Posted on 01/01/2024 5:05:22 AM PST by Godzilla
OMG! Isn't the SS supposed to be positioned on every building rooftop surrounding any protected person? I remember seeing Bush Sr. visit Xerox; every building had SS sharpshooters positioned on it. THIS WAS A MASSIVE SS FAILURE.
Videos are all over “X”
X noted it and butler hasn’t released a statement.
Witness saw shooter killed by SS from other rooftops. “They blew his head off!”
Bravo Zulu to the SS sharpshooters. They earned their pay today.
Link?
I’m reporting on videos and photos streaming from various sources on “X”.
Photos show the assassin dead on the roof with rifle.
Video shows ss counter snipers engaging just as trump reaches for his ear.
The individual being taken out of the bleachers is from the section that would have been to his left - hit by gun mans missed shots.
No one source has put this together in a single package yet.
Interesting... some people on the ground - at the rally were telling police there was a man with a rifle on the roof - and pointing to SS men trying to get them to notice. The timing is weird. Thanks for getting back with me.
There are two that have made the statement that they tried to get the ss/police to act but were ignored. Security failure of epic scale that security didn’t have boots on the ground on that roof to prevent this from happening.
Does Soros pay for Antifa?
You're right - it' an epic scale security failure. Odd. Very odd. What's next? A Warren Commission? Fifty years of 'not knowing'?
Trying to catch my breath at the events yesterday in Pennsylvania.
Some components of today’s post reflect that.
CW2 / Domestic violence - Moderate to High THREAT - up dated July 14, 2024
— Attempted assassination of Trump.
July 15 RNC convention in Milwaukee, WI
July 25 - Protest of Netanyahu’s appearance before congress.
August 19 - DNC convention in Chicago, IL
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NOTE- I’m placing the Trump assassination attempt info here, as we came within an inch of a potential breakout of a hot CW2 yesterday.
Summary -
20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks from PA took 5-8 shots at Trump yesterday using an AR style rifle at a campaign rally in PA. At least one round hit Trumps upper right ear and there may have been a second that nicked it. If Trump hadn’t turned his head at the last moment, the bullet would have hit the back part of his skull - killing him instantly.
One spectator in the stands behind Trump was hit in the head and killed, a second reportedly has serious injuries. Republican Congressman Ronnie Jackson told the BBC that his nephew was injured in the shooting. He sustained a minor wound to his neck and was treated at the scene, Mr Jackson said in a statement.
Video’s show Trump looking to his right, then a surprised expression as he reaches for his ear before dropping to the deck and within seconds covered by Secret Service personnel. He was quickly escorted to a waiting SUV and taken to a hospital for examination and later released.
Crooks managed to get to an unguarded roof off the event site, but within 150 yards of the event platform. It has been reported that at least two events goers saw Crooks climbing to the roof with rifle and brought that to the attention of law enforcement / Secret Service, who reportedly did nothing. One witness - Greg - told the BBC that he had spotted a suspicious-looking person “bear crawling” on the roof of the building about five minutes after Trump took to the stage. He said he pointed the person out to police.
“He had a rifle, we could clearly see him with a rifle,” he said. “We’re pointing at him, the police are down there running around on the ground – we’re like ‘hey man there’s a guy on the roof with a rifle’ and the police did not know what was going on.”
Counter-snipers eliminated Crooks with a head shot but after he had managed to get 5-8 shots off.
Very little is known about Crooks. Reports indicate that state voter records show that Crooks was a registered Republican. He is also reported to have donated $15 to ActBlue, a political action committee that raises money for left-leaning and Democratic politicians in 2021. Social media accounts were quickly shut down preventing further open investigation at this time.
Historically, when the press is silent about the background of an individual who’s done a crime like this, the info is detrimental to the left / democrats , and is kept under wraps until much of the initial storm has passed.
OBSERVATION - I’ve warned that this possibility over the better part of the last year. Yesterday my fears became a reality. To say we averted a civil war by an inch is not hyperbole. There are elements on the right that have been on a hair trigger since the start of the election cycle, with anger building as the democrats waged lawfare and violated Trump’s constitutional rights. Had Crooks been successful, the last bit of restraint would have been broken for some.
