“The image of a bloodied and defiant Donald Trump pumping his fist at a crowd in Pennsylvania – his lips appearing to form the word “fight” against the backdrop of an American flag under a blaring sun – will instantly enter the history books as of of those era-defining moments. 

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The assassination attempt on the former US president at a rally yesterday upends an already volatile and unpredictable campaign, punctured by charged rhetoric and radicalized views. It also appears to irrevocably alter the political landscape in Trump’s favor ahead of November elections.

Not only did he survive the shot that grazed his ear — and is now recovering in his New Jersey golf course — but the narrative he has shaped over the years about how everyone was out to get him suddenly appeared validated when minutes into his stump speech a shooter opened fire on the 78-year-old Republican presidential candidate.

For his legions of MAGA devotees, this makes him even more of a martyr to the cause, Trump as the ultimate survivor. One of his GOP acolytes called him unstoppable. His campaign quickly sent out a fundraising text message quoting Trump saying: “I will Never Surrender!”

He’s now been knocked off the front pages — but if anything he’s even less in control of events. And that is deeply worrying for Western democracies looking to the leader of the free world for a semblance of order and clarity.

Instead, the rest of the world is also experiencing the polarization of politics and what can happen in a deeply divided society when the political discourse is riddled with exaggerations and lies that are then amplified via social media.

From Asia to Europe and South America, the past few years have seen assassination attempts against a range of top political leaders in broad daylight.

In May, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico — a populist leader in the style of Trump — was shot four times at close range by a lone wolf. He survived and promptly seized upon the assassination attempt to ramp up his attacks on the media, prosecutors and the opposition. If anything, it’s become about retribution against his enemies.

And as for all this could play out in the US, one has to only look back to 2018 for an eerie precedent with Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro, a political figure who is almost a cookie-cutter Latin American version of Trump.

The far-right leader was stabbed in the stomach at a campaign rally a month before elections. It was a defining moment that fired up his base and propelled him to power.

In a post on X, Bolsonaro — a staunch Trump supporter — told him “see you on inauguration day.”

The Highlights

The seconds following the attempt on Trump’s life were marked with more confusion and bewilderment than chaos, Bloomberg’s Hadriana Lowenkron describes. She found herself among a sea of MAGA supporters at the rally in Butler, Pennsylvania — one of the six critical swings states in the election. People were incredulous, others froze. By the time people realized what had happened, Trump had been whisked off stage.

Who was the attempted killer? The FBI identified the male suspect as Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, from Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, about an hour’s drive from the scene of the crime. He was killed on site after firing from an “elevated position” at the outdoor rally. The incident is being treated as an assassination attempt, and a motive has yet to be determined. The New York Times pointed to him having been a registered Republican and not having a prior criminal record. Federal campaign-finance records also show he donated $15 to the Progressive Turnout Project, which aims to mobilize Democratic voters, in January 2021.

From Abraham Lincoln to John F. Kennedy, the assassination of a sitting US president has shaped US history. Trump was not in power, nor was he greatly injured. Nevertheless, you’d have to go back four decades to find something comparable. That would have been when John Hinckley, fixated with Jodie Foster after seeing her in Taxi Driver, shot Ronald Reagan in his first term outside the Hilton Hotel in Washington.

World leaders responded with shock, widely condemning political violence and wishing Trump a speedy recovery. The billionaire mogul may be a divisive figure, but the leaders in the Group of Seven — who would prefer him not restored to the Oval Office — were unequivocal in expressing their dismay on what it means and where it could lead. Germany’s Olaf Scholz called the attack “despicable,” and France’s Emmanuel Macron described it as “a tragedy for democracies.”

This is the first assassination attempt on a US presidential candidate unfolding in real time under the glare of social media. And seconds after Trump was escorted offstage, posts and clips went into overdrive — and so did disinformation with several unfounded claims about the event swirling on Elon Musk’s X, along with Telegram and Gab.

The Republican National Convention looms and that was going to be Trump’s coronation as the formal Republican nominee. One can only imagine what the atmosphere at the convention starting tomorrow will be given the cult of personality around the former president. He plans to attend, a day after the attempted shooting. Expect tight security to be even tighter, and the atmosphere febrile.

Elon Musk, the world’s richest person, posted a message on X that said: “I fully endorse President Trump and hope for his rapid recovery.” Musk donated to a super political action committee working to elect Trump to the White House, sources say. While it’s unclear how much he has given, they characterized the figure as a sizable amount.

Investors will initially favor traditional haven assets and perhaps lean into trades most linked to Trump’s chances of winning with Democrats agonizing over Biden’s viability to stay in the race. There is little precedent for events like those in Pennsylvania. When Reagan was shot four decades ago, the stock market dipped before closing early. The next day, March 31, 1981, the S&P 500 rose over 1%.

