I recognize that an innocent bystander was killed. But that bystander was at a rally for people who support a president that is against gun control. You reap what you sow. White men are violent creatures. The shooter was a registered republican too.
Some say that the act all but gives tRump the presidency. I’m not so sure. But I imagine that it might quash the Biden replacement talk.
After the event, there was a lot of chatter about “false flag” potential. “A false flag operation is an act committed with the intent of disguising the actual source of responsibility and pinning blame on another party.”
We saw the image of tRump, ever the showman, pumping his fist in the air after being grazed by the bullet. Pure Hollywood. Like the 2010 Danny Trejo movie called “Machete”:
Michael Booth, a local businessman and spin doctor, explains to Machete that corrupt Texas State Senator John McLaughlin is sending hundreds of illegal immigrants out of the country, which would reduce the number of laborers. In order to stop this, Booth offers Machete $150,000 to kill McLaughlin. Machete accepts the murder contract after Booth threatens to kill him if he does not.
Machete trains a rifle on McLaughlin from a rooftop during a rally, but before he fires he sees one of Booth’s henchmen aiming at him. The henchman shoots Machete in the shoulder, then shoots McLaughlin in the leg. It is revealed that Booth orchestrated the attempted assassination as part of a false flag operation to gain public support for McLaughlin’s secure border campaign. By setting up Machete as the gunman, the conspirators make it appear that an outlaw illegal Mexican immigrant has tried to assassinate the senator, who is known for his tough stance on illegal immigration.
HBs do have very active imaginations and will find connections to anything!
I’d disappoint many of you if I closed today before sharing some bad taste humor on a serious event. Memes memes everywhere!
The Gods are surely enjoying themselves munching popcorn over this crazy twist in American politics during campaign season. What is going to happen next?
Thank you for reading today's post. Have an InterStellar Day! ~PrP
LOL.This was the Best commentary ever. Loved it.
Agree!! I was cracking up at the memes. đ
Just how old is the Immortal? Our recent discovery of records show that it was on earth when earth had a large Saturn-like ring around it. It has been at least a billion years since that ring condensed into what is now earthâs Moon.
The apodictic knowledge concerning this creature is that our collective data cannot age certain it. During the time when we warred to expand our individual beliefs about a particular God or Gods It was chosen to explain or justify our primitive and ignorant desire to enforce what we considered absolute commands by those gods.
We moved from that to not believing in any god-concept. We just assumed that the beings that we accosted that had âgodlikeâ abilities were just so technologically superior as to appear as âgodsâ to us.
Today our collective science has taught us that there are indeed beings that inhabit the Known Universe that are for the lack of a better term GODS. We have accepted on some level that we may be just a figment of their imagination. For certain we know that they can manipulative what we consider natural phenomenon so that what we think we know about our environment constantly changes. Hence we now accept the theory that the Universe is Random all the while seeking Order only to return to randomness when that order is obtained.
Hence âknowledgeâ for us is relative to what the GODS wish us to think it is. Yet we cannot stop seeking more knowledge about our surroundings less we perish by exposure to it. Today the only thing we know for certain is that when we think that we know everything there is to know about a subject something will appear to show us that we are wrong and that there is still more to learn.
The prevailing theory is that it entertains the GODS to have their creations struggling to understand the wonders of the Universe they have created. Yet if we wish to explore that Universe we need to discover how to reach further into that Universe in as fast a time as we can. So here we are exploring the science of Speed and Distance using all the tools of our science to do it.
In the process we discover new worlds and new civilizations with the hope that they may have more knowledge to contribute to our meager understanding of both the Known and Unknown Universe.
You should know that the picture of a bullet passing the grifter is fake. Hey, the idiots in the GOP probably wonât recognize that it is on the wrong side of the idiotâs face.
Sky News blames TRUMP for fatal attack as broadcaster slammed for ‘defending political violence’
We need democrats in America to take this stand. The gutless wonders are so afraid to remind America and the world that this disgusting wannabe dictator brought this upon himself.
My mom was thinking Trump planned this because how would so many bullets fire and hit nobody except part of his ear?
