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Disaffected

(6,320 posts)
Sun Feb 22, 2026, 09:04 PM 13 hrs ago

Mara Largo shooter says:

TMZ reported on Sunday that the man who was shot and killed by Secret Service agents after he breached the secure perimeter at Mar-a-Lago with a shotgun was “fixated” on the files tied to Jeffrey Epstein and believed there was a “government cover-up” protecting his accomplices.

The report is based on text messages from February 15 and from “sources who worked” with the man — identified as 21-year-old Austin Tucker Martin — at a North Carolina golf course. TMZ also reported that Martin “regularly expressed support” for President Donald Trump; he apparently wasn’t as much of a MAGA fan anymore, considering he was prepared to attack the president’s estate.

“I don’t know if you read up on the Epstein Files, but evil is real and unmistakable.” Martin said in the recent text messages. “The best people like you and I can do is use what little influence we have. Tell other people about what you hear about the Epstein files and what the government is doing about it. Raise awareness.”

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/mar-lago-gunman-reportedly-fixated-235641538.html

Well, he wasn't all wrong at all...

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Mara Largo shooter says: (Original Post) Disaffected 13 hrs ago OP
seriously deluded in about six different ways ... stopdiggin 13 hrs ago #1
Also from the article: superpatriotman 12 hrs ago #2
One less Trumper and one less Christian zealot CanonRay 11 hrs ago #12
Wow mahina 11 hrs ago #15
This isn't going to get much coverage in the media.. Klarkashton 12 hrs ago #3
Theyll be digging for evidence that he is trans BlueWaveNeverEnd 12 hrs ago #4
They won't find any. Klarkashton 12 hrs ago #6
the drag photos are already up on 4 chan rampartd 11 hrs ago #13
"Real and unmistakable." Some humans are really hurt by this. Does not call for violence but does do harm to people's efhmc 12 hrs ago #5
I hope you mean "psyche" NJCher 11 hrs ago #17
Of course, you are right. Thanks for the correction. efhmc 10 hrs ago #21
My ex says I'm psychic , 'kept she spells it wrong - psychotic. 3Hotdogs 10 hrs ago #26
Recommended. H2O Man 12 hrs ago #7
!!! Marcuse 12 hrs ago #8
Another magat goes bad. Liberal In Texas 12 hrs ago #9
He was pretty spot-on with his theory canetoad 11 hrs ago #10
I was listening to a podcast that told the history of the NJCher 10 hrs ago #19
Did he think he might find the Epstein files in Trump's bathroom? ToxMarz 11 hrs ago #11
What a Waste DET 11 hrs ago #14
Right? mahina 11 hrs ago #16
his parents and family NJCher 10 hrs ago #18
Yeah, I am still sad for them mahina 10 hrs ago #20
He's not wrong about the Trump Epstein Files Cover-up Hassler 10 hrs ago #22
Yes, I agree, he was maddened about the evil of the Epstein connections Beringia 10 hrs ago #24
he won't 'choose' anything because the Secret Service KILLED him... Jack Valentino 10 hrs ago #25
Guess he chose the wrong weekend... Jack Valentino 10 hrs ago #23
He had 1 job! purr-rat beauty 1 hr ago #27

stopdiggin

(15,270 posts)
1. seriously deluded in about six different ways ...
Sun Feb 22, 2026, 09:08 PM
13 hrs ago

but as mammy use to say, "even a blind hog finds an acorn every once in a while .. "

superpatriotman

(6,835 posts)
2. Also from the article:
Sun Feb 22, 2026, 09:16 PM
12 hrs ago

‘…At the same time, Austin was outspoken about his Christian faith and political views. We're told he regularly expressed support for Trump, telling colleagues as recently as late last year he believed Trump was a strong leader…”

rampartd

(4,422 posts)
13. the drag photos are already up on 4 chan
Sun Feb 22, 2026, 10:43 PM
11 hrs ago

whoever does that photoshopping is pretty quick.

efhmc

(16,375 posts)
5. "Real and unmistakable." Some humans are really hurt by this. Does not call for violence but does do harm to people's
Sun Feb 22, 2026, 09:23 PM
12 hrs ago

psychic.

NJCher

(42,888 posts)
17. I hope you mean "psyche"
Sun Feb 22, 2026, 11:11 PM
11 hrs ago

I don't think any psychics deserve to get hurt by this.

canetoad

(20,546 posts)
10. He was pretty spot-on with his theory
Sun Feb 22, 2026, 10:12 PM
11 hrs ago

There IS a government cover up protecting epstein's accomplices. Starting at the very top of government.

NJCher

(42,888 posts)
19. I was listening to a podcast that told the history of the
Sun Feb 22, 2026, 11:24 PM
10 hrs ago

Epstein files. From way, way back the MAGAts were so damned sure this was Democrats. They played excerpts of Bannon and their other rw media characters and I walked away from it with a new understanding of how committed they were to this theory of Democrats being sexual predators.

This "history" included the pizza stuff--remember that?

Also interesting was how they did a word analysis and "pizza" and one other food-related word was obviously a code term for some type of aberrant behavior. These emails were taken from the latest round of documents.

Yep, they sure were right about this being a huge, monolithic network of predators. Only problem for them is that most of them are republicans. When you hear about it in depth, it's understandable how some of their more mentally fragile followers would do something like this. I mean what is this, about the fifth assassination attempt since he got into politics? Maybe it's not such a good idea to promote violence.

DET

(2,445 posts)
14. What a Waste
Sun Feb 22, 2026, 10:50 PM
11 hrs ago

Clearly, this young man was mentally disturbed, but it’s possible he could have been helped if he had not become a member of the cult. Another Trump victim.

NJCher

(42,888 posts)
18. his parents and family
Sun Feb 22, 2026, 11:13 PM
10 hrs ago

were big-time trump voters. I saw a short clip on tv that showed pics of his home (looked like a drone shot) and also some signs and other paraphernalia that told the story.

Hassler

(4,848 posts)
22. He's not wrong about the Trump Epstein Files Cover-up
Sun Feb 22, 2026, 11:32 PM
10 hrs ago

Hope real lawyers take his case and introduce Trump Epstein Files Cover-up evidence in court. Probably he'll go the public defender route.

Jack Valentino

(4,743 posts)
25. he won't 'choose' anything because the Secret Service KILLED him...
Sun Feb 22, 2026, 11:42 PM
10 hrs ago

I choose to believe that he was possibly another American Patriot----
but failed in scheduling


and I might just possibly begin to market T-shirts with Thomas Crooks' face upon them....




"a prophet is not without honor, except in his own country"

purr-rat beauty

(1,149 posts)
27. He had 1 job!
Mon Feb 23, 2026, 08:28 AM
1 hr ago

Oh, trump's SS (open to interpretation) got him....one less zealot with a gun is still a plus

0 sympathies given

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