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    Wait a second, did Tucker actually do a journalism this time? Or is this just a craven “see I go after both sides” play?

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      I don’t think he plays for either side. He’s an opportunist who was spurned by one side. Now his opportunities lie elsewhere and he’s exploiting them thoroughly.

      If I had to guess, his hope is likely to do enough damage to become the better devil they know.

      Everyone knows you can make more money from swindling the right than the left.

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        So…a poster child of journalism. Not activism kind of journalism, just journalism. Feast on the weak, no matter who they are.

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      Wasn’t he the one that did that damning ‘gotcha’ interview with Pedonald on Fox News a while ago, where it was revealed he’d taken a bunch of confidential files from the White House after his first term?

      I feel like he flip-flopped on him a while ago, but maybe you’re right.

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    The current fucking around that America is dealing with is probably FBI/CIA… Like all of it… Them manipulating and using Epstein… Trump… It seems like feds are throwing a coup.of America and using the right and left psychologically as a tool.

    Americans can’t save america by voting anymore. America is owned and compromised by a cancer of corruption from street gangs to intelligence agencies to military personnel.

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      Trump isn’t exactly friendly with the CIA. His relationship with the CIA was marked by deep suspicion and frequent public attacks. Trump often accused the intelligence community of working against him and undermining his administration, especially over investigations into Russian interference in the 2016 election. He publicly disparaged CIA officials and even compared the intelligence community’s actions to those of “Nazi Germany.” Trump cut CIA workforce and spending, dismissed officers involved in diversity initiatives, and showed support for controversial positions like bringing back torture. His mistrust and criticism led to strained interactions with CIA leadership and concerns about morale and operational security within the agency. Not to mention when he blew the cover of an untold number of CIA agents, a direct betrayal.

      Trump’s hostility was even more direct with the FBI. He publicly questioned the agency’s integrity, calling its reputation “worst in history,” and fired FBI Director James Comey, labeling him a liar and leaker. Trump accused the FBI of illegal activities like wiretapping his campaign and removed multiple top FBI officials. He demanded lists of employees involved in investigations connected to his alleged misconduct and disparaged the bureau’s motives and credibility on various occasions. All this shit fueled a significant decline in morale and trust within the FBI, contributing to a contentious and adversarial relationship between Trump and the bureau throughout his tenure.

      I remember hearing in an interview, something along the lines of a suggestion that the CIA could take some kind of action against Trump for all his bullshit. The former CIA employee only said “there are a lot of good boys at the CIA and they’re doing what they’re supposed to” but he said it with a tone that implied that their patience was being tested by Trump’s vitriol… And that interview was done during Trump’s first term, before he turned into the tangerine tyrant.

      I can only imagine what they’re up to now, especially if they’re serious about either upholding the constitution or maintaining the status quo. I get the impression that they are probably fans of both.

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    Btw I heard an idea that everyone is fighting for Charlie Kirk’s followers: Carlson, Shapiro, Fuentes, etc. That’s why there’s so many weird interviews and headlines as they try to get the follower’s attention. Kinda makes sense.

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    The last media talking head to start speaking ill of Trump was Charlie Kirk if I’m not mistaken.

    Like I’m not saying Tucker is going to have an assassination attempt but it sure would be convenient for that to happen so Trump could have a distraction from the Epstein stuff… Which coincidentally was also a big talking point right before Charlie Kirks assassination…

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        In a video with Ben Shapiro he questioned if the news we were hearing regarding Israel and Gaza could be trusted. Shapiro looked mortified that a fellow conservative would even entertain such a thought. It’s been alluded that was the moment that Kirk sealed his fate.

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          He backed off very hard on this in line with a bunch of other conservative talking heads. This is from July:

          “Plenty was said this last weekend at our event about Epstein. Honestly, I’m done talking about Epstein for the time being. I’m going to trust my friends in the administration, I’m going to trust my friends in the government to do what needs to be done, solve it, ball’s in their hands. I’m going to trust my friends Kash Patel, Dan Bongino, my friend Pam Bondi. All these guys. Ball’s in their court. I think that there was plenty of, let’s say, speeches that were directed towards this topic this last weekend. So we don’t need to spend our valuable time on this program relitigating it.”

