#trumpshot — Public Fediverse posts
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"There was an obvious security failure, and you don’t need my background to know that.
How did it happen, why did it happen, and how do you prevent it from happening again?"A conversation with a scholar of counter-terrorism:
https://theconversation.com/trumps-assassination-attempt-reveals-a-major-security-breakdown-but-doesnt-necessarily-heighten-the-risk-for-political-violence-a-former-fbi-official-explains-234764
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"There was an obvious security failure, and you don’t need my background to know that.
How did it happen, why did it happen, and how do you prevent it from happening again?"A conversation with a scholar of counter-terrorism:
https://theconversation.com/trumps-assassination-attempt-reveals-a-major-security-breakdown-but-doesnt-necessarily-heighten-the-risk-for-political-violence-a-former-fbi-official-explains-234764
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Should we revisit the Golden Rule on #socialmedia?
Rumors, conspiracy theories and heated opinion flying around on social media after events like Trump getting shot do not help anyone.
A cybersecurity expert writes on how to break the cycle: “Emphasizing facts in the news cycle, integrity in the public square, and critical thinking in our schools seem like good places to start.”
https://theconversation.com/social-media-and-political-violence-how-to-break-the-cycle-234631
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Should we revisit the Golden Rule on #socialmedia?
Rumors, conspiracy theories and heated opinion flying around on social media after events like Trump getting shot do not help anyone.
A cybersecurity expert writes on how to break the cycle: “Emphasizing facts in the news cycle, integrity in the public square, and critical thinking in our schools seem like good places to start.”
https://theconversation.com/social-media-and-political-violence-how-to-break-the-cycle-234631
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Visualization of the assassination attempt on Donald J. Trump.
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Genius Attribution Unknown.
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Genius Attribution Unknown.
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Badge of honor when you know the things that really matter.
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Badge of honor when you know the things that really matter.
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The maga conspiracy nutters are sharing a video of "plenty of time to stop the shooter" video that is cropped to show a side by side of trump's speech. What you Don't see in the crop is the police office running toward the area to climb the roof and the fact that roof is pitched this should debunk it, but it won't.
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The maga conspiracy nutters are sharing a video of "plenty of time to stop the shooter" video that is cropped to show a side by side of trump's speech. What you Don't see in the crop is the police office running toward the area to climb the roof and the fact that roof is pitched this should debunk it, but it won't.
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REAL PATRIOTS WEAR THESE ON ONE SIDE ONLY!!!! ... #earrings #trump #trumpshot #piercing
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REAL PATRIOTS WEAR THESE ON ONE SIDE ONLY!!!! ... #earrings #trump #trumpshot #piercing
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Additionally, a Tulsa news channel interviewed experienced SWAT (Special Weapons and Tactics) snipers, who gave their opinion that something had to have been seriously unusual about the rally's security for something like this to have happened:
"I'm glad you called him [Trump's would-be assassin] a shooter because he ain't a sniper. If he was a sniper, President Trump would be dead from the very first [148-yard] shot. There's no ifs, ands, or buts about this. [...] At 130 yards, 190 yards, that is piece of cake, gravy range for somebody that shoots. [The shooter] could not have known unless there was a HUGE security breach of where the spots of the counter-snipers were unless he used his own drum."
"[The shooter] parked his vehicle and walked directly to this building and accessed the building. And that's just not acceptable."
"I don't know specifically, at this place, how many [security] people they had. I know, when they came to Tulsa, you know, it was all hands on deck. We had a very large law enforcement response to those rallies, and we tried to do as much as we could."
"Why there wasn't drums up, people just on their monitor [...] They should have picked up that guy right away."
source, "'NOT ACCEPTABLE': Retired SWAT snipers on what went wrong at Trump rally": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uiI7uIxAlOI
In any case, political violence and crises, depending on context, can have the effect of causing supporters to turn against perceived "chaos agents" and rally behind the status quo, so it's not clear at this point whether or not this apparent attempt on Trump's life will translate into a solid political boost, let alone that will last all the way to the November election. Potentially, this event could even open up a case for Biden to remain as the Democratic Party nominee as "you don't change horsemen mid-apocalypse" and so on. But no matter whether this shooting happened just the way the government says it happened or if something wildly different took place, the basic tasks of the US working class remain the same: stop believing in the imperialist, 1%-owned Republican and Democratic Parties, and agitate, educate, and organize for increased class consciousness, an intensified class struggle, and a socialist movement that can put an end to capitalism. Neither Trump nor Biden is your friend or representative, and neither party is the "lesser evil"; both are necessary parts of the same, decaying, exploitative system that wants to use you to enrich itself and then toss you aside with as little cost to itself as possible afterward.
