The man arrested for the crime, Cody Balmer, 38, has confessed, the NYT reports.
The authorities said surveillance footage showed a person checking out the governor’s mansion before scaling a fence and using a hammer to break a window on the south side of the residence. He threw an object into the house, igniting a fire, the Dauphin County District Attorney said in a statement. He then broke into the building through a window on the east side and threw at least one more object into the house, starting another fire, before fleeing, the district attorney said.... When state troopers questioned him and asked what he would have done if [Pennsylvania Governor Josh] Shapiro had found him, Mr. Balmer said that he would have beaten the governor with his hammer, the affidavit said.
From a Grok analysis of the news stories:
The attack's timing, occurring hours after Shapiro held a Passover seder, has raised questions, but no official connection to hate crimes has been confirmed (Spotlight PA).... The lack of a confirmed motive highlights the complexity of such incidents, especially given the political and personal implications for Governor Shapiro, a prominent Democrat often mentioned as a future White House contender (BBC). Shapiro's response, refusing to be "deterred" and emphasizing his Jewish faith, underscores the personal impact (CNN).... As of April 14, 2025, the specific motivation behind Cody Balmer's actions remains unknown, with mental health issues appearing as a likely contributing factor based on his mother's statements. Unverified claims of anger over property issues exist but lack official support, and speculation about hate crimes is not confirmed....
I looked at Balmer's Facebook feed last night, and — aside from one obscure meme — I saw no politics or bigotry. I didn't scour the whole thing, but I went back years. My rough impression was of an aimless young man hanging around with other young men, in the manner of an unpromising teenager. But now I see that he's 38.
AND: The hammer makes me think of the attack on Nancy Pelosi's husband... and of the Night of Broken glass. It's a noisy way to enter a house, so it strikes fear. It suggests that you don't mean to sneak around but want an encounter, and in that encounter, it's a frightening and effective weapon.
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I sure hope that the people here who made such a big deal about antisemitism on college campuses are equally forceful about that here in demanding harsh punishments.
I am quite certain no one of the GOP will take responsibility for fanning these flames.
Shapiro thinks this will likely get him elected president, like Trump overcame his assassination attempt.
Please, stop with the antisemitism as Christians start our Holy Week.
Why would Republicans take responsibility for inciting terrorists? That's the Democrat Party that is vandalizing, assaulting, and arsonizing to frighten and intimidate their fellow citizens. The next time you scumbag Party members take responsibility for being such deranged anti-American pieces of shit will be the first.
Umm, Mark, you hope the people who oppose anti-semitism can bring themselves to condemn an arson?
Sometimes you’re like a Mad Libs or a Hunter Thompson cut-up story.
"I am quite certain no one of the GOP will take responsibility for fanning these flames."
Speaking of flames, somebody is making a really lame attempt at gaslighting.
“If he was trying to terrorize our family, our friends, the Jewish community, who joined us for a Passover Seder in that room last night, hear me on this: we celebrated our faith last night, proudly and in a few hours, we will celebrate our second Seder of Passover.”
No Holocaust card left unplayed. Very counterproductive. It says we stick to our weird religion instead of we stick to rule of law. So, the message that goes out quietly is that Jews are not real Americans. But nobody cares about whatever holiday it is, none of which have any meaning. Pick instead something that everybody cares about.
The right response is that in a free society there are always some nuts and we slowly put them in prison.
(For non-scholarly Jews, alienation is a way to prevent assimilation and loss of the religion, a religion survival strategy. Antisemitism must be seen everywhere at all times. It provokes alienation, though, and there you are, and runs into victim fatigue among the non-victims.)
"I am quite certain no one of the GOP will take responsibility for fanning these flames."
Oh honey. I think you are very confused over whom was fanning the flame of hatred in this country.....
but But! BUT!!
he SAID he was opposed to Biden!
so he MUST be a MAGA!!
Every One on the left (especially the Anti Israel left) LOVED Joe Biden..
