Yesterday in Los Angeles, Hamas terrorists kept Jewish worshipers from entering their synagogue. There was a lot of pushing and shoving and punching.

But I see your point, hjs157, that this can escalate eventually – almost inevitably – to serious violence involving firearms, Molotov cocktails, pipe bombs. But to me it would look essentially like the violence in 2020 by Antifa and BLM.

I don't say that dismissively. I think it could get very ugly, destructive, and deadly. Synagogues and mosques could be targets, along with democrat and republican headquarters, conservative and left wing news offices, and so on.

But still not on the scale of a civil war in which large segments of the population are in full scale warfare against other large segments of the population. To cite a case in point, in the American Civil War, there were a total of 750,000 battlefield deaths. There were hundreds of thousands more deaths in hospitals.

In Sri Lanka, slightly larger than West Virginia, at least 100,000 died in their Civil War. There was no Mason Dixon line, but the Tamil population was heavily concentrated in Jaffna and Trincomalee, and the Sinhalese population in Colombo and the central highlands. One side could territorially attack the other.

For reasons I've stated, I don't see anything like that scale of fighting in the US.

But the shit and the fan are rapidly closing. We soon shall see.

"DMCA Does Not Apply": Musk Says X Will Not Remove CNN Debate Streams, Footage

You have to admit it's curious why CNN is acting this way? Do they know that Biden will likely come off as the dementia-riddled old man he is?

What is DMCA?

Never mind...
The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) of 1998 is a federal law that is designed to protect copyright holders from online theft—that is, from the unlawful reproduction or distribution of their works.

Trump Poised to Throw ‘Curveball’ Just Before Debate

As the clock ticks closer to Thursday’s presidential debate pitting former President Donald Trump against President Joe Biden, a report is circulating that Trump could be springing a big surprise on his Democratic opponent.

And upending the presidential campaign in the process.

NBC News reported Tuesday, citing sources identified only as “people familiar with the situation,” Trump could be revealing his running mate before he and Biden even take the stage at CNN headquarters.

Trump has previously said he would reveal the name of the individual he’s chosen before the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, which begins July 15.

But that timetable might have changed considerably, and Trump is now considering a “curveball” that could knock Biden off his already-unsteady feet.

“People familiar with discussions about a pre-debate announcement had differing views about Trump’s leanings,” NBC reported.

“One said he is eager to fill his ticket before he squares off with Biden. Another source said he would like the opportunity to throw a curveball to distract Biden before they meet but understands that such a move could create logistical and political complications.”

Any news report is only as credible as its sourcing, and anonymously sourced reports should always be treated with a grain of salt.

But there’s no denying a Trump announcement on a running mate would be a headline-grabbing move that would suck up the oxygen surrounding the Atlanta faceoff.

It would be a national story. It would put Trump on top of the news cycle. And it would almost certainly set his opponent back a step.

In short, it would be exactly the kind of move Trump has been making since he came down the escalator at Trump Tower in 2015 to announce his bid for the presidency.

And there’s no question it would change the current situation. For one thing, the campaign conversation would be forced to widen for at least a time beyond comparing Trump’s qualifications and the success of his presidency against the self-evident failures of Biden’s years in office.

Whenever the announcement is made, Trump’s choice will be compared to Biden’s Vice President Kamala Harris, whose problems with popularity are well-documented.

On Friday, NBC reported that top names in contention for the slot are North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, who mounted his own short-lived bid for the Republican nomination this year, Sen. J.D. Vance of Ohio, an outspoken political rookie who is still in his first term in the Senate, and Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida, who challenged Trump for the GOP nomination in 2016, but has since become a vocal supporter.

During a campaign stop in Philadelphia on Saturday, Trump told reporters he had already made the selection in his own mind, and that the choice would “most likely” be at the debate on Thursday.

Burgum, Vance and Rubio are all expected to be at the debate, according to NBC.

On Tuesday, Trump spokesman Brian Hughes appeared to play down NBC’s report.

“As President Trump has said himself, the top criteria in selecting a vice president is a strong leader who will make a great president for eight years after his next four year term concludes,” Trump spokesman Brian Hughes said in a statement, according to NBC.

“But anyone telling you they know who or when President Trump will choose his VP is lying unless that person is named Donald J. Trump.”

President Trump should be wired up Bluetooth to transmit his responses to Biden. That way we are sure to hear the whole debate.

Lol, I'm laughing way too hard at this.

https://x.com/PapiTrumpo/status/1806104444209136017

^^^ great laugh this morning.

Trump should make his VP announcement 5 minutes before the debate begins.

CNN will shit themselves.

That was very good - a good giggle.

I wouldn’t announce before the debate. I’d make the announcement during his first opening remarks.

And let’s make sure sleepy Joe isn’t wearing an ear piece.

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Originally posted by nhtagmember:

And let’s make sure sleepy Joe isn’t wearing an ear piece.

I'd love to see Trump march over to Joe's podium (like Al Gore did to GWB) and demand to see both of his ears to check for an earpiece.

yep

yeah and make sure his rubber mask doesn't pull down or crease, they're probably working on that right now

Clumsy bullshit

Instagram ‘Accidentally’ Changed All Users’ Settings to Limit Political Content Ahead of Thursday’s Debate

My fear: A CNN staffer will send the list of questions to a relative of one of Biden’s handlers.

Bongino is reporting on his page that Michael Obama is frustrated with the Biden's

why should he be concerned about what the Biden's are doing unless his husband is one of the string pullers on the Puppet of the United States

https://redstate.com/levon/202...ers-ex-wife-n2176038

Big Mike!

quote:

Originally posted by Pipe Smoker:
My fear: A CNN staffer will send the list of questions to a relative of one of Biden’s handlers.

Will???
The debate is tonight the questions have been in the Biden corner for a long time now.
Honestly wouldn’t be surprised is the Biden corner came up with the questions and provided them to CNN.

^^^^^^ for sure

This is not a debate. It's a question and answer session and joe has been cramming with the answers all week.

What the hell is this?

https://x.com/kylenabecker/status/1806389150758945114