Sloan RoadmasterJul 14, 2024
Catherynne M. Valente

Literally nothing has changed.

Except that fascists think they have it in the bag now.

They can’t stop themselves from gloating less than 24 hours later.

But nothing has fucking changed. Are we really gonna just lie down for this because a guy who says his enemies should be shot every single day got a minor wound from one of his own supporters?

Jul 14, 2024 at 7:59pmWeb
Show threadKaladin 🧑‍🦽💨Jul 14, 2024
@Catvalente a bunch of sheeple will say "wow, i guess someone really wants to stop him, therefore he must be great" 😔
Show threadCharles J Gervasi ⚡🛡️🥥Jul 15, 2024
@windrunner @Catvalente "i guess someone really wants to stop him, therefore he must be great"
As John Oliver said years ago about this line of reasoning, the greatest thing a person can do must be to urinate through someone's heating register into their air ducts. 😆
Show threadLeianoraJul 14, 2024
@Catvalente I heard him say let me get my shoes before the guards got him off that stage. So I think the entire thing was faked. I'll be the Winston Smith here, but I'll stand by my convictions.
Show threadJanisJul 14, 2024

@EJGilbert @Catvalente I'm not entirely convinced, either. I haven't yet read the name of the other person besides the shooter who died, or anything else about them.

And d* if it didn't look like trump popped a planted capsule by his ear exactly on cue, on the downstage side of his head, lost the hat, while no one in the crowd behind him is doing anything, including responding to the gunfire that should have been hitting them.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ni_ZK_61yA

Donald Trump gets shot at during speech [Full Video]

YouTube
Show threadLeianoraJul 14, 2024
@janisf @Catvalente I can't see, but I know what I heard and with the lies that constantly come out of his filthy mouth, I wouldn't be surprised if they murdered one of their own to frighten people into voting for him at the risk of seeing more violence.
Show threadcmtinkerton 🇺🇸 🌊 🌎Jul 14, 2024
@EJGilbert @janisf @Catvalente
He is desperate. And, haven't we seen enough to know, he will stop at nothing? He cares about one thing only. Himself.
Show threadLeianoraJul 14, 2024
@cmtinkerton @janisf @Catvalente True.
Show threadJanisJul 14, 2024
@cmtinkerton @EJGilbert @Catvalente this only works if your parents don't speak badly of you from the get go. just sayin'.
Show threadBill ZaumenJul 15, 2024
@EJGilbert @Catvalente A more believable explanation is that Trump wanted his shoes so that people wouldn't see his toe pads, allegedly used to cover up an awkward "lean" when standing:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/the-theory-behind-donald-trumps-strange-toe-pads/ar-AA1mvLIx
MSN

Show threadPractical LactationJul 15, 2024
@EJGilbert @Catvalente he didn't want his lifts exposed.
Show threadskryJul 15, 2024

@EJGilbert @Catvalente He’s not a good actor. He was shocked. Plus people died. He’s also a coward who would not go with a plan that required being grazed with real bullets. I wondered if he was speaking in stocking feet and needed the shoes to walk.

The telling question is, Why did a 20-year-old Republican sacrifice himself?

Show threadAlarod_123Jul 15, 2024
@skry @EJGilbert @Catvalente Has Republican behavior suddenly become logical? I must have missed that.
Show threadCharles J Gervasi ⚡🛡️🥥Jul 15, 2024
@skry @EJGilbert @Catvalente They said the shooter's only recorded contribution was $15 to a liberal org. My guess is he had psychological problems and was motivated by suicide by cop or a desire to get into the history books.
Show threadskryJul 15, 2024
@cgervasi The contribution was before he registered Republican FWIW. I hope the motive will be discovered soon.
Show threadHighlandLawyerJul 14, 2024
@Catvalente
Do we know if the shooter was aiming at him, and not just aiming at the sky & missed?
Show threadAlarod_123Jul 15, 2024
@HighlandLawyer Maybe he thought Trump was an orange sunset..
Show threadMark WhybirdJul 15, 2024

@Alarod_123 @HighlandLawyer Possible thought process: “The secret service might be working for Biden! I’d better get up on this roof with my gun to *really* protect him! [sights up] oh look, there he is, so beautiful!
…oops.”

(Note: I don’t really believe this, and we may never know the truth.)

Show threadLisPiJul 14, 2024
@pluralistic @Catvalente Yeah, I've seen some very weird defeatist takes from those that don't support the orange buffoon.

Why does what happened make any difference at all?
Show threadTexty the BardJul 15, 2024
@Catvalente Honestly, I think this is going to be old news by September. It'll rally the base, but I can't see this changing any votes.
Show threadSofia ☭🇧🇷☭Jul 15, 2024

@Catvalente wait the guy was a Trump supporter???

...so, this might make me sound insane, but this really reminds me of what happened to Bolsonaro in the 2018 Brazilian election, and there is still a legitimate debate over whether that was actually an assassination attempt or if it was staged by Bozo himself...........

Show threadAlarod_123Jul 15, 2024
@Catvalente Democrats are no good with guns, a crazy Republican stepped in to fill the vacuum.
Show threadShadow HeartJul 15, 2024
@Catvalente not so sure about that. I'm seeing some Dems effectively conceding the election to Trump, almost as if because of the shooting Biden can bowing out without losing face. It deflects away from having a different candidate or even a conversation about one. In other words a disaster for marginalized groups the fascists want to attack.
Show threadJJand5gypsydogsJul 15, 2024
@Catvalente such stupid logic to think it will help him
Show threadCharles J Gervasi ⚡🛡️🥥Jul 15, 2024
@Catvalente "[Fascists] can’t stop themselves from gloating."
If fascists feel emboldened to be open about their beliefs, it could be a good thing.
Show threadCollin DonnellJul 15, 2024
@Catvalente the person who shot at him was a Republican. That’s just going to get lost isn’t it?
Show threadSearingTruthJul 16, 2024

@Catvalente

"I will not let humanity suffer the fate it has chosen."
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