Nancy Pelosi's husband 'violently assaulted' at San Francisco home, suspect in custody

[Bkk Brian]

14 minutes ago, EVENKEEL said:

So basically he's a homeless nutjob mentally ill guy from Canada. But I understand the liberals wanting to milk this one so close to mid terms.

Milk it! Her husband received a fractured skull, very fortunate to be alive now

Edited October 29, 2022 by Bkk Brian

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

Donald Trump's Silence on Paul Pelosi Attack Sparks Anger

"Donald Trump's silence on the attack suffered by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband Paul Pelosi in the couple's home on Friday has sparked anger from many online as the former president has yet to come forward with any type of statement about the incident."

 

One in a long list of similar comments reported in this news report:

 

"Trump could come out & clearly condemn the attack on Paul Pelosi. He could say political violence is unacceptable. If would be a great thing for our country if he did that. But he likely won't, any more that he tamped down on 1-6 violence when he thought it might still help him," wrote journalist Joyce Alene."

 

(more)

 

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/donald-trump-s-silence-on-paul-pelosi-attack-sparks-anger/ar-AA13vHAC

 

Edited October 29, 2022 by TallGuyJohninBKK

[Jingthing]

5 hours ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

Donald Trump's Silence on Paul Pelosi Attack Sparks Anger

"Donald Trump's silence on the attack suffered by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband Paul Pelosi in the couple's home on Friday has sparked anger from many online as the former president has yet to come forward with any type of statement about the incident."

 

One in a long list of similar comments reported in this news report:

 

"Trump could come out & clearly condemn the attack on Paul Pelosi. He could say political violence is unacceptable. If would be a great thing for our country if he did that. But he likely won't, any more that he tamped down on 1-6 violence when he thought it might still help him," wrote journalist Joyce Alene."

 

(more)

 

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/donald-trump-s-silence-on-paul-pelosi-attack-sparks-anger/ar-AA13vHAC

 

Often with Trump it's better when he says nothing.

 

Such as recently when asked about Kanye's antisemitic explosions, his response was he hadn't really followed it (so believeable) but Kanye had said very nice things about him (all he cares about). Anyway I doubt he will say anything. Why should he? He's still the top leader of the grand old party that he hijacked.

[Hanaguma]

If you insist on bringing partisan politics into the mix, Speaker Pelosi is just as hated by the extreme left as the right. 

 

Also, I am wondering how many MAGA folks live in houses with Gay Pride flags flying and Black Lives Matter signs in the window, as the suspect does. 

[placeholder]

30 minutes ago, Hanaguma said:

If you insist on bringing partisan politics into the mix, Speaker Pelosi is just as hated by the extreme left as the right. 

Really? You got some evidence to support that? Because I did a search and I couldn't find any from the extreme left as you call it. But from MAGA supporters, which I guess is what you mean by the extreme right, there's a superabundance. Maybe you're referring to the time when those extreme leftists raided the Capitol in search of Nancy Pelosi?

[Bkk Brian]

47 minutes ago, Hanaguma said:

If you insist on bringing partisan politics into the mix, Speaker Pelosi is just as hated by the extreme left as the right. 

 

Also, I am wondering how many MAGA folks live in houses with Gay Pride flags flying and Black Lives Matter signs in the window, as the suspect does. 

They were not his houses but a community of druggie's. He made his thoughts very clear on his online blog:

 

"Where he vented rage over Covid-19 precautions and espoused beliefs shared by the conspiracist QAnon movement. The page also includes dedicated sections for Holocaust denial, climate change denial, transphobia, racism, misogyny, voter fraud conspiracy theories, Second Amendment absolutism, screeds against groomers and “pedos,” and trashing actress Amber Heard, the ex-wife of Johnny Depp.

DePape posted similar hard-right and conspiratorial content on his Facebook page, which the platform deleted on Friday."

[placeholder]

1 hour ago, Hanaguma said:

Also, I am wondering how many MAGA folks live in houses with Gay Pride flags flying and Black Lives Matter signs in the window, as the suspect does. 

You got a source for that? Care to share it?

Edited October 30, 2022 by placeholder

[Hanaguma]

3 hours ago, placeholder said:

You got a source for that? Care to share it?

New York Post do for you?

 

"DePape had been living in a dilapidated yellow school bus on the street in front of Taub’s Berkeley home, said neighbors who described him as otherwise “homeless.”

A Black Lives Matter sign and a flag combining pot-leaf symbols and the LGBTQ rainbow decorate the debris-strewn property. Out front, an unpainted wooden fence sports a hand-lettered sign: “News Reporters Go Away.”

