The car bombing outside a California fertility clinic that killed one person and injured four others appears to have been driven by anti-natalist ideology, according to two senior law enforcement officials briefed on the incident.

The suspect, identified by authorities as Guy Edward Bartkus, is believed to have carried out Saturday’s explosion, which resulted in his own death.

Investigators are focusing on social media posts made by the suspect, including a 30-minute audio recording, which they say support anti-natalist views. While the posts and the recording are still being verified, officials believe they reflect the ideology behind the bombing. Anti-natalism refers to the belief that no one should have children.

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    1 day ago

    Or calling the kids crotchspawn and wombfruit. Like bruh I get it, y’all ain’t having kids, fair play, but there’s no need for the weird slur nonsense.

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        I call my kids crotch goblins to other adults often. One of them is basically a goblin at this point so it’s funny to me and my wife. People need to stop treating parenthood as sacred. Kids are adults in training and it’s OK to joke about them a bit.

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            57 minutes ago

            So much worse unfortunately. More the type of i now understand why PURPLE is a thing. I don’t really have a temper anymore, but i still had to just leave the room several times over the 2 years of continuous crying. This kid would’ve broken any experienced parent. It was bad enough that she broke our nanny and now daycare.

            She is cute as shit though. Extremely stubborn and tough as nails. I may have Stockholm syndrome, but I like her now.