A Trump Ally Is Training 75 Armed Citizens. Is That a Militia? (www.nytimes.com)
Bruce Blakeman, the Nassau County executive, is recruiting “special deputies” to deploy during disaster or unrest. Opponents say the move is dangerous.
After Trump Shooting, America Reverts to Blaming the Other Side (www.politico.com)
Even before the most basic details of the shooting at Donald Trump’s Pennsylvania rally yesterday had emerged, the ceaseless, grating background noise of American political life had cranked itself up once again....
The Only Kind of “Political Violence” All U.S. Politicians Oppose (theintercept.com)
A BIPARTISAN SAMPLING of the world’s greatest perpetrators and enablers of political violence has rushed to condemn political violence following the shooting attempt on former President Donald Trump on Saturday....
US financial watchdog urged to investigate NDAs at OpenAI (www.theguardian.com)
OpenAI whistleblowers have urged the US financial watchdog to investigate non-disclosure agreements at the startup after claiming the contracts included restrictions such as requiring employees to seek permission before contacting regulators....
House Republican Immediately Accuses Biden of Having ‘Sent the Orders’ to Kill Trump in Bizarre Post (www.mediaite.com)
Collins followed up with another tweet calling for the local county prosecutor to “immediately file charges against Joseph R. Biden for inciting an assassination.”...
Shannen Doherty, star of 'Beverly Hills, 90210' and 'Charmed,' dies at 53 (www.usatoday.com)
Fuck. Cancer....
Trump rally shooter identified as 20-year-old Pennsylvania man (www.nbcnews.com)
The FBI identified the shooter, who is dead, as Thomas Matthew Crooks of Bethel Park, Pennsylvania. A motive was not clear....
Four US presidents were assassinated; others were targeted, as were presidential candidates (apnews.com)
Before Saturday’s apparent attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump, there have been multiple instances of political violence targeting U.S. presidents, former presidents and major party presidential candidates.
Argentina designates Hamas a terrorist group in show of support for Israel (apnews.com)
Donald Trump rally shooting being probed as assassination attempt: AP sources (www.cp24.com)
Trump rally: Witness says he saw gunman minutes before shots fired (www.bbc.com)
It’s Too Hot to Fly Helicopters and That’s Killing People (gizmodo.com)
Six motorcyclists rode into Death Valley National Park on July 6. Only five came out alive. With temperatures reaching 128 degrees Fahrenheit in California, the cyclists faced extreme heat exposure that killed one and sent another to a local hospital, according to the National Park Service....
MEGA THREAD - Trump shot but safe, 2 others killed at PA rally
WHAT...
Donald Trump apparently shot, 2 confirmed dead at rally - as former president rushed off stage (news.sky.com)
Possible Gunshots at Trump rally (www.npr.org)
Trump ‘Fine’ After Being Shot at Pennsylvania Campaign Rally (nymag.com)
Richard Simmons, a fitness guru who mixed laughs and sweat, dies at 76 (apnews.com)
Fitness guru Richard Simmons has died. Publicist Tom Estey tells The Associated Press that Simmons died Friday at his home in Los Angeles on Saturday, a day after his 76th birthday.
Fitness guru Richard Simmons has died (www.cp24.com)
Donald Trump speech shooting: Gunshots heard at president’s rally – latest news (www.telegraph.co.uk)
Looks like someone took some shots at prez candidate Donald Trump at a rally in PA. From the videos I’ve seen, it looks like he did get grazed.
Donald Trump runs for cover as shots fired at Pennsylvania rally (www.msn.com)
Gunshots reportedly fired at Donald Trump rally - as former president rushed off stage (news.sky.com)
Video clip: x.com/Acyn/status/1812249329203286464
Trump rushed off stage after gun shots targeting him (www.cnn.com)
Secret Service agents rushed former President Donald Trump off the stage after he fell to the ground at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania....