"Political manifesto found in his car."

Along with a potential hit list, right?

Remember when Trump joked on the cammpaign trail about the man who broke into Nancy Pelosi's house and took a hammer to her husband's head and his supporters thought it was funny?

Don't know yet but this could be part of the shooter's motivation:

Anthony Zurcher
@zurch.bsky.social

A horrible incident--and one that could have significant (and, perhaps, intended) political consequences. Democrats have a one seat majority in the Minnesota Senate and the state House is tied. There have been contentious special elections that have flipped control three times since November

Aaron Parnas
@aaronparnas.bsky.social

I hate to send this message, but Minnesota State police are now advising people in Minnesota not to go to any No Kings protest as the suspect is at large and they found No Kings flyers in his car.

Governor Tim Walz
@governorwalz.mn.gov

Out of an abundance of caution my Department of Public Safety is recommending that people do not attend any political rallies today in Minnesota until the suspect is apprehended.

Hmmm:

Brooklyn Park Police Chief Mark Bruley confirmed that a "manifesto" was discovered in the vehicle of the Minnesota shooting suspect. The document reportedly included a list of names.

"When we did a search of the vehicle, we did find a manifesto that identified many lawmakers and other officials. We immediately made alerts to the state to provide security wherever necessary," he said in a press conference.

According to ABC News, the list included several high-profile Democratic politicians, such as Governor Tim Walz, Representative Ilhan Omar, Senator Tina Smith, and Attorney General Keith Ellison.

CNN further reported that the names also included abortion providers and pro-abortion rights advocates. A law enforcement official told the network that authorities also discovered a Father's Day card addressed to the suspect inside a bag filled with ammunition.

Hmm, is this the guy? Doesn't seem likely, but the name is the same and looks like the other photo but with a beard:

Dr. Vance Boelter E.d.D.
CEO Red Lion Group

Dr. Vance Boelter E.d.D. is CEO of Red Lion Group based in The Democratic Republic of Congo. He is also CEO of Praetorian Guard Security Services based in Minnesota.

Dr. Boelter majored in International Relations for his Undergraduate Degree at St. Cloud State University in Minnesota. He holds his Master of Science in Management Degree, and Doctorate in Leadership for the Advancement of Learning and Service, from Cardinal Stritch University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Dr. Boelter has worked full time for some of the largest companies in their field such as Nestle, Del Monte, Tesoro, Marathon Speedway, and 7-Eleven. He has worked in Operations, Technical Services, Quality Services, and Continuous Improvement. Dr. Boelter has experience in Eastern Europe, The Middle East, and Africa.

He currently lives in Minnesota with his wife Jenny and their children.

Guess we'll find out when authorities make it official:

Vance Boelter's Alleged Appointment Letter On Gov Tim Walz's Workforce Development Board Surfaces

An alleged letter from Minnesota Governor Tim Walz to Vance Luther Boelter surfaced online after Boelter was named by journalists and the New York Post as the suspect in Saturday's shootings of former lawmakers John Hoffman, Melissa Hortman, and their spouses. Authorities have not confirmed his identity.

www.mnafricansunited.org
#80 | Posted by Gal_Tuesday

Gal has to go to India and Africa to get the story she wants.
#81 | Posted by lfthndthrds

Please learn to read:

Minnesota Africans United (MAU) is a coalition and statewide organization for all African immigrant communities in Minnesota. MAU supports Minnesota's African Immigrant community with representation from 55 African countries. We act as a connection for the network of African immigrants in Minnesota and for local African immigrant community organizations, and small businesses.

Vision: The vision of Minnesota Africans United (MAU) is to improve the quality of lives of Africans in the State of Minnesota.

Mission: Minnesota Africans United (MAU) is serving as the coalition of African immigrants in Minnesota that is centered on closing the opportunity gaps in agriculture, business development, education, employment, healthcare, housing, investment, and trade with the mission of creating awareness and increasing access to resources for African communities.

PS Don't forget, I'm asking this as a question: "Hmm, is this the guy?"

BTW, why would this be the story I want? It's certainly not. I hope everything I posted is wrong.

