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sop

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Wed Apr 29, 2026, 08:44 AM Wednesday

'Before he allegedly tried to kill Trump, Cole Allen aired frustration with nonviolent protest'

(MS NOW) "In the months before Cole Allen allegedly attempted to assassinate the president at Saturday evening’s White House Correspondents’ dinner, the 31-year-old teacher and engineer expressed frustration online about the futility of peaceful, left-wing protest and Democratic pushback against Donald Trump."

“ 'Non-violence is going to have to show progress in the very near future,' someone with the username 'Coldforce' posted to Bluesky in January, after Alex Pretti was shot and killed by federal officers in Minneapolis."

"In the next post, Coldforce framed political violence as inevitable."

“ 'If I am non-violent, I die, and if I am violent, I die. That’s a dilemma with a Nash equilibrium of violence,' the user posted, referencing a game theory concept of a situation where no individual player can improve their outcome by changing strategy."

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https://www.ms.now/news/cole-allen-leftist-network-wide-awakes

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'Before he allegedly tried to kill Trump, Cole Allen aired frustration with nonviolent protest' (Original Post) sop Wednesday OP
A lot of people are beginning to think this way. "What's it going to take to pry his hands of the reins?" ... marble falls Wednesday #1
There has to be some way to blame "Antifa" for this FakeNoose Wednesday #2

marble falls

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1. A lot of people are beginning to think this way. "What's it going to take to pry his hands of the reins?" ...
Wed Apr 29, 2026, 08:47 AM
Wednesday

... I don't think Allen was trying to kill anyone. I think he was making a statement.

FakeNoose

(42,093 posts)
2. There has to be some way to blame "Antifa" for this
Wed Apr 29, 2026, 10:08 AM
Wednesday

By the way, has anyone checked to see whether Cole Allen happened to be in Minneapolis this past winter?


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