We'll find out what his motivation is soon enough, or we won't (Las Vegas shooter). Criminal and evil no matter what.
Mark - FO
What everybody but rhardin said. Yes, I strongly condemn all political violence whatever its motive and demand harsh punishment for its perpetrators and funders, no matter who they are and whatever their motives. Unlike Democrat party leaders.
I was talking to somebody yesterday whose uncle is anti-Christian. He said his uncle once claimed that Christians were shooting up movie theaters. When asked for one instance of that happening he was, of course, unable to. But, he persisted in that belief. Mark is that uncle. Not literally, but there you are.
When the corporate media fails or refuses to posit a motive for a crime, one is left to speculate. It does seem, however, that when there is a whiff of "racism" of some sort the reticence disappears. One also wonders why Shapiro immediately jumped to anti-Semitism when no motive has been released by his own State Police. Yes, I realize he said "if," not that it actually was, but will he issue a retraction if it turns out the perpetrator's motive was otherwise? We shall see, but not while holding our breath.
I'm surprised security was so lax. You can climb the wall of the governor's mansion. Not easy, but you can do it. The fact that this guy was able to do so much damage suggests that someone was not paying attention.
Just your average 2025 Democrat.
I certainly do condemn the arson attack on the Governor of Pennsylvania and his family. I certainly don't know why it happened in this individual case but I absolutely don't need to know that to condemn it.
Most of the politically-inspired violence in this country is coming from the left but I totally support the idea that the right might get started. This is why it is so important to have real reform. A civil war is a truly terrible thing especially for the young people. Sometimes I think there is a "cold" civil war going on between young men and young women with the women, or some women, saying "toxic" and the men, or some men, saying "bitch." Most of the young men who actually committed a dreadful, terroristic attack on defenseless people had recently been dumped by their girlfriend or wife. In the Before Time a young man had God, country, wife, family, job, sports, car and when things went wrong in one area the rest held him up. But now, many only have a smartphone and a FWB. It's not enough and then they get tired of games and the woman does, too.
Mark is a screen name with no available profile. He parachuted right in to stir the shit. He displays certitude at the beginning of every sentence: "I sure..."/"I am quite certain."
He's so sure, yet he's incoherent. He calls to account the Republicans who've expressed concern about anti-Semitism on campuses as if they are responsible for more anti-Semitism!
I haven't been following the work of this particular commenter, but just from this one post, I don't think he's in good faith here.
So, I guess the Democrats have retired good the "Firey, but mostly peaceful, protest" bullshit.
Mark's comment would have worked better if he had stopped at the first statement. The second one just creates confusion.
Wow, Lefty Mark is hitting the booze early this morning.
From the article:
"When state troopers questioned him and asked what he would have done if Mr. Shapiro had found him, Mr. Balmer said that he would have beaten the governor with his hammer, the affidavit said."
The arsonist seems like a chatty fellow. Did troopers ask him why he started the fires? What did he say?
The ex-girlfriend who turned him in is cooperative. Did he mention a motive to her?
Either the state troopers or the NYT are encouraging us to speculate.
As usual, everyone is jumping on this hoping it makes The Other Team look bad. Let's get some facts before we come to any conclusions. Could be a jew-hating HamaSS supporter, could be an anti-tax zealot, could just be a loon. Regardless of what the motive turns out to be we can all take comfort in knowing that people will contort the facts to blame the politicians they despise.
Why give Mark traction? Life is too short.
^^Could be Steve’s fault^^
Sorry… just getting into the swing of things…
Isn’t it time for common sense hammer control?
“How many more, Mr. Speakah?! How many more?”
rhhardin, What's it like in there?
Josh Shapiro is insufficiently woke and he's Jewish. That's plenty enough reason to firebomb the governor's mansion, according to some Democrats and progressives. By Any Means Necessary to bring on the Revolution and punish the apostates.
