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Well, apparently the shots fired near Trump’s golf course (not Mar-a-Lago) in Florida were related to a guy with an AK-47 in the bushes a couple of holes ahead of where Trump was golfing:

US Secret Service agents opened fire on a man armed with a gun who they believed was targeting Donald Trump as he played at his golf course in West Palm Beach, Florida, according to two people familiar with the matter.

The agents were several holes ahead of Trump when they spotted a gun poking through the bushes, one of the people said. The man then fled in a vehicle that was later apprehended. An AK-style rifle was found at the scene.

Trump was nearby but was safe, according to the Trump campaign. “President Trump is safe following gunshots in his vicinity. No further details at this time,” Trump communications director Steven Cheung said.

The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s office is expected to hold a press conference this afternoon. Palm Beach officials were briefed by local law enforcement that they believed Trump was the target, according to a person familiar with the matter.

This is from the Post’s coverage:

The Secret Service has long been concerned about Trump’s vulnerability on his golf courses, which remain open to parts of the public and are often near heavily trafficked areas.

Here’s the thing about narcissists:  the shortest distance between two points is never the path they take.  Their ego needs always, always come first.  So, even though the Secret Service advised against outdoor rallies, Trump had one in Butler, PA, and a nutter took a shot at him.  Now, in the middle of a campaign where he’s sowing nothing but hate, he decides that he’s going to golf on Sunday, and something the Secret Service warned about happened yet again.  (If anyone has a link to a site that tracks campaign appearances, I’d love to see it, because Trump isn’t doing much but golfing and showing up for anemic rallies on occasion.)

I’m not saying this is Trump’s direct fault — the point I’m making is that people like him are shit magnets because they aren’t serious about anything other than their own self-image.  Trump’s was seriously damaged this week in the debate, and Tay-tay’s Harris endorsement was nearly lethal.  So he needed a little time on his course with his emotional support team, which presumably included Laura Loomer and a cast of a few other third-rate sycophants who glom onto him like remoras.  Never mind that his personal comfort zone is a place where he might think twice about going after causing so much pain to so many people.  He had his needs, and those always come first.

(Also, don’t miss Watergirl’s post about Jennifer Schiff’s new book, directly below this one.)

Shit Magnet Attracts Some ShitPost + Comments (247)

I’m on Hawaii time, and it’s a Sunday so I had to spend a few hours in church, so I’m just catching up with the madness that is the Trump campaign.  Let’s begin with this:

Then, doubling down on the cat eating:

Then, because Florida, there were shots fired outside Mar-a-Lago, and the campaign immediately issued a press release about that.

JD also stunk up the place on CNN, admitting to Dana Bash that he’s making up stories about Springfield to get attention:

He was also an asshole to Bash, keeping that strong “red pilled incel” energy alive to energize the critical bitter young white guy who can’t get a date vote, a group that was never going to vote for Trump until JD joined the ticket.  Note that Mike DeWine put on his big boy pants and said that things are fine, actually, in Springfield, though he still supports Trump and Vance, because he’s term limited and hoping for some sweet wingnut welfare.

There’s even more than this, but I want to close on the NYT waking from their dogmatic slumber and doing a wee bit of research on what was promising to be the next Springfield, Aurora, CO.  They discovered what anyone who had been following Denver media for the last couple of weeks already knew:  there are no apartment buildings in Aurora being taken over by Venezuelan gangs.  There’s just a greedy slumlord with a history of beefs with the town making up stories about gangs to distract from the rats and roaches.

Woke Up to a Dumpster FirePost + Comments (148)

Update: Here’s the article about the restaurant that accompanied the photo.  (h/t banditqueen)

image from Dan B

Good advice.  I often think about the ways that we inadvertantly help spread the awfulness from the other side, even as we are mocking it.  But not this time; I hadn’t thought about that.  So here you go!

Open thread!

Not-So-Funny Memes about Cats and Dogs: It’s Not HelpingPost + Comments (115)