And it sounds like somebody else was hit?
There is literally nothing that can happen to Trump that will turn him into a victim or someone people should feel sorry for. The Democrats need to start running ads with project 2025 and Agenda 47 all over tv and online. That will help quash any sympathy that that monster might get. They just need to have the balls to replace Biden. People need to be motivated by the fear of a Trump second term and be excited about a much younger more vibrant Democratic candidate.
You had me until you started spouting that bullshit about replacing Biden. If as you are advocating that the election is about not allowing âthat monsterâ to be elected, then one is voting for the preservation of the Democracy and not the candidate. Hence Biden is fine. You need to get some common sense to add to your rhetoric. Typical male, fucked when it comes to using his big head.
I thought Republicans would be all for this! I live in a very rural conservative area and half the trucks have bumper stickers that say “sh00t your local pedophile!”
Someone must have listened for a change.
Reported here the shooter was a Republican.
https://x.com/SollenbergerRC/status/1812337887574430020
I feel bad for Melania. This isnât the first time sheâs been disappointed by a couple inches.
“I like presidential candidates that didn’t get shot.”
Vote in November.
Only loser candidates get shot. He said that about veterans dying right?
He dodged the draft, but not the bullet.
Iâve heard reports that a bullet shattered his teleprompter, and that glass is what hit him; not a bullet.
My,bad on the news they just said that the teleprompter screens are intact. but for certain no bullet pierced the creepâs ear and missed by big ugly head. It doesn’t seem all that serious if there is time for shoes and fist pumps before being rushed to safety and or medical services. Listen to the audio. He can be heard asking for his shoe. The cheap bastard didnât want to leave it.
Until (a) someone is charged, arrested, and prosecuted, (b) evidence of actual bullet holes, casings, or a weapon is credibly found by law enforcement, or (c) someone else is reported as being wounded, I just cannot put it past the Trump team to try something like this. It could only happen to Trump, and that photo op alone is what makes me skeptical.
I fully believe that Trump is inherently a coward who would have dropped and shit his pants if he was actually grazed by a bullet.
This type of scenario is exactly why the disinformation sphere weâve all allowed ourselves to be trapped in sucks ass because sane and otherwise logical people canât even tell if this is real when taken at face value.
How did anyone get that close for that photo? The president has just been shot and it just so happens someone can rush up for this money shot?
A little odd if you ask me.
I don’t want to sound like a conspiracy nut over here, but….
Who would really want to assassinate this guy? Don’t get me wrong, he’s an evil monster who deserves every bad thing coming to him, but killing him would only turn him into a martyr. My thinking is that this was a stunt. This was a staged, planned, last desperate attempt to get him in the White House. Timed so that he can “recover” and be back on the campaign trail well before the election, with an excuse not to have to do interviews or debates if he doesn’t want to.
Everything he does is theater, it wouldn’t surprise me if this is too.
We are at a critical juncture in American history, and itâs imperative to acknowledge the reality of our situation and the looming challenges. The recent developments surrounding Trump rally shooting and Project 2025 have crystallized a disturbing future that we must confront head-on. The authoritarian ambitions outlined in Project 2025 are not just political rhetoric; they represent a genuine threat to the fabric of our society and our very lives.
Trumpâs attempt to distance himself from Project 2025 is a transparent lie, a desperate maneuver to obscure the autocratic agenda his administration plans to unleash. This plan, supported by his loyalists like Stephen Miller and John McEntee, outlines a roadmap to dismantle essential democratic institutions, defund public broadcasting, and wield unprecedented power through the presidency. These are not hypotheticalsâthey are active blueprints for a dystopian America.
Given the Democratic Partyâs response, particularly Bidenâs handling of Israel and Gaza, the lack of a robust, progressive stance is evident. The DNCâs continuous compromises and neoliberal leanings have eroded its base and pushed politics further to the right. As an anarchist, I see the DNCâs loyalty to corporate interests and its pied piper strategy as fundamental flaws that have led us to this perilous moment.
