BEARKING: Vehicle allegedly slams into New Orleans crowd; multiple fatalities

Happy New Year!

NYTimes reporting at least 10 dead:

WHET link previews?

I see that the Louisiana governor is asking for 🙏. That's always the most important first step.

Shit.

Bad Timing

How does a vehicle allegedly slam into anything? It either did or it didn’t.

Who the fuck wrote this headline?

And apparently the public was warned of threats and told to stay away.

I guess those warnings were not very effective.

Two officers shot by the driver - both expected to survive. It sounded like more than 30 were injured.

r7 the exact headline from local media was "BREAKING: Multiple dead after car may have plowed into crowd on Bourbon Street"

Potential explosive devices were also found.

Yeah, I saw that too, r10. I was doing the cartoon wtf eye blinking.

r4 no thoughts?

CNN doesn’t have any details other than 10 dead, 30 injured. Maybe a truck, driving on the sidewalk. Driver apprehended? No mention of that.

R7 It has to do with that being vehicular homicide. They have to say alleged.

ABC reporter said driver was killed by cops. But no one else is reporting that yet.

It was a white Ford F-150 with Texas license plate.

[quote]A horrific act of violence took place on Bourbon Street earlier this morning. Please join Sharon and I in praying for all the victims

Oh, dear.

When will this "thoughts and prayers" bullshit end? No other Western country does this, it sounds so stupid.

r8 " And apparently the public was warned of threats and told to stay away. "

I didn't see that anywhere. Where'd you read this?

[quote] car may have plowed

I'm sick of the way news agencies frame all car-vs-people injuries, from everyday accidents to obviously planned murders like this, as if cars were sentient. Can we please put the blame on entitled asshole sociopath drivers where it belongs?

DRIVER KILLS 10 WITH TRUCK

I dunno. Perhaps in the linked news article that I posted! Ya think?

[quote] [R7] It has to do with that being vehicular homicide. They have to say alleged.

Bullshit. Either the car plowed into a crowd or it didn’t. If you wanted to say “allegedly done intentionally,” or “driver allegedly intentionally runs into crowd,” that’s one thing.

The way the headline is phrased is ridiculous and makes it as though they’re not sure if a car plowed into a crowd. No one was ‘alleging’ anything about the car.

R23 You know what, you’re actually right.

My snark at R22 is for R20. Excuse my snark but you are lazy and thick not to pick up on such a simple direct.

r23 You ok?

Wonder what they'll do with the Sugar Bowl tonight? I doubt they'll cancel/reschedule.

I get your point, SylviaFowler and share your reaction.

I think the reason for the phrasing, as far-fetched as it may be because of his reported behavior when the vehicle was stopped, is because, maybe, just maybe, there was a malfunction in the truck.

I get it. That's laughably unlikely, but that's what investigations are for.

They are to rule-out as much as reveal.

R24, you’re a doll.

R26, I’ll be ok, Boo-Boo.

🧸👑

Now we're hearing the truck had weapons and explosives in it.

Texas license plates.

MAGA, anyone?

It's Texas.

MAGA. everyone!

Why would MAGA attack a crowd in NOLA? MAGA are all planning for Trump’s big day. I’ll go with some Mideast connection.

R33 Lots of black people in New Orleans.

A perfect target for a MAGA whack job.

r30 🐻👑♥️

r34 that was my thought, assuming the reporting about a Ford with Texas plates was the vehicle involved is accurate.

But who knows, really.

Driver confirmed as dead according Ken Delanian on NBC.

Trump got plenty of black votes.

And now they're saying that after the driver plowed through the crowd, he got out of the truck and started shooting. The police shot back and killed him.

[quote]New Orleans Mayor Latoya Cantrell said in a press conference on Wednesday, Jan. 1 that the attack was reportedly a terrorist act

[quote]Alethea Duncan, assistant special agent in charge of the FBI's New Orleans office, said later in the press conference that the incident is not being considered a terrorist attack.

Get your stories straight, people.

They said on the news the incident isn't being considered an act of terrorism.

Sorry, but when someone intentionally plows into a crowd, kills 10 people and injures 35, then gets out of their vehicle and starts shooting at the crowd, it's an act of terrorism.

Maybe another psycho more than a legit terrorist. We’ll find out soon.

R42 Psychos are usually the same people who commit acts of terrorism.

Two officers were shot and are in stable condition.

New Orleans police chief giving me Murray Hamilton in "Jaws" vibes.

"There's been a terrible incident here today, but really folks, everything's fine and we still want you to come to the Superdome today. There's nothing to worry about. Honest."

We need to do more so that people can't hit the gas pedal instead of the brake, by error. People get them mixed up all the time.

r22/r25 No, moron, your linked article says nothing about people being warned ahead of time to stay away

R46 Yeah, I don't think this was a "grandpa got confused and hit the gas instead of the brakes" thing.

From everything I've read about New Orleans at the holidays, Mardi Gras, etc. the locals, unless you have to work there, stay the hell away and let the tourists have at it.

Is that correct?

Man, if you have a relative, friend, enemy, loved one that you know went to NO over NYE to party and you haven't heard from them...that has to be terrible.

Well that's exactly what happened at Pride at Ft. Lauderdale a few years ago, R48. Eldergay hit the gas by mistake and drove into the parade.

We don't know what happened in New Orleans yet. Let's not jump to conclusions that this was done on purpose, people.

r49 I just texted a friend with family in New Orleans. He replied, "They never go to Bourbon St."

R50 Well, I'm guessing that since the guy got out of his truck and started firing his gun at folks after he plowed through the crowd, it wasn't a "grandpa hit the gas instead of the breaks" incident.

Redneck white trash Cletus or crazyass Mohammed Islamist nutcase? The jury is still out.

Thanks, 51.

