Tesla Cybertruck explodes in front of Trump Tower, Las Vegas - Terrorism Investigation

[brihard]

If the first note was real it'd be a headline on every MSM new article. They only refer to the contents of the 2nd note and now that email is getting its rounds after Shawn Ryan show posted it (great 1 hour listen).

The first note was released by Las Vegas police and has been very widely reported on. Most outlets haven’t published the full text of the notes, but some have. Generally not a lot of news media publish full manifestos or calls for political violence, but a LOT of stories referred to it obliquely yesterday.

The local Vegas Fox outlet did publish the contents: ‘TIME TO WAKE UP’: Las Vegas police share notes from Cybertruck explosion suspect

The focus from the media seems to be his mental health state. I don’t disagree with that- it’s the bigger factor in this whole thing IMO. I’m just saying that there seems to have been radicalization too, and his own writings support that. It’s not weird to see those two things overlap.

 

[OldSolduer]

Las Vegas police released several notes that he authored. This one in particular is what underlies my statement that he radicalized.

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On its own this would be “ok, another guy saying silly stuff online”. But he followed it up with a suicide bombing, so I feel comfortable describing it as radicalization.

The other longer one I saw yesterday is this:

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This is more conventional and I would not describe him as radicalized just based on that.

The really wacky one was the email he sent a few people on the 31st:

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This dude turned really unwell at some point and had some clear mental health issues. Some degree of violent ideological radicalization happened too, but he took himself out before taking it to the point of seriously harming others.

It’s a sad story. I read he had started getting mental health care through the military. I have to wonder how much earlier he was shooting up flares that are more obvious in hindsight.

John Douglas - FBI profiler - and others say there are always warnings. We may not pick up on them til it’s too late.
There’s a precipitating stressor too - probably his wife leaving

 

[The Bread Guy]

If the first note was real it'd be a headline on every MSM new article ...

While not plastered all over, I don't think that note's been ignored, either ...

Matthew Livelsberger claimed Cybertruck bombing was to ‘cleanse his mind’ of brothers he lost — and trashed ‘feckless leadership’ of a USA ‘near collapse’

“Why did I personally do it now? I needed to cleanse my mind of the brothers I’ve lost and relieve myself of the burden of the lives I took.”

nypost.com

FBI: Las Vegas Cybertruck suspect had PTSD, "personal grievances"

Police say Matthew Livelsberger, a highly decorated Army Green Beret, took his own life as part of a self-described "stunt" to get the attention of his fellow Americans. But there are still more questions than answers.

www.livenowfox.com

Cybertruck bomber left chilling notes saying US is ‘headed toward collapse’

‘We are being led by weak and feckless leadership who only serve to enrich themselves,’ an excerpt from one of his notes read

www.independent.co.uk

Cybertruck driver left behind rant praising Trump and Musk, slamming Democrats • Michigan Advance

The Green Beret who shot himself seconds before the Tesla Cybertruck he rented went up in a fiery explosion outside Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas on New Year’s Day referred to the event as “a wake up call” and effort to rid himself of the “burden” of the lives he took in combat. He […]

michiganadvance.com

... now that email is getting its rounds after Shawn Ryan show posted it (great 1 hour listen).

Yeah, THAT picked up speed & traction really quickly.

Meanwhile, media AGAIN dig up "the usual suspects"

New Orleans attack, Vegas explosion highlight extremist violence by active military and veterans

AP investigation finds radicalization among veterans and active duty service members on the rise

www.voanews.com

Here's the Nov 2024 AP material referred to in this article ...

AP finds that a Pentagon-funded study on extremism in the military relied on old data

Early this year, Pete Hegseth told a Fox News audience a new, Pentagon-funded study proved that the number of military service members and veterans involved in the Jan. 6 insurrection did not indicate a wider problem in the armed forces.

apnews.com

Takeaways from AP’s report on a study into extremism in the military that used old data

Early this year, Pete Hegseth told a Fox News audience a new, Pentagon-funded study proved that the number of military service members and veterans involved in the Jan. 6 insurrection did not indicate a wider problem in the armed forces.

apnews.com

... with the study in question attached.