Sorry, Mark, firebombing is a barbarian method used by Democrats and progressives to achieve the Revolution.
Democrats pounce.
The thing to recognize about the campus protests is they are the product of a well funded, top-down political operation with high-end Washington PR firms coordinating the events. To reference them in any other context is to expose your own ignorance and gullibility and/or talk about bad faith…
I haven't been following the work of this particular commenter, but just from this one post, I don't think he's in good faith here.
Every since he slandered me last year, falsely claiming that I praised and encouraged political violence by the right in my comments, I have had a strong antipathy to his drive-by style of verbal firebombing. That's when I discovered he had no profile only a screen name. It's easy enough to trace the real person behind the bullshit.
But I took the low road and simply mock him and occasionally demand he apologize for slandering me. It usually causes him to slink away for a few days. Because he cannot prove his assertion, even after searching my nearly 15 years commenting here, because he was lying about me. He claims to be a lawyer but says far dumber things than any lawyer or law professor I've ever seen outside of Congress, which unfortunately is full of Marks: liars and bomb-throwers.
...dismissing a jab from a sock puppet while taking a shot of your own? Holy carp!
While thanking the public for their well wishes in the wake of the attack, Shapiro took a stand
against political violence.
“This type of violence is not okay. This kind of violence is becoming far too common in our
society, and I don’t give a damn if it’s coming from one particular side or the other. Directed at
one particular party or another, one particular person or another. It is not OK. And it has to stop,
we have to be better than this. We have a responsibility to all be better,” Shapiro said.
But what if Mark is operating in good faith? I guess that means he is a bigoted loon heavily influenced by Dem Party propaganda.
I blame Peter Seeger.
I don't follow Shapiro as closely as I should, but a few things:
- He had a clear shot to be VP-candidate and either Kamala or HE declined. I think that was bad for Kamala, and showed her weakness, and if he declined I actually respect him more. Tim Walz was useless, Shapiro may have turned the tables.
- This country and the Left in particular have shown themselves to be virulently anti-semitic. The only Jewish nation on earth faces one of the most horrific modern terrorist attacks and within days organized protests against that nation, openly anti-semitic in nature, were rampant. No outrage on the Left, tacit approval from many, and open approval from some. I'll never forget that.
- Shapiro navigates successfully (from his career) in a purple state. As a politician, that's freaking hard - especially in today's day of polarization. Again, good for him.
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I don't really align myself well either left or right, though I tend to be more right leaning in policy. But if I was the democratic party, I'd quash the anti-semitism and promote Shapiro behind the scenes while letting Newsom take the public punches.
And if I was on the Right, I'd ramp up my local efforts in PA and start planning on how to keep Shapiro from gaining traction. Or try to move him to switch parties on the basis of the anti-semitism on the left.
Good grief the MSM never changes.
Righwinger/Republican attacked - "Was the attacker a Leftist? Of course not. The attacker was just a nut. Lets move on!"
Lefwinger/Democract attacked - "It had to be a Righwinger filled with hate. Lets jump to that conclusion - until proven otherwise. More investigation and speculation is needed".
First of all, that's quite a Governor's mansion, wow. Looks like it was a formal ballroom that got attacked, a wing, so at least it's away from the primary residential area.
It seemed to me that Gov. Shapiro made political violence the theme of his press conference. I think it's unfair to say that he put religion front and center, or that he's encouraging more antisemitism that way. If the attack had happened on Christmas Eve and a Christian had pointed out the impact of that on a family, we wouldn't be criticizing them for including it.
It's not so easy to provide security for a sprawling estate, but I understand that alarms were triggered on the grounds and the response was reasonably fast. It would seem that the extent of the damage is more due to the accelerant used in the devices, not sloth.
I've read elsewhere that the perp lost his rather nice home to a state auction, where it sold for a pittance to Blackrock, and that the frequency of such events has skyrocketed in PA. We shall see.