Ooops, thanks r51.

[Quote] They said on the news the incident isn't being considered an act of terrorism.

That’s only reserved for Muslim attackers and Luigi

Last time I went to New Orleans, I avoided Bourbin ST and all its drunk tourists.

That visit was one of my best in NO

R53, a White guy named "Cletus", really?

It could have been a black racist named Darrell plowing through a Christmas parade where evil White children are certain to be.

Oh yeah r58 like that black guy in Minnesota or Wisconson a few years ago. Forgot about him.

zzzzz r58

R58 But it wasn't, Hortense.

Now run along back to your fascist "X" platform.

Cletus is a stereotypical redneck name.

R62 And rednecks are living stereotypes.

R52 well ok that's great, I did not know that until now. Coming on this thread was the first I'd heard about this incident.

Well, if my number is up and the Grim Reaper is claiming me caused by blunt force trauma via fast moving truck, my preference would be that it happens when I'm shit-faced drunk and baked off my ass.

R61, R53 is the racist prick.

R66 No, Hortense, it's you.

calling all cars calling all cars please avoid the sidewalks

It could have been a drunk driver.

Boy I'm glad I stay home each and every NYE. It's just not worth the hassle to go out.

R69...carrying weapons and firing at the crowd after plowing into them.

Okay.

This type of incident is why we don't go to parades or other mass public events in 2024. People these days just can't seem to handle or even have nice things. Especially the younger ones.

I'm surprised folks like R65 can't seem to work out this logic on their own?

[quote]It has to do with that being vehicular homicide. They have to say alleged.

Do they, though? Or is that just a cover for poor understanding of English/sloppy journalism? Because surely it is just a fact that the car ploughed into the crowd. The journo can back that up in the text with "Multiple witnesses reported..." that it did. What is "alleged", or will be, is who did it and why. That IS alleged, because it has to be proved in court. In other words, "It is alleged that Joe Blow drove his car into this crowd", but "It is an undisputed fact that a car hit this crowd at speed".

Cars do this stuff because the driver has a heart attack, or because it's a self-driving Tesla. Even if it should prove to be not a crime, it still remains a fact that it ploughed into a crowd.

r72 🐻👑♥️

[quote] I'm surprised folks like [R65] can't seem to work out this logic on their own?

What the hell?

To paraphrase Bob Wallace in "White Christmas", when I figure out what you're point is I'll come back with a crushing reply.

Since when has life and death had "logic" to it?

self "Oh dear"^

what your point is

It may have been an Isis flag.

Congratulations to Miss Gulch for making it up the ladder to New Orleans Police Chief ! She now goes by the name 'Anne Kirkpatrick'.

R78 But...but...Trump said he eradicated ISIS.

LOL r79!!

I couldn't place who she reminded me of, but you're not wrong.

I was actually thinking Ann B. Davis but Miss Gulch is more accurate. How old is she, 105?

Police chief in Nola is a thankless task, they took what they could get.

[quote]It could have been a drunk driver.

Wouldn't be the first time.

R84 Did that drunk driver then get out their vehicle and open fire on the crowd?

[quote] It may have been an Isis flag.

Wow. I didn’t think ISIS had those. Even so, you really shouldn’t use that word anyway. It’s a little offensive to most of—oh, you said flag. Ok, never mind.

R85 if someone is drunk you don't know what they'll do. Anything is possible, even guns.

Miss Gulch really needs to lose the ruby red lipstick.

After the press meeting this morning, she jumped on her bicycle and pedaled away with a dog named Toto riding in the basket attached to the back of her seat.

R87, darlin', at this point, I think we can pretty much rule out this incident as just some hapless drunk running amok.

Weapons in the truck, firing at the crowd, perhaps an ISIS flag flying from his truck.

Yeah, nah.

🐻👑

Sounds like terrorism to me.

r89 " Yeah, nah. "

Huh? You sound like an idiot.

r90 You are very desperate for attention

R92 I think the person trying to pass off this tragedy as just another drunk driving incident is the real idiot here.

[quote] [R90] You are very desperate for attention

Says the person who pops into a thread to post multiple insults of previous posters.

r90 🐻👑♥️

r88, don't quit your day job...

MSNBC had to pull away from their local reporters who were talking to the MAGA Lt. Guv of LA, who was a little too eager to say he's hearing the truck had an 'Isis' flag on the back, even though it's been unconfirmed. I guess he has an application in for a job in the Trump administration.

Then that would be a dumb thing to say if he was looking for a spot since Dump claimed to have eradicated ISIS.

Bring back asylums.

Texas plates, French Quarter at 3am - Could it be an anti-gay attack and the Magats are all trying to pin it on ISIS?

R101 Yeah, but the straights still outnumber the gays on Bourbon Street.

MSNBC is ripping apart the Lt Guv for putting statements out there which aren't proven true. The blame is on the NO 'command center' for having no organization and no chain of communication.

Very shocking very tragic. The focus shouldn't be on the ethnicity or political motivation of the attacker if the motivation was terrorism it doesn't matter if it's extreme right or left It's wrong and frankly there's no way to guard against this in a public situation other than cordening off a specific public area with barriers to prevent vehicles from entering..

We have to look at it from the perspective is what can I do as one person to mitigate my risk and the risk of my loved ones. All the typical stuff ,stay away from crowds, practice situational awareness, unfortunately that would mean any public gathering celebrating any event is dangerous.. any public park, Mall, shopping center are places where you need to be on high alert.

Of course the media is over hyping everything not reporting the news but creating drama around events. We all need to sift through this look for the facts and act accordingly going forward.

Perp is DOA.

I know there was some confusion upthread.

Ken Delanian of MSNBC does a good job.

He's as thorough as is possible in relaying what he can, while not declaring anything he can't confirm as factual.

