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VIDEOThe accusation about Mike Pompeo by Robert Barnes on the Rebel Capitalist channel sounds beyond belief until you consider that as CIA Director Pompeo sought the assassination of Julian Assange. It's almost as if lawyer Barnes is relishing a lawsuit by Pompeo. The first part of discovery in such a case would be to question the Iowa delegates to the GOP convention that Pompeo spoke to.

https://x.com/BillMelugin_/status/1814438582259507453?ref_src=twsrc%5EtfwBill Melugin @BillMelugin_NEW: Per federal law enforcement source w/ knowledge of the security planning for Trump’s Butler, PA rally, the event was staffed by 22 Secret Service agents, including advance, assault, and sniper teams, 16 HSI agents, and it is believed there was no SS drone in the air.Per source, Secret Service did not request any tactical support from HSI (Homeland Security Investigations) beforehand, including the HSI elite Special Response team. HSI agents were assigned to “post standing” security duties at the street entrance and the media area, and were not responsible for the close proximity around Trump, or the...

A number of Western New Yorkers made the few-hour drive to Butler, Pa. on Saturday to attend the rally held in support of former U.S. President Donald Trump. They shared with WBEN their accounts of what they heard and saw during the shooting that injured the former President, and left one audience member dead. "I have to state that this was surreal," said Joyce Gallagher of Buffalo during an appearance with David Bellavia on Monday.

Navy Seal EXPOSES SECRET SERVICE Mistake[s] at TRUMP RALLY

A veteran whose team holds the world record for longest confirmed sniper kill claims Donald Trump's shooter 'had help' in his attempted assassination attempt. Dallas Alexander, who spent 14 years in a sniper team for the Canadian military doing close protection for major world leaders including the Canadian prime minister, suggested in a video Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, who opened fire at the former president's rally Saturday night, may have had help from the inside. 'I'm very familiar with the layout of these types of things and what the job should be, and yesterday what happened,' he said.

This is the moment a US Secret Service agent struggles to holster her weapon after Donald Trump was shot in an assassination attempt. Trump, 78, was left bloodied and wounded last night when a bullet pierced the 'upper part' of his right ear in a horrific assassination attempt during a rally in Pennsylvania. Gunman Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, opened fire from a rooftop just 130 yards from where the former president was on stage speaking to thousands of fans in Butler at 6.15pm. Crooks, from Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, was shot dead at the scene by US Secret Service officers. As...

Many conservatives and Trump supporters partially blame the heated rhetoric of left-wing voices for the shooting. According to them, Saturday’s shooting was the inevitable conclusion of the constant stream of Trump-Hitler comparisons and claims that Republicans are an existential threat to democracy that media outlets and Democrats have been peddling for years now. One such Democrat who engaged in such rhetoric was none other than President Joe Biden himself. For example, on Sept. 1, 2022, the president gave a speech during which he called Trump and his supporters extremist threats to the country. “Donald Trump and the MAGA Republicans represent...

This video gives a good analysis of security lapses. Freepers also mention having a drone overhead, which to my mind is a great and cheap observational tool. A tool that s.s security has missed out on. Anyway, this guy also goes into what some would describe as conspiracy theory. But he still makes a lot of valid points about security lapses.

Dan Bongino, a former Secret Service agent, says Saturday night’s shooting at President Donald Trump’s rally, is a “catastrophic failure” of the Secret Service. “This is an obviously catastrophic failure and NO excuses should be made, or even attempted,” Bongino posted on X. “The failures are profound and questions must be answered about ground surveillance, air surveillance, post-stander support, and counter-sniper advance work and response. We have ONE job, and we came within inches of a deadly failure today. An uneventful failure is NOT a success.” Bongino also said he was in touch with other former Secret Service colleagues.

Donald Trump ducked at a rally as shots appeared to be fired at the former president.

After five decades of inaction, the Food and Drug Administration revoked the authorization of brominated vegetable oil (BVO) in food on July 3, 2024. The additive bromine, used to stabilize fruit flavorings in beverages and sodas, has toxic effects and has already been banned in many places, including California, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, and Japan. What was the agency’s excuse for its 50 years in limbo? The FDA insisted it was “waiting for more safety data.” Right. Consumer advocates called the FDA’s ban on brominated vegetable oil in food “a victory for public health.” Still, digging deeper, it is indisputable...

<p>Massie said on X, formerly known as Twitter, that while he is still devastated over losing his wife, Rhonda Massie, he wanted to dismiss some falsehoods about her death without violating her privacy.</p><p>"She did not take the COVID shots (we were both seropositive by the time they became available), our house is very secure, family was in the house the night she passed, and an autopsy has been conducted (we do not yet have results)," Massie wrote in the post.</p>

The list of things going wrong for the Democrats seems to keep piling up by the minute, and this latest news could be detrimental to not just the top-of-the-ticket but also down-ballot candidates. Michael Pruser focuses on turnout and voter registration for Decision Desk HQ, and he released a list of all party Due to Gov. Ron DeSantis' leadership, Florida has turned from a swing state to a red state under his governorship, but that was not the biggest surprise from the June voter registration changes. The state that had the biggest Republican registration total was the blue state of...

Last week, Sony broke the news that it is putting the kibosh on its writeable Blu-Ray disc business. While that’s not catastrophic news for physical media fans, it’s certainly disappointing. The first hint about the death of Sony’s recordable discs business was a rumor about layoffs at the company’s optical media plant that recently circulated the web. That rumor was ultimately confirmed by Japanese outlet AV Watch last week. Tom’s Hardware subsequently picked up the news last week and translated it into English, setting off a minor panic about what impact this could have on Blu-Ray fans’ collecting habits. While...

"Each one hopes that if he feeds the crocodile enough, the crocodile will eat him last," is how Winston Churchill, just months away from becoming Britain's wartime Prime Minister, described the appeasement that led to World War II. "All of them hope that the storm will pass before their turn comes to be devoured. " The same could be said of France's snap election, in which everyone from French Stalinists to the country's business interests banded together to defeat the country's "far right" at the polls. But the far right is not the threat, and the crocodile snapping at everyone's...

The Republican National Committee (RNC) Platform Committee has officially adopted former President Donald Trump’s 2024 Republican Party Platform with what it described as “overwhelming” support, detailing the comprehensive plan in a press release with 20 main points. Before providing the specific points, the committee drove home the point that despite the United States’ great history, it is now at a crucial point, going in “serious decline,” as American values are under attack from the radical left and the country needs to deal with the consequences of leftist policies. “Today we must once again call upon the same American Spirit that...

“We exult in hope of the glory of God. And not only this, but we also exult in our tribulations, knowing that tribulation brings about perseverance; and perseverance, proven character; and proven character, hope; and hope does not disappoint” (Romans 5:2-5). God promises all believers that one day they will receive Christ’s glory. The security that every believer desires in his or her salvation is founded on the very fact that God is the author of salvation—every aspect of it is solely His work, and thus it cannot be lost. The final piece of God’s great work is the ultimate...

Was the “leak” actually strategic? Could it have been a clever reverse psychology maneuver? Think about it in terms of Trump deliciously pouring gasoline on an already raging dumpster fire. Democrats — to spite their arch nemesis — then are forced to rally behind the dead man walking. Brilliant Trump move, if true.