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Another thought: wouldn't you think the SS would have surveillance drone coverage of the surrounding rooftops. Cheap and easy to do with the operators wired into the other agents earpieces. They would have identified the shooter at least five minutes before the shooting started.

At least the Secret Service will be able to use those photos in the 'what not to do' section of their next operation manual update.

Cousin Bill might be looking for a new job soon.

The moment they messed up Donald's hair:

They are talking about possible snow in the Granite Belt tonight or tomorrow night.

Footage from the tests of the Ukrainian 'Bullet' jet UAV that is reportedly able to intercept reconnaissance or strike drones and engage helicopters. Although its specifications are unknown, the drone reached a speed of 130 km/h during tests. The cost of a system, which includes five UAVs and a ground station, is 5.8 million UAH (€130,000).

Trump is lucky to be alive. The security was that bad that a low shooting skilled kid with his dad's rifle was able to climb onto a roof 150 metres away and wing him. An average shooter could reasonably have ended his life. I read an opinion by a shooting expert who gave distance and windage estimates (about 50 mm drift with the 5.56mm rounds on the wind level at the time), so a head shot was quite achievable for a fairly average shooter. If it was a professional hit, it would have been easy, especially if there was a second shooter given the below average performance of the Secret Service operatives on the stage with Trump. Two minutes elapsed between the time the public started alerting the police and the first shots. If the police on the ground near the shooter had comms with the SS, the shooter probably wouldn't have been able to get a shot off before being neutralised.

He was in the raised seating behind Trump. I'd guess it was for higher paying people and those with invites. Most of the crowd was on the flat ground in front.

I'd say there will be no shortage of memes in the next few days.

Taking the opportunity of the fist pump thing could have just been quick thinking. More likely, Trump has rehearsed what to do on stage in the event of something like that happening. He's smart enough to know that in that type of situation he can either look weak or strong depending on his actions at the time. The Secret Service broke their own protocol by allowing him to stick his head up and do it, and making himself a clear target in the process. A lot of them will be getting their backside kicked.

A bad taste meme:

There's very few buildings where the rally took place and it makes you wonder why the Secret Service weren't on every roof. It seems incredible that the shooter was able to get up on a roof 152 yards from a protected ex President and get shots off. People on the perimeter of the secured area saw the shooter crawling on the roof and pointed it out to police before the shots were fired.

This one will probably be a better campaign photo as it shows the whole flag in the background.

This photo will possibly trade mark the moment when Trump won the election. They'll squeeze every last vote out of it. If anything, the shooting will drive a push for a higher Republican voter turn-out in November. They will try to get every last Trump supporter to show up at the poll with the slogan "Remember what they did to your President!".

I guess those were his words. These T-shirts have gone on sale with profits to go to the Trump campaign.

Donald doesn't let an opportunity go by. He had the Secret Service surrounding him on stage and trying to get him off stage. In the footage you can hear him say "wait,wait, wait!", then he turns to the camera and does a series of fist pumps and what sounds and looks like the words "fight, fight, fight!".

Jill is walking that fine line between supporting his run for President and pushing his run for President. I think if she gave him a tap on the shoulder, Joe would call it a day but she seems to relish the limelight a little too much for my liking. He might have a chance of winning but it's increasingly looking like elder abuse. He has his good days, but just not enough of them for a job like that. And yes, I know the yeahbuts and whatabouts are going to think what about Trump, but that still doesn't excuse Biden's lack of suitability as a candidate for another four year term as President. He's had enough of a battle getting through this term let alone being able to handle another four years. The Democrats are running out of time to sort it out.

You would think it would have potential on economy of scale alone. The 320 MW supply contract they mention is the equivalent of around 100 wind turbines of the approximate size they are using these days.

Obviously joking in the above post just to clarify, but now they're giving him some flak for calling Kamala Harris Vice President Trump. In context it was in answer to whether Harris could beat Trump in the election if she was the nominee, so the two names were mixed into the one question. It's not like the word Trump just popped into his head.

Joe is sending weapons to one of them with usage restrictions to protect the airbases and military installations of the other, so it's not surprising he confuses the two of them.

And Hot Lips.

That's Klinger.

Nev, the blades on some of the farms like Cooper's Gap are 70 metres long. A Mi-26 would be the only one with any chance of lifting one.