 

https://nypost.com/2022/10/29/paul-pelosi-jr-gives-update-on-fathers-condition/

[ThailandRyan]

24 minutes ago, Hanaguma said:

New York Post do for you?

 

"DePape had been living in a dilapidated yellow school bus on the street in front of Taub’s Berkeley home, said neighbors who described him as otherwise “homeless.”

A Black Lives Matter sign and a flag combining pot-leaf symbols and the LGBTQ rainbow decorate the debris-strewn property. Out front, an unpainted wooden fence sports a hand-lettered sign: “News Reporters Go Away.”

 

https://nypost.com/2022/10/29/paul-pelosi-jr-gives-update-on-fathers-condition/

So just because he lived in a dilapidated school bus in front of a home sporting the BLM etc things it fits your agenda to say he was aligned with MAGA?, Qanon etc.....hmmmm

Edited October 30, 2022 by ThailandRyan

[Hanaguma]

1 minute ago, ThailandRyan said:

So just because he lived in a dilapidated school bus in front of a home sporting the BLM etc things it fits your agenda to say he was not aligned with MAGA?, Qanon etc.....hmmmm

To be precise, the bus is in the driveway of the house, so on the property if you care to look at the pictures in the article. 

 

TBH, I don't think this loser was aligned with anything but his own mental illness.  He has been a nutter for more than 15 years, accused by his kids of molestation, the kind of guy who takes up whatever the latest cause/conspiracy/protest is.  THAT is his motivation.

[BangkokReady]

On 10/29/2022 at 12:12 AM, Jingthing said:

So it was of that violent deplorable type we saw on January 6th.

No quite.  He actually did something, not just pose for a selfie behind a desk.

[stevenl]

3 minutes ago, Hanaguma said:

To be precise, the bus is in the driveway of the house, so on the property if you care to look at the pictures in the article. 

 

TBH, I don't think this loser was aligned with anything but his own mental illness.  He has been a nutter for more than 15 years, accused by his kids of molestation, the kind of guy who takes up whatever the latest cause/conspiracy/protest is.  THAT is his motivation.

Glad you mention conspiracy there in connection with his maga and Qanon alignment.

[ThailandRyan]

5 minutes ago, Hanaguma said:

To be precise, the bus is in the driveway of the house, so on the property if you care to look at the pictures in the article. 

 

TBH, I don't think this loser was aligned with anything but his own mental illness.  He has been a nutter for more than 15 years, accused by his kids of molestation, the kind of guy who takes up whatever the latest cause/conspiracy/protest is.  THAT is his motivation.

To me it is the same for a majority of orangeman followers, and I don't support either party.

[LosLobo]

23 minutes ago, BangkokReady said:

No quite.  He actually did something, not just pose for a selfie behind a desk.

Yet, a Jan. 6th rioter dragged a D.C. officer into the mob. The officer suffered a heart attack and a traumatic brain injury. 

 

Another officer had two stokes after being sprayed with bear spray and subsequently died.

Four other officers committed suicide.

 

"A retired New York Police Department (NYPD) officer has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for assaulting an officer with a flagpole during last year’s attack on the United States Capitol, the longest sentence handed out so far in relation to the January 6 riot".

 

Albuquerque Head receives 7 1/2 year sentence, second longest for Jan. 6 rioter - The Washington Post (googleusercontent.com)

 

Former NYPD officer gets longest January 6 riot sentence yet | Crime News | Al Jazeera

Edited October 30, 2022 by LosLobo

[ThailandRyan]

9 minutes ago, LosLobo said:

Yet, a Jan. 6th rioter dragged a D.C. officer into the mob. The officer suffered a heart attack and a traumatic brain injury. 

 

Another officer had two stokes after being sprayed with bear spray and subsequently died.

Four other officers committed suicide.

 

"A retired New York Police Department (NYPD) officer has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for assaulting an officer with a flagpole during last year’s attack on the United States Capitol, the longest sentence handed out so far in relation to the January 6 riot".

 

Albuquerque Head receives 7 1/2 year sentence, second longest for Jan. 6 rioter - The Washington Post (googleusercontent.com)

 

Former NYPD officer gets longest January 6 riot sentence yet | Crime News | Al Jazeera

The Orangeman set this all in motion...and he is still walking free and raising money.

[placeholder]

2 hours ago, Hanaguma said:

New York Post do for you?

 

"DePape had been living in a dilapidated yellow school bus on the street in front of Taub’s Berkeley home, said neighbors who described him as otherwise “homeless.”