#news #politics #trump #donaldtrump #trumprally #butlerpa #trumpshot #president #election #elections #election2024 #elections2024 #capitalism #socialism #socialist #marxism #marxist #communism #communist #rally #marxismleninism #imperialism #antifa #antifascism #sniper #shooting
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Additionally, a Tulsa news channel interviewed experienced SWAT (Special Weapons and Tactics) snipers, who gave their opinion that something had to have been seriously unusual about the rally's security for something like this to have happened:
"I'm glad you called him [Trump's would-be assassin] a shooter because he ain't a sniper. If he was a sniper, President Trump would be dead from the very first [148-yard] shot. There's no ifs, ands, or buts about this. [...] At 130 yards, 190 yards, that is piece of cake, gravy range for somebody that shoots. [The shooter] could not have known unless there was a HUGE security breach of where the spots of the counter-snipers were unless he used his own drum."
"[The shooter] parked his vehicle and walked directly to this building and accessed the building. And that's just not acceptable."
"I don't know specifically, at this place, how many [security] people they had. I know, when they came to Tulsa, you know, it was all hands on deck. We had a very large law enforcement response to those rallies, and we tried to do as much as we could."
"Why there wasn't drums up, people just on their monitor [...] They should have picked up that guy right away."
source, "'NOT ACCEPTABLE': Retired SWAT snipers on what went wrong at Trump rally": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uiI7uIxAlOI
In any case, political violence and crises, depending on context, can have the effect of causing supporters to turn against perceived "chaos agents" and rally behind the status quo, so it's not clear at this point whether or not this apparent attempt on Trump's life will translate into a solid political boost, let alone that will last all the way to the November election. Potentially, this event could even open up a case for Biden to remain as the Democratic Party nominee as "you don't change horsemen mid-apocalypse" and so on. But no matter whether this shooting happened just the way the government says it happened or if something wildly different took place, the basic tasks of the US working class remain the same: stop believing in the imperialist, 1%-owned Republican and Democratic Parties, and agitate, educate, and organize for increased class consciousness, an intensified class struggle, and a socialist movement that can put an end to capitalism. Neither Trump nor Biden is your friend or representative, and neither party is the "lesser evil"; both are necessary parts of the same, decaying, exploitative system that wants to use you to enrich itself and then toss you aside with as little cost to itself as possible afterward.
#news #politics #trump #donaldtrump #trumprally #butlerpa #trumpshot #president #election #elections #election2024 #elections2024 #capitalism #socialism #socialist #marxism #marxist #communism #communist #rally #marxismleninism #imperialism #antifa #antifascism #sniper #shooting
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Biden's bullseye remark in private and statements of MAGA with Trump as their spearhead being a threat to democracy in light of the assassination attempt...
One thing hasn't changed:
https://medium.com/@silkester/one-thing-hasnt-changed-9b78e66c5d4a#TrumpShot #Biden #Bullseye #Rhetoric #PoliticalViolence #Politics #ThreatToDemocracy #Fascism #Democracy
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"Mr. Scalise, also the victim of a political attack, agreed. “For weeks, Democrat leaders have been fueling ludicrous hysteria that Donald Trump winning re-election would be the end of democracy in America,” he said. “Clearly, we’ve seen far-left lunatics act on violent rhetoric in the past. This incendiary rhetoric must stop.”"
Assassination Attempt on Trump Seems Likely to Tear America Further Apart - The New York Times
... But it's factual.
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https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/july-14-2024
Representative Mike Collins of Georgia called for a Republican district attorney to “immediately file charges against Joseph R. Biden for inciting an assassination.” Indeed, he said, “Joe Biden sent the orders.”
Seems like Collins forgot that SCOTUS just made this legal for a president to do.
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https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/july-14-2024
Representative Mike Collins of Georgia called for a Republican district attorney to “immediately file charges against Joseph R. Biden for inciting an assassination.” Indeed, he said, “Joe Biden sent the orders.”
Seems like Collins forgot that SCOTUS just made this legal for a president to do.
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#MAGA Whale Alert!
A major MAGA investor has gained $8.3 million in profits after the Trump-themed meme coin surged to $10 on Sunday, following the attempted attack on #DonaldTrump.