          Emphasis mine because saying “balls in their hands” is hilarious to me.

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      It sure would be wild if I felt really conflicted right now. It is a good thing I don’t Mr FBI Agent Reading This.

      But a LOT of the right wing and even magat base are turning on trump by the day. He is actively killing the economy (so all their donors), once again has demonstrated he can’t get anyone else elected, and actively hurt their careers by fucking up the shutdown so badly that even schumer can’t take ALL the blame.

      Combine that with his well documented health issues and the odds are good he doesn’t survive until 2028… for multiple reasons (again, what up Mr FBI Agent Reading This?). So a LOT of chuds are trying to position themselves as his successor.

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      Anyone who paid attention at the time could have told you that Crooks was a shitpost conservative who engaged in a shitpost shooting.

      And yes, this was inconvenient for Trump, so the conservatives instantly stopped talking about it.

      The only reason it’s coming up again, is the Epstein emails that have recently come out. And the bombshells yet to come.

      Old fucker Tucker here, is already on the outs with mainstream conservative groupthink. So is trying to position himself for a possible comeback. Not knowing that it will never work.

      See, Tucker is a loser who was fired for costing Fox a shit ton of money. Conservatives care about that shit.

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        See, Tucker is a loser who was fired for costing Fox a shit ton of money.

        Ahhh… that explains a lot.

        Oh yeah, it’s all comin’ together.

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    Can someone explain to me why a trump backing radical would try to assassinate trump?

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      1. the is the obvious assumption so perhaps it was an attempt at a false flag. Kill Trump, someone succeeds him, gains his supporters and the support of those who think the left did it.

      2. he supported Trump until… Pick your poison. Epstein revelations. Some other policy position that he waffled on.

      3. so mentally ill he backed Trump but then did this in some sort of fugue state. “Trump has been replaced by aliens. If I shoot the guy pretending to be him the ruse will be over and I will have saved the country!”

      Off the top of my head.

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        I really tend not subscribe to conspiracy theories, but so much was weird about that assassination attempt that’s so bizarre:

        1. Crooks was spotted by multiple law enforcement officers prior to the shooting and even had his picture taken in position several minutes before any shots were fired
        2. DJT was brought to his feet and escorted to safety arguably too quickly after the shooter was downed, before multiple shooters could be ruled out
        3. Photographers seemingly ushered into position by SS to capture DJT’s triumphant fist pump when that was arguably of lower importance than securing the area
        4. But the real kicker for me is - DJT seems like the kind of guy that would never shut up about something like this, but I have only heard him mention it a couple of times. That also works against these theories though, because I’m sure it was traumatic and probably still haunts him.

        Eh whatever. It’s interesting to ponder, but there’s not much that can’t be explained by incompetence.

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          To me it’s the lack of permanent damage, or any damage visible just a week later. Ears, especially old ears, do not heal back to normal usually. If you pierce an ear it’s always going to have a dimple, even if closed up.

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          WRT 3 don’t forget the US flag being lowered into shot on a crane as the photographers were being ushered in. I’m also not a conspiracy theorist, but either a lot of people did a lot of thinking really quickly, or there’s something fishy about it all.

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        Don’t forget obsessive types, people who are so overcome with desire and worship that it compels them to seek attention (I am NOT well versed in psychology, there is probably waaaay more involved here), which seems the most likely scenario seeing how his cult followers act (and if not a conspiracy false flag).

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    Tucker Carlson has no loyalty to America anymore. What loyalty he might have ever had is questionable.

    He’s here to hurl shit and he’s looking for fans.

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    Knew the gloves would come off with the far right once the pant shitter was found out to have a penchant for kids who were still young enough to wear pull-ups.