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Sock this one away. Guess we will find out whodunnit but a gay Philadelphia journalist/activist was gunned down at his house early Monday morning. Could be something. Could be nothing. Shot seven times -- sounds kind of personal, doesn't it?

https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/02/us/josh-kruger-death-philadelphia/index.html

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Philadelphia journalist and advocate Josh Kruger was shot and killed at his home early Monday morning, according to police.

No weapons were recovered and there have been no arrests, a statement from police says.

Kruger, 39, was shot seven times in the chest and abdomen at his Point Breeze home at around 1:28 a.m., police said. He was pronounced dead at the hospital.

Most recently, Kruger had worked as a journalist covering issues like LGBTQ+ rights, homelessness, HIV and addiction in publications like The Philadelphia Citizen and The Philadelphia Inquirer. One of his most recent stories was a tribute to JoAnne Epps, the president of Temple University, who died in September.

“We are shocked and saddened by Josh’s death,” said Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney in a statement provided to CNN.

“Josh cared deeply about our city and its residents, which was evident both in his public service and in his writing,” said the mayor. “His intelligence, creativity, passion, and wit shone bright in everything that he did – and his light was dimmed much too soon. We were exceedingly fortunate to call him a colleague and our prayers are with everyone who knew and loved him.”

His work built on his own personal experiences living with HIV and experiencing homelessness, according to his LinkedIn profile. In his profile, he described himself as a “destroyer of stigma and bureaucratic silos” and a “believer in the common good.” He also used social media as a platform to write about his own experience surviving addiction and continuing to work with people dealing with addiction in Philadelphia.

Kruger was shot seven times at his home in Point Breeze, a neighborhood in South Philadelphia.

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Kruger also worked for the City of Philadelphia for five years, according to his website and LinkedIn. He worked with the Department of Public Health as well as the Office of Homeless Services and Office of the Mayor.

Senator John Fetterman called Kruger’s death “a devastating loss” in a post on X, formerly Twitter. “Josh cared deeply about Philly and fiercely advocated for the most vulnerable communities through his journalism,” the senator wrote. “He will be sorely missed.”

In a statement, District Attorney Larry Krasner said Kruger “lifted up the most vulnerable and stigmatized people in our communities – particularly unhoused people living with addiction.”

“As an openly queer writer who wrote about his own journey surviving substance use disorder and homelessness, it was encouraging to see Josh join the Kenney administration as a spokesperson for the Office of Homeless Services,” Krasner said.

“As with all homicides, we will be in close contact with the Philadelphia Police as they work to identify the person or persons responsible so that they can be held to account in a court of law,” the district attorney said.

In 2014 and 2015, Kruger won the Society of Professional Journalists’ award for newspaper commentary in Pennsylvania.

Pennsylvania state Sen. Nikil Saval wrote on X he was “sick over this horrible news.”

“Josh Kruger fought for housing justice as a public servant and journalist, he had so much more to do,” wrote Saval. “Sending love to his family and everyone close to him.”

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  On 10/2/2023 at 9:11 PM, C-Man said:

Sock this one away. Guess we will find out whodunnit but a gay Philadelphia journalist/activist was gunned down at his house early Monday morning. Could be something. Could be nothing. Shot seven times -- sounds kind of personal, doesn't it?

https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/02/us/josh-kruger-death-philadelphia/index.html

 

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Yep.  Odds are overwhelming that it was one of two things: 1) a relationship/family issue (rule: the spouse/boyfriend is ALWAYS a suspect), or 2) a targeted hit.  I'm sure we'll get some internet chatter on 4Chan or whatnot soon enough if it was option 2.  The kind of person who would do that hit is going to want to brag.

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It's going to be fucking Minnesota or the Pacific Northwest, at this point. Between Climate Change and Politics, there's like less than a half a dozen viable states to move to at this point. I'll add California if I win the fucking powerball. 

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  On 10/3/2023 at 2:36 PM, Stilicho said:

Fair point.

I'm not really big on Michigan and two foot of snow every winter, but they seem to be heading in the right direction.

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Actually, it seems that AZ and its institutions have done fairly well at standing up to the massive idiocy that seems to populate the state.  NCs idiocy seems more subtle but also more successful.

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  On 10/3/2023 at 6:34 PM, TwiceHorn said:

Actually, it seems that AZ and its institutions have done fairly well at standing up to the massive idiocy that seems to populate the state.  NCs idiocy seems more subtle but also more successful.

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Arizona - sent a Dem (sorta) to the Senate in 2018, a different Dem in 2020 and re-elected him in 2022. Voted for Biden in 2020 and voted in Dems across the most important executive positions (Dem, SOS, AG) in 2022

NC - Re-elected a GOP Senator in 2020, voted for Trump in 2020, voted for a GOP senator in 2022 and wiped out their SCONC Dem majority.  The only thing NC did right was re-elect their Dem governor in 2020. 