As for the cheap partisan shots, there are certain commenters that exist only for this purpose, both short and long-winded. It's really easy to just ignore them.
That thing about the "Seder" got a laugh out of me. I love the way the NYT"s assumes everyone knows what a "Seder" is, and that the arsonist would be clued in to that too. Also funny is the way that Jewish holidays ( there seems to be one every other week) are always invoked to imply any attack on any Jewish person is antisemitic in motive. Why He was attacked during/right after/right before jewish holiday X! Think of the antisemetic hate!
Democrats React to Political violence:
Antifa violence? What that?
Attacks on Musk? Oh that his problem
Assassination attempt on Trump? Ok whatever. How'd the Dodgers do?
Attack on Shapiro? OMG. We have a problem with political violence in this country! Everyone must denounce this outrage!
I can make a case for the arson being driven by the left OR the right. Can't tell from the very limited information available. But I can, with almost certitude say this:
If someone claims it's a left (or right) wing attack and it turns out to NOT be a left (or right) wing attack.their positions/or... feel remorse/rethink their positions/or...
Throw the bastard in jail with Luigi....
Its natural that if a politican like Shapiro, who seems to start every other sentence with "As a Jew,...." is attacked; the motive of the arsonist had to be anti-Jewish. But there are a lot of nuts out there, and they have a lot of reasons (almost all crazy) to attack the Governor of a State.
Given the lack of antisemitism in the USA and among white Americans in particular I sincerly doubt the arsonist was a "Nazi". More likely he had some crazy personal beef that he blamed on the Government. And thought Shapiro was the head of the "Government" and blamed him.
Mark is one of those guys I faithfully skip over.
Maybe Taylor Lorenz can explain to us how he’s a misunderstood arsonist..
Andy Ngo posted some photos. He gives off a distinct antifa odor.
- Krumhorn
[A hammer] suggests that you don't mean to sneak around but want an encounter, and in that encounter, it's a frightening and effective weapon.
@Althouse, moreover it is a potentially lethal weapon — it is capable of crushing through a human skull bone and seriously scrambling the grey matter inside. There was a case where a person defended himself from a hammer attack using a gun. IIRC the defense attorney had to smash a cadaver skull with a similar hammer to convince a judge that his client was defending himself from a potentially lethal attack.
Leftists, Hamas Nazis, or feds
I notice all the conservatives going out and "Condemning" the violence. Scott Adams just decided to tweet he "disavowed and condemned" the attack. Funny how the democrats and the Left NEVER feel the need to do this when a Republican is attacked, but the Republicans always do, when a Democrat is.
Just for future reference: Rightwingers/Republicans wont win any points with the left or the Democrats by doing it.
"IIRC the defense attorney had to smash a cadaver skull with a similar hammer to convince a judge that his client was defending himself from a potentially lethal attack."
The judge telling me that he has never held a hammer without telling me that he has never held a hammer.
I actually knew a guy that was being sued and his successful defense was that he had never once personally used a tool of any sort. His family was rich.
Mark - The brainwashed left in conjunction with Pro-Pali/Pro-Hamas rive to the sea Nazis are all on the left. (well- OK a few on the right - but 98% are leftists)
"Just for future reference: Rightwingers/Republicans wont win any points with the left or the Democrats by doing it."
True, but everything isn't about winning points with the left.
7:02 Ann-
Thanks for the background.
flip-flopping reality is what paid activists do best.
The Pelosi husband attacker used a hammer and was sentenced to a long time in prison. He was also a nut, with nutty motives. Its inevitable that the because the MSM/Democrats refuse to condemn Antifa or leftwing violence, that nuts are getting the message that its "Open season" on Politicians. And some of the people on "Their side" are going to get some blowback.
That's why political violence used to be condemned by everyone on all sides of the spectrum. But the Democrats/Left have decided they can be immune while smirking at leftwing political violence. Once you open that Pandora's box - you don't know where it will lead.
