According to a 30-minute audiotape he left behind, Bartkus was a “pro-mortalist,” which is a bizarre philosophy that, among other things, decries the fact that we didn’t give our consent to be born.

🚨BREAKING NEWS🚨

The FBI is investigating the Palm Springs explosion as an act of terror.

According to @karol, the suspect is Guy Edward Bartkus, 25 of Twentynine Palms, California.

She says he left a rambling message about how he never consented to being born. pic.twitter.com/F2zDansqgZ

— Breanna Morello (@BreannaMorello) May 18, 2025

Bartkus explained in his twisted recording that he’s “angry” that he even exists. He also tried to videotape the attack:

“I figured I would just make a recording explaining why I’ve decided to bomb an IVF building, or clinic,” he said at the beginning of the recording. “Basically, it just comes down to I’m angry that I exist and that, you know, nobody got my consent to bring me here.”

Describing himself as anti-life, he adds: “I’m very against [IVF], it’s extremely wrong. These are people who are having kids after they’ve sat there and thought about it. How much more stupid can it get?”

Bartkus also set up a tripod with a camera in an effort to film his attack, but the file failed to upload to his website.