| | While the [[Deep State]] fails to address the high correlation between [[young mass murderers]] like Crooks' and violent [[video games]], it did disclose that "investigators found an image of the arrest photo of Ethan Crumbley," who murdered classmates at his school, on Crooks' phone.<ref>[https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/19/politics/trump-rally-shooter-searches/index.html Trump’s would-be assassin researched previous mass shooter Ethan Crumbley and his family before attack], ''CNN'', July 19, 2024</ref> And of course his said message on a gaming platform hinting on the fateful Saturday. | | While the [[Deep State]] fails to address the high correlation between [[young mass murderers]] like Crooks' and violent [[video games]], it did disclose that "investigators found an image of the arrest photo of Ethan Crumbley," who murdered classmates at his school, on Crooks' phone.<ref>[https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/19/politics/trump-rally-shooter-searches/index.html Trump’s would-be assassin researched previous mass shooter Ethan Crumbley and his family before attack], ''CNN'', July 19, 2024</ref> And of course his said message on a gaming platform hinting on the fateful Saturday. |
| − | "According to the New York Times, federal campaign-finance records show" a Thomas Crooks (no middle name) "donated $15 to the Progressive Turnout Project, a [[liberal]] voter turnout group, through the Democratic donation platform [[ActBlue]] in January 2021."<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/14/us/politics/trump-gunman-thomas-crooks.html Here’s What Is Known About the Suspected Gunman]. By Jack Healy, Mike Baker, Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs and Katie Benner. ''The New York Times'', July 14, 2024. Authorities identified the gunman as a 20-year-old man from Bethel Park, a town about an hour’s drive from the site of the shooting.</ref> Whether or not this is the same Thomas Crooks remains to be seen. Hours before the incident, the aforementioned [[progressive]] ''TurnoutPAC'' tweeted about Trump supposedly "destroying Democracy." Quote: | + | "According to the New York Times, federal campaign-finance records show" a Thomas Crooks (no middle name) "donated $15 to the Progressive Turnout Project, a [[liberal]] voter turnout group, through the Democratic donation platform [[ActBlue]] in January 2021."<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/14/us/politics/trump-gunman-thomas-crooks.html Here’s What Is Known About the Suspected Gunman]. By Jack Healy, Mike Baker, Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs and Katie Benner. ''The New York Times'', July 14, 2024. Authorities identified the gunman as a 20-year-old man from Bethel Park, a town about an hour’s drive from the site of the shooting.</ref> Whether or not this is the same Thomas Crooks remains to be seen.<ref>Possibly different from a "Thomas Crooks" who shows up on a public disclosure of a political donation.</ref> Hours before the incident, the aforementioned [[progressive]] ''TurnoutPAC'' tweeted about Trump supposedly "destroying Democracy." Quote: |
| | {{Cquote|''It's simple people: Donald Trump is a threat to our democracy and another four years of him would be detrimental to our country.''}} | | {{Cquote|''It's simple people: Donald Trump is a threat to our democracy and another four years of him would be detrimental to our country.''}} |