Trump constantly recognizes the sacrifices and efforts of law enforcement. However, yesterday he was let down - bigly. Secret Service had one job – to protect America’s presidents, both current and former – and in that they failed spectacularly yesterday.
Three key points on the break down of his security.
1 The roof that Crooks shot from was completely unguarded, even though it was easy to see it provided an excellent line of fire to the event stage. Those with a background in security like were shocked that this failure occurred.
2 No action was taken by law enforcement / Secret Service when attendees saw Crooks climbing to the roof with a rifle and reported it.
3 The counter sniper team appears to have frozen for a period, either not seeing Crooks or uncertain to fire. Video shows that they finally fired the moment Trump’s ear was hit and he responded - after 5 - 8 rounds were fired at Trump.
These three points have generated a wide range of responses. First being the result of gross incompetence by his Secret Service security lead of not catching the vulnerability the off site roof provided
Worst case scenario was that this was a deliberate action by someone(s) on his security detail to allow Crooks to get into position, shoot a number of rounds in the hopes of killing Trump and then killing Crooks to keep him silent. Unfortunately this last possibility has legs. Remember back to his Presidency, a SS agent (female) openly said she wouldn’t give her life for Trump. The current head of the SS was formerly a security chief “guarding Cheetos” (quoting Elon Musk) and not an agent raised up thru the ranks. Her whole effort has been to DEI the SS at the expense of the most qualified. There may well be SS agents in Trumps detail that are so against him that that essential hatred would be the catalyst of such a lethal attempt to take him out. Is the SS compromised?
This is a very deep level of concerning conspiracy theory. Yet it is entirely plausible given the lawlessness of the intelligence community and FBI in their illegal actions against Trump since before he was elected the first time, right thru to the current lawfare. Is the infection from the Swamp that profuse that they would take the next step to prevent a second Trump presidency from happening - now going to trying to kill him? Well, 50+ associates of the clinton’s have ‘killed themselves’, Epstine was ‘killed himself in jail, the 0bama’s cook mysteriously died paddle boarding . . . The list is almost endless.
The path forward is relative clear - security at Trump events will be ginormous, to likely include bullet proof glass around the podium when he speaks and more law enforcement, making a repeat very difficult though not impossible. If this was a conspiracy and not a ‘lone wolf’ attack, the heightened sensitivity is going to force the effort to ‘get Trump’ both more underground and any future attempt more closely connected to his security. I see no reason that a second attempt would not be tried - given that the level of desperation by the left will have grown to even more heights.
If the FBI / Secret Service keep Crooks political leanings and reasonings for the attack quiet, the suspicion of an inside job clearly grows. To preserve the process, total transparency is necessary - to include the security people who either inadvertently or deliberately failed to secure the roof.
Finally, the left was all over social media with commentary essential complaining about the poor aim of the shooter and how they must do better next time. Keep an eye on them and their ilk.
We now understand the stakes. They aren’t going to stop with lawfare. They will kill all of us if they can. Understand the moment and what we are up against.
We are living in even more dangerous times. The left has crossed the Rubicon and red lines of civility.
J D Vance on “X”
“The central premise of the Biden campaign is that President Donald Trump is an authoritarian fascist who must be stopped at all costs.
That rhetoric led directly to President Trump’s attempted assassination. “
Terrorism - Heightened THREAT as of May 6, 2024
Andrew Takhistov, 18, of East Brunswick, NJ, was charged with one count of soliciting another individual to engage in criminal conduct that involved destroying a Public Service Enterprise Group (PSE&G) circuit breaker and substation.
Takhistov was arrested on July 10, appeared Thursday in Newark federal court, and was detained.
OBSERVATION - He was in contact with Russian agents as well as law enforcement acting as a fake contact. This would be a lone wolf kind of event.
POLITICAL FRONT –
July 15 RNC convention in Milwaukee, WI
August 19 DNC convention in Chicago, IL
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News swamped with the attempt on Trump’s life - See cw2 above.
