Lots of speculation and conspiracy theories floating out there that it was staged. Trump hates the press, has never attended a WHCD before (as President), and is in desperate need of a “fight, fight, fight” moment. Couple that with the idea of a fully loaded gunman getting that close when everyone else reports they had to go through like three layers of metal detectors and airport-like security just to get in the door…
One things for sure…some sick motherfuckers out there. And if one did get that close, Trump’s security sucks ass.
Also notable that the party that regularly chides people for politicizing things when gun violence happens immediately started using this incident as an argument for why the White House really needs a big beautiful (and much more secure) ballroom.
You are probably right. It is just so damn convenient, though: they already have the shooter’s manifesto, and he went on and on about lax security. Then Der Fuhrer spends much of his PC talking about the security need for his ballroom.
Teed him up nicely.
Here is the deal. This is all about Naomi Klein’s Shock Doctrine. This has been going on since the dawn of humanity. Shock folks to the point that they’ll accept anything. Naomi didn’t create it and also wasn’t the first to acknowledge it. But the premise remains, disaster capitalism is the end game.
Comey indicted again, this time on two counts of threatening to kill Trump by posting an Istagram picture of seashell arranged to spell out “86 47”. He’s facing 20 years in prison.
I’m disgusted by the obviously political prosecution. I expect Comey to be acquitted although greatly inconvenienced. However, he kind of brought it on himself - and the rest of us…
I don’t give a shit about Comey himself, who sold us all out. But I’m greatly alarmed that the next person who says something like “we’d be better off if Trump were dead” might wind up in the DOJ crosshairs.
If we were talking about this in a classroom setting …
But we aren’t.
The same CJ who gave blanket immunity to DJT based on theoretical oversteps that might happen in the future is the same one who ignores blatantly racist LEGISLATION, practices, and campaign promises to murder the VRA.
Wonder if they’ll apply the same logic to gerrymandering based solely on party affiliation?
Supreme Court ruled in 2019’s Rucho v Common Cause that, “partisan gerrymandering is a nonjusticiable political question, meaning federal courts cannot review claims regarding political map-drawing.”