Wasn't it just last week that Chuck Schumer wouldn't condemn the destruction and vandalization of Teslas? I don't understand why they find that so hard to do.
This is a link to the pictures of the suspect.
https://x.com/MrAndyNgo/status/1911632805718565179
Since people are speculating that he did it because his house was auctioned off because he didn't pay his property taxes, I am going to speculate that he might be a "sovereign citizen."
that bomb did some serious damage.
chuck Schumer must bow to the corrupt mob.
Democrats refuse to condemn Tesla bombing.
Democrats in the media don't have a single thing to say about the murder of Cory Competore at a Trump rally - because the paid mob-patsy was unsuccessful taking out Trump, and leftists in the mob media(D) do not care at all about Trump supporters.
But if the situation were flipped - and a Kamala supporter was murdered at a rally - we would never hear the end of it.
Locally - the braindead obedient leftist brownshirt lie-swallowers - are harassing Tesla owners. Tesla owners who are more than likely democrats themselves.
Did anybody check if the FBi was involved in egging him on?
RCOCEAN II: But there are a lot of nuts out there, and they have a lot of reasons (almost all crazy) to attack the Governor of a State.
"Almost all crazy"?
we stick to our weird religion
I suspect most anti-Semites are anti-Christian, too. They pick on the Jews because Christians outnumber them.
Hatred of Jews is based on jealousy, that God chose the Jews to give birth to a messiah who would save humanity.
It's anti-Christ, I think. It's an irrational hate.
I could understand the hatred, if you lived in a war zone. But when the Jews have done nothing to you, and you hate them? It's very strange. I'm not sure if it's a medical condition or a spiritual one.
Political violence is the norm now. It began decades before floyd and will continue until it is widely condemned by the political class in this country.
Which won't happen. It is a very effective tool, along with lawfare, intimidation and blackmail.
It has been common practice, again for decades, to vilify those who defend against such violence.
When people who attempt to step up to stop violent actions are silenced, and put in jail, the powers that be are clearly showing what is allowed, and what is not.
The Governor in question has supported his own party, in all things-open border, allowing criminals to skate, etc.
And because he is a woke asshat, we are supposed to feel terrible that he was targeted. Let us forget the hundreds, if not thousands of Jews put at risk in our major cities because of his, and others Democrats, embrace of open borders, Islam, and violence.
When extreme behavior becomes the norm, the only option is to react to it in kind. That is a rational response that most of us have.
And we are told we are the problem. It is our fault. We are told this, again and again, by the left. and people like the Governor.
I don't really care what the perps motivation was, or what his party affiliation is- I want him punished, banished, and made to suffer real consequences.
FYI, if the Governor was a Republican, this wouldn't even be a story at all. It would be a narrative that Republican racist policies were responsible.
Violence is a tool used by communists, leftists, and Gramsci fans. It is almost exclusively a left wing tool.
When you support such tactics, and then are outraged when you are affected, is beyond karma.
Let's get him arraigned, convicted, and sentenced as if he were a right winger. Zero tolerance.
Decades ago there was a hammer murder at Stanford, by a math grad student, who attacked a professor.
Hammers are a lethal weapon, even wielded by the untrained.
You can comment on just about anything just about anywhere on the internet. People with pronounced political views don't necessarily use a social media account in their own name for posting their views, so there may be a lot more that hasn't yet been revealed.
Still, if I had to guess I'd say that "lone nutter" is the more likely explanation. Belonging to an organization can release and control energies that are pent-up in loners to the point of explosion.
If Andy Ngo is right about finding Balmer's x account, then Balmer is a very creepy guy. Beware of the fakes, though. Somebody has already added "F___ Trump" to a picture Balmer posted.
The pictures point out the high effectiveness of gypsum wallboard in fire safety. If the walls had wood paneling it would have been bad.
Due to the depth the wall may even have been plaster, which can be better for fires.
Israel is historically Israel... long before the Syrian-Palestinians were dropped in.
