There is no fake news or known false flag operation at this point. If a Republican senator receives one these devices, he/she receives one of these devices. At this point, the perpetrator or perpetrators haven't been discovered.
Then the notion that this was a result of right-wing extremism, or that conservatives are the ones supposedly sending out these devices, will ultimately be rendered as false if such comes to pass. Unless of course victim-blaming is engaged in.
We'll see if that happens. It is possible a GOP person who has been critical of Trump might receive one, but I doubt it would change the narrative. So far all the targets have been people who have been critical of Trump, so it is fair to assume the bomber is a nut-case who idolizes Trump, hence the name "MAGA-Bomber". The Republicans, like the one on the picture, suggesting its all "fake news, fake bombs" are jumping the gun, and prove the point that many are too willing to believe a conspiracy theory.
Too many individuals have been found to have falsified claims of being subjected to and victimized by hate crimes, for any such cries to be taken seriously anymore. It is their own fault for claiming to be the victim when they were the ones who committed the act to begin with.
These are not cries of someone who claims to have found s message painted on the hood of his car. These are US secret service finding actual explosive devices. Well, feel free to think it's just people crying victim if you wish. Kind of proves my point.
I'm betting some of the conservatives on this board are just sad they were intercepted, and didn't reach their intended targets.
Let's just wait and see when that happens, when top Republican Congressmen start receiving explosive devices and when George and Laura Bush gets one. Let's just wait to see what the narrative will be, shall we? In the meantime, the device that was sent to John Brennan had a symbol on the side of it that looked from a distance as if it were an ISIS flag. But on close inspection it's a meme that came from a right-wing fringe site. https://gizmodo.com/mail-bomb-sent-to-john-brennan-allegedly-had-fake-isis-1829985810
lol, it won't matter. I guarantee you that whatever happens and whoever is responsible, somehow trump cultists will manage to blame anyone and everything else ...deflection, projection and pretending to be the victim of the acts they perpetrate against others. Truth is not a consideration.
Is such supposed to be evidence of political affiliation? The interesting thing about websites, and the information they contain within them, is that they are freely available to anyone and everyone with internet access, meaning anyone could have copied the symbol down for use.
Mueller truly screwed the pooch on the Anthrax case. His vast experience of what not to do should be instructional....
The more that comes to light the more it looks like a cheap liberal ploy. Now they are sending these devices to over the hill actors. The word today also was that these devices are full of gun powder and broken glass but have no triggering device. What kind of bomber sends out a bomb without a triggering device? It is really starting to stink.
The better question is why wouldn't I thank God that nobody was killed. There's no proof that none of these devices weren't capable of exploding.
Actually, they're reporting that the ATF/FBI is confirming that the devices were live on the newscast that I was just watching.
Edit: I missed half of it on my way down the stairs and I'm actually not sure if there were talking about all of them or one/some of them. Anyway, I'm not exactly sure why it would matter...
It depends what's motivating, is it hate because every personal needs should come from the government and a lot was dissatisfied, blind political partisanship, or that superficial thingy called racial discrimination which is not so rampant with the other side.