This is not Conspiracy Underground.

[Eko]

And jokes about political assassination are disgusting.

[MichMan]

1. About what I would have expected

[AnotherMother4Peace]

19. What do you mean?

[MichMan]

85. Been here long enough to expect wacky conspiracy posts

[AnotherMother4Peace]

117. Here's one for you. I had someone (not naming names) respond to an old post of mine on

an equally old thread that wasn't particularly memorable, nor greatest page material - this came out of the blue, and all I could think of was WEIRD, was someone building post counts? don't know - but weird.

Edit to add - the response to my old post was very GOPish.

[asm128]

2. Lighten up Francis

[Bernardo de La Paz]

115. Not good advice regarding violence. There is too much in the world and wacky theories don't help anybody

This is DU, not Looney Toons coyote and roadrunner cartoons.

Leave it there.

[EarthFirst]

3. Third time's a charm? nt

[prodigitalson]

97. yeah or maybe...when will these terrible assasination attempts end?

[Jack Valentino]

105. if he would shut his stupid and hateful mouth, that might help

otherwise, he's begging for it

[Eko]

27. What horrible things have I said about Israel?

[Omnipresent]

53. Bannonsliver might be carrying a grudge.

[Eko]

55. Maybe so.

[rainin]

5. Are you suggesting that DU members are plotting together to make jokes? There should be a plot for there to be

a conspiracy. Just sayin'

[SoFlaBro]

6. I don't cotton to a motherfucking conspiracy MAGA fuckwad.

[Eko]

16. Are you calling me a MAGA fuckwad?

[SoFlaBro]

20. No, I'm not sure how you reckoned that.

[Eko]

23. Because you replied to me

"I don't cotton to a motherfucking conspiracy MAGA fuckwad."

[SoFlaBro]

31. I replied to the thread.

[AZSkiffyGeek]

77. So who is the MAGA fuckwad in the thread you replied to then?

Because it looks like you are replying to a POSTER.

[True Dough]

79. I assumed he was referring to Trump

There's no bigger MAGA fuckwad than dipshit Donny.

[DiamondShark]

110. There is no bigger "motherfucking conspiracy MAGA fuckwad" than Trump.

Why are you defending Trump?

[AZSkiffyGeek]

112. Who is defending Trump?

I’m asking why someone called a DUer a MAGA Fuckead then tried to pretend they didn’t.
Reading comprehension is your friend.

[DiamondShark]

113. My reading comprehension is fine.

It was clear who the poster was talking about. Why do you think Trump is not a "motherfucking conspiracy MAGA fuckwad?"

[arthritisR_US]

114. They didn't pretend they just addressed a post that was

really worthy of question.

[gab13by13]

7. Link that it was an assassination

I don’t believe anything TSF says and I don’t trust the Secret Service after what they did to their cell phones.

[MichMan]

29. FBI investigating second apparent attempted assassination of Trump; suspect in custody

One person is in custody after shots were fired Sunday near former President Donald Trump in what the FBI said was an apparent "attempted assassination" near his golf course in West Palm Beach, Florida.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/fbi-investigating-second-apparent-attempted-assassination-of-trump-suspect-in-custody/ar-AA1qCAI4?ocid=BingNewsSerp

[Bev54]

33. That first guy that spoke from the DA's office sounds so much like a Maga. Lecturing the press

right off the bit, like they are children. Arrogant.

[magicarpet]

101. I believe the first guy who spoke at the,...

..... press conference was the County Sheriff.

[bucolic_frolic]

8. So are jokes about minorities kidnapping and eating people's pets

[SheltieLover]

34. ABSOLUTELY!

[onandup]

35. yeahbutwhatabout

nm

[DiamondShark]

111. No better way to get that headline out of the public...

Than an apparent assassination attempt.

[BeyondGeography]

9. Personally, I'm keeping my powder dry until I hear from Roger Stone

[Think. Again.]

10. .

[epreic01]

11. Agree

violence leads to more violence.

[The Grand Illuminist]

62. If Trump wins....

There may not be any other alternative or choice in the matter. It becomes an unfortunate necessity.

[Think. Again.]

12. Believe it or not...

...the supreme court decision on immunity from criminal prosecution for sitting Presidents is not a conspiracy theory.

It is real, and needs to be repealed.

[Eko]

13. I never said it was.

[consider_this]

14. There is very offensive post, IMO, that I am guessing OP is referring to:

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=19466109

sarcasm or not, this is disgusting in how it looks as a post headline on our site - again, that is IMO, but i doubt Biden would appreciate such shit

[gab13by13]

22. I think that post shows how awful

The Supreme Court decision was.