He's kinda cute, too.

How is your argument, SylviaFowler (R21), any different than what a gun rights advocate would say? That it’s not the gun, but the sociopath holder of the gun?

[quote]the straights still outnumber the gays on Bourbon Street.

Plus he was at the wrong end of Bourbon to target the gays.

This breaking story has pushed our boo Weegee Mangione off the front pages. No one is reporting how Weegee spent New Year's Eve and how big that sizemeat was which got shoved up his ass.

Disappointing.

I love New Orleans but I hate Bourbon Street. I thought it was awesome when I’d go in my 20s and 30s, but now I just find it tacky and depressing. There is SO much more to do in New Orleans, and other great areas to enjoy.

Disgusting trash, I'm glad the cops shot him down.

I can't imagine being run over or hit by a F150 those things are fucking humongous. The size of tanks.

And he brought guns and bombs, too? Psychopath terrorist p.o.s.

R101

There are plenty of gays in Texas, if the driver was so inclined.

How sad, R67, that facts are difficult for you.

BEARKING is awkward, cringey and low intellect. IT DOESN'T WORK, AND NEVER WILL.

A big FUCK YOU to all who use it and promote it here, a far cry from the witty writing that used to be common place on DL.

R113 How hilarious, Hortense, that we always know when you're posting.

R122, it could have been a rental. When you rent a car, the plates aren’t always from the state (in which the car was rented).

r114 Even though I agree, your use of the word "cringey" is equally low intellect.

R114 Oh, it works, all right. Long live BEARKING!

Let me guess, he owned a painting business and was the class clown in high school? Loving wife and 2 kids?

It was probably Mr. Magoo and his navigation went haywire.

R118 =

Bearking is ignorant sounding.

R122 Welcome to The Datalounge!

R121 isn't very good at posting GIFs.

A terrorist attack can happen anywhere, which is the point.

Imagine dealing with the smell, only to get steamrolled in a tourist trap.

Ford F150 Lighting was a rental

No in fact they already had the parade and the mayor said "mostly local people" were affected as though the drunks out at 3 a.m. wouldn't have included any fans from Georgia or Notre Dame

Last year a woman was arrested trying to ram the barricades of the Rose Parade in Pasadena. Gavin was probably warned to stay away. "Moment of silence" this morning.

Where's our homegrown hero Rittenhouse when we need him ? Hell, he could've kept that area safe last night.

If Daniel Penny hadn't been busy partying at Mar-A-Lago, he could've saved the day.

Where was Mark Wahlberg? He said he could have stopped the planes from hitting the Twin Towers on 9-11 so surely he could have stopped this loser.

Trump said he'd have gone into the Parkland high school and taken on the shooter. I'm sure he'd have stood in front of the truck had he been on Bourbon Street.

^^^OK, someone is really going off the deep end.

Rittenhouse, Wahlberg, Penny, Trump...so many heroes in our midst...always available until you need them.

Looks like he rented the vehicle on Turo.

[quote] How does a vehicle allegedly slam into anything? It either did or it didn’t.

[quote]Who the fuck wrote this headline?

Ten innocent people were murdered and you're most concerned about the grammar of the headline.

Never change, Datalounge.

Shamsud Din Jabbar Is the terrorist

[quote]Never change, Datalounge.

Never fear, r137.

r138 this must be him

Israel: let’s kill another thousand Palestinians today. Get the smart bombs ready.

Also Israel: hey y’all that MASS MURDER of ten people might have been by Muslims — proving they’re all evil! There’s a piece of cloth attached to the antenna!!!

Try this link

A Houston real estate agent?

He also served in the military, according to the video

R122 BEARKING BEARKING BEARKING!!!

I miss the days when men with anger issues would drink themselves to death quietly instead of committing acts of terror.

I don’t think we should call him shamsud. I think he’s a real sud

Is he Palestinian or an American who converted to Islam?

The real questions: Was he White? Was he Muslim?

He’s not white.

[QUOTE] I miss the days when men with anger issues would drink themselves to death quietly instead of committing acts of terror.

There’s still plenty who do, R146.

It appears to be the latter, r148, although I don't know if he's a convert

They never call white boys "terrorists", even when they ARE.

No, r153, never!

They cal Luigi a terrorist so that’s bs.

What about the white male terrorists who attacked on J6?

Or the white male hate groups attacking and terrorizing pride parades?

That's weird, R142. If that is him, he seems pretty normal. I guess that doesn't mean much these days.

R142 This will be red meat for the MAGA cult - a black Muslim.

I agree, R157. He seems like a nice, normal guy.

It was a safe bet it wasn't a local in the sense that no alcohol was involved.

New Orleans' #1 export is drunks

In the video, he talks about his thorough skills in negotiating a good deal between the seller and buyer ('we don't leave the table until all the T's are crossed and the I's are dotted'). Seems like he has everything he does in life is in order, and well planned. Hmmmm.

R162 Somehow radicalized into the extreme faction of the Muslim religion.

[QUOTE] This will be red meat for the MAGA cult - a black Muslim.

He’s not black.

He looks like he's of east African descent, r164. Maybe Somali?

Why hasn't Trump held a press conference on this? American people being left hanging.

It was clearly well planned with the intention of doing great physical harm to many.

Rose Parade is over. NBC giving updates now.

R166 He's already gone on Truth Social to blame it on the Biden administration letting immigrants into the country, even though the guy was born and raised in Texas.

R164 He's got dark brown skin. That's all we need.

R166, you dumb fuck, Trump isn't back in office. He's still a private citizen.

Actually, R170, it's usually the left going on about Whites, White males and the patriarchy, asshole.

This nation is under coordinated attack. This parade, the subway attack and the burning Cybertruck at Trump Tower clearly related to each other.

