Sunday Strip: Security State
It’s all a stage
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Jul 14, 2024
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Note that CNN initially framed this assassination attempt as a “fall” by Trump, seeking to make a false equivalency between an assassination attempt on Trump and Biden’s many falls.
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We have a president who is unable to work off hours, so briefing of the assassination attempt on a Presidential candidate will have to wait until later in the day…
Remember, according to the White House, Biden can only function in his official duties between 10 AM and 4 PM. This is unacceptable.
Of course, even as the AP reports on this story, the AP fails to address this important element. Instead, the AP chose to highlight a photo of Biden walking down the stairs unassisted, as if we should be impressed.
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This attempt at killing Trump has left me a little shaken. I suppose the assassinations of JFD, Bobby Kennedy, and MLK – penetrated my young brain in a way that left an indelible impression.
Let us not forget that one attendee of the rally is dead and 2 other people are critically injured.
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“Staged”
The TDS folk has reached a new low…
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Still Life of Ant
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