Biden / Harris Watch –
Biden said this week that he is going to wipe out everyone’s medical debts. “I’m going to end medical debt. We’ve already made sure medical debt can’t be put on your credit report. We can wipe out medical debt for pennies on the dollar.”
China –
Taiwan’s defense ministry said on Saturday it was monitoring “waves” of missile tests taking place in China’s far northern region of Inner Mongolia and that its air defense forces were on alert.
The ministry said that from 4 a.m. local time it had detected “multiple waves of test launches” by China’s Rocket Force in Inner Mongolia, which lies some 1,200 miles from Taiwan.
In August 2022, China fired missiles into the waters around Taiwan during war games to express anger at a visit to Taipei by then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
https://www.newsmax.com/world/globaltalk/taiwan-alert-china/2024/07/13/id/1172372/
Ukraine –
WEATHER FORECAST – Temperatures continue in the 90s with some 100s and fair.
24 HOUR ROUND UP –
Explosions were reported in Dnipro city, from probable Russian missile.
Outlook —
My outlook today is at a pause given the attempted Trump assassination. But the general action in the war are at the same levels as yesterday - the meat grinder of Russian forces continue.
Belarus -
Belarusian dictator Lukashenko has ordered the withdrawal of his troops from the Ukrainian borders to their permanent bases, according to Russian media. He claims this move is to reduce tension and follows the withdrawal of Ukrainian forces.
Poland –
Poland’s Parliament votes overwhelmingly in favor of a new law that allows soldiers, border guards and police officers to fire live ammunition when stopping attempts by migrants to storm the border.
401 MPs voted for the new law, 17 against
ISRAEL –
July 25 - Netanyahu’s appearance before congress.
——— SYRIA / HEZBOLLAH / IRAN———————————-
In response to the launch of two drones from Syria at Israel’s southernmost city of Eilat early Saturday, the IDF says it struck facilities belonging to the Syrian Army overnight. The two Shahed drones were shot down by Israeli fighter jets and the Iron Dome air defense system just north of Eilat. No injuries were caused. The IDF says it struck a central Syrian Army command center, additional infrastructure, and air defenses in response to the drone attack. No group claimed responsibility for the launch of the drones, though the IDF says it views the Syrian regime responsible for any attacks from its territory.
The Syrian Ministry of Defense claimed one “military martyr” was killed and three injured by the Israeli strike.
———WEST BANK——————————-
Israeli security orces arrested 30 Palestinians in various areas of the West Bank during the past two days
——— FORECAST ————————-
Much news out of Israel is swamped under the Trump assassination attempt.
However, from what Ive reviewed the current pace of fighting has continued.
Thank You.
Thanks Godzilla. Appreciate your updates last night as well. We are living in the most consequential times.
Of that, I have no doubt.
The leftists are showing their true colors with this incident.
And it’s despicable, disgusting, and reprehensibly evil to the core. Demonically evil. 👿
There is no dialogue with evil of that depth.
Thanks
Fully agree
The assassin is being tooted as 'a registered Republican' but they're leaving out the part about him donating to progressive causes. And the democrats response to Trump being targeted? The usual. They want conservatives to tone down the 'rhetoric' when it's been democrats all along who have whipped up hysteria about 'democracy ending' if Trump was elected. And Trump being Hitler.. They've also pushed the lie that Trump wants to be a dictator. I'm surprised democrat jerks aren't using this tragedy to push gun control. Maybe that's next week.
If democrats want to 'be respectful' they can run on what policies they're going to push rather than their hated of Trump and their hatred of us. That's all they've run on so far - their hated of MAGA.
And no, we should NEVER 'join with them'... we're two different parties and the split is real and based on different visions. We should never hold hands with these people who hate us and sing Kumbaya. How stupid do they think we are? Democrats view themselves as innocent hippies of the 60's - - that's not who they are. Biden said 'we need to put a bullseye' on Trump. And as usual, the thugs and goons in the left wing press leave that comment out of their bullshit self image. Democrats need to tone down their hate... We never call Biden 'Hitler' - they're the people who lie. do fake hate crimes, make fake death threats in our name and write letters to the editors pretending to be conservatives. I'm waiting for Bill Maher to figure out how odd it was that when he was just a liberal show he didn't receive hate letters from conservatives. That didn't start until Maher went after WOKE politics. Wemt after progressives. Doesn't that strike him a odd? Why would we object to him after he fought stupid progressive ideas?