In light of these realities, we must brace ourselves for the possibility of a civil war. Project 2025 will likely ignite widespread resistance, and it is crucial for those targeted by this fascist doctrine to be prepared to fight back with every fiber of their being. To the so-called âdo-gooderâ liberals and pacifists who have consistently compromised, remember: you have sold out your brothers and sisters in blood. We will never forget, and we will seek justice and vengeance one day.
Recent violent incidents, such as the shooting that has galvanized Trumpâs base, only accelerate our descent into the dark fascist dystopia that anarchists have long warned about. These events underscore the urgency of our situation and the need for immediate, decisive action.
But amidst this bleak outlook, there remains a glimmer of hope. We can still organize, resist, and build a better future. We must foster unifying principles of action, overcome our defeatism, and strengthen our mutual aid networks. We need to move beyond the ineffective tactics of insurrectionism and identity politics, which have proven insufficient in creating lasting change. Instead, we must build a cohesive, strategic movement that can both defend against immediate threats and lay the groundwork for a liberated society.
Now is the time to prepare. We need to develop our skills, build our networks, and be ready to act when the moment comes. This is not just about survival; itâs about creating a future where justice, equity, and true democracy can flourish. We have faced dark times before, and we have the resilience to face them again.
Remember, our revolution will not come from a single moment of uprising but through sustained, strategic efforts to dismantle the systems of oppression and build new, equitable structures in their place. Together, we can win this fight. Stay vigilant, stay strong, and prepare for the storm.
Thoughts and prayers
In the words of Trump after a school shooting, we need to just get over it.
I’ll show him and his supporters the same remorse they showed for the members of the Capitol police killed on January 6th.
imagine getting that far and having that bad of aim. i bet someoneâs feeling like the horseâs patoot.
This doesn’t change anything about those that will vote against him. This only makes his most devote and delusional supporters even more unhinged.
Don’t fall in line and let them use this as an excuse to demand that none of us criticize or say anything mean about Trump, his delusional cult and the sadistic weirdos pulling his strings with their fucked up plans.
Where is John Wilkes Booth when we need him?
Lots of people think the shooting was staged. Can we please have proof.
Bidenâs Ear said that Israel is used to fighting short wars. He had a private chat with some of Israelâs most influential generals. They agreed with him. They told him that after nine months, the IDF is exhausted, the equipment needs to be taken care of, the munitions have been used up, and every family in Israel is affected by it.
He also talked with Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah. It is rumored that he proposed that he withdraw to the Litani River. Israel has proposed that Hezbollah retreat about 10 miles north of the border, past the Litani River, a military demarcation agreed upon at the end of the 2006 war.
He told Nasrallah that he was responsible for the dramatic decline in weapons deliveries from the U.S. to Israel, and that only a trickle had been delivered since their talks. The Ear emphasized that if their talks were not productive hence some of the bombs held up since May were now en route to Israel. He said if there are not concessions by both sides, Netanyahu would be responsible for the worst destruction of Israel since the start of that nation and Nasrallah would forever be considered the destroyer of Lebanon.
The Israelis want peace but they are fearful of the kind of mass infiltration and massacres experienced in the southern kibbutzim. They saw what can happen by trusting the moslems with their own eyes. They do not want to become the next Oct.7 so they will support a fight to the death if they can not get a peace deal.
Most of the Hezbollah military have known only war and they are not trained to do anything else. They would have to get jobs and work for a living if there was no Israel to fight, no women to rape, and no easy access to money by setting up road blocks and extorting the people for money.
There is nothing in peace for leaders since they are pocketing $millions of dollars by skimming from the money sent to them to wage war against Israel. In a nut shell there is no benefit to either the leaders or the rank and file for peace. The only way to get Hezbollah to the peace table is if the Lebanese government can make a deal with other Arab nations like Jordan and Syria to work with Israel to tamp down Hezbollah and Iran, their sponsor of terror.
The skies around the region could explode any day now if something is not done to bring about a cease fire. Does the Ear have the ability to broker a peace deal without being present in the Middle East? Time will tell.
So the news tonight says that the shooter was spotted on the roof for 30 minutes without anybody doing anything.
