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Bullet Missives: The Peculiar Tale of Engraved Ammo and a Fascist Fracas

Bullet Missives: The Peculiar Tale of Engraved Ammo and a Fascist Fracas

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 This is your News You do not Need podcast.

You know, there are days when you’re scrolling through the news and think, “Wow, I’ve just learned something I never wanted to know.” Like, if ostriches stick their heads in the sand, or how many bananas one human can eat before acquiring radioactive superpowers—stuff that has never once gotten me out of a jam, but might someday help me win a trivia night. Today, however, I’ve journeyed deep into the bizarre end of the news pool to bring you a headline so oddly specific, it’s practically a work of performance art.

Let's talk, not about politics or economics or the weather (unless the weather is raining frogs, but alas, not today), but about the peculiar case of the engraved bullet casings. Picture this: A 22-year-old man in Utah, not exactly a name you’d find on a cereal box, was arrested after being implicated in the shooting of a conservative activist. The really wild part? It’s not the politics, it’s not the crime—it's what cops found afterward. He’d actually inscribed messages on three bullet casings. *Yes*, the bullets. Like fortune cookies but with way more commitment to weirdness.

These weren’t just any engravings either. One said, “Hey, fascist, catch.” Another reportedly referenced lyrics from an anti-fascist Italian song, which is a lot for a bullet, considering most ammo I know barely gets past “Winchester” before going to work.

Naturally this raises questions. First, is there a niche market for personalized bullets? If so, do I want to know who’s ordering “World’s Best Dad” on their ammo? And did Tyler spend a romantic evening with an engraving tool, squinting at tiny brass canvases, muttering, “Too many characters, I’ll have to abbreviate fascist.” Was there a moment when he paused and wondered, “Should I add emojis?”

Who is this for? Did he expect anyone to collect the casings, dust them off, and discover his little manifesto? Bullet messages seem a bit inefficient, if only because they’re notoriously bad at being read after being fired. I mean, leave a note, start a blog at least—engraving song lyrics onto a bullet is the post-it note equivalent of learning ancient Sanskrit just to order coffee.

And just in case you thought things couldn’t get stranger, authorities mentioned these bullet missives weren’t the suspect’s only innovation. He also discussed his unique rifle with his roommate online, left it carefully wrapped in a towel (couldn’t have it catching a chill), and even managed to trigger lockdowns at universities and military academies across several states purely due to the bizarre fallout from the event. That’s right: Real academic pursuits were halted because someone chose to make bullets into micro-sized political flyers.

So, as you reflect on your day, please remember: somewhere, someone thought the most effective way to send a message to the world—or at least to a handful of bewildered detectives—was to engrave anti-fascist poetry onto ammunition. Will this knowledge help you build a better birdhouse, make a soufflé, or finally repair that Ikea bookshelf? No. Will it cause you to question the limits of human creativity, one shell casing at a time? Almost definitely.

And with that nugget of spectacularly unnecessary information, feel free to amaze, confuse, or gently terrify your friends. After all, in the grand bazaar of life, it’s these spicy little tidbits that keep things interesting—and remind us, if nothing else, that nobody is engraving their opinions on bananas. Yet.

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