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44. They said the explosion caused damage to 5 blocks!

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Sun May 18, 2025, 12:23 AM

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Car explosion outside Palm Springs reproductive health facility leaves 1 dead [View all] SunSeeker 21 hrs ago OP

Glass broke at a liquor store around the corner. applegrove 21 hrs ago #1

Here's the center's website GJGCA 21 hrs ago #2

Is it reasonable to consider the possibility that a Christian extremist is responsible? John1956PA 20 hrs ago #3

So-called "abortion abolitionists" are also against IVF for precisely that reason. WhiskeyGrinder 20 hrs ago #6

And, last I remember, MarineCombatEngineer 20 hrs ago #7

The city itself no; the area round about, yep GJGCA 19 hrs ago #17

Yeah, I probably should have stressed that, MarineCombatEngineer 19 hrs ago #20

I looked at the center's website, and one thing it listed was they're happy with LGBTQ clients muriel_volestrangler 19 hrs ago #24

Hegseth will awaken khristian Nationalists magicarpet 18 hrs ago #27

I immediately had similar thoughts. ShazzieB 19 hrs ago #23

Most likely 1) Angry customer, 2) Jilted partner, 3) maga thought "abortion clinic", 4) anti-IVF christian absolutist Bernardo de La Paz 16 hrs ago #34

I will never give that word a capital letter again wolfie001 15 hrs ago #39

So it looks like the vehicle was in the parking lot in the back MarineCombatEngineer 20 hrs ago #4

Watching the news now. sheshe2 20 hrs ago #8

Looking closer at the video, MarineCombatEngineer 20 hrs ago #9

I will put my money on that one. sheshe2 20 hrs ago #13

I can think of two main possibilities Warpy 18 hrs ago #29

I think you hit the nail on the head. MarineCombatEngineer 18 hrs ago #30

Workplace violence is always a possibility though the ones you mentioned seem more likely. Liberty Belle 15 hrs ago #37

I considered that, but the target would be more specific Warpy 14 hrs ago #43

Looks like the person pulled right up to the door of the building in the parking lot and detonated the bomb. LiberalArkie 6 hrs ago #49

They said the explosion caused damage to 5 blocks! sheshe2 14 hrs ago #44

That's the case 99.99% of the time. Bengus81 5 hrs ago #52

My first thought was it was a Tesla Deplorean exploding. AZ8theist 19 hrs ago #19

I confess that my first thought was it's a cybertruck. MarineCombatEngineer 19 hrs ago #21

Looks like pro job: shaped charge into clinic, engine blown all the way to garbage bins at back, no sideways force. nt Bernardo de La Paz 16 hrs ago #35

Wow that definitely was a massive explosion Historic NY 6 hrs ago #50

Thats OKC level n/t gay texan 5 hrs ago #54

Sounds planned to me Jilly_in_VA 20 hrs ago #5

That seems quite likely - this report says all staff were safe and accounted for, and there were no patients muriel_volestrangler 20 hrs ago #12

Looks like the deceased was a passerby on the street. SunSeeker 19 hrs ago #18

Damn - sorry to hear that. I've also seen "several injured" in another report muriel_volestrangler 19 hrs ago #22

Maybe a body, but seems too small in relation to curb. Not sure it was necessary to post that, esp w advertising Bernardo de La Paz 16 hrs ago #33

Now they're saying that was a pody part, not a full body. SunSeeker 14 hrs ago #40

Yes, looks like the bomber was the person killed. SunSeeker 14 hrs ago #42

Apparently this is a IVF clinic. It has nothing to do with abortions. Jacson6 20 hrs ago #10

"Abortion abolitionists" have been targeting IVF clinics here and there with protests and harassment in recent months. WhiskeyGrinder 20 hrs ago #11

But if they are bombing IVF clinics they are destroying embryos or in their twisted mind human beings. Jacson6 19 hrs ago #14

Fortunately, no embryos were lost. SunSeeker 19 hrs ago #15

Also the gays Kali 18 hrs ago #26

I remember an episode to that effect. John1956PA 19 hrs ago #16

With all those different teams and agencies involved dickthegrouch 18 hrs ago #25

People who employ bombs are among the top tier of the worst human beings on earth. colorado_ufo 18 hrs ago #28

Almost as bad as arsonists. Arson is often uncontrolled and more than the target gets destroyed Bernardo de La Paz 16 hrs ago #32

Yea that's so true!! bluestarone 4 hrs ago #55

Ok, I'm caught up now. BootinUp 16 hrs ago #31

While a right-wing attacker seems plausible, we don't know that yet. Liberty Belle 15 hrs ago #36

Sounds like the dead person was probably the shooter: Liberty Belle 15 hrs ago #38

"shooter"? Where do you get that? Bernardo de La Paz 14 hrs ago #41

In fairness, it's about as accurate as the rest of the thread. TheProle 1 hr ago #56

Where is the Puppy Perforator? Old Crank 10 hrs ago #45

It is looking like the perpetrator was killed Old Crank 9 hrs ago #46

The FBI is investigating the explosion at a California fertility clinic as an act of terrorism Eugene 9 hrs ago #47

"the writings left behind, in which the suspect communicated a belief that the world should not be populated" SunSeeker 8 hrs ago #48

There are probably "better" targets, but not easier ones. Renew Deal 5 hrs ago #51

supposedly promortalism.com is his website ClaudetteCC 59 min ago #57

Sometimes the real world hits too close to home. LastLiberal in PalmSprings 5 hrs ago #53