Historical study of the hammer as a lethal weapon.
The increase in antisemitic attacks in the United States has been staggering, per capita in the UK it’s even worse. In the US about 30 incidents per million, in the UK about 52.6 per million. In the past year in the US about 10k recorded incidents, in 2023 about 8.8k incidents, which includes harassment, vandalism and assaults.
For contrast: In 2023, the U.S. recorded 436 anti-Christian incidents, including vandalism, arson, gun-related crimes, bomb threats, and assaults. This marked more than double the number reported in 2022 and an 800% increase since 2018. Most incidents targeted churches, with nearly 400 involving vandalism or arson. The rise highlights growing hostility toward Christian institutions in the U.S.
That's why political violence used to be condemned by everyone on all sides of the spectrum. But the Democrats/Left have decided they can be immune while smirking at leftwing political violence. Once you open that Pandora's box - you don't know where it will lead.
What about Trump pardoning 1500 Jan 6 criminals. Even those they have on tape beating cops and destroying property?
Didn't those pardons excuse violence committed in the name of Trump?
There's a logical fallacy that usually shows up in these situations: When there's a mystery about an event (here, the motivation of the arsonist), but only a few facts about the event are publicly known, people baselessly assume that the answer to the mystery must lie in one or more of the KNOWN facts rather than considering the possibility that UNKNOWN facts hold the answers. For example, for all we know, the arsonist had a personal beef with a member of the governor's security team and this was an attempt to get that person fired for incompetence. Instead of considering such possibilities, people simply assume this has to do with Shapiro's religion or politics beliefs.
(I don't know if there's a name for this fallacy. Is it simply a variation of the Fallacy of Dichotomy?)
"Even those they have on tape beating cops and destroying property?"
Freder, give us examples so that we can go see what you mean by "beating cops" and "destroying property". I ask because the two most violent incidents from January 6th were perpetrated by government agents and neither was prosecuted at all.
For context, antisemitic attacks in Medieval Europe, tended to spike during the Passover season because of the proximity between Passover and Easter and the blood libel that alleged Jews use the blood of Christian children to make their matzah.
That’s a completely insane notion, but then there are those who think that Judaism is a weird religion so I suppose they could believe anything. Gov. Shapiro is an observant Jew and undoubtedly aware of the history.
Mark: “I am quite certain no one of the GOP will take responsibility for fanning these flames.”
As you should be. Assassination, arson, antisemitism and domestic terrorism are the business of Democrats and nutters.
Freder, give us examples so that we can go see what you mean by "beating cops" and "destroying property".
None are as blind as those who will not see.
those who were attacked by the police with tear gas try again
Here it is again. Freder has J6. Normals have the summer of 2020, myriad other Antifa and campus events, looting and assaults of considerably more consequence. Lefties are masters of extending the big lie ad infinitum. J6 was 9/11 and Pearl Harbor. Also, Trump didn’t pardon J6ers to “excuse their violence.” He pardoned them as a response to violence against the Constitution perpetrated by their prosecutors and judges.
Freder - Most of the Jan 6 mask wearing folks were instigating feds. Now - certainly a few bad apples took the bait - but your over-reliance that this is some sort of proof - is pathetic.
Especially after the billions in property damage that occurred after the White left Antifa riots/BLM riots of the George Floyd era... were allowed to commit their acts of arson and destruction inside the manufactured permission structure of the corrupt left.
Freder - Now do the Tesla bombings.
"Almost all crazy"?
Yeah, because if you use an unqualified generalization on the internet then dummies show up, play GOTCHA, and give you examples of the one or two exceptions. "Ysee not ALL of them were that way". You think men are taller than women, but my aunt gertrude is six feet. GOTCHA!
"J6 was 9/11 and Pearl Harbor."
"Jaysix!" is just the new "Racist!" all-purpose diversion, since leftards have worn that one out.
