"Unfired cartridges found with the gun that officials say was used to kill Charlie Kirk were engraved with a variety of messages, authorities said Friday, including many that suggest a familiarity with anti-fascist symbolism and the insider slang of video games and online culture that pervade the lives of young Americans. Many of the messages, described by Gov. Spencer Cox of Utah at a news conference announcing the arrest of Tyler Robinson, 22, adopt the flippant, sarcastic, in-jokey chatter often found on online message boards and in-game chats."
"'Up arrow, right arrow, and three down arrow symbols,' as the governor described one engraving, appears to be a reference to a sequence of controller moves that unleashes bombs in the popular video game Helldivers 2. Another phrase on the cartridges, 'Notices bulges OwO what's this?' is used for trolling, with roots in online role-play communities. Another featured the words 'Bella ciao,' an apparent reference to an Italian song adopted by the anti-fascist resistance during World War II."
Unfired cartridges recovered with the gun bore a variety of engraved messages suggesting familiarity with anti-fascist symbolism and the insider slang of video games and online culture. Many engravings adopted flippant, sarcastic, in-jokey chatter commonly found on message boards and in-game chats. Officials, including Gov. Spencer Cox, linked the engravings to the arrest of Tyler Robinson, 22. Specific engravings referenced a Helldivers 2 controller sequence and used trolling phrases with role-play origins. Some cartridges displayed politically explicit messages such as 'Hey, fascist! Catch!' and one bore 'Bella ciao,' a song associated with anti-fascist resistance.
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