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Matt Tardio — X Posts

@angertab (Matt Tardio) is a veteran/analyst voice cited on both of the site's central mechanism disputes — the .30-06 exit-wound argument and the exploding-mic physics fight. His posts are attributed technical commentary, not sworn testimony or lab findings.

Claims from X posts

• .30-06 exit behavior — Ammunition commentary from the July 2026 hearing week (amplified by @IkeWingate) arguing that a .30-06 can fail to leave an exit wound under the facts presented — a counter to the "no exit means no rifle" argument. Recorded on .30-06 Did Not Kill Charlie, where the soft-point debate is laid out with both camps.
• Mic-theory physics critique — Argued the potential charge diameter is limited by the mic's width, that suboptimal standoff to the neck would dissipate a shaped jet, and that any real PETN detonation would have been visually obvious on the footage. Cited alongside @alexboge on the RØDE mic page.

Investigative value

Tardio occupies an unusual position: his ammunition commentary supports the state's rifle narrative on the exit-wound question while his physics critique undercuts the leading alternative mechanism. That cross-cutting profile makes him a useful calibration point — the site cites him where technical experience, not team loyalty, drives the argument.

Related

• Thirty-06 Energy Mismatch
• Mic — The Exploding Mic Theory
• alexboge

Interesting In This Area

• Ariana_J_21 says the fragments are too small; bgilberg79 says the shirt moved first.
• alexboge and this account both attack the shaped-charge standoff claim.
• Adam falsifies flight-tailing claims; Blake Neff relays what prosecutors showed.
• bren45000 asks anyone to name one treating clinician; AG Hamilton presses differently.

Interesting In Other Areas

• A .30-06 carries roughly 3,950 joules, argued against the described wound at Medical.
• Mic width caps any charge diameter — the objection at the RØDE mic and Mic vs Pendant.
• Soft-point behavior is argued both ways at .30-06 Did Not Kill Charlie and ATF Fragment.
• A witness reportedly says the FBI pressed about a deleted 4K video, logged at Cover-Up.

Images

This image is a screenshot of a social media post on X (formerly Twitter) by user Matt Wallace, featuring a still from body camera footage. Full write-up →

Other Pages In This Section

Ariana_J_21 — X Posts

Jacket-fragment measurements argued to be too small for a .30-06 profile. It is the most falsifiable of the citizen ballistics claims — released lab documentation would settle it in an afternoon.

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Adam (bayonerd09) — X Posts

The section's clearest counter-example: colour-coded spreadsheets arguing most of the alleged tailing flights either never existed or happened on another continent. The site keeps it beside the claim it tries to falsify.

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Blake Neff (BlakeSNeff) — X Posts

Hearing-week summaries of what prosecutors actually put on the record: the agent testimony, the roommate text thread, the gray Challenger near the gun-recovery block. The closest thing to a public transcript, and firmly the state's framing.

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bren45000 — X Posts

A skeptic who aims at both camps: weeks after the foreign-nexus statements there was still no evidence package, and still nobody can name one clinician who treated Charlie Kirk. A blocked inquiry is a lead, not a substitute for disclosure.

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Elsewhere In The Investigation

.30-06 Energy Mismatch

A .30-06 round carries roughly 3,950 joules against a 9mm's 482. Commentators argue the wound described publicly does not match that energy — the arithmetic is not disputed, the inference is.

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Mic vs Pendant — Competing Internal-Device Theories

Two internal-device theories that cannot both be right: the lapel transmitter, or a shaped charge in the crucifix. The argument turns on anchoring, wound direction and veteran analysis.

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.30-06 Bullet Did Not Kill Charlie

Wound morphology, trajectory, and energy tested against one .30-06 fired from about 120 metres. The page is careful with the headline shorthand: could not be matched is not the same as affirmatively excluded, and it keeps both readings live.

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Shape Charge vs Bullet: from Medical Examiner results

The medical examiner findings quoted in the court filing — hemopericardium, bilateral hemothorax, subarachnoid hemorrhage — scored against two hypotheses side by side. The clearest place to see which mechanism the injuries actually fit.

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Interesting

• A 34-second rooftop window cannot hold the shot, disassembly, and descent.
• A witness reportedly says the FBI called repeatedly to confirm he deleted his 4K video.
• The cameras watch list flags an alleged SD-card removal and chain-of-custody gap.

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