Who gives a fuck what happened in medival Europe - 1000 years ago? LOL. Who even knows or cares about that? Almost nobody in 2025 is atttacking Jews in the USA. And the handful that are, aren't doing it based on some "Tradition" supposedly established in Medievil Europe 1000 years ago.
J6 was manufactured... yes some morons walked into it. But most of the people prosecuted were prosecuted under dismal leftist Soviet type procedures- lacking due process.
But the loyalist obedient hive left are obsessed with due process for criminal illegals.
"rhharden
If he was trying to terrorize our family, our friends, the Jewish community, who joined us for a Passover Seder in that room last night, hear me on this: we celebrated our faith last night, proudly and in a few hours, we will celebrate our second Seder of Passover.”
No Holocaust card left unplayed. Very counterproductive. It says we stick to our weird religion instead of we stick to rule of law. So, the message that goes out quietly is that Jews are not real Americans. But nobody cares about whatever holiday it is, none of which have any meaning. Pick instead something that everybody cares about.
The right response is that in a free society there are always some nuts and we slowly put them in prison.
(For non-scholarly Jews, alienation is a way to prevent assimilation and loss of the religion, a religion survival strategy. Antisemitism must be seen everywhere at all times. It provokes alienation, though, and there you are, and runs into victim fatigue among the non-victims.)”
For someone who is so well-read, you are profoundly ignorant. The Jews in Nazi Germany were assimilated. They fought for Germany during WWI. A lot of good it did them.
The thing that really pisses me off about you is your constant insistence that Jews play the Holocaust card. Do you believe that Jews need to play the Holocaust card to be successful in the US? Are you really that ignorant or do you have a hatred of Jews that causes you to say something so stupid? What we are concerned about is not the last Holocaust but the next Holocaust. I would think that the events that have occurred since October 7, 2023 would enable even you to see how much Jew-hatred exist in the US and the world. What you are telling the Jewish community is that if we don’t assimilate and continue to be Jewish then we are responsible for everything bad that happens to us. Shame on you!
People who walked thru open doors at the Capitol - were treated like murderers. All OK with the corruption supporting Biden butt sniffing leftist minions.
I encourage everyone to read Fredo's link. The five described were sentenced to 10+ years in federal prison- keep that number in mind as you read about their deadly assaults on police. Like I suspected, Fredo has a very warped sense on what constitutes a deadly attack.
Funny how the leftist antifa - who broke the first and only window at the Capitol - and proudly filmed himself doing so - vanished from the media radar.
The left are now saying HUNDREDS OF POLICE WERE INJURED OR KILLED THAT DAY! Total lies - manufactured out of thin air.
I've seen photos that there's a lot of destruction of the governor's mansion. Rather than the tax payers picking up the bill, I hope the guy's assets are seized to pay for it and that he sits in prison until the debt is completely paid off (with interest.)
Funny - instead of talking about what appears like leftist antisemitic antifa bombing of a Jewish Governor.... we are talking about the left's BS Jan 6th lies.
If this guy is a leftist antifa - he will be given kid-glove treatment and a light penalty. Perhaps dedicated leftists can get Luigi-type t-shirts made to show their toxic solidarity.
I'm just going to quietly point out here, yet again, that with our new majorities in House and Senate, our shiny new Republican President with his DOJ and FBI and NSA appointments, that we still have not seen the unequivocal release of each and every January 6th surveillance tape, as was promised years ago. It this administration really wanted to end January 6th debate, this would do it, together with FOIA responses in a timely fashion so all of the government agents are identified - on tape. It isn't happening, and worse, it isn't being mentioned.
Everything is beautiful, Fredo. In its own way.
Freder Frederson said...
You lefties are a vindictive, violent bunch, aren't you?
Thank god for the Bill of Rights.
Whether it's a right-winger trying to kill Democrat Josh Shapiro, a right-winger trying to kill Democrats Paul and Nancy Pelosi, or right-wingers trying to kidnap Democrat Gretchen Whitmer, it's time to renounce political violence from both sides.
Mark is a screen name with no available profile. He parachuted right in to stir the shit.
So. you'll be banning him, right? Right...?
What about it Freder? Go fuck your self.
Freder and all the leftists in the MSM constantly lie about J6. The NYT's has never retracted its claim that police were killed on J6 by protesters. They knew in January 2021 that no police were killed, but they kept lying. They've also covered up how many police were HOSPTIALIZED on J6 and from what. Because a lot of those "injured" police got injured from "friendly fire" and from their own tear gas.
Over 1000 J6er had their lives ruined by Biden's gestapo DoJ. 90 percent of them just walked into the capital building. They assaulted no one. Its greatest miscarriage of justice in US history. The DC courts were still sentencing and arresting J6ers in Decmember 2024, as a final "fuck you" to Donald trump and his supporters.
And why did Biden pardon Lt Byrd who murdered Ashli Babbitt? Answer: Because he's a shit human being.
Freder and all Leftists are immoral. Nothing is wrong if it helps the Left. Nothing is good if it hurts the left. They're amoral scum. They're not acting in good faith. They're cold blooded and out for power.
Please tell me the arsonist once worked as computer programmer and his colleagues called him 'Coder Balmy'. Lie to me if you have to.
"And why did Biden pardon Lt Byrd who murdered Ashli Babbitt? Answer: Because he's a shit human being."
Who? Biden or Byrd?
That seems anti-semitic to me. Peace to Gov Shapiro and his family . What a vile time to attack - during Passover week.
Saw a pic. Looks like Antifa to me - hard left, so fits with the antisemitism.
I am quite certain no one of the GOP will take responsibility for fanning these flames.
So condemning antisemitism committed by your fellow, leftist thugs is 'fanning the flames?'
That may be the stupidest thing I'll read all week. And it's only Monday.
When Reagan was shot, he said about the assassin, "Find out what his beef is."
Everything that someone does has a motive, but we may never be sure of what this guy's motive was if it wasn't a rational one. Sometimes people just want to do something just to do something.
What about Trump pardoning 1500 Jan 6 criminals.
A study/survey released last week revealed 55 percent of Democrats are OK with assassinating Trump and/or Elon Musk.
Freder shows up to bitch about a rally that got out of hand in order to claim moral equivalence.
Do fuck off.
Jesus, things veer off in here.
I think antisemitism is a plausible claim for motive. I note that no one has asked if this guy is Catholic. When Shapiro was AG he issued a report on sexual abuse of minors by priests. Made a big splash here. Most Catholics were suitably appalled, but I was amazed at the number of them who thought it was a media smear.
Mark-
Is your real name Nikita Casap?
When Reagan was shot, he said about the assassin, "Find out what his beef is."
Heh… Hinkley and Jodie Foster. Talk about barkin’ up the wrong tree!
“Deep Thoughts” with Kak Mandy @1:17PM…
Ann Althouse said..."I haven't been following the work of this particular commenter, but just from this one post, I don't think he's in good faith here."
He's a neighbor of ours. Isn't he delightful?
Arsonist is a registered socialist.
I'd hammer about the love between my brothers and my sisters all over this land.
MJB Wolf: I have a former college friend called Mark whom I and everyone I know have had to block out of our lives. I instituted comment screening on my own blog because of him, but he follows me around the internet using the very same M.O. of incitement and retreat. I would be utterly unsurprised if it is not the same person, and yes, he is extremely intelligent, multilingual, and a lawyer and onetime media personality in Russia -- mocking Putin AND Americans. I think everyone should own a copy of The Gift of Fear by Gavin de Becker, especially people who are vulnerable. If you are sending your daughter to college or into the world, make this book required reading before she goes, though it's good training for males too. I'm breaking a de Becker rule by even mentioning this. It's a shame he can't get help. I bet I'll hear from him now. Althouse, please screen his comments. It gets worse.
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