Gregg R Thomas

Simon Paynton wrote:
I don’t know.  Mistakes happen.  I’ve heard the head of the secret service say it was a health and safety issue, why they didn’t put anyone on that roof.  Instead, they secured the inside of the building.

Didn’t want an agent to get sunburn?

Simon Paynton wrote:

Belle Rose wrote:
I think Trump manufactured the whole th…

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Belle Rose wrote:
I think Trump manufactured the whole thing and planned it for sympathy and votes.

I don’t think that’s the case.  He would have had to stand there waiting for a bullet to the ear.  He might have big shiny round balls, but I don’t see anyone doing a William Tell with such confidence.

Also, if Trump had orchestrated it, he w…[Read more]

Belle Rose wrote:
EXACTLY….think about it…..

You’re right, it does need explaining.

Belle Rose wrote:
They are only incompetent if they choose to be. Meaning – they are not incompetent.

I don’t know.  Mistakes happen.  I’ve heard the head of the secret service say it was a health and safety issue, why they didn’t put anyone on that roof.  Instead, they secured the inside of the buil…[Read more]

Simple incompetence could account for why the Secret Service didn’t put a sniper on that roof.  But how did the shooter know that rooftop was going to be empty?  That seems strange.

From this vantage point (the UK), it seems that it’s normal in the US for people to malign each other’s motives, instead of charitably taking them at face value.  In the UK, we would call this “Trumpian”, a grossly obvious way of wriggling out of accountability and responsibility.  I don’t know who started it, but I’ve noticed it in the past f…[Read more]

If you use a VPN to go into the Dark Web, the suspicion will always be you’re seeking illicit drugs or accessing kiddie porn.

That’s all most people would know about the Dark Net. I don’t care if people are suspicious. Nobody knows I go there to shut down scammers, try to do deals with ransomware scammers if companies are forced to pay to get t…[Read more]

The Secret Service are saying it wasn’t safe to put an agent on that roof.  So that’s why they didn’t.  However, it was safe enough for the shooter.

Master sniper thinks something stinks about this attempted assassination. The shooter, he says, had to have inside help.

Unseen wrote:
If you use a VPN to go into the Dark Web, the suspicion will always be you’re seeking illicit drugs or accessing kiddie porn.

Or a gun, … or poison … a hitman …

Either something was intended on assassination day and went (semi-?)right or something is seriously wrong with the Secret Service to allow some bozo to get access to a roof in proximity to the podium.

unapologetic wrote:
What happens if one of the canidates steps down or dies just before the election? Does the VP canidate run instead? Do they postpone the election? Does the other party win by default? – asking for a friend.

Here’s what ChatGPT AI says happens:

If a candidate for President or Vice President steps down or dies just before the e…[Read more]

Reg the Fronkey Farmer wrote:
I pay for BBC services as part of a bundle with my ISP but I know people in the USA that use nordvpn to get BBC. It is possible to get services using other methods but I won’t describe them as they can bring you towards the dark web…..where you don’t want to go.

If you use a VPN to go into the Dark Web, the suspi…[Read more]

I pay for BBC services as part of a bundle with my ISP but I know people in the USA that use nordvpn to get BBC. It is possible to get services using other methods but I won’t describe them as they can bring you towards the dark web…..where you don’t want to go.

@ Reg

So, now you’re shilling for a VPN Service. I’ve tried watching programs in other parts of the world using faraway VPN servers with NO success. In the case of the BBC

BBC iPlayer may block access to users outside of the UK due to international rights issues. The BBC sells its original programs to other streaming services and TV stations…[Read more]

https://nordvpn.com/special/ for BBC

If you have a VPN, apparently that is how you can access BBC iplayer from the US.  There you should find lots of everything you are looking for.

Rebus is meant to be a good crime drama.