Globalism / Great Reset –
Elon Musk claims EU offered an ‘illegal secret deal’ as X charged with DSA breaches
David Walsh Sat 13 July 2024 at 4:37 AM AEST
Elon Musk has hit out at the European Commission, claiming it tried to make an “illegal secret deal” with X over compliance with new EU rules to prevent online misinformation.
It comes as the Commission announced on Friday that Musk’s social media platform, formerly known as Twitter, had breached elements of the EU’s Digital Services Act (DSA).
“The European Commission offered X an illegal secret deal: if we quietly censored speech without telling anyone, they would not fine us,” the billionaire tech mogul posted on X.
EU accuses Elon Musk’s X of misleading users
By Olesya Dmitracova, CNN Updated 7:04 AM EDT, Fri July 12, 2024
LondonCNN —
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“Today we issue, for the first time, preliminary findings under the Digital Services Act,” Margrethe Vestager, a senior official at the European Commission, said in a statementFriday. “In our view, X does not comply with the DSA in key transparency areas, by using dark patterns and thus misleading users, by failing to provide an adequate ad repository, and by blocking access to data for researchers.”
The company’s approach to so-called verified accounts “does not correspond to industry practice and deceives users,” the European Union’s executive arm added in the statement. Anyone can subscribe to obtain the “verified” status, it noted, and pointed to evidence of “malicious actors” abusing the blue check “to deceive users.”
If the Commission’s preliminary findings are confirmed, it could impose a fine on X of up to 6% of its global annual turnover.
OBSERVATION - The globalist aligned EU working to enforce censorship information that opposes the WEF and related agendas.
CW2 / Domestic violence - Moderate to High THREAT - up dated July 14, 2024
— Attempted assassination of Trump.
July 15 RNC convention in Milwaukee, WI
July 25 - Protest of Netanyahu’s appearance before congress.
August 19 - DNC convention in Chicago, IL
ALERT all week for protests/riots at the RNC convention in Milwaukee
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As noted several weeks ago, Antifa was organizing to disrupt a Christian event in Portland. Saturday Portland Antifa members executed a direct action to try to violently shut down a Christian worship event downtown. They wore masks to hide their identity in the conspiracy.
After making threats, committing indecent exposure and confronting people in the square, they later turned violent against the volunteer security after being unable to storm the event. (Ngo on “X”)
OBSERVATION - Poorly supported direct action by Antifa in the heart of their territory. Lacking a unifying ‘event’ to rally supporters, Antifa actions have not gone very far this summer. The campus Hamas protests have died down as well.
As noted , numerous groups have protests planned this week for the RNC convention in Milwaukee, but none seem to have developed much support.
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With the attempt on Trump’s life, leftist leadership may be revectoring there plans for any violent attempt to breach police lines and try to rush the convention center - especially if Trump in on site. The increased emphasis on protection IMHO would result in potentially lethal force, if not some strong application of some of the nastier riot control measures available to law enforcement.
As of now, there will be protests, with a potential for rioting, but the extent of those riots remains to be seen and may be dampened by Saturday’s events.
Terrorism - Heightened THREAT as of May 6, 2024
Transitioning the PA assassination attempt here as investigation has shifted and classified it as a potential domestic terror incident.
What is known about Crooks, the shooter?’ It seems he’s one of the few 20 yr olds in the country without a social media footprint.
Sources have confirmed that explosives, including an IED, were found inside of his vehicle that was parked near the rally. It has not been confirmed how many or what explosives were discovered, however, it was reported that more than one was in the vehicle.
According to the Associated Press, it’s believed that Crooks used a firearm that his father purchased at least six months ago. Officials are currently investigating the origin of the gun.
More information regarding Crooks’s upbringing has been released. According to his former classmates, he was a loner who was “relentlessly” bullied.
According to the New York Post, Crooks tried out of the rifle team at his high school. His classmate Jameson Murphy explained that the 20-year-old did not make the team as he has a “comically” bad shot.
