Thread by @Johnnthelefty

The Portland mass shooter has been identified as Ben Smith,44, who has a history of violence and has vocally talked about killing Antifa and BLM protesters in the past. He became more radicalized over the last 2 years and is a fan of Andy Ngo.
(This is older photo w/out beard)
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Ben Smith IS NOT A HOMEOWNER & the killing WAS politically motivated. He is a part of the #furry community which has a history of alt-right ties. Furrys fall all across the political spectrum though. Reports that he sells ghost guns & is a gun fanatic.
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rollingstone.com/culture/cultur…

#PortlandMassShooter Ben Smith followed Andy Ngo on you tube. Sources say he was a big fan of Ngo. It is unclear if Ben Smith knew about JFPK March from Andy Ngo. Ngo demonized them as armed extremists that attack the public. Smith called victims terrorists before opening fire
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Portland Police made definitive statements about the #PortlandMassShooter that weren't important details but make the shooter look less culpable. That he was a home owner and he didn't have political affiliations. Both of these are wrong.
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Ben Smith goes by Polybun.He caught Furry's attention for his antisemitism, Nazi Sympathies & desire for Proud Boys to do a mass shooting like he ended up carrying out. He was in a"Free Fur All"chat that was being called"Nazi Con" by anti-Racist furries
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https://twitter.com/JazzyVidalia/status/1438001445777727490?t=9QDJp5_pleafYqNAhsHgDg&s=19

IMPORTANT NOTE
Furries have been working to kick Nazis & right wing extremists out of thier community for years and this guy does not represent the Furry community.We need to acknowledge alt-right attempts to co-opt and force there way into countercultures

https://twitter.com/SavrinDrake/status/1495954199917604865?t=gqRHgqdPf7kxOShQifCDbQ&s=19

Ngo is trying his best to demonize victims (include 60yr old woman) of the mass shooting to make shooter look like the victim. Uses misinformation straight from PPB, such as destruction of evidence (No evidence of this).Police got video from a protester & oregon catholic press
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Portland SWAT team executing a search warrant at Ben Smith's apartment. I don't believe any other Law Enforcement agencies are involved. I overheard them talking about Chats that go way back. Smith's Telegram had been active in the last hour, so Police may be accessing phone
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Police carry out guns of Mass Shooter, Ben Smith. This is not all of the guns. I believe there are guns in the bags.
#BenSmith #AndyNgo 🤣😉

These are more recent pictures on #PortlandMassShooter Benjamin Jeffrey Smith.
#BenSmith #AndyNgo

There have been two mass shootings by #AndyNgo followers. Andy tweeted video of a small security group, calling them extremists. Within a week Ben Smith was calling them terrorists and shooting those Andy demonized. Now Andy is sticking up for the shooter.
#BenSmith #LyndonMcLeod

Portland Police now ID the Mass shooter who is in serious condition at hospital. Still claiming w/out evidence that evidence was removed, zeroing in on lack of cooperation with police about incident. This is extremely common for police, but they are acting like its unique
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I want to address again & formally apologize to the beautiful Furry community about my poorly worded tweet yesterday that made it sound like Nazi furries are a bigger issue then it is. Furries have been key in exposing right wing extremists like #BenSmith. Thanks for all yall do!

Portland Police were notified about Ben Smith previously by people that felt Smith would murder someone. Did Portland Police do anything?
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https://twitter.com/ariadneconill/status/1496175268179943427?s=19

Ben Smith has been charged with Murder 2, attempted murder 1 with a firearm (x4), assault with a firearm (x4), but still not booked. Person that shot Ben Smith back had charges dropped because video showed clear self defense.
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opb.org/article/2022/0…

Andy Ngo attempted to ID the hero that saved lives by shooting the Portland mass shooter, Ben Smith. He of course used deceptive language to make it look like the hero was some how to blame. He has now deleted the tweet if anyone has an archive or screenshot. Hit me up
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I called out Portland Cops wives that also have targeted JFPK using Andy Ngo content and have said what the mass shooter said almost verbatim. They finally blocked me.Fuck U Panter
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https://twitter.com/Johnnthelefty/status/1471714534339403781?t=DOZYY_lrP8ODlipPsKRuYA&s=19

Portland Police claim they didn't make a conclusion about whether Ben Smith had political affiliations. @shanedkavanaugh wrote that "a source knowledgeable of the investigation, said Smith didn't have immediate apparent ties to political group." Can you clarify Shane?
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Only valid reason PPB would withhold name of Mass shooter, Ben Smith for 3 days was because they wanted to be able to notify next of kin first if he died. That rationale obviously isn't why because he is still in critical condition. In presser PPB didn't answer
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