A Muslim will never show loyalty to own host nation no matter how well they are treated. Deport them back to their hell
Did You Know
Cherry trees grown from cherry tree seeds kept aboard the International Space Station for eight months have started blooming years ahead of schedule, and researchers aren’t sure why.
Did You Know
The bright short-arc lamps in specialized IMAX projectors are filled with xenon gas and pressurized at 367 PSI. As a result, projectionists are required to wear protective body armor any time they handle or replace one of the lamps in order to avoid serious injury if a lamp is damaged (and “explodes” as a result).
Did You Know
Despite the numerous things that were rationed in Britain during World War II, the British government went to great pains to never ration fish and chips in order to keep morale in Britain high.
Elon Musk is donating $45 million monthly to Trump-supporting PAC
Who gives that kinks of money unless they are expecting a lot of something for it.
Speculation is that since Putin has put more than a $Billion out for the death of the Ear, the Ear has decided upon removing Putin. It is rumored that he might support replacing him with LLya Ponomarev, a former russian MP and veteran politician.
Iâm a big fan of Heather Cox Richardson. Sheâs an author and political commentator if you donât already know. Iâve copied this from her FB page.
July 14, 2024 (Sunday)
Shortly after 6:00 yesterday evening at a Trump rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, a shooter on the roof of a building about 400 feet from the stage appears to have shot eight bullets at the former president and into the crowd. Trump appeared to flinch and reach for his right ear as Secret Service agents crouched over the former president. When the agents got word the shooter was âdown,â they lifted Trump to move him out. He asked to get his shoes and then to put them on.
With that apparently accomplished, Trump stood up with blood on his face, exposed to the crowd, and told the agents to wait. He raised his fist in the air in front of an American flag in what instantly became an iconic image. He appeared to yell, âFight, fight, fight!â to the crowd before being ushered offstage.
Pennsylvania firefighter Corey Comperatore, 50, was killed. David Dutch, 57, was injured and is hospitalized in stable condition. James Copenhaver, 74, was also injured and is in stable condition.
The FBI has identified the shooter as 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks, who was killed by a Secret Service agent. Crooks used an AR-type semiautomatic rifle that apparently belonged to his father. Crooks was wearing a gray Demolition Ranch tee shirt advertising a YouTube channel for gun enthusiasts and people interested in explosive devices. The channel has more than 11 million followers. Crooks appears to have been a registered Republican.
Trump said he had been âshot with a bullet that pierced the upper part of my right ear.â So far, no doctors have briefed the public.
In the confusion immediately after the shooting, MAGA Republicans blamed the Democrats for the violence. âToday is not just some isolated incident,â Ohio senator J.D. Vance, who is in the running to be Trumpâs vice presidential pick, posted on social media. âThe central premise of the Biden campaign is that President Donald Trump is an authoritarian fascist who must be stopped at all costs. That rhetoric led directly to President Trumpâs attempted assassination.â Representative Mike Collins of Georgia called for a Republican district attorney to âimmediately file charges against Joseph R. Biden for inciting an assassination.â Indeed, he said, âJoe Biden sent the orders.â
Edward Luce of the Financial Times noted, âAlmost any criticism of Trump is already being spun by Maga as an incitement to assassinate him. This is an Orwellian attempt to silence what remains of the effort to stop him from regaining power.â Indeed, MAGA Republicans appear to be trying to stop discussion of their extremist plansâ which are enormously unpopularâ by claiming that such a discussion is polarizing.