A Black Lives Matter sign and a flag combining pot-leaf symbols and the LGBTQ rainbow decorate the debris-strewn property. Out front, an unpainted wooden fence sports a hand-lettered sign: “News Reporters Go Away.”

 

https://nypost.com/2022/10/29/paul-pelosi-jr-gives-update-on-fathers-condition/

But what you wrote was:

So no, he wasn't living in the house and there's no reason to believe that the sign and the flag represent his opinions

[candide]

48 minutes ago, placeholder said:

But what you wrote was:

So no, he wasn't living in the house and there's no reason to believe that the sign and the flag represent his opinions

Right

https://nypost.com/2022/10/29/paul-pelosi-attacker-david-depape-lived-in-a-school-bus/

Edited October 30, 2022 by candide

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

On 10/29/2022 at 2:22 AM, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

"According to CNN, David Depape “posted links on his Facebook page to multiple videos produced by My Pillow CEO Mike Lindell falsely alleging that the 2020 election was stolen.”

He also posted “transphobic images and linked to websites claiming Covid-19 vaccines were deadly.”

 

One of his Facebook posts read: “The death rates being promoted are what ever ‘THEY’ want to be promoted as the death rate,” CNN reported."

 

https://heavy.com/news/david-depape/

 

 

From CNN:

Alleged Paul Pelosi attacker posted multiple conspiracy theories

"The man who allegedly attacked House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband early Friday posted memes and conspiracy theories on Facebook about Covid vaccines, the 2020 election and the January 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol, and an acquaintance told CNN that he seemed “out of touch with reality.”

...

Two of DePape’s relatives told CNN that DePape is estranged from his family, and confirmed that the Facebook account – which was taken down by the social media company on Friday – belonged to him.

...

DePape also posted links to YouTube videos with titles like “Democrat FARCE Commission to Investigate January 6th Capitol Riot COLLAPSES in Congress!!!” and “Global Elites Plan To Take Control Of YOUR Money! (Revealed)”

 

(more)

 

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/alleged-paul-pelosi-attacker-posted-multiple-conspiracy-theories/ar-AA13uLaM

 

 

It's pretty pathetic... Everything this guy has posted and written on various platforms sounds exactly like the script of a Donald Trump / MAGA / insurrectionist conspiracy theories playbook.

 

And yet, we have the right-wing media and posters here trying to portray him somehow as the opposite of everything he's written and posted, based on a window sign and such in Berkeley Calif?  Pathetic!

 

"DePape also posted links to YouTube videos with titles like “Democrat FARCE Commission to Investigate January 6th Capitol Riot COLLAPSES in Congress!!!” and “Global Elites Plan To Take Control Of YOUR Money! (Revealed)”

 

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/alleged-paul-pelosi-attacker-posted-multiple-conspiracy-theories/ar-AA13uLaM

 

There's plenty of mental illness to go around among the advocates of this stuff...

 

Edited October 30, 2022 by TallGuyJohninBKK

[vandeventer]

On 10/28/2022 at 8:31 PM, Gweiloman said:

I wonder who would wish harm to him. Was it a botched robbery attempt? 

If it was anyone else that lived in America it wouldn't even be on the news. If it was a robbery he sure made a hell of a lot of noise. Who was the third person in the house? I hope the truth comes out in the end..

[Jingthing]

4 minutes ago, vandeventer said:

If it was anyone else that lived in America it wouldn't even be on the news. If it was a robbery he sure made a hell of a lot of noise. Who was the third person in the house? I hope the truth comes out in the end..

He wanted to murder Nancy Pelosi which would have been a political assassination.

 

But she wasn't home. 

 

Next

...

Edited October 30, 2022 by Jingthing

[Eric Loh]

2 hours ago, ThailandRyan said:

The Orangeman set this all in motion...and he is still walking free and raising money.

The man has been very busy posting on Truth Social. Brag about his endorsements, upcoming hate speech rallies and playing his victimhood card on the Mar-la-go search, Brazil’s election and even have time for the death of Jerry Lee Lewis. Nothing mentioned on attack of Paul Pelosi. Disappointing behavior of someone who was the former President. 

 

[ThailandRyan]

3 minutes ago, Eric Loh said:

The man has been very busy posting on Truth Social. Brag about his endorsements, upcoming hate speech rallies and playing his victimhood card on the Mar-la-go search, Brazil’s election and even have time for the death of Jerry Lee Lewis. Nothing mentioned on attack of Paul Pelosi. Disappointing behavior of someone who was the former President. 

