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yardwork

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21. It's looking like the online activity might have been an inside job.

Reply to sinkingfeeling (Reply #3)

Wed Jun 17, 2026, 01:37 PM

16 hrs ago

So far, it looks like a bunch of young men who were encouraged to go buy weapons and plan to fight the U.S. government. Their plans were vague, and they appear to have been manipulated by who knows who online.

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DOJ urges appeals court to let Trump build ballroom, citing failed UFC attack [View all] mahatmakanejeeves 20 hrs ago OP

Gaslighting the suppose attack................. Lovie777 20 hrs ago #1

It was such a "close call" that Trump didn't have a clue about it at the G7 Bengus81 14 hrs ago #29

Well, of course they did! Wuddles440 20 hrs ago #2

You mean the staged UFC attack? sinkingfeeling 20 hrs ago #3

It's looking like the online activity might have been an inside job. yardwork 16 hrs ago #21

When will.it be revealed that the FBI was the one Klarkashton 14 hrs ago #30

Trump may die without the ballroom. twodogsbarking 19 hrs ago #4

Of course. Maybe they shouldn't have a white trash fest at the White House. travelingthrulife 19 hrs ago #5

There it is. It is not getting VERY sus. Each time something starts failing, there is an assassination attempt AZLD4Candidate 19 hrs ago #6

It kind of brings back memories of the Bush PatSeg 19 hrs ago #11

The "attack" they cite was was covered by the news media yesterday: sop 19 hrs ago #7

In other words, a bunch of young men yapping online. yardwork 16 hrs ago #22

And if mom hadn't sought help for her mentally unstable son, then called the cops, there would be no FBI investigation. sop 16 hrs ago #23

Right. So maybe a real plot was foiled or maybe not. yardwork 15 hrs ago #24

Trump will die before it's built purr-rat beauty 19 hrs ago #8

So they created a fake attack to get a judge's approval to create a monstrosity. Lonestarblue 19 hrs ago #9

How does a supposedly "drone-proof" ballroom help with an outdoor cage match? Ritabert 19 hrs ago #10

And there you have it: this manufactured BS is exactly why the event was staged on the White House grounds. WestMichRad 19 hrs ago #12

That's convenient, but amcgrath 19 hrs ago #13

What a way to say 'fuck you very much' to the men and women who protect him every time he pulls this crap. chowder66 19 hrs ago #14

He could just not stage UFC fights, then he wouldn't have to worry about supposed attacks. SamuelAdams 18 hrs ago #15

Which was the whole point Miguelito Loveless 17 hrs ago #16

Oh FFS. Give it up already. No ballroom. No arch. No more desecration of D.C. pat_k 17 hrs ago #17

UFC was a MAGA attack Johnny2X2X 16 hrs ago #18

These people are the dirtiest ungodliness bunch of fucking LIARS ever born! bluestarone 16 hrs ago #19

This even before much is known of the threat and even if the ballroom existed, karynnj 16 hrs ago #20

Agreed Bayard 15 hrs ago #26

When I heard of the "attack" plan, I immediately figured it was an inside job for a court appeal. Vinca 15 hrs ago #25

Is he moving permanently underground? If not then it's a waste of money. cstanleytech 15 hrs ago #27

Once again....FAKE NEWS!!! Bengus81 14 hrs ago #28