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The note disappeared just like the trumpstein files Clouds Passing Sep 15 #1
Oh, yes! I forgot that part. The suspect also destroyed all of the Epstein files. The FBI was unable to un-destroy those still-prayin4rain Sep 15 #3
The Epstein files were NOT destroyed and have NOT gone away as an issue. Bernardo de La Paz Sep 15 #7
The trumpstein files have been replaced by kirk in the MSM, that is the intent of my statement. Clouds Passing Sep 15 #20
If you don't want to be misunderstood, then write clearly & don't get upset if you are misunderstood Bernardo de La Paz Sep 15 #23
I was speaking jokingly Clouds Passing Sep 15 #26
That was clear with your initial post Dave says Sep 15 #55
Welp, there are the ones who can laugh... ananda Sep 15 #56
I thought they were being quite clear.... Quanto Magnus Sep 15 #93
Seems like they largely have gone away quakerboy Sep 15 #81
Sounds serious Torchlight Sep 15 #96
Most of us think the USofA is in serious trouble. Good luck to you. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Sep 15 #101
Defense attorneys everywhere are salivating about *that* cross-examination Prairie Gates Sep 15 #2
More like prosecutors are lining up to utilize this new standard of Federally acceptable evidence... ECL213 Sep 15 #97
it was written in Sanskrit onethatcares Sep 15 #4
Did it mention Valhalla? LeftInTX Sep 15 #52
Voila! Another mystery solved! yardwork Sep 15 #99
They are desperately trying to paint him as "leftist" Walleye Sep 15 #5
He had a scholarship but could only cope with a single university term. Hardly "radicalized" by university Bernardo de La Paz Sep 15 #10
They want us to believe that this guy who was raised in a Republican family Walleye Sep 15 #12
Spot on re vagueness (lack of facts) & they don't do nuance, lie, have Dunnings-Kruger & have confirmation bias. nt Bernardo de La Paz Sep 15 #21
Dunning-Kruger dpibel Sep 15 #36
Thanks. . . . .nt Bernardo de La Paz Sep 15 #38
Thank JoseBalow Sep 15 #125
thx Bernardo de La Paz Sep 15 #126
I personally think he had a gaming addiction. Happened to my son with a scholarship. First semester. LeftInTX Sep 15 #44
I wish my daughter had taken away Tree Lady Sep 15 #89
Kids like that in my family too. yardwork Sep 15 #106
It's sad. We couldn't get much help for our son. This was at the end of 2011. LeftInTX Sep 16 #132
The problem is, markodochartaigh Sep 15 #13
Which is why I believe right and left are artificial designations that don't apply Walleye Sep 15 #18
Certainly today in the US markodochartaigh Sep 15 #24
Politics is at least two-dimensional, not linear, and probably has more identifiable dimensions Bernardo de La Paz Sep 15 #28
The Senator from Utah (GOP) said, let's just call them "radicals", Not right or left radicals. LeftInTX Sep 15 #50
The problem is that he may see only MAGA as not radical karynnj Sep 15 #63
The guy is still alive. He will eventually tell us what he was thinking I believe. Walleye Sep 15 #71
I'm sure his lawyer is telling him to keep quiet. A plea deal is possible, but not probable. LeftInTX Sep 15 #115
Yes, I would think he would try to avoid the death penalty. He's only 22. Walleye Sep 15 #117
Plea deals are up to the prosecution, not the defendant. LeftInTX Sep 15 #118
Unless there's something like a quid pro quo to avoid the death penalty by playing along with the narrative. Crunchy Frog Sep 16 #134
also, they are simple-minded folks, so anyone against them are automatically leftists LymphocyteLover Sep 15 #111
It's true I think you put your finger right on it there Walleye Sep 16 #136
He killed a right wing person. returnee Sep 16 #140
"Our aggressive interview posture at the FBI"? What does that mean? Ocelot II Sep 15 #6
Waterboarding, I thought the same thing Walleye Sep 15 #15
That stood out to me too TommyT139 Sep 15 #66
