Assassination attempt on Trump, 13th July 2024

[pbsmooth]

here’s that united America Trump was on about

 

[Favelado]

The roof well within the range of target that a commonly available rifle gives you - so very incompetent to let someone get up there, not notice, and then respond slowly to multiple public reports of shooter on the roof.

 

[Orang Utan]

Not really sure what you’re on about.

you followed up with a stupid question.

 

[Favelado]

Secret Service can't afford a drone? That's a point I just saw too.

 

[Wilf]

By the by, in case Starmer tries to extradite him as a suspect, I can testify that Jeremy Corbyn was at the Durham Miner's Gala yesterday.

 

[Sasaferrato]

 

[8ball]

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Beat me to it - I’d been trying to generate that exact image (no Photoshop skillz).

 

[tim]

Assassination attempt on Trump, 13th July 2024

"Yeah i did and i'm immune so fuck you!"

www.urban75.net

IIRC the quote is accurate. It was obvious satire, made to point out the consequences of the SCOTUS decision in the context of Trump's open desire to vindictively pursue those he perceices as enemies.

When Aaronovitch said that the US President should kill people this time, he didn't mean it. Unlike, the last time he said the US President should kill people, when he meant it.

 

[Karl Masks]

Shot through the ear and you're to blame
You give Biden a bad name

#sorrynotsorry
#weliveinhell

 

[Karl Masks]

When he said that the US President should kill people this time, he didn't mean it. Unlike, the last time he said the US President should kill people, when he meant it.

No idea what this means. I don't follow David, I only heard about this tweet beacuse of the furore. Does he have a history, as a british journalist, of threatening US presidents then?

Or perhaps a previous comment he made has its own context? Dunno

 

[The39thStep]

We can all get behind this

 

[Karl Masks]

By the by, in case Starmer tries to extradite him as a suspect, I can testify that Jeremy Corbyn was at the Durham Miner's Gala yesterday.

No doubt with Hamas

 

[tim]

No idea what this means. I don't follow David, I only heard about this tweet beacuse of the furore. Does he have a history, as a british journalist, of threatening US presidents then?

Or perhaps a previous comment he made has its own context? Dunno

He was a supposedly leftwing British journalist who championed Bush's murderous attack on Iraq.

 

[Gromit]

Lol at the BBC journo 'reporting live' still taking cover minutes after while people are casually strolling around behind him doing their sunday shopping. Bit of a drama queen. This wasn't Kabul, Gary.

I was reminded of:

 

[Dystopiary]

The BBC reporting on the "shock and horror" from British MPs including of course how Farage feels about "my friend Donald."

Politicians react with shock to attack on Donald Trump

Was hoping to actually see Starmer acting shocked and horrified tbh.

 

[Sasaferrato]

Beat me to it - I’d been trying to generate that exact image (no Photoshop skillz).

Ne neither. Shamelessly stole it from another site.

 

[belboid]

Ne neither. Shamelessly stole it from another site.

Not from when it was posted on this thread a couple of hours ago, then?

 

[tim]

I think we'd remember if Clooney had gone for the presidency before

He played Bill Clinton for the 1996 to 2000 term as the actual Clinton was considered too much of a liability in the aftermath of the Lewinsky incident.

He's a competent actor, which maybe why you didn't notice.

Matt Damon recalls George Clooney’s prank after he ‘stole Bill Clinton’s stationery’

George Clooney wrote “fake notes” to his fellow actors, in which he pretended to be Bill Clinton, after stealing some of the former president’s personalised stationery. The 61-year-old actor - known for his love of pranks - was mocked by Matt Damon, who revealed his secret during a speech at the...

www.independent.co.uk

 

[Sasaferrato]

Not from when it was posted on this thread a couple of hours ago, then?

Was it? Do you seriously think I was going to read 16 pages?

 

[Lucky 888]

WhatsApp then?

I don’t get what WhatsApp has to do with this?

 

[redsquirrel]

The most recent polls have Trump neck and neck with whoever the Dems put against him. It's very likely that this election's result will come down to who most effectively gets their vote out in a handful of swing states, as it did the last two times.

