@Jorro Oh yeah, as soon as I saw what happened I was ready for the spin. I did not expect white, male , and republican.

I would not be shocked at all if the Trump campaign reached out to this kid and promised him a get out of jail free card and cash. "To help the country from falling into the hands of Dems." "

I HATE that my mind has jumped to this possibility. It just shows me that despite my ingrained propensity to dispense kindness and optimism, that I too can be negatively affected by the power of rancid and vile words that float through out airwaves.

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#trump #politics

5. Off all people.. a young 20 yo, registered R, with little or no shooting skill?

6. No time wasted blaming Dem rhetoric. Declaring grace from God. Using photo for fundraising.

I'm just going to say my own conspiracy theory here.. even thought I detest CS...

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1. Trump was rattled but not enough to keep his head protected. SS tried to keep him down, but he nearly knocked the female SS agent in the front when he was determined to stand up and get his arm pump in the air.

2. I thought an AR-15 had a louder sound.

3. How did Crooks get on the roof of an adjacent building?

4. I thought an AR-15 fired many more rounds than that in a short time frame.

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#Trump #politics

This is not grounded in anything other than my own cynicism ..

I watched the footage of the shooting and the interviews after, and the video of the counter sharpshooter on the roof who managed to shoot the gunman.

I am also aware that Trump had been relatively on the quiet side post debate.

Watching the interviews and reading some articles there are a few things..

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#Trump
#Politics

I realize in this late age that I have done a disservice to my children raising them with the adage, “In all things, be kind.”

I now tell them they should never have to discard their boundaries or sacrifice their inner peace for the (dis)comfort of another.

Call a bitch a bitch. Recognize a rat bastard as such.

They should never have the burden of carrying pain and trauma for the sake of others who had no regret or shame of causing the harm.

@TR_forester6291 That's a good question! I don't have it in me to review the case list again. LOL

1,513 averages to 36 fraud cases per year.

There is no widespread voter fraud.. certainly none that can actually change the outcome of any election.

https://www.heritage.org/voterfraud

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The Heritage Foundation (same conservative think tank penning Project 2025) has compiled a list of voter fraud cases since 1982. In 42 years, there have been 1,513 voter fraud cases. Of them ONLY 10 cases are confirmed undocumented immigrants voting. TEN!!

Still yet, those 1,513 cases.. are just a fraction of the more than 2 billion votes cast in federal elections in that same time-period, according to a calculation for The Fact Checker by the Brennan Center for Justice.

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In October 2022, a Fox News poll found that 55 percent of those surveyed were extremely or very concerned about voter fraud. Among Republicans, nearly three-quarters said they were that concerned.

Don't get suckered.. There are no illegal voting caravans being sent to various states!

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@JanetZumba_FalPals Bah! I missed the scuttlebutt yesterday but I have never mistaken you for someone who rarely thinks before speaking. Because you are not.

This election has people all riled up.

But in reality, as individuals, we can only do so much and one of the graces we each have here in CoSo is to think independently.

Ignore the dogpiles. To paraphrase Jon Stewart , "don't censor yourself for the comfort of others."

I appreciate differing POV.. it ensures a better educated group.

@phase2 In kind..

@phase2 I’m taking this!! 😃

Summer 2024

Exiting the political arena of toxicity..

I'm so tired of politics..

to that thought..

Best slow grindin' sex song ever:

Since I've Been Loving You by Led Zeppelin.

"'Cause I love you, baby
How I love you, darling
How I love you, baby
My beloved little girl, little girl
But baby, since I've been loving you, yeah
I'm about to lose my, my worried mind, oh yeah"

Have a different idea? Share!

#CoSoMusic

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8R7zjJMIfU

I know when night has gone
That a new world's born at dawn
I'll keep rollin' along
Deep in my heart is a song
Here on the range I belong
Driftin' along with a tumbling tumbleweed.

~ Sara Watkins (cover of Eddy Arnold))

#CoSoMusic

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UijvbDwQHcI

😱

@poemblaze 😂

@killingfloorman Please spoil yourself with the necessary care and rest!