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But what else do you expect from the Republicans like Rep. Greene and the right-wing media?
An adviser to the district attorney’s office addressed the speculation Wednesday, saying the suspect hasn’t “identified themselves as trans,” only as male.NBC NewsBy Matt Lavietes and Jo YurcabaJuly 5, 2023Less than 24 hours after Monday’s mass shooting in Philadelphia, in which a gunman dressed in a ski mask and body armor killed five people and injured two children, right-wing pockets of social media were exploding with speculation about the suspect’s gender identity.Among those fueling the speculation was Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., who has been repeatedly criticized for amplifying conspiracy theories and anti-LGBTQ sentiments. On Tuesday, Greene tweeted a link to an article by the right-wing media outlet The Post Millennial that includes an image from the suspect’s Facebook page that appears to show him wearing women’s clothing and jewelry.“Another trans shooter,” Greene declared in the tweet, which had been viewed more than 853,000 times as of Wednesday night.
Then the right-wing media lined up like little ducks in a row,
About an hour after Greene weighed in, conservative commentator Rogan O’Handley, who has over 945,000 followers on Twitter, shared the same article, which does not identify the suspect as transgender or speculate about his gender identity.“Time to start having a national dialogue on Trans mass shooters that target children,” O’Handley wrote, in part.
Quack, quack, quack…
On Wednesday, Secure America Now, a conservative nonprofit group with 3 million Facebook followers, wrote on the platform that the suspect had been “revealed to be a trans” Black Lives Matter activist. A representative for the group did not immediately respond to a request for comment.Robby Starbuck, a former Republican congressional candidate in Tennessee and ex-Hollywood music video producer who has more than 340,000 Twitter followers, also joined in, declaring that the shooter is transgender.
Little ducks in a row.
The right-wing media is stirring up hostility against us and their rhetoric is getting hostile! So of the comments on Yahoo article about this are;
- Wait....the news shows the shooter literally wearing a bra and dressed like a woman. And we just aren't supposed to believe our eyes? Gaslighting at its worst.
- Just like Nashville, Colorado Springs, and now Philadelphia the Media is working overtime to make sure suspects are not labeled as LGBTQ even though the facts say otherwise...... Reporters will not ask questions, and will move along as they are told to let the story fade away.
- lots of Antifa are trans too. Something to watch
- 100% trans but the fake news has to spin it because it doesn't align with their fake news brainwashing of America..
The right-wing media is getting their little ducks marching and quacking to their drumbeat!
Meanwhile the officers are denying that the shooter is trans but the right-wing media is pooh-poohing that saying that it is fake news of the left.
While he acknowledged the social media images that appear to show Carriker wearing women’s clothing and jewelry, Asa Khalif, a member of the LGBTQ advisory committee for the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office, condemned the “violent” language coming from the “conservative press” about Carriker’s gender identity and shared what the district attorney’s office knows firsthand about Carriker’s gender identity.“The suspect has not identified themselves as trans. They have only identified themselves as male,” Khalif said at Wednesday’s news conference. “But the language spewed out by the conservative press is violent and is dangerous, and it’s targeting trans women of color. It’s rallying the community to be violent, and we’re better than that.”Khalif condemned those who label trans people as “killers.”[…]District Attorney Larry Krasner expressed similar sentiments.“There are some people for whom hate is a full-time job,” Krasner said. “And if they can stay away from the facts and talk about nonsense, that’s what they’re going to do.”
But the quackers want to stir up the animosity against us… they want to make us the villains as they push their anti-LGBTQ+ virulence and spread their lies.
What does the mainstream media have to say?
An assailant dressed in a ski mask and body armor killed five people and injured two others, the authorities said, in what officials are treating as a random attack.New York TimesBy Sarah MervoshJuly 5, 2023An attacker using a military-style rifle killed five people and injured two children during a shooting spree in a Philadelphia neighborhood on Monday, firing shots on the open street and bringing terror to passers-by before being caught by the police. Officials said they are treating the shooting as a random attack.[...]Who is the suspect?The suspect, Kimbrady Carriker, 40, was arraigned on Wednesday morning on more than 30 counts, including murder, attempted murder, assault and reckless endangerment.There was some confusion initially about Mr. Carriker’s gender identity, and in a news conference on Tuesday, authorities used the pronouns “they/them” to describe him. But on Wednesday, officials from the district attorney’s office said they had no information indicating that the suspect considered himself anything but male.The authorities were working to piece together what might have prompted the attack.