The idea that Democratic opposition to authoritarian plans like those outlined in Project 2025 caused violence might convince MAGA Republicans, but it will likely be a hard sell for Americans who remember things like:
â˘Trumpâs own suggestion in 2016 that âSecond Amendment peopleâ could solve the problem of Hillary Clinton picking judges; or his 2020 attacks on Michigan governor Gretchen Whitmer, who became the target of a kidnapping plot; or election workers bombarded with death threats as Trump lied that the 2020 election was stolen;
â˘the October 2022 tweet by Trumpâs son Donald Trump Jr. mocking thenâHouse speaker Nancy Pelosiâs husband Paul after a home intruder hit him in the head with a hammer; or Georgia representative Marjorie Taylor Greeneâs 2022 campaign video in which she promised to âblow away the Democratsâ socialist agendaâ as she took aim with a rifle;
â˘in 2023, House Republicans wearing AR-15 lapel pins on the floor of Congress; Representative Don Bacon (R-NE) saying his wife slept with a loaded gun after he voted against Representative Jim Jordan (R-OH) for House speaker; or Republican representatives sending Christmas cards showing the whole family toting guns;
â˘in 2024, the Kansas Republican Partyâs March fundraiser where attendees could donate to kick and punch an effigy of President Joe Biden; or Don Jr.âs reposting an image of Biden bound and gagged in the back of a pickup truck;
â˘or Lieutenant Governor Mark Robinson of North Carolina, who is running for the governorship and who is scheduled to speak at the Republican National Convention starting tomorrow, saying just two weeks ago: âSome folks need killing! Itâs time for somebody to say it.â
Indeed, in March 2024, in Vanceâs home state, Trump said: “if I donât get elected, itâs going to be a bloodbath for the wholeâŚcountry,â and a 2022 campaign ad by Representative Collins himself showed him shooting a rifle at Nancy Pelosiâs âagendaâ and at a cardboard rhinoceros he says is a âRINO,â a Republican in Name Only.
Republicans under Trump have increasingly advocated violence as a way to gain power because they know their unpopular positions cannot lead their candidates to victory in free and fair elections. In this moment, when there is still little evidence about yesterdayâs tragedy, it appears they are projecting their own behavior onto Biden and the Democrats, blaming them for advocating violence when in fact, Biden and the Democrats have tried hard to enact commonsense gun safety laws and have consistently condemned the violent language and normalizing of political violence by Republicans.
Republicansâ embrace of violence is a hallmark of authoritarian leaders; by definition it undermines democracy. In Nashville, Tennessee, today, neo-Nazis shouting âHitler was right!â were involved in fights in the streets. Ending that resort to violence, which never advances society and always injures it, is key to restoring the guardrails of democracy.
Biden spoke to the nation tonight, warning that Americans need to âlower the temperature in our politics and to remember, while we may disagree, we are not enemies. Weâre neighbors. Weâre friends, coworkers, citizens. And, most importantly, we are fellow Americans. And we must stand together.â He condemned yesterdayâs violence, noting that â[a] former president was shotâ and âan American citizen killed while simply exercising his freedom to support the candidate of his choosingâŚ. There is no place in America for this kind of violence or for any violence ever. Period. No exceptions. We canât allow this violence to be normalized.â
The framers of the Constitution, he said, âcreated a democracy that gave reason and balance a chance to prevail over brute force. Thatâs the America we must be, an American democracy where arguments are made in good faith, an American democracy where the rule of law is respected, an American democracy where decency, dignity, fair play arenât just quaint notions, but living, breathing realities.â
Biden rejected the idea that criticizing the Republicansâ extremism was polarizing. While they can âcriticize my record and offer their own vision for this country,â he said, âIâll continue to speak out strongly for our democracy, stand up for our Constitution and the rule of law, to call for action at the ballot box, no violence on our streets. Thatâs how democracy should work.â
Biden paused all campaign ads and events after the shooting and told staffers to ârefrain from issuing any comments on social media or in public.â Trump is fundraising off the attempt on his life, but he spent the day golfing rather than campaigning.
The Secret Service has launched an investigation of how a shooter could get so close to Trump; Biden has ordered an independent investigation as well. Biden said he has also directed the Secret Service to review the security measures in place for the Republican National Convention, which starts tomorrow in Milwaukee.
Within hours of the shooting, House speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) announced that âTHE HOUSE WILL CONDUCT A FULL INVESTIGATION OF THE TRAGIC EVENTS TODAY,â saying, âThe American people deserve to know the truth.â Although the FBI investigation has barely gotten underway and Congress has no law enforcement power, Johnson promised to have officials from the Secret Service, the Department of Homeland Security, and the FBI âappear for a hearing before our committees ASAP.â
Observers noted that it sounded like MAGA plans to have yet another investigation designed to spread a narrative, in this case, that the so-called “Deep Stateâ was involved in the shooting.