Not one on this thread who knee jerk blamed MAGA will retract if it turns out this shooter truly is a Walz appointee. Also, the MSM will quickly move on if this shooter contradicts left wing narratives.
#86 | Posted by BellRinger

Just because Walz appointed him to Governor's Workforce Development Board (GWDB) doesn't automatically mean he was a Democrat. He could be, but the board is bipartisan:

Members of the GWDB are appointed by the Governor and serve three-year terms on the board. As required by WIOA and state law, the majority of GWDB members are representatives from businesses across the state. Other members of the board include representatives from labor unions, higher education, Commissioners (or their designees) from various state agencies, legislators from both branches of the Minnesota Legislature, and members of community-based organizations that have demonstrated experience in addressing the employment, training, or education needs of individuals with barriers to employment. There are also many non-voting members of the board that represent state agencies, public education, various state advisory councils and offices, and other workforce development partners.

FBI just ID'd the killer.... AND it's the Praetorian Guy in the pic in #83.
NOT the former Walz appointee.
He's also a preacher.
#89 | Posted by Corky

Ah, that makes sense. From my earlier post that Lefty said came from India:

CNN further reported that the names also included abortion providers and pro-abortion rights advocates. A law enforcement official told the network that authorities also discovered a Father's Day card addressed to the suspect inside a bag filled with ammunition.

I hope they release the full list:

Law enforcement also found a hit list in the Minnesota suspects' car that contained nearly 70 names, a law enforcement official briefed on the matter told CNN. The names included abortion providers, pro-abortion advocates, and lawmakers in Minnesota and in other states, the official added.

This report indicates he is likely not a Democrat but an anti-abortion Republican:

2:43 p.m. - The suspects' list targets prominent abortion rights supporters in Minnesota, according to an official who has seen the list. That includes many Democratic lawmakers who have been outspoken about supporting abortion rights policy positions.

This from the NY Post:

The apparent hit list included abortion providers, clinics and Planned Parenthood, sources told The Post, theorizing the suspect may have been harboring pro-life views. Both of the Democrats he targeted were pro-choice.

Police are weighing whether Boetler held extreme anti-abortion views, sources said.

Hortman was virulently pro-choice and led the Minnesota House in passing the PRO Act in 2023, which codified the legality of abortion and other forms of reproductive health care. She also boosted funding for abortion clinics and passed protections for providers.

Many anti-Trump Americans, myself included, hope it rains in DC during Trump's birthday bash. A little bit of karma for the president who didn't want to go to the ceremony in Normandy because it was raining and he didn't want to get his hair wet.

Many anti-Trump Americans, myself included, hope it rains in DC during Trump's birthday bash. A little bit of karma for the president who didn't want to go to the ceremony in Normandy because it was raining and he didn't want to get his hair wet.

He's an Evangelical anti-abortion, anti-trans preacher:

Brian Barrett
@brbarrett.bsky.social

We've updated our story on the alleged Minnesota shooter to include details from anti-abortion and anti-trans sermons he gave in 2023.

The alleged Minnesota shooter runs a security company and has links to an evangelical mission; the website of his ministry says he once "sought out militant Islamists in order to share the gospel."

Suspect in Minnesota Shooting Linked to Security Company, Evangelical Ministry

The alleged shooter is a 57-year-old white male; according to his ministry's website, he "sought out militant Islamists in order to share the gospel and tell them that violence wasn't the answer."

What a riot.
Neither Fox, nor OANN, nor Newsmax, nor NRO will do much "reporting" on this story.
Just like no segments on how it's impossible for ear cartilage to grow back.
#146 | Posted by Danforth

Probably because the more they learn about the gunman the more they realize he's a fellow traveller.

Gift link to Wired article here:

Rick Perlstein
@rickperlstein.bsky.social

1. Let's put this together. The assassin appears to be the follower of the New Apolostolic Reformation, which holds that American society is literally under demonic possessions. (And you, dear reader, are one of the demon.)

