Okay, bear with me. I know this sounds like conspiracy territory — but the more I think about it, the more it doesn't sit right.

Let’s look at the facts:

• The timing? Impeccable. Right when his campaign was floundering in terms of public sympathy and momentum, he suddenly becomes a “survivor” of a failed assassination attempt. Cue media frenzy, rally cries, and instant victim-turned-hero energy.
• The injury? His ear. Not lethal. Not life-threatening. But just enough to be dramatic. It leaves a visible mark without disabling him — the perfect setup for a comeback photo op.
• The effect? People who previously saw him as reckless or power-hungry are suddenly seeing a “human” side. A wounded man, supposedly targeted just for telling the truth. It reframes him as the underdog — even a martyr — and historically, those narratives win elections.
• The rollout? Way too polished. Speeches, videos, statements — all ready to go like it was part of a campaign strategy. There wasn’t panic, there was production.

This feels like a play right out of the authoritarian PR handbook: create chaos, survive it publicly, and watch your approval ratings climb. We've seen this tactic before — it's manipulative, emotional propaganda masked as “patriotism.”

I'm not saying it definitely was staged — but I’m saying it’s a hell of a lot more convenient than it is convincing.

Curious if anyone else had this gut reaction, or if I’m alone on this hill.

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and1dixi•5m ago

Posts like this should absolutely be flagged and investigated by federal authorities. Under Title 18 U.S. Code § 871, threatening the President is a federal crime, and anyone crossing that line should face prosecution. This isn’t protected speech—it’s a direct threat to national leadership.

If found guilty, they should face the full weight of the law. While treason, as defined in the Constitution, is a specific and narrow charge, actions that promote violence against the government can lead to serious consequences, including imprisonment.

Calls for harm aren’t “opinions”—they’re criminal acts, and it’s time we stop tolerating them under the guise of free speech. AI should be used to track these cowards down, identify them, and bring them to justice. If they hate this country so much, maybe El Salvador or GITMO is exactly where they belong.

Uh oh.. here they come.

People around me are saying I am an AH but I need the perspective of uninvolved people.
My long term gf has my apartment keys, as I have hers. Only unspoken until now but always respected rule was, if you need to go to the other place, just send a text "Hey going to your place". Doesn't matter if the other is at home or even responds. Just simply to tell the other you will be at their place.

I was supposed to be away 700km from home for 2 weeks for work related stuff, but 4 days in and our instructor got into an accident. Work tried to find another one, but no such luck on very short notice. They decided at like 10pm to get us the 1st flight home the next day at like 6am, pay us the overtime and the next day at home, then resume our normal work schedule.
So I get home the next day at like 9am, sent a text to my gf to tell her I am back.
Getting to my door, I am very confused hearing children screaming inside since none of the people who have my keys have low kids like that (my brother and my gf). I thought I got squatters or something. Opening the door and I see my gf's sister's kid running around after a shower, putting water everywhere. Plates of half finished ravioli on my living room ground. Their suitcases opened in the entrance.

I get inside and see the husband on my couch trying to hook up my PS2(that he must have digged out in my storage room). Getting into a verbal argument with him trying to understand why the fuck they are here. Said my gf told them they could get my flat for 2 weeks while I was gone (they wanted to visit the city for a bit, go to the beach). My gf sent me a text while i was arguing, telling me "oh ok, btw my sis fam' is at your flat".

I admit I blew up on him and the sis who left my bedroom in the meantime. Told them to leave immediately. They argued quite a bit, my gf called her sis, then sis put up the speaker so we could all hear, and she said I was embarrassing her, that she told them they could use my place for a while.

I threatened to call the police, also asked my brothers to come.
They left while cursing me to their children, telling that holidays are over because the mean little sister's boyfriend cast us out.
I have now all of my gf family on my back, and even some of my own family, saying i could have stayed with at my gf so the kids could have some vacations...

Also. They have read my doctor prescription papers(I put them in a specific order, and it was not the same), and obviously took some of my prescribed meds (opened a box of benzodiazepine...).

AITAH for making them leave? We pretty much stopped talking about anything else with my gf. I feel like i am being gaslighted. I would never invite people to her apartment like that, especially without telling her. It seems so disrespectful.
Am I going insane?

One day, the red hat will be viewed about the same way we viewed the comfort flag, and the swastika!

Waaa waaa waa