• cybervseas@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    Really just need to find a reason to keep him at the top of the news, eh?

    Edit: it was notable to see this uncertainty as the top NYT story yesterday.

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      5 months ago

      Right. This was an entirely non-issue from the start. The FBI said “we’re not sure if he was actually hit by a bullet or shrapnel” becuase they were investigating and hadn’t confirmed anything. But that distinction does not really matter in the first place. He was shot at, he was struck and injured, a bystander died, and the shooter was killed. All of the rest of it are just details, particulars that don’t change any of those facts. The FBI was speaking plainly about the facts at the time and Trump threw a hissy fit about it for no reason. All of that is par for the course and, frankly, boring. Then the media repeated, amplified and generated more outrage over a huge nothing-burger that made for a catchy headline. Find some real news to write about, Jesus.

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    5 months ago

    I’m not sure why the blood surprised me. Maybe I was unknowingly expecting him to bleed something else. Like chicken grease or mayonnaise.

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    5 months ago

    I thought he bladed himself like a 1980s wrestler struggling for his chance at the big show

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    5 months ago

    The funny part is how little the average person cared about that. These dumb articles just highlight that.

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      5 months ago

      I dunno if I can say I cared but I have been curious about the situation. There was a picture posted today of his unbandaged ear and it looked completely fine. Like no scars or stitches or anything.

      I guess he just got slightly grazed with some small fragments or something.

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      5 months ago

      There was legitimately some question of if it was the bullet or if it was a fragment of teleprompter glass or something.

      It’s not particularly newsworthy, but it’s a detail the investigation needs to be clear on, and with updates being given faster than final answers can be found, there’s moments where “we’re still finalizing things, but it’s either A or B” is all they can say.