R171 Hey, dumb fuck. Apparently, you've missed all the press conferences Trump has already done over the last month.

Oh, and by the way, Hortense, your cult leader has already gone on Truth Social to blame the attack on the Biden administration letting immigrants into the country, even though the killer was born and raised in Texas.

Because Trump is a dumb fuck.

OP, not "Allegedly" ... vehicle killed ten people.

R172 Hortense isn't getting the attention she so desperately craves today.

Go back to "X," cunt. They'll love you over there.

Wait, was this guy one of the good brown my co-presidents Trump and Musk told me we need more of in America, to give our jobs to to MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN, or was this one of the bad browns who want to rape me and eat my doggos?

R177 Obviously, he's a dog eater.

So it was a Mohammed and not a Cletus.

R179 Mohammed, native of Texas, primary breeding ground of Cletuses.

[quote]It may have been an Isis flag.

I knew it.

Army veteran.

R182 I told you they were suckers and losers!

I know Cletus is supposed to be a redneck name, but having been raised Catholic, I always think of the Roman Canon - "Linus, Cletus, Clement, Sixtus..."

In US mass culture Cletus is a redneck name. Cletus the slack-jawed yokel has been a Simpsons character for decades.

Your trolling is subpar, r172.

R185 - I've only seen The Simpsons around six times. I didn't say it wasn't redneck, I just have a different association with the name. I guess using "supposed" was wrong.

The FBI confirmed that Jabbar was carrying an ISIS flag in the truck, and authorities have said he was dressed in military gear. The FBI said they also found weapons and a potential IED were located in his vehicle.

[quote] The focus shouldn't be on the ethnicity or political motivation of the attacker if the motivation was terrorism it doesn't matter if it's extreme right or left It's wrong

Bullshit. Motivation matters.

[QUOTE] Wait, was this guy one of the good brown my co-presidents Trump and Musk told me we need more of in America, to give our jobs to to MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN, or was this one of the bad browns who want to rape me and eat my doggos?

Just wow. So that's what you take out of this sad incident? That MAGA is behind an Islamic terror attack? 🙄🤣

[quote]Wonder what they'll do with the Sugar Bowl tonight? I doubt they'll cancel/reschedule.

R191 No, dear. They're slamming the ridiculous, uninformed MAGA rhetoric. You do realize, don't you, that your dear orange-hued leader has already taken to Truth Social to blame the attack on Biden and his failure to control immigration, even though the killer was born and raised in Texas and had a "white" job, right?

And this is why Democrats can't have nice things. Instead of coming up with policies and candidates that are winners, they spend their time making up insults and nicknames like Hortense, Cletus, or "orange imbued man".

It's going to be a very long 4 years for these folks.

My "Cletus" references were because when shit like this happens it's always a redneck or an Islamist. It has nothing to do with politics. Dumbass.

DL's "Hortense" troll is particularly stupid

R194 I see you're upset, Hortense, that once again, your cult has egg on its face after trying to blame this attack on illegal immigrants, when it was a home grown Texas boy right out of deep red MAGA country who was responsible.

Thoughts and prayers, sweetheart.

The death toll is now at 15 and multiple explosive devices have been found throughout the French Quarter.

Either this guy acted alone and was extremely good at being covert, or he was part of a larger attack plan.

R197, the perpetrator had an ISIS flag on his car, and he was dressed in military gear with weapons inside his car. The FBI confirmed this. But you probably think the FBI is purposely spreading Russian disinformation in your unhinged mind instead of just accepting this fact.

R200 The FBI also confirmed that the perpetrator was an American citizen, born, raised, and living in Texas.

Funny how you left that part out, Hortense.

Obviously radicalized into a terrorist cult, not unlike the way you've been radicalized into the MAGA cult.

See how that works?

Meanwhile in magatland....a lot of them are making excuses for this guy. "so when public figures on the left used bloodied effigies of trump to express their anger, that was ok?" Yeah, you fucking moron, no diff between an effigy and building bombs. Their stupidity and blind cult like like belief knows no bounds.

Who is this Hortense troll? Defuckto's new name?

R202 They have to do this, because they need a way to deflect from the fact that this terrorist was not the illegal immigrant they were hoping for, but a born and bred military veteran from deep red MAGA country.

Is the public figure on the left with a bloody effigy supposed to be Kathy Griffin?

R151, you are a big, big bitch…

AND I LOVE YOU!

Probably R205. They've never gotten over that.

R203 Hortense has been around for a while, but she's been particularly active since the election, constantly trying to stir up shit here.

I think it's because most people have left "X," leaving only her fellow cultists on that platform, and she has no one on "X" she can troll anymore.

DL is her only outlet now.

r199 where are you seeing the updated death toll?

R209 See R198

[Quote] They cal Luigi a terrorist so that’s bs.

He’s Italian tho

Thanks r210

[Quote] Why hasn't Trump held a press conference on this?

Trump doesn’t care because there’s no way for him to steal money by this.

The New Orleans police just stated that they don't believe the truck driver acted alone, so it looks like he's part of a bigger group.

If I lived in the New Orleans area, I think I'd just say inside today.

I’d stay inside every day tbqf

Lots of magats chiming in on other sites with the usual shit. Blaming the "boarder" problems, car was seen crossing in from mexico, etc. Fucking goddam idiots.

Luigi is a terrorist.

The have postponed the Sugar Bowl.

You know it’s serious when they mess with football.

The driver was part of a bigger group, but he's the gun-wielding patsy who had to take the fall—sounds like he drew the short stick.

I think I'd reconsider Mardi Gras celebrations, at least. And the Super Bowl is in New Orleans in February.

If they postpone football the terrorists will have won.

