its author TheFarseer Sep 2025 #67
Several people have run this through chat gpt Hassin Bin Sober Sep 2025 #72
I think it is a recreation of a vanished Snap Chat exchange. John1956PA Sep 2025 #92
The Affidavit (dated sep 12) says Discord and that they took pictures of it from the roommate's phone. LeftInTX Sep 2025 #108
Thanks for the info. The affidavit seems to prove that the transcript is authentic. John1956PA Sep 2025 #116
Agreed. Who fabricated it though and why? yardwork Sep 2025 #120
This seems odd Tadams01KC Sep 2025 #81
I trust none of these assholes. bluestarone Sep 2025 #83
I'll wait until there's some real investigative journalism. Crunchy Frog Sep 2025 #89
This is fishy as hell. Dave Bowman Sep 2025 #84
This message was self-deleted by its author Nictuku Sep 2025 #94
Smells like bullshit to me. paleotn Sep 2025 #104
Lots of good points in this thread. I would add 2 more WSHazel Sep 2025 #112
This sounds like a complete fabrication orangecrush Sep 2025 #107
Poppycock think4yourself Sep 2025 #110
Amazing how EVERYTHING has to be researched and parsed to determine NoMoreRepugs Sep 2025 #111
Truth is the first casualty orangecrush Sep 2025 #124
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