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72. From the movie Sneakers: "You won't know who to trust"

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Fri Nov 28, 2025, 09:19 AM

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That should be our motto in the U.S.

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Something just feels.. off...about the shooting of the National Guardsmen in DC [View all] Jilly_in_VA Thursday OP

Did I read correctly that he drove across the country? RandySF Thursday #1

To get to the other side. SCantiGOP Thursday #22

He also worked for the CIA. Sector 001 Thursday #23

duh duh DUNH! LymphocyteLover 22 hrs ago #71

Paging - Lee Harvey Oswald... n/t AdamGG 15 hrs ago #107

It's strangely purposeful mainer 20 hrs ago #83

Like the man who left San Francisco to shoot up the NFL in Manhattan. Kid Berwyn 15 hrs ago #108

The football player earlier this year drove to New York, BidenRocks 13 hrs ago #116

A form of wag the dog. I trust nothing these days. NewHendoLib Thursday #2

It's coming out - he's a CIA operative TBF Thursday #3

CIA operative, shot right after the murder. Irish_Dem Thursday #30

Didn't die immediately. Sloppy work. eppur_se_muova 19 hrs ago #89

Where's Jack Ruby when you need him? Irish_Dem 15 hrs ago #106

Anything to detract from thankfulness ... Upjumpdadebil 17 hrs ago #97

He could have been egged on by a Trump operative on the internet. RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Thursday #4

And the teleprompter chipped and sent debris flying!!! WarGamer Thursday #5

This still has me puzzled. markodochartaigh Thursday #9

Occam's Razor. WarGamer Thursday #14

You sure try hard. ZZenith Thursday #34

Maybe. markodochartaigh Thursday #51

Ears are very vascular. returnee 20 hrs ago #79

Not a bullet... Shrapnel or self mutilation yes, bullet no. Shipwack 17 hrs ago #94

I agree in general, but... Shipwack 17 hrs ago #93

One other thing. markodochartaigh 17 hrs ago #95

Whoa.... Shipwack 12 hrs ago #120

He must truly be the MAGAt Savior! 😮 MorbidButterflyTat Thursday #10

Don't forget the perfect MRI.. the best any doctor has seen.... ever... William Gustafson Thursday #60

Maybe it was 100% bad BonnieJW 21 hrs ago #74

It really ForgedCrank Thursday #53

Nationwide martial law is a physical impossibility Fiendish Thingy Thursday #6

Well GCG 20 hrs ago #81

Do you really think it is? Jilly_in_VA Thursday #7

I think that a false flag operation markodochartaigh Thursday #8

Think it is exactly how it appears. Someone who entered 4 years ago, went nuts and shot innocent people. We don't know Silent Type Thursday #11

This message was self-deleted by its author MichMan Thursday #41

No matter what, Trump needlessly put the nat. guard in harms way. Emile Thursday #12

He was also a CIA asset and he had a fear of being deported to Afganistan. ... marble falls Thursday #13

Agree. He feared being sent back to Afghanistan -- where he would certainly have allegorical oracle Thursday #20

Then he went after the wrong targets then. hadEnuf Thursday #25

The thought that the country he worked for and recieved promises from is now sending him without any process ... marble falls Thursday #35

A lot of things don't really seem to add up to me either. marble falls Thursday #32

Agreed popsdenver 21 hrs ago #76

Perhaps his target was Trump Bluestocking 21 hrs ago #77

Manchurian Candidate? BattleRow 16 hrs ago #100

I think we'll find a link with the renewed vetting Afghans were going to face Arazi Thursday #15

Don't Charlie Kirk this. Buzz cook Thursday #16

He shoutec alahuakbar so he was an Islamic extremist JI7 Thursday #18

Islamic extremists despise secular right wingers Kaleva Thursday #33

That expression is the equvilent of a Christian calling on G*D for strength. Would anyone doing that make them ... marble falls Thursday #37

Are they murdering someone as they are saying it? MichMan Thursday #42

If they say it while killing people yes they are extremists JI7 Thursday #44

Please. Are you ex military? Are military chaplins extremeists? Is praying for strength before a battle ... marble falls Thursday #49

This wasn't some battle. The guy drove a long way to go there and shot people that weren't a threat to him. JI7 Thursday #50

It most certainly is a battle. What TACO is causing to happen to him and his, he can do to you and me. I'm not ... marble falls 20 hrs ago #78

You are making excuses for a killer. JI7 14 hrs ago #112

Where have you seen that reported? Nt spooky3 Thursday #46

Good question MorbidButterflyTat Thursday #47

Wait, Kirk's shooter *wasn't* a right winger? Orrex Thursday #67

The available evidence says the Kirk shooter was motivated by LGBTQ issues EdmondDantes_ 20 hrs ago #85