R19

Horseface

Adam "Pencil Neck" Schiff

Pocahontas

Nervous Nancy Pelosi

Kamabla

Tampon Tim

Gavin Newscum

All coined by your dear cult leader.

Do go on, though, won't you, Hortense?

Ron De Sanctimonious

^ Sorry. That was meant for R194.

Keep making up names like Hortense, instead of doing something real, and see where that gets you.

They're postponing tonight's game at the Superdome.

That's wise.

My pussy stinks!

[QUOTE] Who is this Hortense troll?

No idea, but someone needs to kill it with fire.

R224 See R222, Hortense, and see where that gets you.

R221 Being as 15 have already died, being as they've found multiple explosive devices in the area, and being as the FBI believes the truck driver didn't act alone, I think it's smart to delay the game.

Savings lives is what's most important right now.

[Quote] The have postponed the Sugar Bowl.

Why did The do that? Grammatical articles are no fun at all!

Have they said if the terrorist was "known to law enforcement" yet? They normally always are. Maybe they ought to be tougher on those "known" in the first place so they don't get the opportunity to do stuff like this?

Sen. Kennedy appealing to conspiracy-minded MAGAts by implying that America won't be told the truth about the perpetrators.

R230 Multiple explosive devices have been found in the area and the FBI believes the truck driver didn't act alone, so in the interest of public safety, they're postponing the game.

Yep, the maga story is officially that this guy came in from Mexico (thanks, Kameltoe and China Joe) in a stolen car and isn't an American citizen at all. The fbi and government are lying about him being Texas born and bred.

Kennedy is one ugly dude!

[Quote] Hortense

R234 Can't wait to see them try and spin themselves out of this one.

They love our money and not our values.

R236 Actually, this is Hortense.

FBI agent confirms perp was an army veteran, "we believe honorably discharged."

Wtf is this Hortense nonsense?

R241 She's a MAGA troll who comes to every thread, regardless of the topic, to trash "liberals" and spread her MAGA bullshit.

She also tried to start a thread against Gavin Newsom today that quickly crashed and burned.

In short, she's a cunt.

And what just came on my TV: the episode of King of Queens where Doug and Carrie find an old check in a gravy boat wedding gift and take a trip to New Orleans. 😲

In other words, Davida, r242?

R244 I'm not familiar with Davida. Same person?

r245 Davida is long-term, notorious DL troll, well known for (among other things) an unhealthy fixation on George Clooney.

Someone needs to make a meme of Anne Kirkpatrick as the Wicked Witch of the West.

It seems Hortense has retreated from this thread, now that her attempt to blame the attack on illegal immigrants has blown right the fuck up in her cunty face.

-10 points for the pathetic us of "BEARKING".

Shamsud-Din Jabbar, born in Texas. If his parents are not also born in the US, this will be used as another talking point against birthright citizenship.

R250 Then they're gonna have to explain Melania, Ivanka, Don Jr., and Eric.

[Quote] the pathetic us

Yes, we agree.

From now on, all European Xmas markets and Bourbon street will have concrete barriers on the roads

R248 This is what Hortense is busy doing right now.

I don’t think Bearking is any worse than “pron” or “WHET.” It’s no “JackieOnassistance” but then what is?

I love the Bearking pics.

AP, per BNO News:

Explosives found in New Orleans were placed by 3 men and a woman.

Pipe bombs were found in truck used in New Orleans attack and were wired for remote detonation

LoL, r227, you aren't fooling anybody.

[quote]We need to do more so that people can't hit the gas pedal instead of the brake, by error. People get them mixed up all the time.

[quote]We don't know what happened in New Orleans yet. Let's not jump to conclusions that this was done on purpose, people.

[quote]It could have been a drunk driver.

[quote]And this is why Democrats can't have nice things. Instead of coming up with policies and candidates that are winners, they spend their time making up insults and nicknames like Hortense, Cletus, or "orange imbued man".

[quote]It's going to be a very long 4 years for these folks.

Nothing to do with Trump folks. It's the progressive left in this case. Getting rid of Muslim garbage would be a great start.

Gins and pipe bombs were also found in the vehicle. These devices, which were concealed within coolers, were wired for remote detonation, and a corresponding remote control was discovered inside the vehicle.

R258 Hi, Hortense. Welcome back.

The killer was born, raised, and lived in deep red Texas and was a radicalized terrorist, just like you're a radicalized MAGA cultist.

Fuck the hell off now, cunt.

[quote]Gins and pipe bombs were also found in the vehicle

Bring back Prohibition!

Father of at least three children, it appears he was twice married and twice divorced. His second wife got a restraining order against him in 2020.

R260 Muslim garbage. Any skyscrapers you have your eyes on? Any 11 year old girls you want to marry and rape? Any gay friends you want to throw off roofs?

Why the hell would you attack New Orleans? It’s the best city in the US

R263 Ask Matt Gaetz about raping girls and ask Mike Johnson about throwing gays off roofs, Hortense.

What is this guy's birth name? He seems to me to be an African American.

He also doesn't look like the picture of the suspect I see in recent updates.

Of course he had a a protective order sworn out against him. Terrorists always have domestic violence records. They're utter trash.

I hope they find the other three who planted the IEDs/bombs and toss them in solitary for the rest of their lives.

R267 Don't look at me!

R266 That's him. The YouTube video is from quite a few years ago.

I try not to, Marge.

So born black in USA. Radicalised and changed his name?

The Superbowl will be played there this year.

R266 He seems totally sane — I can’t believe this guy plowed his car into a crowd.

R265 Thank you liberal progressive for your pro Muslim anti Semitic support.

Plump has tweeted decrying these dangerous illegals but the guy was born here and is an army veteran.

Not that this matters to Plump. He knows his moron base is fact averse and low info.

R276 Sucks when you try and "own the libs," but get your bullshit thrown right back in your face, eh, Hortense?

