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In reply to the discussion: For those who believe Butler PA was "staged" or false flag... [View all]Fiendish Thingy
(23,651 posts)72. The shooter openly mocked the SS and Trump's poor security in his manifesto. Nt
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here is the really dangerous logic - 'It's okay if we're lying like rugs .. because .. X, Y, 'other guys' .. blah, blah"
stopdiggin
Sunday
#16
I don't believe, Butler was staged, but I don't believe we got the truth about it. We probably won't get the truth about
Walleye
Sunday
#14
Embellished for sure. A plastic surgeon gave an opinion about his ear a year later.
LeftInTX
Sunday
#73
He called his political rivals crooks, and was shot at by a young man named, Crooks.
RedWhiteBlueIsRacist
Sunday
#5
Collateral damage? This regime is cynical enough that they'd believe it a price worth paying.
TheRickles
Sunday
#15
Explain the war with Iran, if you think Trump is above innocent civilians dying to further his agenda.
W_HAMILTON
Sunday
#27
I'm pointing out the argument that Trump would never sacrifice an innocent life is also ridiculous.
W_HAMILTON
Sunday
#35
No more so than being a citizen of another country thinking you have some say in who Dems nominate in 2028.
BannonsLiver
Sunday
#50
I think that, after the bullet grazed T's ear, it traveled south and struck the hydraulics of the lift.
John1956PA
Yesterday
#127
Think of who we're talking about. If a bullet grazed his ear, he would have released photos and doctor reports.
Scrivener7
Yesterday
#131
Another theory is, they didn't move because they hate the felon who puts them at risk
Justice matters.
Sunday
#70
The shooter openly mocked the SS and Trump's poor security in his manifesto. Nt
Fiendish Thingy
Sunday
#72
Yeah, the people who planned to have people killed on 1/6 would absolutely not want someone killed for their false flag
themaguffin
Sunday
#83
Oh I think his people are perfectly willing to "sacrifice" someone for the cause. NT
Happy Hoosier
23 hrs ago
#141
Oh. You're attempting to conflate false flags where there was no individual caught
muriel_volestrangler
Yesterday
#126
Well, yes, we have no idea that "Wuddles440" on DU has anything to do with dignitary protection assignments
muriel_volestrangler
Yesterday
#135
no. this is not about scolding skepticism. this is about calling out people that think it is
stopdiggin
Sunday
#18
While I mostly agree, there is a logical fallacy running through your argument...
hlthe2b
Sunday
#13
It's embarrassing. Trump has rotted out the brains of more than just his supporters.
tritsofme
Sunday
#19
To answer the OP, in one staged scenario, Trump has a blood capsule behind his ear. When he goes down
Doodley
Sunday
#21
It's not my position but the theory would be "men staring at goats " thing
questionseverything
Sunday
#85
Not necessarily. An old wrestling trick is to nick the ear or use a blood squib ...
Ritabert
Sunday
#24
The thing that seemed most odd to me was that the SS did not keep him pinned to the ground...
3catwoman3
Sunday
#34
You saw him last night? Whether he fell or whether he was supposed to get down...Who knows?
LeftInTX
Sunday
#46
You find it odd that medical professionals didn't openly violate HIPAA so you could watch them on cable news shows?
tritsofme
Sunday
#52
We've been having this discussion since like 1 hour after Butler actually happened
AZJonnie
Sunday
#42
When viewed "through the lens of historical pattern recognition" you ARE NOT CRAZY."
pat_k
Sunday
#45
"You'd have to believe that T.... agreed to have a shooter place a round an inch from his head as part of the deal.."
MorbidButterflyTat
Sunday
#59
Photographer Doug Mills won a Pulitzer Prize in photography for the sequence of three photos.
John1956PA
Sunday
#78
I don't know if I believe that picture and I don't know if I believe there was a bullet that even came close to his ear
oldmanlynn
Sunday
#67
I have to say, if your entire evidence is this one picture, it is pretty thin evidence.
flashman13
Sunday
#76
Professional photographer Doug Mills won a Pulitzer Prize in photography for the three-photograph sequence.
John1956PA
Sunday
#79
I never said ARs were not accurate. I said accuracy depends on capability of the user and circumstances.
flashman13
22 hrs ago
#143
Pulitzer said Mills "could" have taken the photograph. Could is somewhat equivocal. Pulitzer doesn't say he DID
flashman13
Sunday
#89
Explain how the shooter got in and managed to climb up on a roof close by while being seen.
lees1975
Sunday
#69
Fake AF! Trump killed more people than any of his fraudulent "Assassination Attempts"
AStern
Sunday
#71
Well, at least we got a new use of Maxi-Pad's for an ear wound... Who would have thought?
William Gustafson
Sunday
#110
It's interesting that everyone who has been caught apparently attempting to shoot Trump
lees1975
Sunday
#115
This is such a bad look at this point. Kanye West is even posting laughing at the conspiracy theories
Melon
Sunday
#119
Yep. Trump sure seems to have good timing when it comes to events he can exploit.
LeftInTX
Yesterday
#132
I don't believe Butler was staged. But the correspondents dinner was phony as fuck.
Autumn
Yesterday
#134