内容摘要：A message left Tuesday for the state public defender’s office wasn’t immediately returned. Scott’s attorneys have previously declined comment.

A message left Tuesday for the state public defender’s office wasn’t immediately returned. Scott’s attorneys have previously declined comment.

A firefighter stands at the scene of an explosion in Palm Springs, Calif., on Saturday, May 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Eric Thayer)In a search of Bartkus’ family’s home, authorities found “large quantities” of explosives material. Bartkus’ relatives told investigators the two were “running experiments” in the garage. Bartkus’ family did not raise any concerns to officials, authorities said.

An analysis of the blast site showed that ammonium nitrate could have been used in the explosive mixture, though it could not be “conclusively established,” the complaint said.Park and Bartkus, 25, met in online forums dedicated to the anti-natalist movement, bonding over a “shared belief that people shouldn’t exist,” Davis said.Anti-natalism is a fringe theory that

and population growth and contends that people should not continue to procreate. Officials said Bartkus intentionally targeted the American Reproductive Centers, a clinic that provides services to help people get pregnant, including in vitro fertilization and fertility evaluations.Bartkus appeared to take responsibility for the attack on a website he set up that contained audio recordings, according to the complaint.

“Basically I’m anti-life. And IVF is like kind of the epitome of pro-life ideology,” he allegedly said in one of the recordings.

Investigators have not said whether Bartkus intended to kill himself in the attack or why he chose that specific facility., and what researchers say is an associated increase in

Matt Schruers, the president and CEO of the industry association CCIA, praised the judge’s order blocking the Florida law.“This ruling vindicates our argument that Florida’s statute violates the First Amendment by blocking and restricting minors — and likely adults as well — from using certain websites to view lawful content,” he said in a statement. “We look forward to seeing this statute permanently blocked as a violation of Floridians’ constitutional right to engage in lawful speech online.”

A spokesperson for Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier defended the law and the state’s effortsat a time when platforms like TikTok, Instagram and Snapchat seem almost impossible to escape.