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One person dead and five injured after car explodes near IVF facility in Palm Springs (www.theguardian.com)
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Police say explosion outside American Reproductive Centers fertility clinic was ‘an intentional act of violence’

At least one person is dead after a car exploded near a reproductive facility in Palm Springs, California, according to local authorities.

Palm Springs Police spokesperson Mike Villegas told reporters the car explosion was “an intentional act of violence” but the investigation is ongoing.

Officials did not immediately say whether or not the person who died was associated with the car, but a facility official said all of the building’s staff were safe and physically unharmed.

At least also five people were injured in the explosion, ABC7 reported, citing law enforcement sources.

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[–] TheTechnician27@lemmy.world 2 points 14 hours ago
  • I've shown you how The Guardian has quoted a statement from the police about the Tesla incendiary to the exact same effect. So "it sure does feel like a pattern" sure feels a lot like bullshit you made up with no evidence.
  • After an FBI statement called it an "intentional act of terrorism", the Guardian article now references this three separate times (I think this was changed like a few hours after you wrote your comment).
  • You're making up a ridiculous strawman about colloquial versus technical terminology, where in reality domestic terrorism's legal definition is how it's used colloquially. You did read what I linked, right? Four hours after the bombing, where was the evidence the police were supposed to present showing it was terrorism in the colloquial sense? That it happened at a fertility clinic? Did you play Ace Attorney and think "Now that's how we should do detective work"?
  • "be[ing] very carefully precise with language" is 1) exactly what the police should be doing and consequently 2) exactly what any reputable newspaper should be reporting in the immediate aftermath absent additional sources, and 3) not even what was happening here; if you think not throwing around "terrorism" in the immediate aftermath of a bombing where the perpetrator is dead is "very carefully precise", then I hope high school essays and forum posts are the extent of your writing. If you want sensationalist bullshit, don't rag on good outlets; go to Newsweek and consume your slop.
  • Not at all what sealioning is.

I don't know what you want except to make yourself look like a jackass who can't learn from their mistake when gracefully given the opportunity.