It's so easy with you cult members.

I think the hortense troll who keeps calling Defacto “hortense” is actually his latest cosplay tbqf, because he’s tired of pretending to be black.

So he’s replying to himself calling himself Hortense. Yes, holidays are like weekends on steroids for Defacto.

Thanks for remembering me and my bestie's friendship, R278. I miss him so much!

R279 Nice try, Hortense. But do keep trying. It's working out so well for you so far.

[quote]Plump has tweeted decrying these dangerous illegals but the guy was born here and is an army veteran.

He’s black and Muslim, though so President Musk will blame it on DEI in the woke military.

He’s not black. Stop saying it.

His name looks like something off a menu.

R283 Sorry, but that’s him in the video at R266, Mary.

That’s not a black man. He looks Indian or something.

He looks Black

[quote]That’s not a black man. He looks Indian or something.

Does it matter? A terrorist is a terrorist!

They’re showing pictures of him when younger in CNN. He is definitely Black.

He seems to have had some sort of mental breakdown after the failure of a business and became radicalized.

Interestingly, whenever there was some sort of ISIS attack (like at the Orlando night club), there was never any real link to ISIS. It was always self-radicalization

He's black. US Born African American. That's my guess. And became a muslim and changed his name and became radicalised. Due to a dysfunctional life, and deeply in debt, and likely lowish IQ, despite some how being employed at Deloitte making 120K.

R49 “Man, if you have a relative, friend, enemy, loved one that you know went to NO over NYE to party and you haven't heard from them...that has to be terrible.@

That would be me. My best friend, the person I love most in the world is down there for New Years. I spent the morning in total hysterics , screaming and crying and on my knees begging G-d to take care of him. Thank-you G-d my boy is ok. No where near the parade, but until he contacted me, I was more dead than alive. I found I have to be honest with myself, I think maybe I don’t just love him, I’m in love with him.

Was Don OK?!

I’m glad your friend is ok, r291.

If he contacted you to let you know he was ok BEFORE you got ahold of him, then he knows how you feel. He probably feels the same way.

[quote] Have they said if the terrorist was "known to law enforcement" yet? They normally always are. Maybe they ought to be tougher on those "known" in the first place so they don't get the opportunity to do stuff like this?

Yes! Certain people should be arrested and help in “prevention detention.” Just in case they will commit FutureCrime. Why should we have to wait until they do something illegal to lock them up?

Typical libtard lazy thinking.

[Quote] I found I have to be honest with myself, I think maybe I don’t just love him, I’m in love with him.

He was safe and sound in a bathhouse last night

r291, MARY!!!

Holy fuck

I agree R297! We can only prevent things like HOMOSEXUALITY and the TRANSING of our BABIES by banning books, TV characters, and words like "woke". Trying to prevent terroristic acts by monitoring people who meet the profile of terrorists? A waste of time, amirite?

R298 was meant for R294

Does it say if the area being investigated in Houston is around the dead terrorist's residence?

Yes, it looks like it's near 1960 in North Houston, also by a mosque.

Partial list of victims.

"Here's a list of people killed in New Orleans Bourbon Street attack after New Year's Eve"

What sort of business did he have?

Safely detonating the bombs/IEDs

R294 Hortense doesn't know if she's coming or going at this point.

This terrorist attack by the non-immigrant she was so hoping would be an immigrant has really thrown her off.

I assumed Hortense was all for the preventative rounding up of people, since her president's platform was all about doing just that.

[QUOTE]he was in the military, where he served as a human resources specialist

He was a people person.😐

R306 That's what I mean by Hortense being really thrown off.

She's forgotten what she's for and what she's against in the wake of finding out the killer wasn't an evil brown illegal immigrant, but an evil brown U.S. citizen from Texas.

That Hortense shit is lame AF. Can we have a thread about a major news event/tragedy without our resident Aspies shitting it up with their troll-hunting fuckery? TIA.

R309 Well, Hortense, if you'd stop trying to sell your MAGA shit on DL, we could focus on the topic at hand.

We can all focus on the topic at hand if we put the troll on ignore. It's annoying to open a thread with a bunch of new responses only to find more than half are about H. The ignore button is our friend.

There's so much conflicting information coming out now.

Now they're saying the two people they have on camera placing bombs are no longer suspects. Why? Were they really not placing bombs?

They're also now saying the exploding Tesla cybertruck in Vegas *may* be related to the New Orleans incident because both vehicles were rented from the same company.

The death toll has now been revised down from 15 to 14.

R311, thank you for the reminder about how to handle trolls. I needed to hear it. No more H talk from moi!

Unfortunately the death toll has risen to 15 as per CNN.

Anyone see anything from a reputable source about the 3 people he supposedly had help from, re: placing the devices?

R313 The latest is that those people are no longer considered suspects, but the police haven't said why.

Terrorist left behind video evidence

"Suspect in New Orleans attack made series of recordings before Wednesday's attack, officials say"

Thank you, R314

He had planned on being a family annihilator, killing the ex and both daughters. Typical.

[quote]The latest is that those people are no longer considered suspects, but the police haven't said why.

Earlier reports said that it couldn't be determined if the people seen on video were placing explosive devices or simply looking at them. The FBI must have determined it's the latter.

This is an ongoing criminal investigation, folks. Dozens if not hundreds of people will get treated as suspects and then ruled out after they look further into it. And one involving terrorist acts, where the police and feds and politicians are panicked about another potential attack? Forget about it. There’s all sorts of crazy shit happening right now. Bulls are kicking down doors all over the country as we speak.

Maybe he did act alone:

What was on their iPod (I'm not going through 320 posts to see if I'm being redundant)?

R317 we love a good brown cunt slayer!