Regarding his appointment to the Workforce Development Board:

His involvement in the food industry has also seemingly helped him build inroads to local government. In 2019, Minnesota governor Tim Walz appointed him to a Workforce Development Board in the capacity of a "business and industry representative." He also served as chair on the Dakota-Scott Workforce Development Board for over a decade, but resigned last year, according to a post on LinkedIn.

Onward Christian Soldiers!
#151 | Posted by donnerboy

The New Apostolic Reformation (NAR) is a Christian supremacist[1] theological belief and controversial movement associated with the far-right that combines elements of Pentecostalism, evangelicalism, and the Seven Mountain Mandate to advocate for spiritual warfare to bring about Christian dominion over all aspects of society, and end or weaken the separation of church and state. NAR leaders often call themselves apostles and prophets. The movement is heavily associated with C. Peter Wagner, who coined the term and founded the movement's characteristic networks. Wagner himself described the NAR as "the most radical change in the way of doing church since the Protestant Reformation."

Long a fringe movement of the American Christian right, it has been characterized as "one of the most important shifts in Christianity in modern times". With the 2008 publication of Wagner's Dominion! How Kingdom Action Can Change the World, the movement began a greater focus on gaining political influence"through spiritual warfare"in order to effect societal change. The NAR's prominence and power have increased since the 2016 election of Donald Trump as US president. Theology professor Andr Gagn, author of a 2024 book on the movement, has characterized it as "inherently political" and said it threatens to "subvert democracy". Religion scholar Julie Ingersoll states the movement is "often...now the public face of Christian Nationalism."

The Southern Poverty Law Center characterizes NAR as "the greatest threat to American democracy that most people have never heard of". American Republican politicians such as Mike Johnson, Doug Mastriano, Marjorie Taylor Greene, and Lauren Boebert and activists such as Charlie Kirk have aligned with it. Some groups within the broader Apostolic-Prophetic movement have distanced themselves from the NAR due to various criticisms and controversies.

Remember that upside down flag that Speaker Johnson and Justice Alito like to fly?

Many NAR adherents have adopted the Appeal to Heaven Flag from the American Revolutionary War that symbolized seeking authority from a power higher than the British king. NAR leaders such as apostle Dutch Sheets popularized the flag to symbolize Christian nationalism, and many participants in the January 6 attack were seen carrying it. Andr Gagn asserts the NAR symbolism of the flag "has completely turned" from the original meaning to now "support the idea that Trump should be president, that he's chosen by God." The flag is displayed outside Speaker Mike Johnson's Capitol Hill office and has flown at the New Jersey vacation home of United States Supreme Court justice Samuel Alito.

Video at link:

Brian Tyler Cohen
@briantylercohen.bsky.social

And there it is. The Minnesota assassin who shot Democratic lawmakers "voted for Donald Trump and was a strong Trump supporter," according to his best friend.

The Minnesota assassin who shot Democratic lawmakers "voted for Donald Trump and was a strong Trump supporter," according to his best friend.

But, but, but Governor Walz appointed him to a nonpartisan business board in 2019!

Something interesting I'm posting again showing just who this guy is,

"Dr. Vance Boelter has been involved with security situations in Eastern Europe, Africa, North America and the Middle East, including the West Bank, Southern Lebanon and the Gaza Strip. He brings a great security aspect forged by both many on the ground experiences combined with training by both private security firms and by people in the U.S. Military. He has worked for the largest U.S. oil refining company, the world's largest food company based in Switzerland and the world's largest convenience retailer based in Japan. "

Simplifying this guy to a single ideology may be difficult.

This isn't someone who sees the world through a single lens.

His perspective is multifaceted, based on what he has seen and experienced around the world.
#160 | Posted by BillJohnson

I posted that info before you did and basically said the same thing, but now that more info has emerged, it is clear that the gunman is a Chirstian nationalist preacher who voted for Trump. No nuance involved. Read the Wired article I linked to upthread.

Certainly, he must have seen and knows things that set him off.
Posted by BillJohnson

He may have had personal problems that put him over the edge. I read his was looking for a job. Maybe he had financial problems. OTOH, this attack was well thought out. This wasn't impulse attack. He didn't plan on getting confronted by the police in the middle of the night, so who knows who else might have been planning to kill.