A highly decorated Army soldier who fatally shot himself just before an explosion of a Tesla Cybertruck at the Trump hotel in Las Vegas left a note saying it was a stunt to serve as “wake up call” for the country’s ills.

Matthew Livelsberger, a 37-year-old Green Beret from Colorado Springs, Colorado, also wrote in notes he left on his cellphone that he needed to “cleanse” his mind “of the brothers I’ve lost and relieve myself of the burden of the lives I took.” Livelsberger served in the Army since 2006 and deployed twice to Afghanistan.

“This was not a terrorist attack, it was a wake up call. Americans only pay attention to spectacles and violence. What better way to get my point across than a stunt with fireworks and explosives,” Livelsberger wrote in one letter found by authorities and released Friday.

  • @[email protected]English
    21•20 days ago

    Madness inflicting the nation as the mad king takes his throne. Trump isn’t even remotely equipped to handle this. I wonder what happens when the right turns on him.

    Musk/Vance 2024? Or do they even wait that long? They could put Trump out to pasture in his golf courses and run the country. Maybe let one of his criminal cases play out. A state one they technically can’t control.

    • pwnicholson
      13•20 days ago

      You might know this and I’m missing the sarcasm, but Musk can’t be president (or VP). He’s not a native born citizen. President is one of the few places where being a naturalized citizen isn’t enough.

      • @[email protected]English
        46•19 days ago

        Trump isn’t eligible either under the 14th amendment. So what? There are no laws anymore.

      • @[email protected]English
        39•20 days ago

        That would be up to the Supreme Court. What’s your level of confidence in them to enforce the law against billionaires these days?

      • Flying Squid
        26•19 days ago

        It really astounds me that people still think Republicans give two shits about the law.

              • Flying Squid
                1•19 days ago

                Sure, I’ll give you some of the negative dollars I have.

                Of course I’m not going to fucking bet with a stranger over Lemmy, I’m not a gambling addict.

                  • Flying Squid
                    2•19 days ago

                    Either that or you think I’m a moron because I have no idea who else would be stupid enough to make a bet for money with a stranger over Lemmy.

      • @[email protected]English
        1•18 days ago

        Laws are words written on a piece of paper (or digital documents). They cannot enforce themselves. They are not magical. They will not protect you.