OT: Anything Goes 41

[Malaka]

Absolute fail from the secret service regardless. Idc if it was outside the venue or not. Any elevated position even close should be secure. Imagine if this happened to the actual president.

Be grateful it didn’t go as planned. Can’t understate how bad it would be tonight out in public and the backlash if he got merked.

I’m apolitical myself but have had college best friends that I reconnected and fatefully lived with years later — unknowing that he had become polarized, ad nauseum inviting me to militia meetings and at random going unhinged talking about killing liberals and driving through crowds during BLM protests. At the same time buddy grew up in barrington, hated the police with a passion, and if you got him drunk enough he would posit the benefits of UBI and nationalizing corporations, but yknow the qanon/Trump algo really got him and it became his religion and personality. Many like him would go on a rampage.

 

[DisgruntledHawkFan]

However you feel about Trump I'm glad he's alright because if he wasn't this country would be on fire right now.

 

[Styles]

Be grateful it didn’t go as planned. Can’t understate how bad it would be tonight out in public and the backlash if he got merked.

I’m apolitical myself but have had college best friends that I reconnected and fatefully lived with years later — unknowing that he had become polarized, ad nauseum inviting me to militia meetings and at random going unhinged talking about killing liberals and driving through crowds during BLM protests. At the same time buddy grew up in barrington, hated the police with a passion, and if you got him drunk enough he would posit the benefits of UBI and nationalizing corporations, but yknow the qanon/Trump algo really got him and it became his religion and personality. Many like him would go on a rampage.

Not trying to get into all that but the fact a person was able to climb up to the nearest rooftop and shoot a major political figure is f***ed. Secret service has egg on their face for sure. No excuse.

 

[CallMeShaft]

Not going to discuss my views here, but I will say this election cycle is getting a full chapter in history books fifty years from now.

 

[Darkstar]

Dark day for our country. While I'm glad the counter snipers responded quickly before more people were endangered, hard questions will have to be asked about how it happened in the first place. My heart goes out to the victims and their families.

 

[Styles]

Not going to discuss my views here, but I will say this election cycle is getting a full chapter in history books fifty years from now.

For sure. My fiancé has a baby in her belly and this kid is going to learn/hear about this event in school. Crazy thought.

 

[Panzerspitze]

Absolute fail from the secret service regardless. Idc if it was outside the venue or not. Any elevated position even close should be secure. Imagine if this happened to the actual president.

It's supposedly outside the Secret Service's "parameter" and thus in the purview of local law enforcement.

 

[hawksrule]

It's supposedly outside the Secret Service's "parameter" and thus in the purview of local law enforcement.

That’s not how it works.

 

[Panzerspitze]

That’s not how it works.

Then it's a honeytrap set up by the FBI.

 

[OhCaptainMyCaptain]

Today will go down in the history books.

We have waited so long, and we will finally be rewarded.

GAME DAY.

 

[Putt Pirate]

On a lighter note, finally made it to Level 50 in Pokemon Go. I am such a loser.....

 

[Mrfenn92]

On a lighter note, finally made it to Level 50 in Pokemon Go. I am such a loser.....

 

[Mrfenn92]

Stay safe tonight kids

 

[ChiHawks10]

Stay safe tonight kids

Worst of it is past us in Bolingbrook already. Never got very bad. No hail, some high wind and a bit of rain, but nothing more than that.

 

[Mrfenn92]

Worst of it is past us in Bolingbrook already. Never got very bad. No hail, some high wind and a bit of rain, but nothing more than that.

good

 

[DisgruntledHawkFan]

We got a light drizzle and like no wind in Evergreen.

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

Power went on and off a few times and flickered for minutes but here in my area we just had a few minutes of wind and rain

Wonder what damage will be from the confirmed areas of touchdowns

Not strong tornado's but still hitting highly built-up area's creates potential for what is larger damage then one would expect from those type of tornado's

 

[CallMeShaft]

Got windy over here (Beecher), but wouldn't have known about the tornadoes if I wasn't warned about them ahead of time. Did lose power for maybe 10 seconds, though.

 

[Mrfenn92]

We got a light drizzle and like no wind in Evergreen.

Likewise here

 

[belfour30]

We got a light drizzle and like no wind in Evergreen.

Same here

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

Move over Fergie and Roseanne

https://x.com/i/web/status/1813026725036442026

Yikes

 

[Naster Okan]

Second day in a row my area has been hit with microbursts trees down and power out everywhere. I guess a tornado touched down in Shorewood area and 55 is closed because of downed power lines on it.

 

[DisgruntledHawkFan]

Move over Fergie and Roseanne

https://x.com/i/web/status/1813026725036442026

Yikes

Usually bad anthems are people trying to reinvent the wheel but this was just someone who was asked to sing that shouldn't have been. And then they tried to put their own spin on it.

 

[clydesdale line]

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

The woman who sang anthem last night

https://x.com/i/web/status/1813261515257999679

I assume the backlash, etc helped her see she needed help

Hope it works out