But that didn’t stop the right-wingers their propaganda man chime is “cranked up to high.” They smell blood!
But recently, prosectors said, Mr. Carriker had been “exhibiting abnormal behavior” and “getting more and more agitated,” even wearing his bulletproof vest around the house. He also posted to social media about being followed by evil spirits, alongside articles about efforts to address gun violence in Philadelphia. One resident in the neighborhood said that only days earlier, Mr. Carriker had introduced himself as a “town watchman.”Upon his arrest, Mr. Carriker was found with an AR-15-style rifle and a so-called ghost gun, made from untraceable parts, which was not used in the attack, the authorities said. Other guns were found at his home.
What was Fox News response to the DA comments… lies, lies, and more lies. Their headline says it all.
Krasner, whose controversial crime policies led to his impeachment last year, criticized AR-15 lapel pins after a Philadelphia gunman killed 5 people MondayBy Andrea VacchianoJuly 5, 2023Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner blasted Republican legislators during a post-mass shooting press conference Tuesday, insisting that they are "against [voters'] safety."On Monday night, a gunman opened fire in the Kingsessing section of southwest Philadelphia, killing five people and injuring several more. Multiple children were injured by the gunfire, including a 2-year-old who was shot four times in the legs.The suspected gunman, a 40-year-old man, was reportedly wearing a ballistic vest and had an "AR-type rifle," along with multiple magazines. He was apprehended by police and faces several counts of murder, aggravated assault and felony weapons charges.[…]The district attorney then took aim at Republicans who have recently worn AR-15 lapel pins. Some politicians, such as Rep. George Santos (R-NY) and Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) have worn the lapel as a sign of support for the Second Amendment."It is time for everybody and our legislature, including the ones who would like to walk around with an AR-15 lapel pin," Krasner said. "It is time for every one of them to face the voters.""And if they're not going to do something, then voters are going to have to vote them out because that's what that lapel pin means. It means 'Vote me out. I am against you, and I'm against your safety.'"And the right-wing media is playing up to the hilt to get their little ducks in a row. Quack, Quack. Quack.
The left-wing media is saying...
There’s no evidence the suspect was trans, and he posted repeatedly about his pro-gun stance and his support for former president Donald Trump.
ViceBy David GilbertJuly 5, 2023[…]Even before law enforcement officials named the suspect as Kimbrady Carriker on Wednesday morning, Republican lawmakers and members of the far right were falsely claiming the suspect is transgender, and are using this as part of their broader attack on the LGBTQ+ community.[…]The suspect is a 40-year-old IT professional who lives in the neighborhood. On his now-deleted Facebook page, reviewed by VICE News, he posted repeatedly about his second amendment rights, his pro-gun stance, his support for former president Donald Trump, and his disdain for President Joe Biden.But members of the far right have jumped on a handful of pictures, posted on the account three months ago, that show the suspect with long braided hair and wearing women’s clothing. These images were enough for Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene to conclusively state: “Another trans shooter,” citing an article published in the far-right conspiracy blog the Post Millennial.
Quack, quack, quack… got to line up those ducks so they are quacking the same story. Lying through their teeth.
Members of the far right also jumped on a single image of a clenched fist on the suspect’s Facebook page to claim the suspect “has been identified as a Trans/BLM activist,” even though there is no evidence beyond the single picture to suggest they were an activist.
But in reality…
A review of the suspect’s Facebook account by VICE News suggests he was more concerned about stopping gun control legislation than about Black Lives Matter.“This y’all president,” the suspect wrote under a video of Biden. “We said 2A defends our rights. Now its god save the queen while he attempts to take our arms,” referencing a recent gun safety speech the president gave which he ended by saying, “God save the queen.”In another post with a link to a video about Biden pushing gun control measures, he wrote: “I told you he wanted your rights. GOD SAVE THE QUEEN SAYS BIDEN.”[…]The suspect was also posted repeatedly about Trump. In May, he shared a post entitled: “Who supports Trump in 2024,” which featured an American flag emblazoned with the words “God, Guns & Trump.”
This is not the first time the right-wing media has push those same lies that the Nashville shooter was trans. When they smell blood they attack with their propaganda little a mad dog.
But the right-wing media is running with that he is trans and a backer of BLM. Quack, quack, quack...
It's time to have a conversation about all mass shooters. Why single out a trans-person, if in fact a shooter were to be trans? Oh, another form of discrimination.
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