“He tried out…and was such a comically bad shot he was unable to make the team and left after the first day,” Murphy said.
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It is being reported that the roof of the building Crooks used to shoot from was identified as a high security threat prior to the rally. According to the Secret Service, it was local law enforcements responsibility to secure that portion the perimeter.
Also under question is why a ladder was conveniently placed by the building, enabling Crooks to reach the roof.
Reports also coming out that a police officer amended to the roof, was confronted by Crooks and retreated back down the ladder without engaging him. Some speculation is that it disrupted Crooks and didn’t allow him to get better aimed shots off. Long range photos of the AR15 style rifle suggest that it was equipped with a holographic or red dot style scope. I comment further in later paragraphs.
Jonathan Willis, the officer in the famous photo of the two snipers on the roof at Trump’s rally, reportedly stated that he had the assassin in his sights for at least 3 minutes, but the head of the Secret Service refused to give the order to take out the perpetrator before he could fire on Trump. This could account for the delay in engagement until after Crooks began firing.
Secret Service is under the microscope for its part. The Secret Service elements that day were not from Trump’s normally assigned elements. With the tempo of Trumps campaign, all but one were taking a day off. The lead SS was from Trump’s detachment, with the remainder filling in as ‘loaners’ from other districts. Considerable speculation and look is being given to the apparent lack of training and even the likelihood of DEI hires of three female agents who’s actions have come under scrutiny for their poor response as revealed on video from the event.
Secondly, it is reported that Trump’s security team repeatedly requested additional agents and support - requests consistently turned down.
OBSERVATIONS - These follow-on reports strongly suggest that the Secret Service executed a Charlie Foxtrot of nearly catastrophic proportions. Big questions remain as to the command and control system in place that resulted in Crooks getting on an unguarded roof in the first place and the delay in counter snipers taking him out. This leaves room big enough for a battle ship to pass for the worse case scenario - a deliberate opening and attempt with insider help.
According to classmates, Crooks could’t hit the broad side of a barn when trying out for the shooting team. I know I’ll get jumped by some gunners out there, but shooting sports rely more on iron or simpler sights - its a sport and targeting is a skill set in the sport. Having a (probably) weapon zeroed with a holographic or red dot style scope minimizes much of that portion of marksmanship. Centering the cursor/dot on the target is far simpler than proper sight alignment of front / rear sights - especially in a high stress situation. Firing from a prone position assists in steadying the weapon, necessary for maintenance of the easy sight picture gained from the scope. Finally, it would seem Crooks likely had experience shooting the rifle, owned by his father. If he tried out for a shooting team, he very likely went out shooting with his father. Likely to see more details on this coming out in later days. Familiarity with the rifle also contributes to his ability to target Trump in a high stress situation.
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On key illustration taken from Trump’s head position just prior to and when the ear was hit to demonstrate just how close Crooks came to achieving his goals. See link below for an illustration.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GScpgVCXoAAtpfw?format=jpg&name=small
Avoided death by less than an inch.
Economy- MODERATE Threat - as of June 26, 2024
The National Association of Realtors (NAR) reported the highest ever national median sales price of $419,300 for a single-family home in May.
NAR U.S. Pending Home Sales Index dropped 2.1 percent MoM in May, down 6.6 percent YoY.
To put these numbers into perspective, the current index is at 70.8, or 70.8 percent of the contract activity in the base year 2001. This is lower than any point during the 2008 financial crisis
OBSERVATION - Traditionally, the housing market has lead the country out of economic recessions and doldrums. These latest numbers show things are not improving and in many ways getting worse.
Military / Strategic Activity / Deployments –
USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) is back in its home port after an almost nine-month deployment
USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) left San Diego Bay Thursday to begin a planned Pacific deployment, Navy officials confirmed to USNI News. Ship spotters saw Lincoln depart its berth at Naval Air Station North Island, Calif., on Thursday
Now off the coast of California, Lincoln will embark aircraft from Carrier Air Wing 9 and serve as the flag ship for Carrier Strike Group 3. Guided missile destroyers from Destroyer Squadron 21 will join Lincoln. A Navy official confirmed USS Spruance (DDG-111) deployed with Lincoln but did not identify the guided-missile cruiser that would accompany the aircraft carrier.
