How little the press has told us about the guy that attempted to assassinate Donald Trump patsy blamed for the shooting? I mean, if he had been a republican (not just registered) we’d know his height, weight, last 12 meals, length of his manhood, clothing sizes, have all of his last 10 texts, they’d have interviewed all his neighbors, his classmates, they clerk at the corner convenience store where he bought his morning coffee. We’d know the type of car he drove, his favorite color, what he read, where he bought his clothing, the name of the gunstore where his dad bought the “AR type” rifle, have his last 2 months of social media, etc.

We have essentially nothing.

Strange, innit?

Also, I find it funny (strange, not humorous) that the FBI is now distancing themselves from any responsibility for the glaring fact that the roof was unguarded, “It was the responsibility of the local PD!”….the single closest vantage point, less than 200 yards from the principal they were supposed to protect….Somehow it was “overlooked” by the people responsible for security (Can they really be that incompetent?)….. It is really had to discriminate between total incompetence and malicious intent.

Lots of storms last night, lost of small damage. I only got the 70 MPH or so gusts. no obvious major damage besides a few limbs and some power outage for a few hours

West of me, it was pretty bad. a few tornadoes, but squall line thunderstorms are pretty powerful.

Cleanup of branches and such commences.

Of Biden, while obviously a piece where Biden was well prepped with answers beforehand, is sad. He is still mumbling and losing focus. Even in this “interview” (which is more like a stage play).

He is repeating most of the Media talking points about most subject like the Jan 8th protest, mostly lies. many times repeating the stories that have been refuted or simply proven to be false. This is flat out propaganda.

“JD Vance is unqualified to be president”

Yet they all applauded when Kamala Harris was chosen as Joe’s Vice-Presidential pick.

She is also unqualified for anything at all. Not a prosecutor, not a politician, not a vice president. She can barely speak, can’t put a sentence together, and is really only qualified for one thing, the reason she got where she is, by being on her knees.

If Vance qualified? More than the DNC VP choice, that’s for sure (But that is a really low bar, innit?)

Funny how those qualifications matter now, but not 4 years ago. .

I used to have an old plastic quart-sized Jack Daniels bottle that I used as an iced ta container when I was working a work party at the range, or doing a charity project or walking the beach. Sadly, after much use, it cracked and is leaking.

There’s nothing like working for a while, announcing you need a drink, going to your cooler, pulling out that bottle (full of iced tea) putting it to your lips and drinking down half the bottle when people are watching, Then putting the lid on and getting back to work without a word.

People just aren’t sure what to think.

Like this:

then this guy needs to be tried for dereliction of duty. His job was to protect President Trump, If he saw the rifle, saw it being aimed, then he should have taken the shot regardless.

If he waited, then the deaths and injuries of the spectators as well as the damage to Trump is on his hands.

Anyone can be anyone on the internet, so I wonder if this is really the countersniper that is making this claim.

The problem is that no one can verify it, so you are left with your confirmation bias.

(Updates as they occur to me)

We’d be talking about a different subject in this post.

(and we’d likely be seeing a civil war beginning here in the US)

The story is unfolding….and the storyline is, of course, still being trimmed and adjusted.

As it is, this early in the timeline, we have to ask:

How did a man with a rifle get to within less than 500 feet of Trump (or the area in general) with a rifle?

One might wonder: why no helicopter or drones for overhead watch?

Was this guy another Adderall filled drone under the control of the Feebs like so many of the other shooters in the recent past?

A headshot at that distance is not that difficult, but it does take some training and steady hands…neither of which the shooter appears to have had……

Would security have been this poor if it was Biden?  If so, why? If not, why was there a lower tier of security for the man who might well become the next president?

Is there a fund for the people who were shot ?   (Link provided by Rick in comments)    https://www.givesendgo.com/VictimsTrumpRallyShooting

And, sadly, in today’s age, one has to wonder: Was this staged? I mean, was this supposed to be another Dallas but the shooter missed? It’s not, sadly, outside of the realm.

ETA: Kudos to the Secret Service agents who did their job and surrounded Mr. Trump and put their (body armor clad) bodies between him and any continued threat. That takes dedication to your job.

Also: My dad pointed out that anyone with even a bit of sense had to know that being the shooter was gonna be suicide. There was no way that the shooter cold get out of this alive. One wonders.

ETA: (Conspiracy theory time: Dude (Patsy)on the roof shot at the people in the crowd, Unsupported with an AR at more than 100 yards, so not terribly accurate….But he wasn’t a precision shooter either…..)

Another person was in the barn, out of sight, unseen,  A skilled professional, shooting the “Money Shot” from a rest and with a rifle in the same caliber. Much like the JFK assassination in Dallas in 1963….Prove me wrong…..This is a much more likely scenario. How shiny is your tinfoil hat?

Two tiered justice.

Rich people ….and folks like us

I expected some shenanigans like this to happen. Notice that the case was dismissed “With Prejudice:….they can’t re-file the same charge.

That way the prosecutor looks like they tried to bring him to justice but failed, and he gets off essentially Scott-free.

I wonder how much a judge in New Mexico costs….Is there a volume discount when you add in the prosecutor too?

Cleaning house ahead of the Convention:

The city of Chicago is hosting the Democratic National Convention.

So, of course, they gotta clean up the place beforehand.

Including the “Homeless” encampments that the delegates tot the convention might see when they drive from the airport to the convention areas.

I mean, we can’t have those unsightly vagrants where they can be seen by visitors, can we? They are ok for the residents of Chicago to see and deal with on a daily basis, but not powerful and important visitors.