Gun Violence 'Expert' Claims Trump Attack Just Another 'Mass Shooting'

In 2029, asteroid 99942 Apophis, larger than the Eiffel Tower, will fly past Earth at a distance closer than many satellites. Just a few years ago, it was believed that this asteroid would collide with Earth. However, scientists from the European Space Agency (ESA) now intend to send a spacecraft to study it closely and to enhance protection against similar asteroids. ESA has announced the start of preparations for the Ramses mission, which will send a spacecraft to asteroid 99942 Apophis to collect data on its size, shape, mass, and rotational dynamics. Scientists aim to learn more about the asteroid’s composition, internal structure, and orbit when it passes Earth on April 13, 2029, at a distance of 32,000 km. Scientists say that the asteroid Apophis will make a unique flyby of Earth, with such a close approach of a large asteroid occurring only once every few thousand years. The roughly 370-meter-wide asteroid is expected to be visible to the naked eye in the night sky. This asteroid will fly by Earth closer than the geostationary satellites used for navigation and weather forecasting. At this distance, the asteroid will interact with Earth’s gravity, potentially altering its shape and causing landslides on its surface. According to ESA scientists, the results of the Ramses mission will help assess the risk that such large asteroids pose to Earth. They also hope to gather information that could aid in deflecting dangerous asteroids from colliding with Earth. If such an asteroid were to impact Earth, it could cause a global catastrophe. The Apophis asteroid was discovered in 2004 and was initially believed to be on a collision course with Earth in 2029. It was only three years ago that scientists confirmed that no large asteroid would collide with Earth for at least the next 100 years. They believe that the Ramses mission will help predict the likelihood of the Apophis asteroid impacting Earth for many centuries to come. Although preparations for the mission have already begun, the final decision on its launch will be made before the end of 2025. If everything goes according to plan, the spacecraft will be launched to the asteroid in early 2028. The post Asteroid larger than the Eiffel Tower will fly past Earth closer than satellites appeared first on Anomalien.com.

Former President Donald Trump on Saturday was targeted in an assassination attempt during a campaign rally in Pennsylvania. It occurred just after 6:10 p.m. while Trump was delivering his speech. Here are the details of the “official” story. The shooter was Thomas Matthew Crooks. He was 20 years old from Bethel Park, Pennsylvania. He used an AR-15 rifle and managed to reach the rooftop of a nearby building unnoticed. The Secret Service's counter-response team responded swiftly, according to "the facts," killing Crooks and preventing further harm. How can the media think of blaming Trump for the rhetoric when the Democrats and the media constantly call him literally worse than Hitler who must be stopped at all costs? Did it though? That’s what the official story says, so far, but calling this a mere lapse in security by Secret Service doesn't add up. There are some glaring questions that need to be answered. If Trump had been killed on Saturday, we would be in a civil war today. We would have seen for the first time the president's brains splattered on live television, and because of the details of this, I have a hard time thinking it wouldn't have been viewed as JFK 2.0. How does someone sneak a rifle onto the rally grounds? How does someone even know that that building is there? How is it that Thomas Matthew Crooks was acting so weird and pacing in front of the metal detectors, and no one seemed to notice? People tried to follow him, but, oops, he got away. How could the kid possibly even think that the highest ground at the venue wouldn't be watched? If I were Crooks, my first guess would be, "That’s the one place I shouldn't crawl up to with a rifle because there's most definitely going to be Secret Service there." Why wasn't anyone there? Why wasn't anyone watching it? Nobody except the shooter decided that the highest ground with the best view of the rally would be the greatest vulnerability to Trump’s safety. Moreover, a handy ladder just happened to be there. Are we supposed to believe that nobody in the Secret Service, none of the drones, none of the things we pay millions of dollars for caught him? How did he get a ladder there? If the ladder was there, was it always there? Why was the ladder there? Secret Service welds manhole covers closed when a president drives down a road. How was there a ladder sitting around, ready to climb up to the highest ground at the venue, and the Secret Service failed to take it away? There is plenty of video of eyewitnesses yelling that there was a guy with a rifle climbing up on a ladder to the roof for at least 120 seconds before the first shot was fired. Why were the police looking for him while Secret Service wasn't? Why did the sniper have him in his sights for over a minute before he took a shot? Why did a cop climb up the ladder to look around? When Thomas Matthew Cooks pointed a gun at him, he then ducked and came down off the ladder. Did he call anyone to warn that this young man had a rifle within range of the president? How is it the Secret Service has a female bodyguard who doesn't even reach Trump's nipples? How was she going to guard the president's body with hers? How is it another female Secret Service agent pulled her gun out a good four minutes too late, then looked around, apparently not knowing what to do? She then couldn't even get the pistol back into the holster because she's a Melissa McCarthy body double. I don't think it's a good idea to have Melissa McCarthy guarding the president. Here’s the critical question now: Who trusts the FBI with the shooter’s computer? Will his hard drive get filed with the Nashville manifesto? How is it that the Secret Service almost didn't have snipers at all but decided to supply them only one day before the rally because all the local resources were going to be put on Jill Biden? I want Jill Biden safe, of course. I want Jill Biden to have what the first lady should have for security, but you can’t hire a few extra guys to make sure our candidates are safe? How is it that we have a Secret Service director, Kimberly Cheatle, whose experience is literally guarding two liters of Squirt and spicy Doritos? Did you know that's her background? She's in charge of the United States Secret Service, and her last job was as the head of security for Pepsi. This is a game, and that's what makes this sick. This is a joke. There are people in our country who thought it was OK to post themselves screaming about the shooter’s incompetence: “How do you miss that shot?” Do you realize how close we came to another JFK? If the president hadn't turned his head at the exact moment he did, it would have gone into the center of his head, and we would be a different country today. Now, Joe Biden is also saying that we shouldn't make assumptions about the motive of the shooter. Well, I think we can assume one thing: He wanted to kill the Republican presidential candidate. Can we agree on that at least? Can we assume that much? How can the media even think of blaming Trump for the rhetoric when the Democrats and the media constantly call him literally worse than Hitler who must be stopped at all costs? These questions need to be answered if we want to know the truth behind what could have been one of the most consequential days in U.S. history. Yet, the FBI has its hands clasped on all the sources that could point to the truth. There must be an independent investigation to get to the bottom of these glaring “mistakes.” Want more from Glenn Beck? Get Glenn’s FREE email newsletter with his latest insights, top stories, show prep and more delivered to your inbox.

