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A jury convicted former Republican candidate Solomon Peña of conspiracy, weapons and other charges in the shootings in 2022 and 2023 on the homes of four Democratic officials in Albuquerque, including the current state House speaker.

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[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 26 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

Prosecutors said Peña resorted to violence in the belief that a "rigged" election had robbed him of victory in his bid to serve in the state Legislature.

The amount of harm caused by the shitbag in the whitehouse will go on for generations. We’re so fucked.

[–] NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world 12 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago)

I am still baffled some days that people saw that fat sack of orange shit and thought, yeah, that rich racist dude whos bankrupt half his company's... lets make that guy our cult leader.

I still think The Apprentice had a hand in giving him the presidency. That show made people think he was actually a savvy businessman, when he's the furthest thing from it.

[–] Jackusflackus@lemmy.world 19 points 9 hours ago

Good, this guy deserves to be in prison

[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 10 points 6 hours ago

A jury convicted former Republican candidate Solomon Peña earlier this year of conspiracy, weapons and other charges in the shootings in December 2022 and January 2023 on the homes of four Democratic officials in Albuquerque, including the current state House speaker.

Prosecutors, who had sought a 90-year sentence, said Peña has shown no remorse and had hoped to cause political change by terrorizing people who held contrary views to him into being too afraid to take part in political life.

Not "a failed political candidate" but a Republican terrorist who failed to get elected. The media will do anything to keep the R-word out of the headline, and to keep it and the T-word apart.

[–] TheLunatickle@lemmy.zip 8 points 8 hours ago (1 children)
[–] Fredselfish@lemmy.world 5 points 7 hours ago

No he's not white.

[–] ileftreddit@piefed.social 5 points 9 hours ago