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16. Spent yesterday in Berlin...

Reply to Jilly_in_VA (Original post)

Sun Jul 14, 2024, 03:12 PM

Jul 2024

…then saw the news in the middle of the night, so yep, that was where my mind immediately went.

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Hw many of you had as your first, or nearly first thought, "Reichstag Fire" last night? [View all] Jilly_in_VA Jul 2024 OP

YES. Immediately. n/t CousinIT Jul 2024 #1

Me too! Bobstandard Jul 2024 #34

Yeah I did for a split second but didn't want to feel conspiratorial unless I learned the facts kimbutgar Jul 2024 #2

Me Metaphorical Jul 2024 #3

I said it out loud. viva la Jul 2024 #4

Initially, yes, before I knew of the other casualties. rsdsharp Jul 2024 #5

Trump wouldn't be part of a Reichstag Fire plot, but I could see sinister forces within the GOP involved in it. sop Jul 2024 #11

Kid was not a good shot Jilly_in_VA Jul 2024 #17

Hitler wasn't in the Reichstag when they set it on fire. rsdsharp Jul 2024 #32

Well, he got pretty damned close... GiqueCee Jul 2024 #48

Just heard a news report moments ago that revealed B.See Jul 2024 #53

That could have been an excuse for someone who is not socially accepted, Scruffy1 Jul 2024 #123

He was a fucking amazing shot Orrex Jul 2024 #110

Still not absolutely sure that was a gunshot wound Jilly_in_VA Jul 2024 #116

I've seen it asserted on DU that the bullet is visible in a photo after hitting shithead's ear Orrex Jul 2024 #117

"Other" krkaufman Jul 2024 #61

Perhaps not, but putting Trump in the target zone would not be a wise, or safe, decision rsdsharp Jul 2024 #74

Right? That's some Crocodile Dundee-level marksmanship. Orrex Jul 2024 #118

I still think it was Jilly_in_VA Jul 2024 #6

The word Reichstag never crossed my mind wnylib Jul 2024 #24

No more talk about Project 2025 maynard Jul 2024 #38

The Biden-Harris campaign will make a big issue out of Project 2025 GoreWon2000 Jul 2024 #51

It is foolish to transpose speculation into belief without facts. There are NO facts pointing to a conspiracy Bernardo de La Paz Jul 2024 #45

The OP asked what our immediate first thoughts were, before any facts niyad Jul 2024 #57

I wasn't scolding the OP for that (their OP). I was scolding post #6 which clings to a fact-free myth after time passed Bernardo de La Paz Jul 2024 #65

. . . . niyad Jul 2024 #70

. . . . Bernardo de La Paz Jul 2024 #73

That a cop retreated when he saw a man with a rifle is not odd. rsdsharp Jul 2024 #93

yep poozwah Jul 2024 #7

I didn't immediately think about this BlueYonder Jul 2024 #8

Removed slowly bc tRump resisted SS so he could get his fist bump photo op. 3 times to ensure it Bernardo de La Paz Jul 2024 #42

AND... GiqueCee Jul 2024 #59

We also have the evidence from Jan 6 that tRump will fight agents protecting him in the SUV. . . .nt Bernardo de La Paz Jul 2024 #66

The smiling version of that photo is photoshopped. crickets Jul 2024 #95

SERIOUSLY?!!? GiqueCee Jul 2024 #96

It took the Secret Service BlueYonder Jul 2024 #121

No I was thinking Operation Valkyrie SocialDemocrat61 Jul 2024 #9

When I saw the pic with the two streaks of blood on his face, I immediately thought of "the sting" unblock Jul 2024 #10

Bullet from an AR-15 hits his ear krkaufman Jul 2024 #56

He's lying TommyT139 Jul 2024 #63

NO. Teleprompters, all intact afterwards btw, where IN FRONT of the podium. brush Jul 2024 #103

So far, it appears you are correct about this. I was in error in my earlier post about this. DFW Jul 2024 #107

Await the investigation TommyT139 Jul 2024 #120

cut himself on the floor. fat head crushed ear tip on foor Traurigkeit Jul 2024 #69

No. Vid/pic evidence contradicts your allegation. It was bleeding before he was taken down. . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jul 2024 #77

cut ear on floor. fat head crushed ear tip when it hit floor Traurigkeit Jul 2024 #71

No. Vid/pic evidence contradicts your allegation. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jul 2024 #78

Lump fell to floor Traurigkeit Jul 2024 #80

He didn't fall. He ducked after touching his injured ear. Please don't make stuff up. . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jul 2024 #83

that fat lump didn't fall to floor ? Traurigkeit Jul 2024 #86

The fat lump did not fall to the floor. The video is clear about that. . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jul 2024 #89

dont do MSM since 2000. catch "news" from places Traurigkeit Jul 2024 #90

If the video is from a smart phone but is clear and uninterrupted, use that Bernardo de La Paz Jul 2024 #91

While I immediately considered this among many explanations, unblock Jul 2024 #12