Milwaukee, Wis. — That was short-lived. Fewer than 50 hours after former President Donald Trump narrowly avoided a sniper’s bullet to the head, the promise to tone down the rhetoric was off. Corporate media couldn’t hold a moment of silence longer than it could hold its breath And to anchors and pundits whose careers are built on hating Trump, letting up on the hyperbole felt like both. We’ve seen these little pauses before. When major and unexpected things happen, like Trump winning in 2016, you sometimes catch a short respite. The more thoughtful reporters wonder what the event means for their country and how it computes with their own prior assumptions. They wonder where their role went wrong and even try a little introspection. Then, a couple of their pals hop on Twitter or X and start spitting vitriol, and everyone remembers themselves and gets back in line. The moment is over, and nothing has changed. We’re just days from the promises to turn down the temperature in the country. Talking to dozens of people at the convention, no one even believed them this time. The morning after Trump’s announcement of Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) as his running mate, Joe Scarborough was on TV threatening to quit if his bosses ever pulled him off the air again. NBC executives reportedly made up something about going with a news feed Monday morning out of fear that Scarborough’s guests would say something crazy about the assassination attempt. By that afternoon, as I shuffled through the heightened security surrounding the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, I caught some MSNBC pundit claiming on TV that Vance would create “a blueprint for locking in minority white rule for decades to come.” Naïve but well-meaning people will point out that Vance’s wife, with whom he has two children, is Indian-American. They don’t realize none of that matters to the type of pundits who say this sort of thing three days after a murder at a Trump rally. Turns out the executives were right about their indecent guests — they’re just not in charge of the asylum. And that wasn’t all. As soon as that “blueprint” guest rotated off the screen, host Nicolle Wallace turned to her studio guests to suggest Vance wanted women in abusive marriages because he criticized how easily people can get divorced these days The night before, Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) was on the same network saying Vance “simply believes ... we would be better off if we just had one person in charge and the rest of us were stripped of our rights, and if we put men back in charge, and if we created this nation in a new cloak of Christian nationalism.” “He is being picked in part because he is going to help change this transition away from democratic norms,” Murphy continued, “this transition to a white, patriarchal, Christian-dominated nation.” “They want to deny your freedom to vote,” President Joe Biden told a crowd at the NAACP national convention Tuesday night before going in for the zinger: “They want to prosecute political enemies.” And we’re only on the second day since Trump’s nomination. We’re still within the same week in which a bullet hit Trump in the ear, missing his brain by millimeters. We’re just days from the promises to turn down the temperature in the country. The thing is: Talking to dozens of people at the convention, no one even believed them this time. Blaze News: Photojournalist at major news outlet warns that overuse of iconic Trump image is 'dangerous' Blaze News: Tucker Carlson’s unexpected reaction to Trump’s VP pick Blaze News: Amber Rose fires back at Joy Reid after she criticizes rousing RNC speech: 'Stop being a race baiter' Jamie Weinstein: “... the GOP has the momentum, but we should all be very careful about being so sure we understand where the electorate is or will be on Election Day.” Sign up for Bedford’s newsletter Sign up to get Blaze Media senior politics editor Christopher Bedford's newsletter. The fire rises: Compact: The promise of pro-labor conservatism Monday was a good night for a Republican realignment many thought dead after eight years and only two authentically allied senators to show for it. Vance was selected as VP, and the president of a teamsters’ union spoke at the RNC. Sen. Josh Hawley (R- Mo.) writes: Suffice it to say, Teamsters President Sean O’Brien’s speech came as something of a shock at the Republican National Convention Monday night. The commentariat couldn’t believe he was there. Many of the delegates couldn’t believe how much they agreed with him. As more than one delegate said to me, “That guy makes a lot of sense.” ... Republican elites may have sold out to Big Business in years past, but their voters never did. From Missouri to Ohio to Florida, states where Republicans compete and win are home to millions of working people who back the GOP. Many belong to unions or have friends and family who do. They get it: Unions are a vital piece of the fabric of a nation that depends on working people.

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