'weaselly little Patel who always looks like he's being goosed' DET Sep 15 #122
"aggressive interview posture" JoseBalow Sep 15 #127
Apparently It Means RobinA Sep 15 #129
They can undestroy a note Norbert Sep 15 #8
They learn that in the Spells and Potions class at Quantico. Slitherin is the best at it. Scrivener7 Sep 15 #14
Keep in mind the source, especially when they're known for promoting propaganda. sl8 Sep 15 #9
Yes, good point. But in this case, it is true -- Kash Patel did literally say the things quoted. still-prayin4rain Sep 15 #19
Hindustan times left center biased? Is that a joke? Wiz Imp Sep 15 #92
I was wondering about that, too. sl8 Sep 15 #110
Moved post. nt sl8 Sep 15 #100
Patel hired a travelling preacher who raised it from the dead.. Ping Tung Sep 15 #11
Patel: "We have confirmed what the note said because our aggressive interview posture at the FBI." sop Sep 15 #16
"Oh, and Trump definitely does not have a small penis." flvegan Sep 15 #17
Many people are saying the destroyed notes specifically mentioned Trump's penis dalton99a Sep 15 #22
Umm: 17 responses to date and not one is questioning wtf the 'leftist' ideology in that note hlthe2b Sep 15 #25
I guess that's because nobody believes it? Ocelot II Sep 15 #34
Ah, the fine art of un-destroying destroyed notes. still-prayin4rain Sep 15 #42
They must have hired Will Ferrell's daughter for the interrogation Ray Bruns Sep 15 #76
Thank you!! Haven't laughed that much in a looooonnnngggg time. cornball 24 Sep 15 #120
Reading through thinking the same thought karynnj Sep 15 #64
I believe their evidence of being " leftist" is he didn't like Kirk. Wiz Imp Sep 15 #95
Seems like that's a question for Patel and the governor. yardwork Sep 15 #102
Yes. but, we are here discussing Patel's assertion, yet no comment/question/discussion of that? hlthe2b Sep 15 #104
Speaking for myself, I honestly have no idea of the shooter's ideology. yardwork Sep 15 #108
I read a few articles about it, but the articles didn't mention anything other than he was planning to kill Kirk LeftInTX Sep 15 #116
Kash Patel can't find his own butt with both hands & GPS. Dulcinea Sep 15 #27
Look, they found a destroyed note that they un-destroyed (but you can't see the un-destroyed note without special FBI still-prayin4rain Sep 15 #30
He probably wrote it. OLDMDDEM Sep 15 #29
Thank God for Carnac! sheshe2 Sep 15 #31
The note was in a mayonnaise jar left on Funk & Wagnalls' porch since noon today-n/t lapfog_1 Sep 15 #61
Oh my word, I was just thinking that very line yesterday. Absolutely niyad Sep 15 #70
Wow! peggysue2 Sep 15 #32
The destroyed note is on its way to becoming a manifesto fargone Sep 15 #33
Liar Eliot Rosewater Sep 15 #35
Aggressive interviewing techniques? As in torture? miyazaki Sep 15 #37
See #34. Ocelot II Sep 15 #41
Ah so. Well back in medieval times they called it miyazaki Sep 15 #46
The shooter is still alive and can explain himself Qutzupalotl Sep 15 #39
Like Maxwell, the suspects life (and everything else) is in their hands, so I am not sure how motivated he will be to still-prayin4rain Sep 15 #43
I think they will seek the death penalty no matter what. Qutzupalotl Sep 15 #45
I see your point and hope you're right, but they have the power to make his life hell in the meantime still-prayin4rain Sep 15 #49
Nah. They'll claim he was a victim of "left wing" indoctrination and that he should receive leniency. Crunchy Frog Sep 16 #135
He will be tried in state court. LeftInTX Sep 15 #57
Utah being the state, right? Do you think Utah state officials would not be agreeable to a certain narrative? still-prayin4rain Sep 15 #58
I don't think they will get into motive. LeftInTX Sep 15 #60
Um, OK ... interesting theory. I guess we'll see. still-prayin4rain Sep 15 #65
He misspoke.. Moostache Sep 15 #40
They'll eventually tell us he said everything which best validates their narrative Torchlight Sep 15 #47