[consider_this]

24. agreed about SC decision, but...

explained in that thread why I found it offensive. Esp with the respect I have for President Biden.
The OP there did heed the worries of several posters in their thread and decided to delete the headline.

[Doc Sportello]

26. I'm guessing you misunderstood the op

At least I hope so.

[consider_this]

28. Nope, I fully got the point as soon as I read it ...

however, I explained in that thread what I found objectionable.

[paleotn]

63. That's some pretty weak toast.

[Brainfodder]

15. Coping takes many forms.

I think Eko got the message.

I have thick skin and this criminal deserves everything.

[Eko]

18. Whatever.

[Eko]

25. Was the message to

"PISS OFF" like you said to me before you edited your post? I have thick skin as well so you might as well put that back in there buddy.

[ArkansasDemocrat1]

103. I'm buying popcorn for this one. That one upstairs was reading like a Tarantino script. Please continue

[StarryNite]

17. Just today Vance said he lied and would continue to do so

if it helps his cause. Vance and Trump spread the lie about people in Springfield. A lie so big that it endangered people there. So how do we believe anything they say?

[TwilightZone]

21. DU is not immune to conspiracy theories.

Particularly in times like these. Some people *still* haven't given up on the shattered teleprompter nonsense from the last one.

[brettdale]

30. Im not a conspiracy Theorist

We landed on the moon.
The earth isnt flat.
Climate change is real.
Covid is real
The devil isnt working thru Garth Brooks (Kirk cameron you're wrong)
No aliens are in Roswell
Oswald was the lone shooter
Two months ago, someone tried to kill Trump.

Today, there is something Fishy about whats been reported in the news.

When Vance comes out and says "I will hug my kids extra tight tonight" That
seems like a prepared statement.

I dont believe this news today for one second.

[orange jar]

32. You don't believe the FBI?

[onecaliberal]

58. The agency that protects trump?

Not by a long shot.

[Polybius]

67. When have they done that under Biden?

They protected him with Comey, sure. When since 2021?

[Autumn]

78. Only if they give out the evidence. Like the huge hole in his ear that took a Kotex to cover it.

I've seen no evidence yet.

[sarisataka]

36. I wish i would have bookmarked a thread about a month ago

To paraphrase, it said we don't promote conspiracy theories or condone violence

It was wrong on both counts

[niyad]

106. You could probably find it if you look hard enough. If you responded, it is

in your "my posts" for 90 days.

[DemonGoddess]

37. Given

that Vance admitted to lying for attention, and we know fuckface mcorangetwit lies all the time as well, and that there were three different stories about this at the time of the incident, it's kind of hard to take it seriously, and not see it as an attention ploy

[regnaD kciN]

38. At this point, thanks to TSF...

…the whole country is now Conspiracy Underground.

[peachpit24]

39. Conspiracy

I'm not into conspiracy theories, but it was so lucky that someone saw the man drop the gun and run. He took a picture of the car and told the police the direction he was going.

[LeftInTX]

100. He likely had a dashcam.

[Freethinker65]

40. Not pro conspiracy nor pro assassination.

However, guns are glorified in the State of Florida. Stand your ground is celebrated. How exactly is one supposed to identify a potential assassin vs. a second amendment in your face crusader.

I wonder if people saw this gunman in the vicinity prior and thought little of it until he set up in the bushes (if that part of the story is true).

[AnotherMother4Peace]

41. DonOld is a pathological liar who is not beyond faking a narrative IE: sharpie hurricane path, so color me skeptical.

And yes I'm a member of this community of Democratic Underground - that is the name of this forum/web site. I become suspicious when someone lumps me into a "we don't do that" sort of group think or "conspiracy underground" group mentality. It seems like most members here are independent thinkers.

[Eko]

42. Dump is a liar.

But you have local LEO, the FBI and the Secret Service claiming this.

[MichMan]

44. According to some posters, one or more of them are in on it.

[Eko]

45. Which is a conspiracy theory.

A conspiracy theory is an explanation for an event or situation that asserts the existence of a conspiracy by powerful and sinister groups, often political in motivation, when other explanations are more probable.

[AnotherMother4Peace]

50. "Some people are saying" "according to some posters" - sounds familiar (and not in a good way).

[AnotherMother4Peace]

48. It's early, facts are just coming in, nobody's claiming anything yet. Media still saying "apparent". DonOld is soooo

very much like the little boy who cried wolf. The air was filled with skepticism. And the fact that he's a pathological liar sure doesn't help.

[Eko]

49. Yup.

Apparent is the best description so far.

[ArkansasDemocrat1]

104. Good thing he didn't deploy the C-4 gopher

[Silent Type]

43. Totally agree. Disgusting is a good word.

[kcr]

46. The internet is huge

Lots of websites to choose from.