Meanwhile, San Diego-based carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) is now operating in U.S. Central Command, as of Friday, after leaving U.S. Indo-Pacific Command and U.S. 7th Fleet.
Aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN-73) is now in San Diego after arriving in California this week, following the completion of a several-month journey around South America, according to ship spotters. GW is now moored at Naval Air Station North Island, Calif., in San Diego Bay. Later this year, the carrier will take over as the Navy’s forward-deployed carrier based in Yokosuka, Japan. USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) is expected to arrive in California in the next several days to complete the ceremonial transfer as the FDNF-J carrier before heading to a maintenance period in Bremerton, Wash., before being assigned to a U.S. homeport.
Wuhan and other “new” Plandemics –
Four poultry workers in Colorado have been diagnosed with bird flu, health officials confirmed Sunday.
The new cases bring the U.S. total to nine since the first human case of the current outbreak was detected in 2022, also in a Colorado poultry worker. Eight of the nine were reported this year.
Their illnesses were relatively mild — reddened and irritated eyes and common respiratory infection symptoms like fever, chills, coughing, sore throat and runny nose. None were hospitalized, officials said. The other U.S. cases have also been mild.
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/bird-flu-poultry-colorado/2024/07/15/id/1172537/
OBSERVATION - Important to note - so far the panic driven fatality rate of 50% has not appeared at all.
POLITICAL FRONT –
July 15 RNC convention in Milwaukee, WI
August 19 DNC convention in Chicago, IL
***
Trump arrived yesterday in Milwaukee for the RNC convention.
Trump has issued his first statement since an attempt was made on his life yesterday during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. Trump said it was “God alone” that saved him and urged supporters to “remain resilient in our Faith and Defiant in the face of Wickedness.”
Day 1 of the convention will focus on the Economy.
Secret Service and Milwaukee official announced yesterday that there will be no changes to the security measures for the convention this week.
biden / democrats are trying to take advantage of the attempt on Trump’s life to pivot democrat attacks into that of doves bearing olive twigs. But they are doing that by emphasizing republican ‘attack’ ads, essentially saying that trump caused Crooks to try to shoot him.
An example of this style of democrat attack was exposed this weekend when ABC News anchor George Stephanopoulos claimed that the former president and his allies had contributed to “violent rhetoric” across the country.
“Of course, President Trump and his supporters have contributed to this violent rhetoric as well,” Stephanopoulos said.
“Absolutely, George,” reporter Martha Raddatz agreed.
“We were just looking back this morning at some of the things President Trump has said,” she continued. “He warned last March of potential death and destruction if he were charged by the Manhattan district attorney; ‘our country is being destroyed as they tell us to be peaceful.’ Trump in January warned of bedlam in the country if the criminal charges against him succeeded, and of course, in March he said, ‘Now if I don’t get elected, it’s going to be a bloodbath for the country.’”
Raddatz noted Trump has said the “bloodbath” quote was a joke and taken out of context—he was referring to economic woes with his remarks—before adding, “But those are indeed his words.”
Raddatz then said Trump supporters have offered similar rhetoric and quickly evoked the January 6th Capitol event.
“Let’s remember January 6,” she said.
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I think for the record Stephanopoulos contributed to the Trump hate in his own way. During his interview with biden, the following interesting exchange was noted -
Stephanopoulos repeatedly asked Biden about his cognitive decline.
“Are you the same man today that you were when you took office three-and-a-half years ago?” Stephanopoulos asked.
“No,” Biden said.
Biden issued a veiled threat.
“Not when you’re running against a pathological liar. Not when he hadn’t been challenged in a way that he’s about to be challenged,” Biden said with a sinister look on his face.
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/07/watch-biden-issued-veiled-threat-one-week-before/
“challenged in a way that he’s about to be challenged” Could refer to biden’s explosive railings about Trump’s credibility or was he telegraphing insider knowledge of the assassination attempt on Trump’s life.