And finally

There has been a raft of violence against political leaders around the world in recent years, most tragically with the assassination of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in July 2022. Even though Japan has strict gun control laws, a gunmen used a home-made weapon to shoot Abe twice at a campaign event, targeting the high-profile Japanese leader due to his links to a church that the suspect said bankrupted his family by asking for excessive donations. Just a few months later, in Pakistan, Imran Khan was shot in the leg at a public event. The cricket star and former prime minister continues to be a divisive figure in the Muslim majority country. In January of this year, South Korean opposition leader Lee Jae-myung was stabbed in the neck while speaking to reporters at a public appearance. He is considered a leading candidate ahead of the next presidential vote in 2027. And then, most recently, Slovakia’s Fico was critically injured while mingling with a crowd in a town square.

The nasty diatribe from those who belong to the animal kingdom have no limit. They have joined a long list of authoritarian mentally deranged individuals who set their agenda of enslavement of the populace. Not only are these people, if we can call them that, deranged, their agenda goes against the laws of nature. As John Locke’s philosophy permeated earlier thinkers, those without the capacity to understand life’s endowment are evil to the individual.

To wit: Johnny Depp – “When was the last time an actor assassinated a president? … It’s been a while, and maybe it’s time.”

Stephen Colbert –  ““the only thing your mouth is good for is being Vladimir Putin’s c– holster.”

Madonna – “F U” Donald Trump“

Phil Montag – “His whole job is to get people, convince Republicans to f—ing kick people off f—ing health care. I hate this motherf—er, I’m glad he got shot,”

Maxine Waters – “I am going to take Trump out tonight”

Those who cannot accept democracy go the low road in their rage of hate filled invective hoping to convince others to join them. Sometimes it works, but in Trump’s case the backlash has been overwhelming. The cry babies fear that the Trump agenda will roll back the chains of the progressives, such as Obama Care.

Hillary, the two time loser, suffering the most devastating defeats of all time on November 8, 2016. Her minions of mentally challenged phoebes not only promulgate big government, but made sure that the deep state will survive to infinity are now wondering how they got mugged, when in fact they are the ones to do the mugging.

AND THE SAINTS GO MARCHING IN

“HE SHOULD BE SHOT” SAYS AN UPPITY

Posted June 20, 2023

Democrat slammed after accidentally (NO ACCIDENT HERE-SAID IT ON PURPOSE) saying Trump ‘needs to be shot’

Democrat Virgin Islands Delegate Stacey Plaskett appeared to accidentally say that former President Donald Trump “needs to be shot” while discussing his classified documents investigation.

Plaskett, who represents a nonvoting U.S. territory, was criticizing Trump’s handling of classified documents during a live segment on MSNBC on Sunday when she made the comment.

“Having Trump not only having the codes but now having the classified information for Americans and being able to put that out and share it in his resort with anyone and everything who comes through should be terrifying to all Americans,” Plaskett told MSNBC.

The video immediately began circulating on social media, with several Twitter users taking the comment seriously and calling for her removal from office.

“Imagine the outrage if a Republican said this about a Democrat,” conservative communicator Steve Guest tweeted.

“Dontcha’ hate when your mouth says What you are really thinking?” WorldStrat Corporation President Jim Hanson tweeted.

“This is a direct threat to President Trump and someone needs to investigate. Plaskett needs to be removed immediately,” a Twitter user wrote Monday. “That’s not a slip of the tongue. She’s an adult. She should be able to handle public speaking with her position. #RemovePlaskett.”

Also, more threats to President Trump. These PERVS have created an environment of Hate and Retribution.

She is not the first, Schumer threatened a Supreme Court Justice, Water was to “take him out tonight” referring to Trump.

The shooter made one singular $15 donation to the liberal ActBlue political action committee on January 20, 2021 — Biden’s Inauguration Day, the Intercept reported.

At the time of the donation, Crooks was 17-years-old. He registered to vote upon turning 18 in September of that same year as a member of the GOP, records show.

Why Crooks fired on the presumptive Republican presidential nominee is unclear.

The FBI has identified Thomas Matthew Crooks, a 20-year-old man from western Pennsylvania, as the person who attempted to assassinate former President Donald Trump at a campaign event in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday.

Crooks reportedly shot Trump from a rooftop perch some 130 yards away during a rally in the small town, striking the upper part of Trump’s right ear while the former president was speaking to rallygoers ahead of next week’s Republican National Convention in Milwaukee.

One attendee was killed and two others were injured during the incident, the agency said, and Crooks was shot dead. The victims have not been identified yet.

The attempted assassination during a Pennsylvania rally ended with the shooter’s head blown off. Trump was slightly wounded but ended up virtually unscathed. See the photos below which show the results of the attempted assassination.

We hold the Biden administration responsible for the attempt on Trump’s life. DHS Mayorkas and the Secret Service personnel were warned of a shooter holding a rifle taking aim at the President from a nearby building. They did nothing about it, in fact they looked the other way until it was too late. Obviously this was an inside job by the deep state Biden administration. 

Hamas has done a great job in protecting their women. The terrorist organization holds up in Hospitals, Schools, Private Homes and UNWRA headquarters. We see pictures of tormented citizens who have lost loved ones. Many innocent lives have been lost. We see refugee camps bombed out, desolate places where only rubble remains. Not a pleasant site to see. 

