Latest Breaking News

LiberalArkie

(18,220 posts)

49. Looks like the person pulled right up to the door of the building in the parking lot and detonated the bomb.

Sun May 18, 2025, 08:17 AM

10 hrs ago

Propelling the vehicle back towards the dumpster shed (which was not damaged). It looks like there was so much force that the energy went from the parking lot entrance all the way out the door at the street and out through the roof of the building.

I think also that the fruitcake say "Reproductive Center" on the front of the building and in their feeble brain thought it was one of the "after birth baby killer" abortion clinics.

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

Recommendations

0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

59 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

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

Glass broke at a liquor store around the corner. applegrove Yesterday #1

Here's the center's website GJGCA Yesterday #2

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

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

And, last I remember, MarineCombatEngineer Yesterday #7

The city itself no; the area round about, yep GJGCA 23 hrs ago #17

Yeah, I probably should have stressed that, MarineCombatEngineer 23 hrs ago #20

I looked at the center's website, and one thing it listed was they're happy with LGBTQ clients muriel_volestrangler 23 hrs ago #24

Hegseth will awaken khristian Nationalists magicarpet 22 hrs ago #27

I immediately had similar thoughts. ShazzieB 23 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 20 hrs ago #34

I will never give that word a capital letter again wolfie001 19 hrs ago #39

So it looks like the vehicle was in the parking lot in the back MarineCombatEngineer Yesterday #4

Watching the news now. sheshe2 Yesterday #8

Looking closer at the video, MarineCombatEngineer Yesterday #9

I will put my money on that one. sheshe2 Yesterday #13

I can think of two main possibilities Warpy 22 hrs ago #29

I think you hit the nail on the head. MarineCombatEngineer 22 hrs ago #30

Workplace violence is always a possibility though the ones you mentioned seem more likely. Liberty Belle 19 hrs ago #37

I considered that, but the target would be more specific Warpy 18 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 10 hrs ago #49

They said the explosion caused damage to 5 blocks! sheshe2 18 hrs ago #44

That's the case 99.99% of the time. Bengus81 9 hrs ago #52

My first thought was it was a Tesla Deplorean exploding. AZ8theist 23 hrs ago #19

I confess that my first thought was it's a cybertruck. MarineCombatEngineer 23 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 20 hrs ago #35

Wow that definitely was a massive explosion Historic NY 10 hrs ago #50

Thats OKC level n/t gay texan 9 hrs ago #54

Sounds planned to me Jilly_in_VA Yesterday #5

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

Looks like the deceased was a passerby on the street. SunSeeker 23 hrs ago #18

Damn - sorry to hear that. I've also seen "several injured" in another report muriel_volestrangler 23 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 20 hrs ago #33

Now they're saying that was a pody part, not a full body. SunSeeker 19 hrs ago #40

Yes, looks like the bomber was the person killed. SunSeeker 18 hrs ago #42

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

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

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

Fortunately, no embryos were lost. SunSeeker 23 hrs ago #15

Also the gays Kali 22 hrs ago #26

I remember an episode to that effect. John1956PA 23 hrs ago #16

With all those different teams and agencies involved dickthegrouch 23 hrs ago #25

People who employ bombs are among the top tier of the worst human beings on earth. colorado_ufo 22 hrs ago #28

Almost as bad as arsonists. Arson is often uncontrolled and more than the target gets destroyed Bernardo de La Paz 20 hrs ago #32

Yea that's so true!! bluestarone 8 hrs ago #55

Ok, I'm caught up now. BootinUp 21 hrs ago #31

While a right-wing attacker seems plausible, we don't know that yet. Liberty Belle 19 hrs ago #36

Sounds like the dead person was probably the shooter: Liberty Belle 19 hrs ago #38

"shooter"? Where do you get that? Bernardo de La Paz 19 hrs ago #41

In fairness, it's about as accurate as the rest of the thread. TheProle 5 hrs ago #56

Where is the Puppy Perforator? Old Crank 14 hrs ago #45

It is looking like the perpetrator was killed Old Crank 13 hrs ago #46

The FBI is investigating the explosion at a California fertility clinic as an act of terrorism Eugene 13 hrs ago #47

"the writings left behind, in which the suspect communicated a belief that the world should not be populated" SunSeeker 13 hrs ago #48

There are probably "better" targets, but not easier ones. Renew Deal 10 hrs ago #51

supposedly promortalism.com is his website ClaudetteCC 5 hrs ago #57

Very niche. SunSeeker 47 min ago #58

Sometimes the real world hits too close to home. LastLiberal in PalmSprings 9 hrs ago #53

The bomber has (or had) a website: promortalism.com... AntiFascist 16 min ago #59