Minnesota state senator John Hoffman and his wife were shot at their home in Champlin and Minnesota state representative Melissa Hortman and her husband in Brooklyn Park were reportedly shot by a gunman impersonating a police officer.

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    2 months ago

    Just remember the ONLY Reason Republicans are LITERALLY MURDERING DEMOCRATS is Because we’re being TOO violent with Them and TOO crazy with our Playbook! If we just show them RESPECT they’ll STOP breaking into our homes with hammers! I mean setting our Offices on Fire! I mean Running us Off the Road! I mean Murdering us in our Homes!

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      2 months ago

      The suspect, according to the alert, is a white man with brown hair wearing black body armor over a blue shirt and blue pants. Authorities are asking residents not to approach the suspect if spotted.

      https://files.catbox.moe/d3qal2

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      2 months ago

      https://bsky.app/profile/atrupar.com/post/3lrl7qe63qx2h

      law enforcement officials say they made a proactive check at Rep. Hortman’s home after a lawmaker who lived nearby was shot and found a “police vehicle in the driveway with emergency lights and what appeared to be a police officer at the door coming out of the house.” He was actually the gunman.

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    2 months ago

    Well, that’s one way to incite violence. Goddamn. MAGA just can’t help themselves.

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    2 months ago

    Seems like they’re sanitizing the news cycle around some events today…

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    2 months ago

    They’re trying to use it as an excuse to cancel the No Kings protests now.

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      2 months ago

      I figured they did it to tip the balance of the state congress in their favor.