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Suranis wrote: Sat Oct 29, 2022 4:42 pm :snippity:
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I heard reporting on CNN that a source says the perp had zip ties on him when they took him into custody. No link yet, sorry.

Kind of OT, but :boxing: for Marg Brennan (sp?) standing her ground.
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Foggy wrote: Fri Oct 28, 2022 12:59 pm We're going to see some truly evil shit in response, so buckle up, folks.
And now, led by the world's richest man, the right-wing frootloops have settled on a narrative, to wit:

Paul Pelosi was high on illegal drugs and his attacker was a male prostitute with whom he had a business dispute.

... and even Republicans who are just barely not insane enough to repeat that outright will hint about it, like Musk did in a not-so-subtle way, but "Hay, nobody can say I actually said that, I just said there may be something going on!"


Hannity will have questions.
Out from under. :thumbsup:
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WaPo headline:
Alleged assailant filled blog with delusional thoughts in days before Pelosi attack
Sounds like a drug/sex/payment dispute to me.
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Tucker is on air before Hannity, he'll get the first shot 8-)

I did hear at least one mention this morning about the nude activist, but it's quieting down while they move the goal posts and find another talkiing point.
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bill_g wrote: Sun Oct 30, 2022 10:46 am If it can be proven that Elon Musk put this claim out there, and has no proof, the Pelosi's just won the lottery.
The Pelosis aren't going to sue Musk or anyone else over these lies.
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This current Fox News report on an interview with DePape's ex strongly undercuts the "gay prostitute" story:

Pelosi attacker David DePape's ex says he is 'mentally ill,' once came home thinking he was Jesus: report
Oxane Taub, the purported former life partner of David DePape — the man who allegedly attacked Paul Pelosi inside his California home — says DePape has "been mentally ill for a long time."

Taub is a jailed nudist activist in California who goes by the name Gypsy. She is currently locked up in the Californian Institution for Women after being convicted on abduction charges in 2021, according to ABC7.

"Hello this is Gypsy Taub. I am the ex-life partner of David DePape and the mother of his children," Oxane Taub told the outlet.

"He is mentally ill. He has been mentally ill for a long time," she added, saying she had two sons with the man before splitting up seven years ago.

Taub went on to detail one incident when DePape reportedly came home after disappearing for almost a year out of the blue.

"He came back in very bad shape. He thought he was Jesus. He was constantly paranoid, thinking people were after him. And it took a good year or two to get back to, you know, being halfway normal," Taub told the outlet.

Pressed about DePape's political leanings, Taub said he had never been particularly involved.

"When I met him, he was only 20 years old , and he didn't have any experience in politics, and he was very much in alignment with my views, and I've always been very progressive. I absolutely admire Nancy Pelosi," she said.

She went on to offer her "deepest apology" to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her husband.
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Those darn naked people.
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bob wrote: Sun Oct 30, 2022 1:37 pm
bill_g wrote: Sun Oct 30, 2022 10:46 am If it can be proven that Elon Musk put this claim out there, and has no proof, the Pelosi's just won the lottery.
The Pelosis aren't going to sue Musk or anyone else over these lies.
Sadly probably true.
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CNN reporting on air that in addition to zip ties, he also brought duct tape.
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He was clearly there to repair the HVAC system.
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Nah. Legitimate political discourse. Or maybe as a tourist.

If I understand correctly, we will hear what the charges will be today.
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https://www.cbsnews.com/news/paul-pelos ... i-husband/

Suspect in Paul Pelosi attack had list of targets, law enforcement sources say

The suspect in the attack on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband Paul Pelosi had a list of people he wanted to target, law enforcement sources briefed on the investigation confirmed to CBS News.

David Wayne DePape, the man accused of beating Paul Pelosi with a hammer inside his San Francisco home overnight on Friday, may have been planning to attack more people, the sources said.

They have not gone so far as to call the list a "hit list," but authorities believe the suspect may have been planning to target others, the sources said.
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bill_g wrote: Mon Oct 31, 2022 6:58 am Those darn naked people.
Careful. Deep down, underneath all these clothes, we're all naked.
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Kendra wrote: Mon Oct 31, 2022 10:26 am CNN reporting on air that in addition to zip ties, he also brought duct tape.
That will make Dick Cheney happy.
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Suspect in Attack on Pelosi Home Charged With Assault and Attempted Kidnapping
Federal prosecutors filed charges on Monday against the man the police said broke into House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s San Francisco home and struck her husband with a hammer.

By Glenn Thrush, Kellen Browning and Luke Vander Ploeg
Oct. 31, 2022, 2:57 p.m. ET

Federal prosecutors charged the man accused of breaking into the home of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi with attempting to kidnap Ms. Pelosi and with assaulting a relative of a federal official, according to charging documents filed on Monday.

The suspect, David DePape, 42, was apprehended by the police in the early morning hours on Friday. The police said he forcibly entered through the back door of the Pelosi house in San Francisco, encountered Ms. Pelosi’s husband, Paul Pelosi, 82, and, following a struggle over a hammer, struck him with it.

Mr. DePape was looking for Ms. Pelosi, the authorities said, but she was in Washington at the time. He was carrying “a roll of tape, white rope, a second hammer, a pair of rubber and cloth gloves, and zip ties,” according to the U.S. attorney’s office for the Northern District of California, which filed the charges.

The swift action by the Justice Department in bringing federal charges — on the same day the San Francisco District Attorney’s Office was expected to file its own charges against Mr. DePape — reflects the Biden administration’s urgency in addressing what it sees as a politically motivated crime shortly before the 2022 midterm elections. There has been a surge in threats and attacks against figures of both political parties in recent years, and Ms. Pelosi, in particular, has long been the subject of vilification and threats.



https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/31/us/p ... arged.html
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Daniel Dale has the details in a tweet thread -

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How long before tfg and his devoted follows before they start complaining about how-dare-they-file-charges-so-close-to-the-election?
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Kendra wrote: Mon Oct 31, 2022 3:35 pm How long before tfg and his devoted follows before they start complaining about how-dare-they-file-charges-so-close-to-the-election?
Charlie Kirk/TPUSA is already calling for patriots to bail him out of jail. No shit.

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:crazy:

Now, I am not a lawyer and also I've never been charged with a crime, but doesn't he need to go in front of a judge, get arraigned and the judge sets bail before he can be bailed out?
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I think that happens tomorrow. I would guess there's a chance he gets no bail. :pray:
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AndyinPA wrote: Mon Oct 31, 2022 4:15 pm I think that happens tomorrow. I would guess there's a chance he gets no bail. :pray:
I foresee a hold pending psyche eval....
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noblepa wrote: Mon Oct 31, 2022 12:57 pm
bill_g wrote: Mon Oct 31, 2022 6:58 am Those darn naked people.
Careful. Deep down, underneath all these clothes, we're all naked.
Don’t tell Mike Pence
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