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Attempt on Trump’s Life: A Perfectly Pulled-Off Right-Wing False Flag Operation

Even for someone like me, who typically shies away from conspiracy theories, the depth of this issue demands a thorough analysis.

B Kean
5 min readJul 14, 2024
Courtesy of the New York Times

The open windows along the parade route haunted secret services agents on duty that day in Dallas, Texas, in November 1963. So many — too many — well-wishers were hanging out of windows that looked directly down on the president’s car, which infamously had the top removed that day.

How did a kid with an AR-15 assault rifle — the gun of choice of wing-nuts all over the country — manage to get from his car to a roof that offered a clear line of sight to the stage onto which an ex-president and the current front-runner would ascend to continue his assault on our democracy? Don’t ever call me a conspiracy theorist, but this is one of those times when I have to wonder, was this our “Bob Roberts” moment that will propel Trump back into the White House? If you aren’t familiar with the 1992 classic Bob Roberts starring Tim Robbins, I recommend you watch it as soon as possible.

Millionaire conservative Bob Roberts (Tim Robbins) launches an insurgent campaign against incumbent senator Brickley Paiste (Gore Vidal), firing up crowds at his rallies by singing…

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B Kean
B Kean

Written by B Kean

The past holds the answers to today’s problems. “Be curious, not judgmental,” at least until you have all the facts. Think and stop watching cable news.

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