Matthew Livelsberger, a 37-year-old Green Beret from Colorado Springs, Colorado, also wrote in notes he left on his cellphone that he needed to “cleanse” his mind “of the brothers I’ve lost and relieve myself of the burden of the lives I took.” Livelsberger served in the Army since 2006 and deployed twice to Afghanistan.

“This was not a terrorist attack, it was a wake up call. Americans only pay attention to spectacles and violence. What better way to get my point across than a stunt with fireworks and explosives,” Livelsberger wrote in one letter found by authorities and released Friday.

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      No, they’ll keep overanalyzing and rehashing every detail, because it keeps Luigi Mangione out of the news.

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        That makes me wonder if that’s why he did it.

        “If I blast myself for GOP causes writ large, I will be the new Famous Martyr!”

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      I mean, nobody remembers that guy that blew himself up in Nashville either. That was in the news for 2 days and everyone moved on.

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        We’ve had like five major events in 3 days. I can’t blame anyone for missing one or two of them.

        Saturday is only the 4th day of 2025.