PikeCowboy
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Damn, June 1997... I'd have to say "look to China" does sound like a joke from back then. Who'd have thunk
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Damn, June 1997... I'd have to say "look to China" does sound like a joke from back then. Who'd have thunk
AssassinsMace
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The Western media reporting on misinformation on the internet about Trump's assassination attempt but not on the New York Post's lies. The only one I've found so far that reported it was Yahoo via Next Shark which to me is lazy on the Western media's part. It wasn't a mistake that the New York Post wanted to start a geopolitical incident. Was it like how whites automatically assume when a crime happens, it's a black guy? Yeah Chinese are behind political assassinations all the time around the world... That's why the Western media is not directly reporting it themselves because that would be an admission they engage in lying. They don't do it because they themselves see the New York Post as one of them more than just writing them off as a rag.
Own it, Gordo, What makes this any different from all your other lies? Just because he was Chinese, it had to be China behind it. You don't think that's how the New York Post saw it...?
Own it, Gordo, What makes this any different from all your other lies? Just because he was Chinese, it had to be China behind it. You don't think that's how the New York Post saw it...?
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Funny how much hatred there is on Trump to the point where “gunman dies” is the front page headline instead of the attempted assassination of Trump.
Article about shooter’s background:
Law enforcement officers looked over the scene of a shooting at a rally for former President Donald Trump.Credit...Eric Lee/The New York Times
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The 20-year-old gunman who attempted to assassinate former President Donald J. Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania lived in a relatively affluent suburb in the hills south of Pittsburgh, about an hour’s drive from the site of the rally.
The neighborhood in Bethel Park where the shooter, identified by the F.B.I. as Thomas Matthew Crooks, grew up is “pretty firmly middle class, maybe upper-middle class,” Dan Grzybek, who represents the area on the county council, said in an interview on Sunday.
Mr. Grzybek briefly met the gunman’s parents last year when he was canvassing for his run. He did not recall the exact conversation, but he remembered they seemed pleasant and were open to hear his platform.
The gunman was a registered Republican, his mother was a Democrat and his father a Libertarian, a fairly typical mix for the area, Mr. Grzybek said.
“You’ve got a large spattering of different backgrounds and ideals, and definitely have a lot of mixed households in Bethel Park,” he said.
Mr. Crooks had been working as a dietary aide at Bethel Park Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Marcie Grimm, the facility’s administrator, said the organization was shocked to learn of his involvement in the shooting, saying that he had “performed his job without concern and his background check was clean.” She declined to discuss further specifics of his employment, saying that center officials were cooperating with law enforcement investigators.
Two former classmates who attended Bethel Park High School with the gunman said they had not noticed any obvious warning signs.
One of the classmates, Zach Bradford, said he had taken American history and government classes with him, that he appeared to be “incredibly intelligent” and that his views in high school seemed “slightly right leaning.” Mr. Bradford said he remembered a couple of instances in which classmates gave Mr. Crooks a hard time, but he was shocked when he heard that Mr. Crooks had been identified as the shooter.
“I honestly would’ve never expected this,” he said.
The gunman appears to have graduated in 2022, according to a video recording of that year's graduation ceremony. School officials did not immediately respond to messages on Sunday, and one teacher said the staff had been instructed not to talk to the news media.
The gunman was killed by Secret Service agents on Saturday after he fired from “an elevated position” outside the outdoor rally venue where Mr. Trump was speaking, according to the Secret Service. An AR-15-type semiautomatic rifle found next to Mr. Crooks’s body was purchased by a family member, possibly his father, according to an official briefed on the investigation.
Law enforcement officials found materials for two explosive devices in Mr. Crooks’s car and believe they have may have found a third at his residence, according to a person with knowledge of the investigation.
Former F.B.I. officials said the bureau’s behavioral analysis unit would try to build out a profile of the gunman to understand his motivations and why he decided to carry out the attempted assassination. The F.B.I., which is running the investigation, will cast a wide net, interviewing friends and family members and scouring the internet for clues he might have left online or in a journal.
“This remains an active and ongoing investigation,” the F.B.I. said in a statement early Sunday.
The gunman did not have a criminal history reflected in Pennsylvania’s public court records, and officials said they had not identified a motive. A showed Mr. Crooks’s Republican registration, though federal campaign-finance records he donated $15 to the Progressive Turnout Project, a liberal voter turnout group, through the Democratic donation platform ActBlue in January 2021.
Law enforcement officers closed down all roads leading toward the home of the suspect’s family in Bethel Park. Numerous relatives did not respond to messages seeking comment.
Mr. Grzybek, who lives about a half-mile down the same street as the gunman’s family, said the area was in shock.
“Most people just can’t believe that this has happened in our neighborhood,” he said. “I typically walk my dogs every morning, and the number of people that I’ve seen walking through our street, just driving down and just stopping to take video and pictures, I think is pretty remarkable.”
Here’s What Is Known About the Suspect Who Tried to Assassinate Trump
Authorities identified the gunman as a 20-year-old man from Bethel Park, Pa., a town about an hour’s drive from the site of the shooting.- Share full article
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Law enforcement officers looked over the scene of a shooting at a rally for former President Donald Trump.Credit...Eric Lee/The New York Times
By , , and
- July 14, 2024 Updated 1:45 p.m. ET
The 20-year-old gunman who attempted to assassinate former President Donald J. Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania lived in a relatively affluent suburb in the hills south of Pittsburgh, about an hour’s drive from the site of the rally.