But we question the term Refugee Camps. Where are the refugees from? Doesn’t make sense to us. Fleeing from one settlement to another doesn’t make you a refugee. Subsequent to the fall of the Ottoman Empire, there was no country called Palestine. The term referred to a territorial protectorate.

The British were awarded three mandated territories, with one of Sharif Hussein‘s sons, Faisal, installed as King of Iraq and Transjordan providing a throne for another of Hussein’s sons, Abdullah. 

Mandatory Palestine was placed under direct British administration, and the Jewish population was allowed to increase. So there you have it, the Pseudo Palestinians fled to the original territory called Transjordan. Those that remained In the territories after 1948 fled to Samaria and Judea, also part of Transjordan. They weren’t refuges in the true sense of the word. The Kingdom of Jordan became their protectorate after Israel’s war of independence. 

Refugees are flooding Europe from Sudan, Syria, Turkey, Russia, Ukraine, Lebanon, Ethiopia, Yemen; they are refugees. So the question arises, where are the Refugee Camps in Israel? Over one million Jews fled Iran, Iraq, Turkey, Lebanon, Syria, Jordan during the 1948 Israel war of independence.

No mention of them going to a Refugee Camp. Seems the United Nations, UNWRA have perpetrated a scam of scams, lining their pockets while sucking in numerous countries to fund this fraud. The time has come to call out this deceit.

Florida mom sparks 500-person riot at skating rink after daughter’s birthday party is canceled: ‘Tear this bitch up’

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Published July 12, 2024, 8:59 p.m. ET

A Florida mom has been charged with inciting a 500-person riot at a skating rink after calling on her daughter’s friends to “tear this bitch up” when her kid’s birthday party was canceled, according to police.

Stephanie Pedroso, 36, was arrested on Thursday for allegedly sparking the chaos at Astro Skate in Brandon in May after the rink canceled her booking for an “after hours birthday party” for breach of contract, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office.

Pedroso made the reservation on May 14 for the May 17 event for her daughter’s birthday, but failed to secure off-duty deputies for the party as agreed upon in the contract, leading to the cancellation.

Pedroso was issued a refund, cops said.

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However, an outraged Pedroso posted an expletive-filled rant on her daughter’s social media account encouraging the girl’s friends to show up at the rink anyway.

“For y’all, if y’all still go up there, tear the f–k out of them. I’ve got some money for y’all, and I’ll pay y’all ass,” Pedroso said in the video, according to police.

SMOKE AND MIRRORS

Joe Biden looks tired and exhausted — here are the tricks his team is using to obscure his blunders

There is nothing worse in life when your dearest friends turn on you. Murmurs were heard from time to time, but nothing came of it. A look back at the closest friends, you would see their eyebrows raised, a cringe look on their faces, but they attributed this to a one time event, until it wasn’t. Suddenly, those who are tasked with protecting the Big Man find themselves in a dilemma. Will they come clean or will there be a 21st century OK Corral Gunfight at 1600.

Into the abyss, Joe Biden has fallen once again, this time, his lifesaver, the money belt, can’t save him.  The Big Guy will soon find out that this could be the final implosion – a purge of the General Secretary. Being pushed out in a silent coup d’etat is not to be taken lightly.

The jungle was once tamed but now the carnivores at the top of the food chain smell red meat. They love the taste of blood, but to taste their heir own is a whole different matter. Do they strike now or wait it out? The closer you get to “D” day the more damage will have been done. A wounded comrade, even one pumped up on their Big Head, is difficult to control, sort of like a drug addict on rock.

The Question now remains, how many insiders will turn-coat like Benedict Arnold before the rounds penetrate their claim to power . On one side we have Wyatt Earp, his brothers, Virgil and Morgan and the iconic Doc Holliday. They are the Law, todays police. Up against them are a bunch of vigilantes, the Clanton and McLaury brothers, plus Bill Claiborne; these guys are from the Hood – mean Mother Fuckers. This is high noon type of stuff only found in Tombstone Territory.

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Wyatt Earp

The Clanton brothers lie in their casket before burial.

The clock is ticking, counting the months, days and hours can cause stress on all concerned. Shall they make a move or will they stand pat?  Most of the high-rollers have moved on to safer environs. Will they be joined by those who stick around for Glory? There is not much time left, decisions must be made soon or it will be too late. The Greatest Political Show is about to begin. Who will be left when the curtain comes down? The Old Timers are now in the final act of yellow pants.

Sleepy Joe Biden has lost his marbles.

If this was Sleepy Joe’s coming out party, he certainly, without exception, was at the Top of His Game. The Big Guy didn’t disappoint.  President Zelenskyy referred to as President Putin. Another bomb that Joe dropped was calling his Vice President, Donald Trump. There is a Bottom Line here for all to see, THE PRESIDENT HAS NO CLOTHES. But when it has been said and done, the consensus is that Joe must Go. However, there is one problem, that being Joe. He says, “over my dead body.” He insisted that I am not going down without a fight. My name is not Russian General Secretary, Yuri Andropov.