Nah Jilly_in_VA Jul 2024 #18

this will fade. four months is a long time. unblock Jul 2024 #25

He may be worried about a rift at the MOMFUDSKI Jul 2024 #30

Yes. bucolic_frolic Jul 2024 #13

I agree with you Jilly_in_VA, I can't get that screaming toothless maga out of headgiving the finger and screaming FY debm55 Jul 2024 #14

I looked for assassination attempts on hitler before he ruled Gremany Marthe48 Jul 2024 #15

Spent yesterday in Berlin... ucralum Jul 2024 #16

I don't see the comparison Fiendish Thingy Jul 2024 #19

This message was self-deleted by its author Fiendish Thingy Jul 2024 #20

My first thought was fake or staged. ecstatic Jul 2024 #21

Me immediately and I still do gopiscrap Jul 2024 #22

What? You think tRump put himself in sights of 20 yo w rifle who promised to just nick him? Bernardo de La Paz Jul 2024 #40

That was my first thought. NoveltySocks Jul 2024 #23

Everything he does is always about his stupid "optics" Blue Owl Jul 2024 #26

ZERO thought. oldsoftie Jul 2024 #27

Nope. Ocelot II Jul 2024 #28

Not all youth is stupid and uneducated GenThePerservering Jul 2024 #29

That one was though. And sure seems to me he was set up, and IMO the... brush Jul 2024 #104

Neither. I thought of Fanny Kaplan and Squeaky Fromme Vogon_Glory Jul 2024 #31

And Sara Jane Moore. Tried to assassinate Gerald Ford. no_hypocrisy Jul 2024 #62

Not at all. Xolodno Jul 2024 #33

why limit to "younger DUers"? onethatcares Jul 2024 #35

I thought of "Bob Roberts" ChicagoRonin Jul 2024 #36

Count me in. gibraltar72 Jul 2024 #37

That's why smart DU members don't go off half-cocked and post half-baked speculation right after an event. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jul 2024 #39

I'm chagrined by my first reaction and dobleremolque Jul 2024 #41

Nope. We have plenty of daily examples of how this happens. chowder66 Jul 2024 #43

What news was reported that suggested that could have been a possibility? Kaleva Jul 2024 #44

Yep CitizenZero Jul 2024 #46

Me. And most of my friends out here in the physical world. We are old and VERY niyad Jul 2024 #47

Cynicism is not a replacement for facts. . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jul 2024 #75

Once again, dear heart, the OP's question was, what was our FIRST thought when niyad Jul 2024 #81

Once again, dear heart, my reply was not to the OP. In this case it was to you and your post Bernardo de La Paz Jul 2024 #84

Your responses are more interesting and amusing by the minute. niyad Jul 2024 #87

This is good. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jul 2024 #88

Me! Wicked Blue Jul 2024 #49

Here's the latest gossip I've heard from the internets... AntiFascist Jul 2024 #50

Others think him a patsy delivering sympathy event. bucolic_frolic Jul 2024 #60

For that to work, wouldn't tfg have to be President? Kaleva Jul 2024 #52

Immediately obamanut2012 Jul 2024 #54

my first thought went to Kali Jul 2024 #55

I did, almost immediately. virgdem Jul 2024 #58

Not me TexLaProgressive Jul 2024 #64

Also CitizenZero Jul 2024 #67

I didn't think it was a political stunt, to change the dynamics of the race... Omnipresent Jul 2024 #68

Yep, immediately. not fooled Jul 2024 #72

Yes. Codifer Jul 2024 #76

No. My first thought was in Maxwell Smart's voice. TheKentuckian Jul 2024 #79

Not me... regnaD kciN Jul 2024 #82

Goes with the territory. Kid Berwyn Jul 2024 #85

Yes - I posted that it almost seem like the shooter tried to miss Chump FakeNoose Jul 2024 #92

Yep Deep State Witch Jul 2024 #94

Not me. valleyrogue Jul 2024 #97

Yup orangecrush Jul 2024 #98

I admit I did. returnee Jul 2024 #99

I'll be honest: I don't subscribe to conspiracy theories. brooklynite Jul 2024 #100

So back in the day SomedayKindaLove Jul 2024 #105

"I believe most conspiracy theories are bunk" brooklynite Jul 2024 #106

My point is not all conspiracies are true SomedayKindaLove Jul 2024 #109

i didnt..does that make me young? samnsara Jul 2024 #101

Me too. Scruffy1 Jul 2024 #122

Not me claudette Jul 2024 #102

It Took Me RobinA Jul 2024 #108

Absolutely kwolf68 Jul 2024 #111

Not only did I think it, I said it, and texted it. maxsolomon Jul 2024 #112

That Codifer Jul 2024 #113

I don't buy CTs in general. maxsolomon Jul 2024 #114

That is the question. Codifer Jul 2024 #115

My first thought was "holy shit I hope the shooter is Republican." Orrex Jul 2024 #119