did he pull the note out of a pumpkin? DBoon Sep 15 #48
I don't trust Patel. Hindustan Times regurgitates RW rags. LeftInTX Sep 15 #51
It sounds like a whole lot of bullshit. spanone Sep 15 #53
Where are the Epstein Files? Attilatheblond Sep 15 #54
Show us the note Kash. Botany Sep 15 #59
Punk was reared in a Christo-Magat household. MAGA-ism put that round through Kirk's neck. RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Sep 15 #62
Mixing religion and politics. Oy... calimary Sep 15 #73
Sigh - they know it's true, because it was written in Sharpie! maxrandb Sep 15 #67
Did the dog eat the note? Solly Mack Sep 15 #68
Kash used his secret decoder ring. The note said, "Be sure to drink your Ovaltine". 2MuchNoise Sep 15 #69
Why don't you seperate your sacasm from the 2 paragraphs that you Autumn Sep 15 #72
I'm sorry you felt confused. I think the ON EDIT note explains it quite well (for the few who had any doubt). still-prayin4rain Sep 15 #79
Blatant bullshit JoseBalow Sep 15 #74
In a real world Patel would have been fired by now rurallib Sep 15 #75
In a sane world, he never would have been confirmed Wiz Imp Sep 15 #105
Total nonsense, they can't come up with anything remotely plausible. Dave Bowman Sep 15 #77
The linked article doesn't say anything about "leftist ideology" IronLionZion Sep 15 #78
Oh wow, I just replied to someone that the ON EDIT note along with the "Welp" made it clear that the headline was still-prayin4rain Sep 15 #80
Better separation of the article text and your text is needed IronLionZion Sep 15 #83
So, I thought in the General Discussion forum we discussed topics and ideas more generally and in LBN we stuck to still-prayin4rain Sep 15 #86
I caught what you meant in the title. I am sick of . . . John1956PA Sep 15 #87
Oh shew, thanks! Yes, the whole cabinet of influencers and hanger-ons ready for marching orders. still-prayin4rain Sep 15 #90
Where's the evidence of leftist ideology? EnergizedLib Sep 15 #82
That was my question. dflprincess Sep 15 #85
Late this morning, FBI Co-Deputy Director Bongino mentioned the word "obsession." John1956PA Sep 15 #84
In the contest for least credibility ever Janbdwl72 Sep 15 #88
Kick. N/T Upthevibe Sep 15 #91
BS, he came from a right-wing republican family, Emile Sep 15 #94
Yep. All their "found" are fabricated. All their fabricated are found. ancianita Sep 15 #98
they tortured the note barbtries Sep 15 #103
In the immortal words of the members of Delta Tau Chi CentralMass Sep 15 #107
"I have the opportunity to take out Charlie Kirk and I'm going to take it." Mblaze Sep 15 #109
How Does "Aggressive Interview Posture" Differ From Torture DallasNE Sep 15 #112
the OLD DESTROYED NOTE trick! LymphocyteLover Sep 15 #113
It was more personal than political AncientOfDays Sep 15 #114
Well, to me, Patel just proved how FN DUMB he knows his base is. bluestarone Sep 15 #119
Wow they're desperate to drag a trans person into their narrative. Ritabert Sep 15 #121
The Hindustan Times is a terrible source Celerity Sep 15 #123
Other sources are saying a note is involved, but it's as vague as Hindustan Times. LeftInTX Sep 16 #131
As for me . . . RedArkGuy Sep 15 #124
So he's funny-looking, AND he's stupid? Iggo Sep 15 #128
Has anyone told the promoted podcaster Ruby the Liberal Sep 15 #130
20 years ago this could have made a really good near future, dystopic, comedy movie. Crunchy Frog Sep 16 #133
What the hell is in that drinking water? tavernier Sep 16 #137
Kash Patel had swallowed the note, but analysts oasis Sep 16 #138
How Convenient spanone Sep 16 #139
I am guessing, but I think the roommate destroyed the note which TR instructed him to find under the keyboard. John1956PA Sep 16 #141
Shenanigans!! DiverDave Sep 16 #142
He totally planted it. Initech Thursday #143
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