 

He never acted very Presidential while in office either.  He played the woe is me card and victim game tweeting constantly.  The man treats life like it is a reality TV show and uses people who end up buying into his subterfuge. Sad.  He may have done some decent things as President, yet his legacy will be that of someone who attempted to overthrow his own countries vote.  He in fact is the modern day Jefferson Davis in my book.

[onthedarkside]

Hate speech, online extremism fed Pelosi attack, terror experts believe

"WASHINGTON, Oct 29 (Reuters) - The frequent targeting of U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi by online extremists and political opponents likely contributed to the violent attack on her husband Paul, terrorism and extremism experts said.

...

 An internet user with the same name as the man arrested at the scene, David Depape, expressed support for former President Donald Trump and embraced the cult-like conspiracy theory QAnon in online posts that referenced "satanic paedophilia."

...

But terrorism and extremism experts believe it could be an example of the growing threat of so-called stochastic terrorism, in which sometimes unstable individuals are inspired to violence by hate speech and scenarios they see online and hear echoed by public figures.

 

(more)

 

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/hate-speech-online-extremism-fed-pelosi-attack-terror-experts-believe-2022-10-29/

 

 

 

[Jingthing]

11 minutes ago, Eric Loh said:

The man has been very busy posting on Truth Social. Brag about his endorsements, upcoming hate speech rallies and playing his victimhood card on the Mar-la-go search, Brazil’s election and even have time for the death of Jerry Lee Lewis. Nothing mentioned on attack of Paul Pelosi. Disappointing behavior of someone who was the former President. 

 

Expected behavior and he always gets worse.

[Eric Loh]

29 minutes ago, vandeventer said:

If it was anyone else that lived in America it wouldn't even be on the news. If it was a robbery he sure made a hell of a lot of noise. Who was the third person in the house? I hope the truth comes out in the end..

Does the truth matters to you? That’s a Fox spin and you just regurgitating Fox trash. 

Edited October 30, 2022 by Eric Loh
Wrong word

[vandeventer]

31 minutes ago, Eric Loh said:

Does the truth matters to you? That’s a Fox spin and you just regurgitating Fox trash. 

I'm sure you will be a lot smarter watching CNN. And yes the truth always matters.

[Bkk Brian]

1 hour ago, Eric Loh said:

The man has been very busy posting on Truth Social. Brag about his endorsements, upcoming hate speech rallies and playing his victimhood card on the Mar-la-go search, Brazil’s election and even have time for the death of Jerry Lee Lewis. Nothing mentioned on attack of Paul Pelosi. Disappointing behavior of someone who was the former President. 

 

"Disappointing behavior of someone who was the former President."

 

An understatement, people of good faith and are so closely connected through years of knowing each other should not remain silent about such a high profile and violent political act of attempted murder, using an influential voice matters in times like this even if that voice is only influential to the MAGA crowd.

 

I noted on Fox news that the only word so far is from Trump Junior via a post on truth social which also misses any form of acknowledgment on this individual case and deflects the attention.

 

"Imagine how safe the country would be if democrats took all violent crime as seriously as they’re taking the Paul Pelosi situation," Trump Jr. wrote to his 2.6 million followers on the platform.

"They simply don’t care about you," he added in the post.

[onthedarkside]

A post citing a disallowed social media source and ensuing reply has been removed.

 

[Chomper Higgot]

9 hours ago, Hanaguma said:

If you insist on bringing partisan politics into the mix, Speaker Pelosi is just as hated by the extreme left as the right. 

 

Also, I am wondering how many MAGA folks live in houses with Gay Pride flags flying and Black Lives Matter signs in the window, as the suspect does. 

He’s an extreme rightwinger.

 

His intended target is a Liberal.

 

Violent rightwing extremism, it’s a thing.

[onthedarkside]

Alleged assailant filled blog with delusional thoughts in days before Pelosi attack

...

David DePape, 42, also published hundreds of blog posts in recent months sharing memes in support of fringe commentators and far-right personalities. Many of the posts were filled with screeds against Jews, Black people, Democrats, the media and transgender people.

...

The domain frenlyfrens.com was registered Aug. 8 under DePape’s name and to an address in Richmond, Calif., where a neighbor told a Post reporter he lived. The web address uses the phonetic spelling of “friend,” which has become a slang term adopted by many in the far right — a term that is sometimes written as an acronym for Far Right Ethno-Nationalist.

 

(more)

 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2022/10/29/david-depape-blog-pelosi-fairies/