The neighborhood in Bethel Park where the shooter, identified by the F.B.I. as Thomas Matthew Crooks, grew up is “pretty firmly middle class, maybe upper-middle class,” Dan Grzybek, who represents the area on the county council, said in an interview on Sunday.
Mr. Grzybek briefly met the gunman’s parents last year when he was canvassing for his run. He did not recall the exact conversation, but he remembered they seemed pleasant and were open to hear his platform.
The gunman was a registered Republican, his mother was a Democrat and his father a Libertarian, a fairly typical mix for the area, Mr. Grzybek said.
“You’ve got a large spattering of different backgrounds and ideals, and definitely have a lot of mixed households in Bethel Park,” he said.
Mr. Crooks had been working as a dietary aide at Bethel Park Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Marcie Grimm, the facility’s administrator, said the organization was shocked to learn of his involvement in the shooting, saying that he had “performed his job without concern and his background check was clean.” She declined to discuss further specifics of his employment, saying that center officials were cooperating with law enforcement investigators.
Two former classmates who attended Bethel Park High School with the gunman said they had not noticed any obvious warning signs.
One of the classmates, Zach Bradford, said he had taken American history and government classes with him, that he appeared to be “incredibly intelligent” and that his views in high school seemed “slightly right leaning.” Mr. Bradford said he remembered a couple of instances in which classmates gave Mr. Crooks a hard time, but he was shocked when he heard that Mr. Crooks had been identified as the shooter.
“I honestly would’ve never expected this,” he said.
The gunman appears to have graduated in 2022, according to a video recording of that year's graduation ceremony. School officials did not immediately respond to messages on Sunday, and one teacher said the staff had been instructed not to talk to the news media.
The gunman was killed by Secret Service agents on Saturday after he fired from “an elevated position” outside the outdoor rally venue where Mr. Trump was speaking, according to the Secret Service. An AR-15-type semiautomatic rifle found next to Mr. Crooks’s body was purchased by a family member, possibly his father, according to an official briefed on the investigation.
Law enforcement officials found materials for two explosive devices in Mr. Crooks’s car and believe they have may have found a third at his residence, according to a person with knowledge of the investigation.
Former F.B.I. officials said the bureau’s behavioral analysis unit would try to build out a profile of the gunman to understand his motivations and why he decided to carry out the attempted assassination. The F.B.I., which is running the investigation, will cast a wide net, interviewing friends and family members and scouring the internet for clues he might have left online or in a journal.
“This remains an active and ongoing investigation,” the F.B.I. said in a statement early Sunday.
The gunman did not have a criminal history reflected in Pennsylvania’s public court records, and officials said they had not identified a motive. A showed Mr. Crooks’s Republican registration, though federal campaign-finance records he donated $15 to the Progressive Turnout Project, a liberal voter turnout group, through the Democratic donation platform ActBlue in January 2021.
Law enforcement officers closed down all roads leading toward the home of the suspect’s family in Bethel Park. Numerous relatives did not respond to messages seeking comment.
Mr. Grzybek, who lives about a half-mile down the same street as the gunman’s family, said the area was in shock.
“Most people just can’t believe that this has happened in our neighborhood,” he said. “I typically walk my dogs every morning, and the number of people that I’ve seen walking through our street, just driving down and just stopping to take video and pictures, I think is pretty remarkable.”
These two identical photos of Trump and Imran Khan being attacked, along with their responses, bear the following similarities....
- Both are not well-regarded by their respective establishments.
- The general public of respective countries is overwhelmingly supporting both of them.
- Each possess a character.
The sheer amount of corruption for Mukesh Ambani to accumulate $125 Billion in a country as poor as India...must be an insane amount of bribery and dirty dealings. That's nothing to be proud of.
It's not much different than Pakistan. British colonial culture introduced this corruption; they exited but left their cronies behind to continue siphoning public wealth into Western hands. Pretty much the same for the French colonies. An illusion of independence masking neocolonialism, just like the masking of serfdom with democracy.
Many Turks have a slight slant in their eyes, and most I've seen have a slightly Asiatic look, something like a cross between an Asian × European or Asian × Arab . For most Jews, the 'Jewish Nose' is unmistakable.
No bullet or exit wound?
The media can spin this as 'Republicans turning against their leaders'. Already there are older images being released of the shooter being the neonazi, extra-conservative, proud gun-owner type.
It seems more like the Secret Service was in on the act, allowing the shooter to shoot. Split second head reorientation, purely by chance, saved Trump. SS then kills the shooter to tie up loose ends.
I wouldn't be surprised if another assassination, fake or real, is attempted this time on a Democrat. The media can spin it as 'Republicans wanted revenge'. Victim can be Biden as he is already a zombie by now and expendable.
Could also be that shot weren't fired at Trump and blood was implanted on him when he crouched with the SS dogpiling on top of him.
It really depends on the people you are surrounded with. I once sat in a group where two young guys, college level, were boasting about how much their fathers had looted through corruption. For some, even this is a matter of pride.
Sniping with AR-15 and getting headshots at 140m?
We haven't see what the other side of the shooter's head looks like. There's only one photo showing the shooter's right side. I noticed that the shooter's front teeth are missing suggesting the bullet may have went through the shooter's mouth which means the exit wound is at the back of the shooter's neck area.
As for the claim of using a small blood pack to simulate injury, there's already a photo of Trump looking at his right hand with some blood on his fingers just after he touched his ear after the second shot and before he dived for cover.
Media is calling the weapon used as an AR-15 style rifle; not necessarily the AR-15.
Their effective range is ~550 meters under optimal conditions. So it isn’t entirely impossible but we don’t know what exact firearm was used is.