Progressive Politics

True, but apolitical is also used as a euphemism for centrist or right-wing by the neoliberal media outlets. This euphemism is very misleading as ignorant 'independent' people hide behind it to mask the actual harm their views will cause. People like Manchin for example aren't apolitical or centrist. They are right-wing with a more presentable public persona.

Manchin and other politicians like him are essentially the fall guys for when the party doesn't actually want a bill or action to pass. Manchin, for example, voted against confirming a new member of the national labor relations board in the last days of Biden's term. He in effect sided against workers by refusing to appoint a new member to the board to uphold workers rights.

This made it easier for Trump to come along and further gut the board that is responsible for enforcing workers rights. You also get the same thing occasionally with 'libertarians' on dating apps who are also usually right-wing putting on a more respectable persona.

To be fair I think they were using apolitical more to say that what is conventionally politics was not discussed much there and that they set aside said differences, with that post as evidence that there are different people of viewpoints and politics in the server, not that that message was apolitical, the fact that it was political but to the other side was the point

We've seen it in a lot of cases of stochastic terrorism. People end up attacking a symbol that causes them distress. It can be a post office, a school, a politician, or a gay nightclub.

The problem for conservatives now is that acceptable targets have changed to senior executives and conservative commentators. What used to either be an acceptable loss or a tool of fear is now a potential existential threat that they can't quite get back control of.

What is this from?

It appears to be real. I can’t find an actual copy of it though.

Is there a source for this?

Bullshit

I don’t get that impression from all the bits and pieces, and especially not from this breakdown. I think he’s rather intelligent (probably the smartest guy in the room most of his life considering the demographics he was surrounded by) and he really thought he was going to get away with it.

Which if he hadn’t have cracked emotionally, been turned in by his own parents, and his lover wasn’t squealing like a pig, he might have. People really underestimate how incompetent cops are (although he arguably did a ton of dumb things like use his own vehicle, use a unique family heirloom rifle, etc.)

I don’t condone what he did, I just am appalled by the absolute lack of loyalty from the people surrounding him. Just horrid…Now he gets to live long enough to watch everyone he trusted throw him to the wolves to be torn to shreds and humiliated on a global stage. Which many will agree that in itself is justice served, having that knife in the back and twisted. Good social lesson for society. Loyalty to State and fear of authority above all else.

Ken klippenstein is generally a pretty good source for such things, but it will be hard to know for sure for sure until more people cover it independently

Edit: tbh after actually reading the article I don't see any particular reason to doubt the the legitimacy