Yes he was. He's a Groyper. underpants 15 hrs ago #101

There's no public evidence to that effect EdmondDantes_ 13 hrs ago #115

Yes he was. He's a Groyper. underpants 15 hrs ago #103

That was my understanding. In fact... Orrex 13 hrs ago #114

Please cite evidence for the claim EdmondDantes_ 13 hrs ago #117

You weren't wrong. Robinson was a Groyper. underpants 15 hrs ago #104

I think *rump is ramping up the pressure everywhere he can in hopes that something blows and he can clamp down more. NBachers Thursday #17

Did he have family that was also given asylum? mb40 Thursday #19

Good questions to ask before some here would hang him without trial. marble falls Thursday #39

"Paranoia strikes deep" SCantiGOP Thursday #21

Agent provocateur? Blumancru Thursday #24

He was CIA? Botany Thursday #26

If so, he couldn't have come up with a dumber pretext BeyondGeography Thursday #27

Once you've seen The Manchurian Candidate... 50 Shades Of Blue Thursday #28

The original of course Sequoia 13 hrs ago #118

Absolutely! 50 Shades Of Blue 13 hrs ago #119

The somehow is it ticked off all the boxes bucolic_frolic Thursday #29

Everything is a conspiracy iemanja Thursday #31

Worse. A waste of time and pure distraction, what magicians call "misdirection". marble falls Thursday #40

While there may be perfectly logical rational explanations for everything that we've witnessed with Trump Mad_Machine76 Thursday #55

This is America iemanja Thursday #56

This is not simply about guns though Mad_Machine76 Thursday #57

Trump is an opportunist iemanja Thursday #58

No Mad_Machine76 Thursday #59

When anything happens in the world iemanja Thursday #65

Indiana National Guard to DC -- soon, 800 I think Captain Zero Thursday #61

People who protect pedophiles don't get thr benefit of the doubt for anything uponit7771 Thursday #64

Agreed. If this was a "false flag" operation, why the hell would they do it the day before the Thanksgiving weekend - Midwestern Democrat 15 hrs ago #105

Like moths to a flame JoseBalow Thursday #36

I'm waiting patiently for more info on this. Aussie105 Thursday #38

Since when did he need an excuse? MorbidButterflyTat Thursday #48

There is clearly no reason to griloco Thursday #43

Maybe it is a distraction avebury Thursday #45

Maybe we ForgedCrank Thursday #52

Not a coincidence that he's CIA affiliated .... Bread and Circuses Thursday #54

occurred right after federal judge said Guard had to leave DC - but days before her order took effect. SaydiTom Thursday #62

You have a healthy mis trust of a convict protector of pedophiles who got sued for running a fake college uponit7771 Thursday #63

We live in the United States Boo1 Thursday #66

I'm no fan of conspiracy theories DFW Yesterday #68

How quickly RW "media" declared two dead and many gobbled that up, including here. GreenWave 23 hrs ago #69

Plus the shooter was from out of state Richluu 22 hrs ago #70

From the movie Sneakers: "You won't know who to trust" mdbl 21 hrs ago #72

Here's hoping we learn the whole story on this tragic incident. Paladin 21 hrs ago #73

I'm waiting for the news he mysteriously died in custody mainer 21 hrs ago #75

Without Question It is a False Flag Condescenturion 20 hrs ago #80

Let's not forget the withdrawal was Trump's deal. flashman13 20 hrs ago #82

How do we know there was ever a shooting at all? MichMan 20 hrs ago #84

Uh, one of them DIED Jilly_in_VA 19 hrs ago #88

Not even a good attempt there. Kingofalldems 17 hrs ago #98

If the Trump assassination was staged like many say, why not? MichMan 16 hrs ago #99

It doesn't seem off to me. Makes perfect sense that an Afghan became disillusioned with the US military and intelligence Martin68 19 hrs ago #86

Been watching this channel since the Kirk assignation onlyadream 19 hrs ago #87

I know right?! BadGimp 18 hrs ago #90

Gotta wonder AncientOfDays 18 hrs ago #91

Staged. czarjak 18 hrs ago #92

He drove all the way accross the US! BadGimp 17 hrs ago #96

Was there a bigger target for this guy? The Madcap 15 hrs ago #102

In 2023, 136 police officers were killed in the line of duty in the US AdamGG 15 hrs ago #109

I've had my tin foil hat on this year. A number of "incidents" have made me go Hmmmmm..... tulipsandroses 15 hrs ago #110

Malcolm Nance has thoughts. soldierant 15 hrs ago #111

Skip the CT orangecrush 13 hrs ago #113

EVERY DAY of Trump 2.0 stinks of dead fish.... Jack Valentino 7 hrs ago #121