President: general election Polls

Yeah - which is why I don't buy the this has won it for Trump idea.
The vote in the US is so polarised that I don't think this will change many voters intentions, anymore than most other events have. It might help Trump a little, but so does the Biden is old/senile stuff, and lots of other variables.

 

[Boo Radley75]

The BBC reporting on the "shock and horror" from British MPs including of course how Farage feels about "my friend Donald."

Politicians react with shock to attack on Donald Trump

Was hoping to actually see Starmer acting shocked and horrified tbh.

Looking on twiiter/x it looks like Farage has done a good job of using it to dog whistle his fans. It's all the BBC and Jo Brand's fault, apparently.

 

[tim]

The most recent polls have Trump neck and neck with whoever the Dems put against him. It's very likely that this election's result will come down to who most effectively gets their vote out in a handful of swing states, as it did the last two times.

President: general election Polls

It'll be from ear to ear in the next poll.

 

[Wilf]

Was hoping to actually see Starmer acting shocked and horrified tbh.

He needs the Stars and Stripes and Union Jack, could shag both flags simultaneously.

 

[Yuwipi Woman]

I bet Trump's Maga mates will be putting a slight nick in their own ears now.

If you look at photos of German officers from WWII, many of them have dueling scars on their faces.

 

[Wilf]

Yeah - which is why I don't buy the this has won it for Trump idea.
The vote in the US is so polarised that I don't think this will change many voters intentions, anymore than most other events have. It might help Trump a little, but so does the Biden is old/senile stuff, and lots of other variables.

Yeah, the 2 blocks of voters on each side will remain as ossified as ever, but this somehow confirms some of the bullshit, lies and self glorification that Trump spews out. Firms up what Trump's lot have been saying, just as Biden's stumbles add to the 'sleepy Joe' stuff. I suspect all this really does, particularly with the lies and conspiracies that will follow, is adds energy and further self righteousness to the Trump army. 'They tried to get him through the courts, but when that didn't work...'. Have an awful feeling it will also accelerate the authoritarian policy moves we'll see with Trump back in office. Still all to play for, but it's not looking good.

 

[Yuwipi Woman]

All the reports say he was outside the cordoned-off area that makes up the rally venue itself, on the roof of a near-by building, that looks like an industrial unit of some sort.

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That makes it about 120 yards? I'm amazed that he missed. A good archer could put a broadhead in a target at that range. Practice, people! Practice!

 

[Yuwipi Woman]

Turns out the shooter used an AR-15 semiautomatic, not a 22.

The US Secret Service is now investigating how a gunman with an AR-15 rifle managed to get close enough to shoot and injure former President Donald Trump at the rally. The gunman, who was killed by Secret Service agents, fired several shots at the stage from an “elevated position outside of the rally venue,” it said.
What Is AR-15 Rifle?
The AR-15, like the one used by the shooter at the Trump rally, is the semi-automatic civilian version of the military M16. The AR-15 is classified as a "modern sporting rifle" (MSR) and is commonly used for competitions and hunting.

According to the Firearm Industry Trade Association, the initials AR stand for ArmaLite, the company that developed it in the 1950s.

Further, the Association stated that AR-15 and other semi-automatic rifles are not "assault weapons" or “assault rifles.” An assault rifle is fully automatic, functioning as a machine gun. While AR-15s and similar semi-automatic rifles may resemble military rifles like the M-16, they operate like other civilian sporting firearms, firing only one round with each pull of the trigger.

How Dangerous Is AR-15?

The AR-15 fires bullets at a high velocity, capable of releasing 30 or even 100 rounds in rapid succession, making it extremely deadly. A single bullet can create a shock wave intense enough to shatter a skull and destroy vital organs, The Washington Post reported.

“It literally can pulverize bones, it can shatter your liver and it can provide this blast effect,” a trauma surgeon told the media outlet.

MSN

 

[cupid_stunt]

That makes it about 120 yards? I'm amazed that he missed. A good archer could put a broadhead in a target at that range. Practice, people! Practice!

 

[Saul Goodman]

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