[Eko]

47. Did you not like what I posted?

Lots of websites to choose from.

[Skittles]

51. yeah well chronic mass shootings are no joke either

very strange what offends some people, and what does NOT

[Eko]

54. Chronic mass shootings are not a joke at all.

Is there sometime when I made a joke about it?

[Skittles]

66. bottom line is, repukes create the environment that lets these gun humping cowards flourish

ZERO sympathy for them, over and OUT

[Eko]

68. Bye.

[orthoclad]

52. What exactly is your point?

[Eko]

60. The Democratic party is the reality party

and as such we should not engage in conspiracy theories.

[claudette]

70. What conspiracy theory

are you referring to? I haven't seen any, except in the media about magats saying that the "left" is responsible for attacks on Dumpy because of their rhetoric. I disagree. People hate Dumpy with a passion - period.

[Eko]

73. Plenty of people on here are saying that it was a fake or staged event.

[claudette]

91. Guess I missed those posts

I don't think it was "staged" at all. I do think that the orange felon will milk it to the end - grifting to get $$$ from his stupid magat bootlickers.

[sarisataka]

94. Here, read through this

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1014&pid=3307484

then you will not be able to say you haven't seen people claiming it was staged

[proud patriot]

56. you were not here after 9/11 were you ?

we had a whole seperate forum for the coo koo for coco puffs back in the day ..

[Eko]

61. Didnt get here till 2011.

[proud patriot]

74. well I'm glad you got here

[Eko]

75. Thanks!

[LetMyPeopleVote]

57. I will not be watching the coverage of this event

I really do not care

[ecstatic]

59. Jokes or opinions?

I haven't seen jokes but I've seen a lot of opinions. I don't think I've made any jokes but I'm not about to express faux concern for tRump. He literally started the day by posting that he "hates" Taylor Swift, potentially putting a target on her back. He is the king of online trolling and bullying and now the karma is coming back towards him.

[Betty Boom]

64. I'm with you on your first point

But as to your second point? No.

[paleotn]

65. Francis...why don't you....oh never mind.

Words wasted on the wrong people.

[claudette]

69. Except

Dumpy is a private citizen - not an elected official. Who cares?

[Eko]

71. He is a political candidate.

You don't have to be elected to be one of those. I care and we all should care about political violence especially in our country.

[claudette]

90. So?

He's not ELECTED to any office now. i don't wish death on him, but I don't care at all about him.

[edisdead]

72. This is not something I am remotely worried about.

[BigDemVoter]

76. Maybe not a conspiracy, but. . . .

They will milk this for all it's worth. . .

[Autumn]

81. He's probably sad there will be no scratch cover with a Kotex for his next rally.

Unless he got an ouchie when they hauled his ass to wherever it was they hauled it.

[Eko]

87. Agree.

[Eko]

88. UFO's are indeed real.

They are unidentified flying objects.

[Eko]

92. Ha.

"Navy pilots can't identify them", "assumption". If you saw a UFO then how could you know what it was?

[Eko]

95. I did not insult you.

My assertion is that UFO's are unidentified. My proof is that the U in UFO stands for unidentified.

[Eko]

98. I'm sorry if you felt insulted.

But I did not insult you. I am also not "Literally FORCING people to speculate weird stuff." Some people liked my op and some people didn't. Of course I would prefer everyone to like it but not everyone is going to.
Have a good night.

[Justice matters.]

108. They could be "time-traveling machines from the future" who knows? ;)

Oops... theory here

[niyad]

109. UAP-Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon i the current nomenclature.

[Raine]

86. Totally agree. nt

[dgauss]

102. So... you're part of the reality based community.

Thank you. I would like to think I'm still a rational person. Willing to consider evidence of the worst possibilities. But still unwilling to exchange rabbit hole for rabbit hole.

[Jack Valentino]

107. Conspiracy? WHAT conspiracy?

Ugly hateful asshole says ugly and hateful things--- and then some people shoot at him!
(whom he and his political allies have done everything they could to give easy access to guns)

Seems like simple 'cause and effect' to me.


I am glad he is still alive, so we can kick his ass in November---
and I am glad that someone ruined his Sunday golf game,
and he was forced to the ground by Secret Service agents.

If Trump is tackled to the ground every weekend from now on,
that would not bother me at all---

so long as the SS keeps the stupid motherfucker alive until the election,
so that we can humiliate him as a nation.

[Torchlight]

118. When jokes can change the taste of mustard

or in any measurable way become consequential to a result, I'll reevaluate. Until then, I'll give consideration to content and realize format is just one of many methods of packaging.

CT as pejorative loses its biting luster if watered down to "speculation I disagree with," and special thanks given to "speculation I agree with, so I'll call it rational."