Only nearly two months after the fact. I can't tell if it's normal to not give investigation details or if there's something being said like "we don't owe you the information you're paying us to gather."
131 sats \ 1 reply \ @Undisciplined 29 Aug
Apparently the dad now has some super expensive high profile defense attorney.
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44 sats \ 0 replies \ @k00b OP 29 Aug
I'm looking forward to all the discovery assuming it doesn't settle out of court.
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221 sats \ 0 replies \ @Scoresby 29 Aug
It sure seems like this was a story that got very little attention. Seems like an assassination attempt on the opposition candidate four months before the election deserves a lot of investigation. Yet I haven't heard much about it since the week it happened.
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121 sats \ 0 replies \ @Lumor 29 Aug
If this had been a movie it would have gone straight to video, as Chris Martenson put it.
The way they didn't immediately pull Trump off stage minutes before when the shooter was climbing on the roof is too bad to be true.
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31 sats \ 0 replies \ @JesseJames 29 Aug
red-dot on precision rifle?
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31 sats \ 3 replies \ @kepford 29 Aug
So many odd things about how this has been handled.
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93 sats \ 2 replies \ @k00b OP 29 Aug
Either way not good:
- Our institutions are in the late stages of decay and incompetent
- Our institutions are in the late stages of decay and corrupt
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131 sats \ 1 reply \ @kepford 29 Aug
I'd say its a bit of all of the above.
- Incompetence is ingrained in state organizations if you have ever worked with or in them. The lack of competition and a profit motive leads to decay and incompetence. This is true from the public school level all the way up to executive departments.
- Corruption: We have example after of example of government agencies seeking to hide their incompetence which is the most minimal type of corruption. We have outside forces bribing people to get their way. We have individuals working for other states or individuals. We have people trying to protect their own necks. All this is human nature and to be expected in any system but the state monopoly on many services make it especially bad.
Many years ago when I started hearing rational explanations for the corruption and incompetence my political thoughts took a back seat. I started to see that what we witness in the state is to be expected and should surprise no one. Most people just have their heads in the sand about it or are so invested in a political team that they only see the issues on one team, not the system.
So how do you fix it? You can't. The problem is monopoly power. Some say a night watchman state is ideal but the issue with that is how do you move to that? And then how do you keep it limited. That is basically what the US started out as. At least much closer than we are today. Anyone pushing back on state power in any meaningful way is considered a crackpot by both sides.
For those that do not remember Dr. Ron Paul was hated by his own party and the opposition. He was smeared and mocked continually. He was ignored when he was the most popular candidate among the military plebs. But, he did make a massive impact on the hearts and minds of people in my generation. Even those younger that are being influenced by people inspired by him.
I believe the system will have to crumble. It is beyond meaningful reform. We must build alternative systems. Not a new monolith. Bitcoin is a part of that. I would say probably the biggest part of it. Many of the other systems are much easier to build or already exist.
Didn't plan on writing this much but there you go. lol.
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31 sats \ 0 replies \ @kepford 29 Aug
I think things could and probably will get much worse before they get better. But, we just don't know how long the US empire will remain on top. But like all empires it will fall along with its money. Those that do not see this... I don't know what to say to you other than study history. The falls are not always the same. No one knows what it will look like or what will replace it. But don't kid yourself. Things will not continue the way they are. Change is the only constant.
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21 sats \ 0 replies \ @Malachi17 29 Aug
Wanted: Have you seen this gun?
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Satoshi__Nakamoto 29 Aug
Anyway gun. I wasnt good enough
He should use sniper instead of this stupid gun🔫
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