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/07/14/thomas-matthew-crooks-trump-shooting-suspect/
On Sunday, [the shooter's former classmate] found herself thinking about their final project in honors American history, which was about the assassination of John F. Kennedy.
Their teacher instructed them to determine what they thought happened — including how many gunmen there were, and where they hid to fire the fatal shots. -
On Sunday, a clue emerged as to how Mr. Crooks may have trained in the use of firearms. The Clairton Sportsmen’s Club, a wooded facility south of Pittsburgh, that features a 200-yard-rifle range, confirmed that Mr. Crooks had been a member.
#pennsylvania #trump #thomasmatthewcrooks #trumpShot #clairtonsportsmensclub
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https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/14/us/trump-rally-gunman-thomas-crooks-invs/index.html
A third classmate, who asked not to be named, said that Crooks was very smart, took honors classes, and was shy. She said that he had a group of friends who were fairly conservative, some of whom would wear Trump hats.
#thomasmatthewcrooks #trump #trumpShot #maga #uspol #uspolitics #pennsylvania
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https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/14/us/trump-rally-gunman-thomas-crooks-invs/index.html
A third classmate, who asked not to be named, said that Crooks was very smart, took honors classes, and was shy. She said that he had a group of friends who were fairly conservative, some of whom would wear Trump hats.
#thomasmatthewcrooks #trump #trumpShot #maga #uspol #uspolitics #pennsylvania
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> A former classmates claim he tried out for the rifle team at Bethel Park High School.
> The school's range was 50 feet long and 21 feet wide.
> The Post says he once shot from the seventh lane which was closest to the right wall and missed so bad he hit the left wall.
> "He tried out… and was such a comically bad shot he was unable to make the team and left after the first day," a classmate said.
https://x.com/collinrugg/status/1812583815300460693?s=12&t=E5cltdShcnz7Ujo0CwaE8g
#thomascook #thomasMatthewCook #TrumpShot #trumpShooting #trump
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> A former classmates claim he tried out for the rifle team at Bethel Park High School.
> The school's range was 50 feet long and 21 feet wide.
> The Post says he once shot from the seventh lane which was closest to the right wall and missed so bad he hit the left wall.
> "He tried out… and was such a comically bad shot he was unable to make the team and left after the first day," a classmate said.
https://x.com/collinrugg/status/1812583815300460693?s=12&t=E5cltdShcnz7Ujo0CwaE8g
#thomascook #thomasMatthewCook #TrumpShot #trumpShooting #trump
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Max R. Smith recalled taking an American history course with Crooks as a sophomore. He did recall Crooks making political statements — but they shed no light on his actions Saturday.
“He definitely was conservative,” he said. “It makes me wonder why he would carry out an assassination attempt on the conservative candidate.”
Smith recalled a mock debate in which their history professor posed government policy questions and asked students to stand on one side of the classroom or the other to signal their support or opposition for a given proposal.
“The majority of the class were on the liberal side, but Tom, no matter what, always stood his ground on the conservative side,” Smith said. “That’s still the picture I have of him. Just standing alone on one side while the rest of the class was on the other.”
#thomasmatthewcrooks #trump #maga #gop #uspol #schoolshooting #trumpShot #rnc #pennsylvania
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If #Trump had been in court in Georgia or Miami or D.C. for his multiple felony cases, this never would have happened.
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If #Trump had been in court in Georgia or Miami or D.C. for his multiple felony cases, this never would have happened.
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If #Trump had been in prison as he should have been based on his original sentencing date for his 34 felony convictions, this never would have happened.
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If #Trump had been in prison as he should have been based on his original sentencing date for his 34 felony convictions, this never would have happened.
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'No Blame?' ABC News finds 54 cases invoking 'Trump' in connection with violence, threats, alleged assaults.
#Trump #TrumpViolence #TrumpShot #BlackMastodon #VoteBlue2024
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/blame-abc-news-finds-17-cases-invoking-trump/story?id=58912889
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'No Blame?' ABC News finds 54 cases invoking 'Trump' in connection with violence, threats, alleged assaults.
#Trump #TrumpViolence #TrumpShot #BlackMastodon #VoteBlue2024
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/blame-abc-news-finds-17-cases-invoking-trump/story?id=58912889
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Prepare yourself folks...
"We're gonna see the biggest misuse of martyrdom there ever was"
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Donald #Trump rushed off the stage rally by SS after loud crackling noise. #TrumpShot