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The top political adviser to Democrat mega-donor and LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman encouraged journalists in an email Saturday to raise the possibility that the attempted assassination of President Trump was “staged.”
The news site Semafor obtained the following email from Hoffman’s consigliere, Dmitri Mehlhorn, sent to reporters after the shooting:
“[One] possibility — which feels horrific and alien and absurd in America, but is quite common globally — is that this ‘shooting’ was encouraged and maybe even staged so Trump could get the photos and benefit from the backlash. This is a classic Russian tactic, such as when Putin killed 300 civilians in 1999 and blamed it on terrorists to ride the backlash to winning power. Others who have embraced this tactic of committing raw evil and then benefitting from the backlash include Hamas on October 7. If any Trump officials encouraged or knew of this attack, that is morally horrific, and Republicans of decency must demand that Trump step down as unfit.”
OBSERVATION - News of this effort was bouncing around the inter webs this weekend. Pretty crass and I think real news has pretty well washed this effort out, though some outlets did try to raise this as a possibility.
Biden / Harris Watch –
The attempt on trump’s life has given the biden campaign some breathing room from the daily smash of his dementia and physical conditions making him unsuitable for office.
As noted above, biden is attempting to shift to that of a peace dove, hoping the sheeple will no remember the vitriol his campaign and supporters have thrown at Trump and the right.
Russia -
NUCLEAR THREATS –
Moscow is ready to start manufacturing systems that were previously banned by the now-defunct INF Treaty, the Russian president has said
Ukraine –
WEATHER FORECAST – Temperatures continue in the 90s with some 100s and fair.
24 HOUR ROUND UP –
Russian ballistic missile strikes reported in Voznesensk of Mykolaiv region and Odesa.
Russian air defense systems destroyed and intercepted 22 UAVs overnight, 15 of them over the Bryansk region, another 6 over Crimea - Russian Ministry of Defense
Russia continues to press its attacks along the Oceretyne axis.
Outlook —
No major changes to the ongoing war. Deep War strikes by either side can change things quickly.
ISRAEL –
July 25 - Netanyahu’s appearance before congress.
Key overnight developments -
- Details on the strike that too out Hamas #2 Mohammed Deif
——— GENERAL ——————————-
Lest we forget - there are still hostages being held in Gaza.
Hamas official denies report of halting negotiations with Israel on ceasefire
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The Israeli strike targeting Hamas’ military leader, Mohammed Deif, in southern Gaza on Saturday followed weeks of surveillance of a compound used by one of his key lieutenants, Rafa’a Salameh, The New York Times reported on Sunday, citing three senior Israeli defense officials.
The strike was authorized after prolonged observation of one of Salameh’s secret command posts located west of Khan Yunis, the three senior Israeli officials told the newspaper.
Salameh spent much of his time in Hamas’s underground tunnel network, but he also stayed regularly at the villa, along with his family and other militants, to escape the stifling conditions in the tunnels, the officials told The New York Times.
https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/393037
OBSERVATION - Deif was Hama’s number 2 leader, second only to Sinwar. The villa was located in the ‘safe’ zone in Khan Yunis. Apparently Deif got over confident and his open visitations to the villa caught the attention of Israel intelligence sources - HUMINT, SIGINT and IMINT, and IDF hit it with a massive airstrike.
——— LEBANON / HEZBOLLAH——————————-
Overnight and this morning, more ATGMs and mortar shells were launched from Lebanon towards Israel. Israeli army retaliated with air strikes and artillery fire.
———“ISLAMIC RESISTANCE” ———————————
The Houthis announce the targeting of the Israeli MSC UNIFIC ship in the Gulf of Aden with a number of ballistic missiles and drones.
———INTERNATIONAL ——————————-
Argentina has officially designated Hamas as a terrorist organization on Friday, the Office of President Javier Milei announced.
——— FORECAST ————————-
Combat actions in Gaza and against Hezbollah continue with little change to recent action. The strike that took out Mohammed Deif is another indicator that Israel has really ramped up its intel game to target not only Hezbollah, but Hamas. Key here is is that Deif thought he was safe in the ‘refugee area’ - found out he was wrong big time.
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