• EleventhHour
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    He’ll look so weird and weak all barricaded behind all that bulletproof glass, and he’ll hate it— awesome

    • @[email protected]
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      I think he personally requested this. There are reports that he’s really rattled by the event, and regularly watches a recording of it “over and over again”.

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        That… doesn’t seem consistent with what we know of Trump… although, it sounds like a predictable deflection by his handlers to make him seem more personable, more… human.

        A narcissist like Trump would continue to believe he’s invincible and is the one insisting on these huge, open rallies to begin with. They feed his ego, and he can’t live without them. So, the Secret Service has compromised with his campaign to only allow them if he’s as shielded as the Pope any time he’s in an open public space.

        And, no matter who tries to convince him, he refuses to believe that a lot of capable people very well may make another attempt against his life.

    • @JeeBaiChow
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      It’s theatre. Because he thinks he’s important.

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      Six of them, to make sure he’s protected from all sides.

      And weld them together for extra reinforcement. Airtight, to protect him from gas attacks.

  • @[email protected]
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    I’m surprised people are still using guns for this and not just flying a drone packed with explosives.

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      63 months ago

      There is probably a lot of high tech jamming and EW equipment used by the secret service

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        They saw a shooter climbing on a roof and were like: hah, that’s interesting. And now you’re telling me the use some high tech equipment to prevent assassination by drones. Riiiight.

      • @JeeBaiChow
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        23 months ago

        Ai copilot? Wouldn’t do much against an emp, I suppose.

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        23 months ago

        Get it going on a ballistic trajectory out of range of the target and then it doesn’t matter if it gets jammed.

        • @Quetzalcutlass
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          This sounds like artillery with extra steps.

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            There is no report when you launch a drone, unlike when you fire a mortar. Also, flying a drone is a lot safer and more consistent than trying to fire and aim a homemade mortar.

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          13 months ago

          You’re right that it is a stationary target, probably doable by image recognition, even with GPS jamming. Still, bit more sophistication required than just strapping a grenade to a dji.

    • @P00ptart
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      13 months ago

      This is why we’ve been sending ukrania so much money. /s

    • @HappycamperNZ
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      53 months ago

      And after telling mass shooting victims to just get over it.

    • quicklime
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      23 months ago

      Nothing says “everybody loves me!” better than surrounding oneself with bulletproof materials 🤣

  • @Snapz
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    133 months ago

    Bans guns and hides in a pope mobile, while telling people “The democrats are hiding and they want to ban your guns!!!”

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    33 months ago

    If your takes are so bad that you are at a high risk of being domed by your own crowds, why bother even running?