The Japanese have developed a disaster food (saigaishoku) that can live for 25 years with a little of our help this can be the food supply for the humans in the event of an emergency until we lift them up.
Did You Know
Although there aren’t many of them, there are tribes of people around the world (such as those found deep in the Amazon forest) that are considered “anumeric”. They don’t have words for numeric concepts beyond things like “one,” “a few,” or “some,” and, as a result, they struggle to differentiate and recall quantities as low as four.
The âWeapon from Hellâ
The TOS-1A systems, which Russia incorporated into its arsenal during the intervention in Afghanistan, are particularly effective in dealing with enemies hiding in fortifications or urban buildings using thermobaric charges.
The central element of this system is a launcher housing 24 unguided rockets with a calibre of 220 millimetres mounted on a T-72 tank chassis. Each rocket contains as much as 45 kilograms of thermobaric material, making their destructive force immense and protection against them extremely difficult.
Thermobaric charges differ from conventional ones in that they do not contain oxygen in their structure. This allows for more active substances at the same mass compared to classic explosives. Oxygen is still needed for combustion, which is drawn from the atmosphere in the case of thermobaric charges. This also causes a vacuum to form at the site of the explosion.
This leads to fatal consequences because, apart from the standard shock wave spreading outward, there is also a rebound wave caused by the vacuum. The pressure differences cause pressure jumps on the order of hundreds of kg/cm² (thousands of psi), which can damage even aeroplane hulls and, more so, soft tissues like lungs.
These are destroyed, but the brain, which is very well protected by the skull, keeps working, making the death caused by thermobaric weapons exceptionally painful. In addition to pressure jumps and oxygen depletion, there is an increase in temperature to about 3,000 degrees Celsius, leading to the vaporisation of all life at the epicentre of the explosion.
Thus, thermobaric weapons are sometimes called the “poor man’s nuclear weapon” because the scale of destruction is comparable, without radiation and with a very limited range. Their lethal effects are particularly intense in confined spaces where shock waves can resonate.
The explosion of thermobaric warheads occurs in two stages: first, the thermobaric charge is dispersed as an aerosol, and then a delayed fuse initiates the ignition of the formed mixture.
An advantage for the Ukrainians is that the TOS-1A systems have a limited maximum range of 6.4 kilometres, and their accuracy leaves much to be desired due to the use of unguided rockets. The short range and difficult-to-conceal silhouette make the TOS-1A systems an easy target for drones or anti-tank missiles like Stugna-P or Brimstone.
Human women confuse me. I asked my human companion.
When wearing very short skirts, do you wear shorts underneath?
Her reply.
No. If I felt it was uncomfortable or I was afraid of flashing someone I would not wear a very short skirt. Lastly, one of the reasons I wear short skirts is because I like how my legs look and comfort. If I wore shorts underneath i would feel uncomfortable, especially on hot days.
That seemed like a straight forward answer. Why are you confused?
Two reasons come to mind automatically. 1. Would her legs look any different if she wore a panty under her short skirt? 2. If wearing a panty under a short skirt is uncomfortable, would it be anymore comfortable under a longer skirt?
Not commenting on your post just how you signed in. Does the work idiot, mean anything to you?
If one can laugh at oneself, hear me roar.
Entry into the Gate has been stalled. Many pre schooled personnel locked outside. Patience will be needed.
The completion for those talents is starting to be justified without logical significance. Unless we combine our strengths to partial out our resources this can become intolerable.
No Woman Has Ever Started a War?
Unless she was white.
https://www.snopes.com/news/2024/07/17/woman-starting-wars/
Been assigned to Earth for 211 years. The last 24 have been too long. I am happy to be returning to Space Station R,/39t7. Hope none of you will die with this filthy rock. One race, and so many disgusting religions have paved the way for its total destruction.
Good Luck – One and All
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r/lostgeneration – We all saw this comingâŚ
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