• FunkyStuff [he/him]@hexbear.net
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    5 months ago

    It’s not a conspiracy, at least not an inside job; Trump would never agree to this. It was less than a centimeter from killing him or giving him permanent brain damage. And people died. That’s not how inside jobs go.

    • freagle@lemmygrad.ml
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      5 months ago

      As I understand intelligence, Secret Service, and VIPs, the only way they get assassinated is when their inner circle lets it happen. There is no way they left that building unpatroled. I heard early reports that the Secret Service had eyes on the shooter but didn’t neutralize with prejudice. We have a dozen stories, many confirmed, of federal LEOs radicalizing individuals, getting them arms, and convincing them to commit violent crimes.

      AFAICT, the debate over the little details is the distraction from how the security system functions. There’s no question that there was deliberate knowing involvement by some level of federal law enforcement with the shooter.

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      5 months ago

      We still don’t have any proof a bullet caught his ear. He could have cut it after going down.