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trickyrick3

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12. Collateral damage

Reply to WiVoter (Original post)

Sun Oct 6, 2024, 09:55 AM

Oct 6

The fact that they could just pay off the surviving wife of the deceased to make things "right" makes it seem premeditated. In their minds, the fatality is collateral damage.

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Jim Jones Strategy [View all] WiVoter Oct 6 OP

Two attempts on tRump not fake, not arrranged. . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Oct 6 #1

Well, one attempt, and one almost partially attempted attempt Orrex Oct 6 #7

Second one was a concept of an attempt. birdographer Oct 6 #13

Nothing would surprise me. Joinfortmill Oct 6 #2

I actually heard that brought up right after the Butler incident. Anything's possible, imo. ❤️ littlemissmartypants Oct 6 #3

Something about a 78 year old man getting a bullet wound on his ear that healed in less .. Botany Oct 6 #4

I, too, am suspicious. BonnieJW Oct 6 #5

His jumping up and making a fist afterwards, his medical treatments we don't know about, his Botany Oct 6 #8

Doesn't pass my smell test either, to many "if's & why's" KS Toronado Oct 6 #10

It sure doesn't! PortTack Oct 6 #11

His response after being "shot" tells us two things: Orrex Oct 6 #18

+1 dalton99a Oct 6 #6

I so wish the school children were half as lucky! N/t Hope22 Oct 6 #14

Nothing would surprise me anymore. OLDMDDEM Oct 6 #9

Collateral damage trickyrick3 Oct 6 #12

I really doubt the assassination attempt against Trump was staged. If the Secret Service had done their job correctly, Martin68 Oct 6 #15

Fair enough, but it's curious that they let him expose his head and torso before clearing the scene Orrex Oct 6 #19

Trump is a total idiot, and the SS constantly had to struggle to protect him because he is unaware of anything other Martin68 Oct 6 #20

Wikipedia has a very thorough accounting of Jim Jones and his cult but doesn't mention this. Towlie Oct 6 #16

It was discussed here a bit last month. moondust Oct 6 #17