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Showing Original Post only (View all)Bizarre "explanation" for assassination of Minnesota democratic house member [View all]
Less than 3 months ago, the targeted murders of Minnesota speaker of the house Melissa Hortman, her husband, and attempted murders of State senator John Hoffman and his wife were tragic, dramatic, newsworthy and pivotal in Minnesota politics, given the 50-50 split in these houses. I was curious whether the murders had indeed resulted in tipping the balance in Minnesotas house and also whether the murderer has been convicted. It has evaporated from the news despite its dramatic and newsworthy nature.Stupid google gave an automatic AI answer when i searched for Boelter shooting, and it was bizarre:
The "Boelter shooting" refers to an incident on June 14, 2025, in Minnesota where Vance Boelter, 57, allegedly shot and killed a man and injured a woman before being captured two days later. He was arrested on suspicion of the assassination of DFL House Leader Melissa Hortman and the attempted assassination of her husband, Robert Hortman. The investigation focused on Boelter's motive, which may have been related to financial stress from failed business ventures in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Key Details
Incident: June 14, 2025
Suspect: Vance Boelter, 57
Victims: A man was killed, and a woman, believed to be Melissa Hortman, was injured.
Arrest: Boelter was captured on June 16, 2025.
Allegations: Boelter is accused of assassinating a Democratic lawmaker's husband and attempting to assassinate the lawmaker.
Motive: Reports suggest Boelter was facing financial difficulties after his business ventures in the Democratic Republic of Congo failed.
Three bizarre features:
First, the motive was related to financial stress from a failed business venture???
Second, the allegations section suggests that Melissa Hortman didnt die?
Third: the victims section implies what ? That we dont know the identity of the woman?
From what febrile conspiracy-troll-farm land is AI deriving this slop?
Yes, I know AI has large deficiencies, and Google sucks, but really??
Dont believe our lying eyes; just trust What The Party Tells Us. So handy for the dystopia that the GOP is implementing.
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Bizarre "explanation" for assassination of Minnesota democratic house member [View all]
lostnfound
Sunday
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Status - indicted on 6 federal charges on July 15th, pled not guilty on Aug 7 (links)
lostnfound
Sunday
#1
Unlikely given how they work and our limited ability to control what the output will be
EdmondDantes_
Sunday
#18
True, lots of great uses. An apparent down side is some loss of professional skils?
lostnfound
Monday
#30
Wish a good billionaire could fund a library initiative to make an expanding carefully-trained database for public use
lostnfound
Monday
#32
Yeah, like it's somehow able to sift through all the internet BS and return reality. In many cases, no.
paleotn
Sunday
#19
AI only knows what its fed. And it's feeding on the garbage pile that is social media.
paleotn
Sunday
#12
Self delete to consider how I'm saying what I'm saying. But I think you are right.
Hekate
Sunday
#25
More evidence that AI is crap. All it knows is what it sucks up from every cesspool on the internet.
Ocelot II
Sunday
#26