14 Jul
7:18am, 14 Jul 2024
43,289 posts
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Nellers
One dead, two critically injured. And yes, still a close call. Quote from a rally attendee in the BBC report "How could this happen to us?" Because guns and hatred you dumbass! I won't be at all surprised if it turns out to be a plot within the Republican movement somewhere (they are absolutely fucking batshit) but equally there are an awful lot of people who are justifiably terrified at what they'll face if Trump gets re-elected and it wouldn't take much to convince one of them it was worth a shot. Gay, Trans, Black, poor, Latinos, American Ukrainians etc. There's a lot of choices. |
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14 Jul
7:26am, 14 Jul 2024
43,290 posts
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Nellers
Trump himself is claiming he was hit by a bullet, but given the earlier reports and the video I've just seen on the BBC of where the shooter was relative to the stage, if it was a bullet that hit his ear it would have killed him. It was fired from off to Trumps right, to the side of the stage. The dead attendee was in the stands to the left of the stage. bbc.co.uk |
14 Jul
8:14am, 14 Jul 2024
32,760 posts
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Johnny Blaze
The US was in big trouble. It's in bigger trouble now.
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14 Jul
8:30am, 14 Jul 2024
32,761 posts
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Johnny Blaze
He incites his followers to violence and then calls the perpetrators "patriots", "hostages" and "political prisoners". He uses violent assaults on his opponents to get cheap laughs at his rallies. If you use violent language, violence results. We haven't seen the end of the violence yet.
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14 Jul
8:39am, 14 Jul 2024
3,897 posts
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Tim of Fife
Returning to sport, I for one don't want to see Union football and rugby teams. I am Scottish and want to follow my country's teams and sing my country's anthem before games. Would love to see England, Scotland, Wales and N.Ireland also compete at athletics Olympics & World's etc. |
14 Jul
8:44am, 14 Jul 2024
28,494 posts
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richmac
Trump creates the chime atmosphere then acts all surprised? British team, don't worry rugby union have it covered Athletics er is team GB. |
14 Jul
8:47am, 14 Jul 2024
17,475 posts
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jda
Except in the commonwealth games.
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14 Jul
8:51am, 14 Jul 2024
139 posts
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Yakima Canutt
The Northern Irish have complained about the athletics team name being GB and not UK in the past. I think the shooting at Trump is, sadly, likely to give him a big step to a win, as if it's needed with the Biden age fisco going on FFS. |
14 Jul
8:53am, 14 Jul 2024
22,671 posts
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rf_fozzy
"Would love to see England, Scotland, Wales and N.Ireland also compete at athletics Olympics & World's etc" I suspect, but stand to be corrected, but given funding models, you'd see fewer medals as constituent home countries teams, rather than the current Team GB model. |
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14 Jul
8:53am, 14 Jul 2024
22,672 posts
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rf_fozzy
Team GB is technically Team GB and NI of course.
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