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Shots fired at Trump during rally

Discussion in 'Too Hot for Swamp Gas' started by ThePlayer, Jul 13, 2024.

  1. gator_lawyer

    gator_lawyer VIP Member

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    You're conflating multiple different things, which isn't surprising (because right-wing media loves to pick a bogeyman and then throw a bunch of different shit into that bucket). Neither MIT nor Harvard have dropped "DEI." You can see for yourself:
    Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion | MIT Human Resources
    Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
    Harvard University Office for Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging
    Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging

    What you're referencing are diversity statements. I oppose diversity statements. I believe they pressure applicants into articulating values they may not personally agree with. I don't support coercing people's speech in that sort of way. It risks turning into a political litmus test. There are better ways to get at the information they're seeking without resorting to diversity statements.

    As for Microsoft, they are likely one of many corporations that did it solely for appearances and were never actually committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion. Of course, they claim otherwise in your article: "Our focus on diversity and inclusion is unwavering, and we are holding firm on our expectations, prioritizing accountability, and continuing to focus on this work." But again, it's about appearances.

    McKinsey's data speaks for itself. Diverse companies achieve better results.
     
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  2. channingcrowderhungry

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    Bottom of a pint glass
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  3. ATLGATORFAN

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  4. TheGator

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  5. duchen

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    The FBI examination of Crooks’ phone has revealed that Crooks was researching the schedules of Biden as well as Trump.
     
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  6. duchen

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    You know who hasn’t said anything negative about the agents who guarded Trump? Trump. No one learns anything from selectively edited videos like that.
     
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  7. BigCypressGator1981

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    So loser kid decides he wants to become infamous.
     
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  8. duchen

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    That’s what it is beginning to look like. Still not enough information. But it has been my working theory
     
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  9. TheGator

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    Not sure what your point is. You think the Secret Service did a fabulous job?

    Now liberals think Trump was well protected. Figures.
     
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  10. OklahomaGator

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    I think he is saying the SS agents that were on the stage did a fabulous job. I agree they did. Their advance team failed them though.
     
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  11. duchen

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    Do not expect me to respond to something I never said. And I am not surprised you don’t understand what I wrote since you posted the edited, out of context video.
     
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  12. TheGator

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    So Barbie that was hiding and couldn’t holster her gun did a fabulous job?
     
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  13. G8trGr8t

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  14. ursidman

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    Shooter’s phone had searches for Biden, trump, and others.



    Shooter searched images of President Biden, AG Garland, FBI Director Wray: Rally Shooter’s Phone Had Searches for Trump and Biden, FBI Officials Say - The New York Times

    The 20-year-old gunman, Thomas Matthew Crooks of Bethel Park, Pa., also looked up dates of Mr. Trump’s appearances and the Democratic National Convention, according to people on two conference calls held to answer lawmakers’ questions.

    Officials singled out some of the searches on one of his cellphones, saying that he had looked up “major depressive disorder,” according to a person on the calls and another briefed on its contents.
     
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  15. WarDamnGator

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    Tampa Free Press has a near extreme right wing rating,

    https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/tampa-free-press-bias/

    I think this is misinformation. It’s been reported that they spotting him early on walking around the buildings and looking up at the roofs, but I don’t think it’s been reported they saw him on the roof.
     
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  16. orangeblue_coop

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    Hmm so the shooter was looking up the individuals on Ivan Raiklin's target list. Interesting.
     
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  17. channingcrowderhungry

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    I think someone else mentioned, but looks like he was just your average American school shooter, but it was summer break. Who he killed wasn't that important
     
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  18. BigCypressGator1981

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    Who is that?
     
  19. duchen

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    You will have to figure out for yourself how that video is manipulated. It’s not hard. It starts with the question of why no media outlet has reported that the agent was hiding during the shooting. And how the agents responded when the shooting started. Why they weren’t visible until the shooting started. And where they came from. It isn’t hard to see through BS videos. You just doesn’t want to because you don’t like women on Secret Service details. And want to blame the DEI program for what happened Saturday, when there is zero evidence that this was the cause. In fact, so far, all the evidence points to failures by the advance planning and male agents.
     
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  20. gator_lawyer

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    So just a mentally ill person looking for fame who picked the most convenient target.
     
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