It had to be confusing for people watching the local NBC feed; the station has identical twin brother reporters, one in news, one in sports.

I saw the news brother on the desk throwing to a live feed of his twin in the French Quarter.

[quote] What was on their iPod (I'm not going through 320 posts to see if I'm being redundant)?

If you want to see if a word like iPod has already been posted on a page, you can use the Find function in your browser. You don’t have to visually scan all the replies.

It is time we call these mass casualty events domestic terrorism. It does not matter from where the perpetrator originates. If they don’t die in the act, send them to GITMO.

"Bomb materials found in Airbnb linked to Bourbon Street terror suspect

Federal, state, and local agents search Marigny property as terror investigation unfolds"

Fairly helpful map

"3 blocks down Bourbon Street: See interactive map of suspected New Orleans terrorist attack"

We may see more attention back on Muslims being radicalized, although I guess this POS started out being radicalized when getting into Islam. The government should probably keep an eye on people who convert to Islam to see if they are radical.

[QUOTE]The government should probably keep an eye on people who convert to Islam to see if they are radical.

How would they know who's converting?

R329, not your exact point, but there are people in the FBI who monitor forums, etc. to see who is becoming radicalized. Not just Islamists but white supremicists, etc. I think it would be a difficult job to read through that day after day. However, as someone upthread said if these individuals are known to law enforcement why does this happen time and again.

Don't think the US government isn't quietly spying on mosques all over the country.

I watched the news this morning and a clip was shown but quickly taken down of a massive amount of blood on the ground. Horrible.

It's better to stay away from crowds. It's unfortunate that it's come to this.

They started the Hortense stuff because they found calling people Boris had no actual effect.

agree r325. Its understandable that investigators need to find out if this incident is linked to a larger plot, but the fact is that it's domestic terrorism. Terrorism is not associated with a race or ethnicity.

Its also very disturbing that this man was a US veteran.

Im also wondering if the FBI had any tips on this. In recent years the FBI has had a terrible track record on acting on tips from people who encounter mass shooters and domestic terrorists. They waste time trying connect these people to foreign terror groups and never end up taking action before something terrible occurs.

One of the first articles after the event said that the public had been warned of threats to that area and told to stay away.

R336, unfortunately warnings tend not to seem that serious. The public thinks if it were so dangerous, the street party would have been shut down

America has become a complete and total shithole. No one knows what they’re doing. It’s a goddamn joke.

R323, tf is your point?

R336, there have been no articles saying the public was warned of any threats before this event. There were no threats or warnings to the public before this occurred.

However, there are a number of people with poor reading comprehension who don’t understand that the “earlier warning” in question referred to a warning sent out via the city’s emergency alert system before a press conference, not before the attack.

Very unfortunate that the bollard system was being replaced. More places need these barriers. I heard in NYC they use garbage trucks to temporarily barricade areas with high pedestrian traffic during NYE.

[quote] Yes, it looks like it's near 1960 in North Houston

It’s near 1960 everywhere in Houston.

[quote]America has become a complete and total shithole. No one knows what they’re doing. It’s a goddamn joke.

I've been thinking the same thing more and more recently R338.

I've also been thinking about the irony of Trump calling other countries "shitholes" when in fact the US has become a shithole itself and Trump has at least something to do with that.

The FBI and local law enforcement ignore warnings from the public about attacks because too many of those fuckers are PART of these groups.

Well, this is intense.

^ It's on @MadDog_TX if it doesn't show up here.

Trigger warning for article above: graphic picture of the killer’s dead body.

I haven't read all of the articles. Has it been determined if he was a convert? He looks like he's of Ethiopian or Somali descent, so I assume he wasn't, but who knows.

I see that he friends and family claim he was a "recent" convert.

If that is the case, then what was his name pre-conversion? In the YouTube video above, he has the same name. The video has been removed, but if was from a few years ago.

I have so many questions.

Yeah, that is NOT a Black man.

That's pretty cool at R327. Ye Olde Picayune stepping up to the plate.

Why weren't there Secret Service agents posted in front of that Hotel? The Cybertruck should never have been allowed to pull up right in front of Trump Tower.

R352 Why not? Trump is sucking Elon's cock, so a Tesla in front of Trump Tower makes perfect sense.

[quote]Why weren't there Secret Service agents posted in front of that Hotel?

Because it's a shit hotel in a shit part of LasVegas and practically NO ONE was there...

In the TOP TEN ugliest buildings in the world.

You want to waste tax payer money posting Secret Service at every piece of shit building in this country with the name "Trump" on it?! Put down the crack pipe. Those are privately-owned buildings and the Orange Shitstain can hire his own security if he's worried.

I had no idea Dump had a bldg in Vegas. Why isn't it in a better location and is it a casino or just a bunch of dumpy condos?

[QUOTE] You want to waste tax payer money posting Secret Service at every piece of shit building in this country with the name "Trump" on it?! Put down the crack pipe. Those are privately-owned buildings and the Orange Shitstain can hire his own security if he's worried.

Take a chill pill. I'm just asking how this tragedy could have been prevented.

[QUOTE] America has become a complete and total shithole. No one knows what they’re doing. It’s a goddamn joke.

No, we are just brave. We pick up the pieces and move on with life like the Israelis, whenever we get blown up by terrorists. What we do not do is quiver and cry in our boots like the Germans over a measly car attack that killed a whopping 2 people over there. How is that weak nation even a thing anymore?

r352, yeah, it should have

It's sad what happened to Germany. Over the years it has just become a weak, PC kind of place with no identity. They do all the right virtue signalling on the leftist stuff but no one takes them seriously anymore. Even places like Qatar and Russia openly make fun of Germany now.

[quote]It's sad what happened to Germany. Over the years it has just become a weak, PC kind of place with no identity.

