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travelingthrulife

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16. Did Trump ask again how it was playing to the public? Like after the Butler shooting?

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White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting suspect worked as California teacher [View all] BumRushDaShow Yesterday OP

How did he even get past security with a gun? cstanleytech Yesterday #1

There's video of it in the Cable News forum. wnylib Yesterday #3

Terrible security. Why? yardwork Yesterday #13

Who knows why? We can speculate, but.....?? wnylib Yesterday #24

Well, that is the question: Was there a hidden reason, or just the usual Trumpian incompetence? JHB 23 hrs ago #32

There's plenty of reason to assume incompetence. yardwork 23 hrs ago #33

False flag? Just Jerome Yesterday #2

10000000% False flag yankee87 22 hrs ago #36

So the trump admin flew this guy out from CA, gave him a room & guns? Callie1979 16 hrs ago #40

Not Caucasan? check. California? check. Teacher? check. Wears Israeli Defense Force sweater? Quick! Delete and deny! GreenWave 21 hrs ago #37

You can walk past security with a SHOTGUN?? WTF?? Bengus81 Yesterday #4

Thomas Crooks, the Butler shooter, had no trouble getting to a roof to shoot Deminpenn Yesterday #5

Exactly my point,crack security and a guy gets on a roof even when others see him? Bengus81 Yesterday #6

The illusion of security is everywhere Deminpenn Yesterday #7

hardly "waltzes" by security. he zoomed past them at break neck speed. look for the video that orleans Yesterday #17

The video Whip-poor-will 23 hrs ago #28

How could anyone have foreseen that a would-be assassin might run? Don't they usually walk? lostnfound 22 hrs ago #34

Do we know if he was there to go after Trump critics in the press (assuming not fake) JT45242 Yesterday #8

IDF? sop Yesterday #9

Did Trump ask again how it was playing to the public? Like after the Butler shooting? travelingthrulife Yesterday #16

I'd be skeptical about any info from "MAGA report" SouthBayDem Yesterday #21

Yeah, right lonely bird 23 hrs ago #30

The whole thing looks like a publicity stunt mdbl Yesterday #10

C'mon now - do they think we're THAT stupid? Talitha Yesterday #11

Notice the drama of attending maybe maybe not Whip-poor-will 23 hrs ago #27

My hunch... jmbar2 Yesterday #12

They push for people to go into "STEM" fields BumRushDaShow Yesterday #14

George Carlin - That's not why the owners of this country want. Them and their AZLD4Candidate Yesterday #18

Almost 30 years before Carlin did that ditty, there was this - BumRushDaShow Yesterday #22

OMG, that is so relevant today!! jmbar2 Yesterday #25

This year is the 50th anniversary of it BumRushDaShow Yesterday #26

Prequel to Idiocracy...Network became reality by the 90s LeftInTX 23 hrs ago #31

Idiocracy came out around when Carlin was doing his HBO show BumRushDaShow 21 hrs ago #38

Idiocracy - the satire that became a documentary AZLD4Candidate 20 hrs ago #39

Even fewer now that they are either outsourcing entry level jobs, or using AI jmbar2 Yesterday #23

CAL TECH ?? One of the toughest in the country to attend. lostnfound 22 hrs ago #35

How is lard ass doing today? efhmc Yesterday #15

Time and time again popsdenver Yesterday #19

And if not a stunt... tonekat Yesterday #20

Californian Traildogbob 23 hrs ago #29

Not unusual for a shooter to have a normal background. Aussie105 16 hrs ago #41