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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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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 hour ago

Weak ass k/d ratio.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 7 hours ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago) (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 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.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 9 hours ago

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

[–] [email protected] 8 points 11 hours ago

🦀 🦀 🦀

[–] [email protected] 23 points 11 hours ago
[–] [email protected] 14 points 11 hours ago (2 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.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 40 minutes ago

They were going to crackdown anyway. There is no form of effective resistance to Israel that they would not respond to with escalating violence

[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 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.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 11 hours ago
[–] [email protected] 13 points 12 hours ago

zionazis down crab-dance

[–] [email protected] 0 points 12 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.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 11 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.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 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?

[–] [email protected] 14 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] -2 points 11 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.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 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.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

From where has it been set back?

[–] [email protected] -3 points 11 hours ago (3 children)

At the most immediate level, law enforcement presence will be increased in the DC area. Indirectly, this will further propagate the rhetoric of the Israeli state that antizionism is antisemitism. They're already trying to spin this guy as a raging antisemite.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 37 minutes ago

That is very much not what you were asked

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 hours ago

Not an answer to the question I asked.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago) (1 children)

so the solution is doing nothing instead? because they are already cracking down on (and ignoring) peaceful protests.

and while i don't believe in adventurism either: their violence is their fault, not ours.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

Let me give you a hypothetical. Imagine that these murders happened just as they did. But now imagine that Palestine was not brought up. The guy just stayed silent. The 2 Zionists are dead all the same, but there is plausible deniability that this was not done in the name of Palestine. Like I'm saying, there is a more effective way to crash out, if you are going to crash out. Furthermore, you shouldn't be crashing out on an individual level! When will we have it sink in that there is no individual solution to systemic issues? Organize!

Learn from your enemy. Many Israeli officials still claim to this day is denying the genocide. It's not because they think you'll believe it. It's about plausible deniability.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 hours ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 0 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

The death of 2 shitbags comes at the inconvenience of many more revolutionary voices. I predict it will not be. Because this was not a revolutionary act. This was adventurism.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago) (1 children)

not really. these revolutionary voices will be (and are) silenced anyway as soon as they represent any danger. the palestine thing is incidentally a great example.

adventurism won't save us, but it isnt hurting in this case. small net positive.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

I respectfully disagree. So does Lenin if anyone cares: https://www.marxists.org/archive/lenin/works/1902/sep/01.htm

I get it though. Reading theory can be hard.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago) (1 children)

violence is not the same as adventurism. its better organized, i agree, but not causing any problems we don't already have in this case and its bound to happen as people get frustrated.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Spin the definition however you want. I have made my point. Change comes from class struggle. Not individual spontaneous action.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago) (1 children)

Change comes from class struggle. Not individual spontaneous action.

i implied as much a few times throughout my comments. we are in agreement.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 hours ago
[–] [email protected] 13 points 13 hours ago
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