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Bluetus

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20. This thing always looked stage-managed to me, but that would mean ...
Sun Apr 19, 2026, 06:26 PM
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Trump intentionally had one or two people killed for his PR event.

(Of course, that assumes the supposedly dead people actually were killed and not just part of a staged play. How would we know?)

It would take a complete sociopath to have 2 people killed just for a good picture. So I have always doubted the staging theory. But since then, we have seen zero remorse when this guy apparently ordered innocent fishermen basted to bits and hundreds of school girls killed by our push-button weapons.

But how could they cover up those deaths in Butler? That's a tough one. The supposed death of the supposed shooter would be easy enough to cover up because hardly anybody saw him. But the guy in the audience was well known in the community. I can see only 2 ways this could have worked under the MTG theory:

1) Somebody had dirt on the victim, and used it to convince him to take his family to a new location under a new identity. Or somebody had some other reason to want the victim dead. I can't see either of those scenarios. That would just take too much coordination.

2) Back to the sociopath thing. Trump just didn't care who died. It would be blamed on Trump's enemies. The shooter could easily have been extracted from the scene.

In a similar vein, we still have heard nothing about the pilot who was supposedly rescued in Iran. The Pentagon claimed he was injured, but survived. It seems completely implausible that the Trump machine would not be parading him around, injured or not, in one of their famous flag-waving exercises.

The bottom line is that NOTHING this administration says can be believed, and that gives rise to this kind of speculation.

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MTG is a vulture circling over a dying administration Attilatheblond Sunday #1
Vultures serve an important function in the earthly "circle of life"... hlthe2b Sunday #5
Yes, thus I wrote:"Vultures are not pretty, and are pretty gross, but the DO serve a purpose in nature." Attilatheblond Sunday #6
Cool. Gotta respect the scavengers too. (good word for MTG, actually) hlthe2b Sunday #7
We respect them And we CELEBRATE them Attilatheblond Sunday #13
real maggots serve a critical role too Skittles Sunday #24
I beg to differ, MarineCombatEngineer Sunday #30
MTG is gonna be the next Democratic governor of Georgia. SSJVegeta Sunday #2
Come to the light Nasruddin Sunday #18
Heaven forfend! róisín_dubh Sunday #29
For now SSJVegeta Sunday #31
She's crazy too.... Lovie777 Sunday #3
The Warren Commission was also a Federal Task Force PCIntern Sunday #4
Article isn't factual... he certainly did duck and was covered by SS agents. WarGamer Sunday #8
Actually they violated all established protocols regarding such a threat on a protectee. Wuddles440 Sunday #10
I thought they did extract it immediately. WarGamer Sunday #11
and yet they let him stretch above to yell and get a picture perfect photo op. Not to mention there's a video of themaguffin Sunday #12
And now no scar. appleannie1 Sunday #17
They also apparently went back to retrieve his shoes. Wuddles440 Sunday #22
They DID violate all the established protocols in a pretty shocking way. And yet, somehow, the guy herding Scrivener7 Sunday #25
This is one of those things where we just watch JI7 Sunday #9
This thing always looked stage-managed to me, but that would mean ... Bluetus Sunday #20
It can be staged and the guy still shot and killed JI7 Sunday #23
Good point about the shooter's race & background. I guess that assumes Bluetus Yesterday #33
some good points here vapor2 Sunday #32
Trump has Jesus's healing powers, so the healing happened strongly and very fast. dalton99a Sunday #14
Post removed Post removed Sunday #26
Why didn't Trump use his powers to re-animate Mr. Comperatore? Bluetus Yesterday #34
His Sec of Education and her Ex have been doing this for decades n/t Cheezoholic Sunday #15
+1 dalton99a Sunday #19
He also made them get his shoes so no one could see he wears lifts. Endlessmike56 Sunday #16
"Was the Jewish Space Lasers behind attempt to asinine-ate President?" struggle4progress Sunday #21
100% it was fake. Initech Sunday #27
Trump's ear is all the evidence needed. Sibelius Fan Sunday #28
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