 

Arizona is doing much much better than North Carolina

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  On 10/3/2023 at 6:34 PM, TwiceHorn said:

Actually, it seems that AZ and its institutions have done fairly well at standing up to the massive idiocy that seems to populate the state.  NCs idiocy seems more subtle but also more successful.

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AZ has been saved (narrowly) by its relatively large bloc of native american voters.  For real, seriously.

We were heading into AZ on new year's eve, 2020, 1) while the local tribes were being absolutely devastated by COVID, and 2) right after they had helped save the Republic by helping tilt AZ to Biden.  Realized we hadn't made our year-end donations for tax purposes.  So, got input from the whole family.  There was zero dissent on the proposal to send $1,000 to the Navajo Nation's healthcare system.  AZ and the Republic owe our native citizens some serious thanks.

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  On 10/3/2023 at 6:34 PM, TwiceHorn said:
Actually, it seems that AZ and its institutions have done fairly well at standing up to the massive idiocy that seems to populate the state.  NCs idiocy seems more subtle but also more successful.

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  On 10/3/2023 at 6:41 PM, Brisketexan said:

AZ has been saved (narrowly) by its relatively large bloc of native american voters.  For real, seriously.

We were heading into AZ on new year's eve, 2020, 1) while the local tribes were being absolutely devastated by COVID, and 2) right after they had helped save the Republic by helping tilt AZ to Biden.  Realized we hadn't made our year-end donations for tax purposes.  So, got input from the whole family.  There was zero dissent on the proposal to send $1,000 to the Navajo Nation's healthcare system.  AZ and the Republic owe our native citizens some serious thanks.

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Serious question-who the fuck is Mike Davis?  Google is no help, brings back 1000 random dudes.  kinda like Melania Trump on spring break.

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  On 10/4/2023 at 4:16 PM, High Plains Drifter said:

 

Had that on a t-shirt that I wore from years. I got a lot of looks from a lot of my fellow rural neighbors.

 

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Yep, I've got one too. I don't wear it that often because it's a shitty quality t-shirt, but I like to pull it out for a particular type of audience.  

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  On 10/6/2023 at 12:25 PM, BrickHorn said:

I’d love to know how much mortgage interest he’s deducted from federal taxes over the years.

The student loan furor isn’t about taxes. It’s an attack on education.

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From the R politicians and elites, yes, but from the fattys of the world it is pure jealousy. 

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Yet to a small but influential gaggle of so-called “thought leaders” on the edge of the stage — the pseudo-intellectuals of right-wing think tanks, and chaos-agent-in-chief Steve Bannon — the growing rot infecting another key U.S. institution is just more evidence for their stunning argument now flying at warp speed, yet under the radar of a clueless mainstream media.

The D.C. dysfunction is more proof, they would argue, that the nation needs a “Red Caesar” who will cut through the what they call constitutional gridlock and impose order.

If you’re not one of those dudes who thinks about Ancient Rome every day, let me translate. The alleged brain trust of an increasingly fascist MAGA movement wants an American dictatorship that would “suspend” democracy in January 2025 — just 15 months from now.

 

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And yet the elites that far-right extremists claim are “all powerful” seem incapable of grasping these very real threats to constitutional government or a free press. That’s particularly true of the mainstream media and its pacesetters like the New York Times or the Washington Post, which seem determine to “both sides” the descent into dictatorship — with headlines that blame dysfunction on Capitol Hill on “Congress” instead of Republicans, or that place the 80-year-old President Joe Biden’s verbal or actual stumbles on a level pitch with rising GOP fascism.

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But the media and others struggle to understand how someone like Trump — twice impeached with 91 pending felony indictments, found in New York courtrooms to be both a rapist and a fraudster — has a 50-50 chance of returning to the White House. That requires understanding the role of the right’s No. 1 chaos agent — Bannon, who was Trump’s 2016 campaign manager — and his ability to move pawns like the foot soldiers of the McCarthy ouster, such as Reps. Matt Gaetz and Nancy Mace, across his messy chessboard. Bannon, now a popular podcaster who was pardoned by Trump but faces new charges, understands better than anyone that creating political mayhem is laying the groundwork for a strongman to declare — as Trump did in 2016 — that “I alone can fix it.”

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  On 10/6/2023 at 3:45 PM, MC Fresh Breath said:
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Here's the Guardian article where they mention a few more proponents' names. I'm sure Macklemore (Icono) is a full-throated supporter.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/oct/01/red-caesar-authoritarianism-republicans-extreme-right

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