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IronLionZion

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16. Shootings and murder and targeted assassinations sure

Reply to PoindexterOglethorpe (Reply #1)

Tue Dec 16, 2025, 06:15 PM

Dec 16

mass shooting is 4 or more victims.

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MIT professor shot, killed at his home in Boston suburbs [View all] BlueWaveNeverEnd Dec 16 OP

Is it my imagination, or are random PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 16 #1

Random violence in general is on the rise. Initech Dec 16 #2

Things have been terrible for over a decade, maxsolomon Dec 16 #3

It started getting worse in 2012. Sandy Hook was the point of no return. Initech Dec 16 #20

I doubt this is random Renew Deal Dec 16 #5

I doubt that this is random. Seems like a targeted murder in his home. Technical sabotage or... lostnfound Dec 16 #10

2025 is on pace to be the lowest number of mass shootings since the pandemic. TheProle Dec 16 #12

Is a single person shot now a mass shooting sarisataka Dec 16 #14

Shootings and murder and targeted assassinations sure IronLionZion Dec 16 #16

It is the holiday season after all Javaman Dec 16 #24

It's also "the season".... haele Dec 16 #25

This is not a mass shooting, and what do you mean by "random"? WhiskeyGrinder Dec 16 #29

"Nuclear Science & Engineering and Physics" Renew Deal Dec 16 #4

Very Smart. milestogo Dec 16 #15

I really wouldn't think Iran would be interested in a fusion guy. NNadir Dec 17 #34

ftr- he was jewish. mopinko Dec 16 #6

Meanwhile at Brown... Behind the Aegis Dec 16 #30

yup. mopinko Dec 16 #31

Most colleges have finals week this week. IDK if the professor had a class or denied a PhD intern. TheBlackAdder Dec 16 #7

My first thought as well. An angry PhD student. Irish_Dem Dec 16 #17

Professor Lourieiro Clouds Passing Dec 16 #8

"...official briefed on both cases told ABC News there is nothing to suggest they're connected." OldBaldy1701E Dec 16 #9

There seems to me to be a connection bucolic_frolic Dec 16 #11

Both shootings targeted Engineering and Physics Prairie Gates Dec 16 #19

this is 100% project 2025 Nigrum Cattus Dec 16 #23

May his family and friends find peace.... riversedge Dec 16 #13

I'm calling it: This is the same shooter from Brown Prairie Gates Dec 16 #18

One has to wonder. yellow dahlia Dec 16 #27

I looked into that guy when helping my son review nuclear engineering graduate schools. NNadir Dec 16 #21

Maybe the killer thought it was uncle john tRump? lastlib Dec 16 #22

I have watched too many Datelines. Sneederbunk Dec 16 #26

I'm not trying to spin a conspiracy theory, but I wonder if it had anything to do with his professional position. flashman13 Dec 16 #28

Successful Nuclear fusion, if applied at scale, would alleviate the need for fossil fuels. farmbo Dec 16 #32

Bingo! flashman13 Dec 16 #33

There are literally thousands of fusion scientists all over the world. It's not clear that he's even the best at it. NNadir Dec 17 #35