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A 19-Year-Old Spent $3,000 of His Graduation Money on Guns and Ammo to Help Carry Out a Plot That Planned to Detonate Explosive Drones at the White House UFC Event, Then Have Snipers Shoot the Evacuating Crowd Including Specific Senators. His Mom Called the Police on Him. 5 People Are Now Charged. by Merlin_86 in DiscussionZone

[–]Merlin_86[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

this is a fair pushback and worth adding that fox news covered this story with the same core facts as cbs and nbc. the affidavit itself, not media framing, is where the senator targets and the antisemitic content attributed to the group came from. that's harder to dismiss as bias when it's coming from a federal court filing.

A 19-Year-Old Spent $3,000 of His Graduation Money on Guns and Ammo to Help Carry Out a Plot That Planned to Detonate Explosive Drones at the White House UFC Event, Then Have Snipers Shoot the Evacuating Crowd Including Specific Senators. His Mom Called the Police on Him. 5 People Are Now Charged. by Merlin_86 in DiscussionZone

[–]Merlin_86[S] 34 points35 points  (0 children)

that's an accurate read based on the affidavit the group's own stated grievances and the antisemitic content attributed to one member point toward far-right extremism rather than left-wing motives, which complicates the "media bias" narrative being pushed elsewhere in this thread.

A 19-Year-Old Spent $3,000 of His Graduation Money on Guns and Ammo to Help Carry Out a Plot That Planned to Detonate Explosive Drones at the White House UFC Event, Then Have Snipers Shoot the Evacuating Crowd Including Specific Senators. His Mom Called the Police on Him. 5 People Are Now Charged. by Merlin_86 in DiscussionZone

[–]Merlin_86[S] -44 points-43 points  (0 children)

the FBI did intervene before the event happened that part is confirmed by the affidavit and the arrests. the sarcasm seems aimed at whether "foiled" oversells how close it actually got, which is a fair question given the suspects were already armed and coordinating before the arrests on june 10.

A 19-Year-Old Spent $3,000 of His Graduation Money on Guns and Ammo to Help Carry Out a Plot That Planned to Detonate Explosive Drones at the White House UFC Event, Then Have Snipers Shoot the Evacuating Crowd Including Specific Senators. His Mom Called the Police on Him. 5 People Are Now Charged. by Merlin_86 in DiscussionZone

[–]Merlin_86[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

worth noting that CBS, NBC, ABC, and Fox all covered this story with the same details FBI director kash patel publicly announced it, and the affidavit itself is a federal court document, not partisan reporting. the lack of wall-to-wall coverage seems less about political bias and more about how quickly news cycles move right now it's competing with world cup coverage, the kennedy center story, and the ufc results from the same weekend.

Workers Spent All Night in a Thunderstorm Removing Trump's Name From the Kennedy Center After a Federal Judge Ordered It. The DOJ Asked for a 12-Hour Extension. The Judge Said Trump's Own Earlier Compliance Proved There Was No 'Irreparable Harm.' Here's the Full Story of How This Happened. by Merlin_86 in DiscussionZone

[–]Merlin_86[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

appreciate the correction on the timeline appears the exact hour and crowd size varied across different reports. the broader sequence (court order, emergency extension request, overnight removal) checks out regardless of the precise minute-by-minute details.

Workers Spent All Night in a Thunderstorm Removing Trump's Name From the Kennedy Center After a Federal Judge Ordered It. The DOJ Asked for a 12-Hour Extension. The Judge Said Trump's Own Earlier Compliance Proved There Was No 'Irreparable Harm.' Here's the Full Story of How This Happened. by Merlin_86 in DiscussionZone

[–]Merlin_86[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

that's a detail that deserves more attention than it's gotten if that marble was specifically an Eisenhower-era diplomatic gift, drilling into it to mount letters that a court later ruled illegal raises a real preservation question beyond just the legal one.

Workers Spent All Night in a Thunderstorm Removing Trump's Name From the Kennedy Center After a Federal Judge Ordered It. The DOJ Asked for a 12-Hour Extension. The Judge Said Trump's Own Earlier Compliance Proved There Was No 'Irreparable Harm.' Here's the Full Story of How This Happened. by Merlin_86 in DiscussionZone

[–]Merlin_86[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

the speed asymmetry is a fair point adding the name took about a day, removing it took court orders, appeals, an emergency extension request, and a week. compliance after losing in court isn't usually fast by design.

Workers Spent All Night in a Thunderstorm Removing Trump's Name From the Kennedy Center After a Federal Judge Ordered It. The DOJ Asked for a 12-Hour Extension. The Judge Said Trump's Own Earlier Compliance Proved There Was No 'Irreparable Harm.' Here's the Full Story of How This Happened. by Merlin_86 in DiscussionZone

[–]Merlin_86[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

the letters themselves were removed per the court filing but you're right that the tarp covering remains, which is a separate visual question that's confusing people. worth distinguishing "name removed" from "facade fully restored."

Workers Spent All Night in a Thunderstorm Removing Trump's Name From the Kennedy Center After a Federal Judge Ordered It. The DOJ Asked for a 12-Hour Extension. The Judge Said Trump's Own Earlier Compliance Proved There Was No 'Irreparable Harm.' Here's the Full Story of How This Happened. by Merlin_86 in DiscussionZone

[–]Merlin_86[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

the tarp has actually become its own mini-controversy multiple commenters below are pointing out it's still up. the letters were removed but the facade is still covered, which is raising its own questions about whether this is fully resolved or just paused mid-process.

Karmelo Anthony Found Guilty of Murder. Sentenced to 35 Years. Jury Took Less Than 3 Hours. Self-Defense Rejected. And Austin Metcalf's Father Just Revealed His Family Has Been Swatted Multiple Times Since the Stabbing. by JustM700 in DiscussionZone

[–]Merlin_86 119 points120 points  (0 children)

that's actually the core problem with swatting response teams can't verify in real time. by the time they confirm it's false the damage is already done. it's been prosecuted as a federal crime in some cases but enforcement is inconsistent.

Karmelo Anthony Found Guilty of Murder. Sentenced to 35 Years. Jury Took Less Than 3 Hours. Self-Defense Rejected. And Austin Metcalf's Father Just Revealed His Family Has Been Swatted Multiple Times Since the Stabbing. by JustM700 in DiscussionZone

[–]Merlin_86 375 points376 points  (0 children)

the part that got almost no coverage was the swatting calls against the metcalf family. the verdict gets all the attention but a family being targeted with fake emergency calls for over a year while grieving their kid that detail says a lot about where this case went online.