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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' [View all]

(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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