The rest of the world breathes a sigh of relief that Germany isn't what it was in the 20th century.

[quote] No, we are just brave. We pick up the pieces and move on with life like the Israelis

Imagining typing this with a straight face.

God, I hate the title of this thread. “Allegedly?”

Yes, I know it was in the article.

It’s just so dumb.

What a p.o.s. loser. He truly sounds retarded or like he had a brain tumor.

"...Jabbar posts the first of five videos to Facebook. “Jabbar explains he originally planned to harm his family and friends but was concerned the news headlines would not focus on the ‘war between the believers and the disbelievers,’ ..."

Judging from the views of the crowds at the Sugar Bowl, no one really gives a shit that this happened, or they are confident in the security measures. The thousands of people congregated, they look like tiny ants on CNN

At least half of them are Notre Dame fans, they're not logical people.

We need German Gay Guy back to explain why Germany has had such a long, hard slide to the bottom.

Notre Dame's HOT fine ass coach Marcus Freeman issues a statement 😍

R366 the Sugar Bowl is actually the safest place you could be right now, just like flying on airlines the week after 9/11. Security there is mega-tight now because of the incident.

[quote] Why weren't there Secret Service agents posted in front of that Hotel?

Trump made a business of just selling his name to other buildings. Just because there's a Trump building in Las Vegas doesn't mean he owns it

[QUOTE]I had no idea Dump had a bldg in Vegas. Why isn't it in a better location and is it a casino or just a bunch of dumpy condos?

I was in Vegas a couple of years ago and decided to kill an afternoon by walking down the strip from the Flamingo to the Trump building. (Kind of surreal to walk around with an open can of beer) I was curious to see how Trump could out-tacky Vegas and how much more outlandish his casino is. I walked into the lobby and asked how to get to the gaming floor. I was informed there wasn't one. Well, duh, of course. Even Nevada's no-doubt crooked gaming commission wouldn't give him a license to operate. Who the fuck bankruptcy a casino?

^bankrupts

Meh R369. He's not all that.

I'll take him then, R374.

R371 It's pretty well known that Trump owns very few of the properties that bear his name. He simply sells his name to various projects.

Only his brain dead cult followers think he actually owns and/or runs all these properties.

Not sure about Notre Dame’s team, but Marcus Freeman’s chest is unbeatable.

I'm not saying he's fug gurl, I'm just saying he's not my type.

Why are posters saying he doesn't look black?

He looks East African, which -- the last I checked -- is also black.

Those posters need cataract surgery but haven't gotten it done yet, R379.

[quote]He looks East African, which -- the last I checked -- is also black.

r379 can you explain why this matters?

It doesn’t, r381.

Some people just trying to start shit

It doesn't matter, r381, but it annoys me

I often don’t agree with DL posters take on “hotness”, but r369 is right. That man is FINE.

The suspect smelled a lot of cookies during his lifetime.

R370, I think drones will change that. Stadiums could be prime targets for explosive laden drones.

[Quote] [R279] Nice try, Hortense. But do keep trying. It's working out so well for you so far.

This is just Defacto doubling down.

And if any of you are thinking, “nah, too elaborate, why would Defacto set up a sock puppet to ridiculously attack … himself?” … well, remember, he’s a MAGA gay, and is really ugly. He’s got nothing but time. He makes those shut-ins who post on true crime forums look like they have busy lives by comparison.

I prefer someone a little more rough around the edges, like 50 Cent. And it is so unfair that Chelsea Handler put him thru all that bullshit.

"...President Joe Biden, citing the FBI, said the driver also planted explosives in ice coolers in the French Quarter just hours before the attack. “They assessed he had a remote detonator in his vehicle to set off those two ice chests,” he said..."

Mary! Why were there zero security measures in that city, yesterday?

Homeland Security, State LEO, ATF, NOLAPD have been called up and stationed on Canal and Bourbon.

"I 'm happy to be alive, man': Paralyzed survivor describes his ordeal in New Orleans

Jeremi Sensky said he feels "lucky" to have survived the attack.

I suspect we’re going to learn that while the New Orleans and Las Vegas attackers were not aware of each other; both “attacks” were advised by a third entity.

I would not be surprised if ISIS has dark web manuals detailing the use of easily constructed bombs and heavy vehicles (which are even more publicly ubiquitous than guns - and arouse less suspicion) for domestic terror purposes.

It probably even recommends obtaining vehicles via an AirBNB-like peer-to-peer platform because the rentals will be subject to less scrutiny.

Too late R391

[quote] the driver also planted explosives in ice coolers in the French Quarter

Or as my family calls it, luggage.

[QUOTE] Or as my family calls it, luggage.

But was there any luggage missing from the scene? HAS ANYONE SEEN SAM BRINTON?

R381 Because the MAGAts on this thread are desperate to paint the killer as an one of those evil Middle Eastern terrorists.

It kind of takes the wind out of their sails if the guy is a homegrown black guy from Texas, although they should be just as thrilled that he's African American, another race the MAGAts also love to trash.

It’s not a “third party terrorist organization”. It’s home grown, white nationalist, domestic terror groups like the proud bois, three %, oath creepers and the like.

Quit trying to blame everyone outside the country. Domestic terrorism is born, bred and raised ROGHT HERE.

But nobody wants to dishonorably discharge, or court martial or incarcerate men in the military or purge law “enforcement” of these fucking cunts.

R398 still thinks Antifa was a hoax. What a dope.

R399 Still thinks January 6th was just a happy festival of tourists.

What a complete fucking idiot.

The victims were a really diverse group of people.

Well at least they died doing what they loved.

R402 Getting shitfaced?

This being The DL, we especially mourn for the lost cute men.

"What Bourbon Street Stands For

A week after this horrific attack, I can’t stop thinking of what America’s rowdiest street has taught me."