Check Your Heart

This week has been historic. There’s been so much already said about the attempted assassination of the Once and Future President Donald Trump that any additions I make are not necessary—except for my personal understanding. So I’m writing a few things, and you’re welcome to read them.

The iconic moment of Donald Trump, after being shot in the ear,
before being ushered offstage, photo credit to Evan Vucci/AP

I am among those who see God’s hand in the preservation of this man. The slight turning of his head at exactly the right moment was the difference between a flesh wound to his ear and a kill shot to his head.

diagram found on Facebook here

Here's a bonus meme (source unknown) for my fellow Latter-day Saint friends, referencing Helaman 13.

How do we know that was the work of God and not just coincidence or luck? The simple (but not necessarily easy) answer is: ask God, and then listen to His answer.

Back in the 1940s there was an assassination attempt against Hitler—actually, there were dozens, starting in the early 1930s. German pastor Dietrich Bonhoeffer was involved in a plot in 1944; he was imprisoned, and then put to death just days before Hitler’s eventual death and the end of the war. There’s a movie coming out soon about Bonhoeffer, and a very good book by Eric Metaxas. (I think the movie Valkyrie may be about this plot, which bore that name.) When it happened, a bomb in a briefcase failed to do the intended damage—to the furor who had already put to death millions of his own nation’s citizens and carried out death and carnage in a world war—because it was incidentally moved to the wrong side of a table leg.

Hitler himself saw he preservation from the explosive as God being on his side and protecting him. That seems to me a miscalculation, especially from someone who worshipped evil rather than God.

screenshot from Megyn Kelly's show July 17, 2024

I am not comparing Trump to Hitler; that is what the enemies do. I am contrasting the two. Hitler the mass murderer was eventually stopped. Trump is fighting for the return of our freedoms—away from tyranny and coercion. And he’s doing it by all legal and constitutional—peaceful—means. The enemy, which has made it a theme to call him “literally Hitler,” are lying to cover for their own murderous hearts. We will need to be vigilant, in action and in prayer, to prevent the next several dozen attempts on Trump’s life.

There is a lot about this incident worth talking about: how could it happen? Who really caused it? What would have been the result if the attempt had succeeded? Some of that I’ll get to below, mostly sharing resources I’ve been looking at. So much more comes out every day. It may take a while for details to be sorted out—especially when the government is lying to us.

For now, what I’m really noticing are the differences in reactions. These are the differences between civilization and savagery. Donald Trump’s response, you’ll note, is exemplary of civilization.

Donald Trump's statement

Biden came out with a bland but appropriate statement, and then he asked for a lowering of the political temperature, which would have almost been believable and useful, if he hadn’t continued his own inflammatory rhetoric within a day.

This difference between civilization and savagery is not political, although there are relevant probabilities related to political leanings. We laugh about people afflicted with TDS—Trump Derangement Syndrome. It appears to be so real. Maybe what it really is can be simply stated as hatred. Calling him Hitler is a way to give themselves a sense of righteousness for their hate.

There are plenty of samples of what I’m talking about.

Not the Bee, the sister publication to The Babylon Bee, put out a collection. https://notthebee.com/article/they-missed-trending-on-social-media-after-trump-assassination-attempt-because-of-course

screenshot from Not the Bee article

another screenshot from the Not the Bee article

Screenshots of various tweets or posts have been showing up online. Here are a few, some of which have been held accountable by losing jobs. Being murderous is frowned upon by most employers. (I got all of these from Facebook; my apologies for not identifying original sources.)

These people—and others who publicly stated they wished Trump had been killed by an assassin as well as those who said it or even just thought it to themselves—they have marked themselves with their murderous, hateful intent. Their behavior—including their way of thinking—is not acceptable in a civilized society. Their hateful hearts cannot be accepted and welcomed among us. And more importantly, they have declared their murderous hearts before God.

We need to call them out, to show they felt murder was worth wanting—and laughing about lamenting the miss—ignoring the injury to Trump, the death of a hero in the audience, Corey Comperatore, who died protecting his wife and daughter, and two others (not yet identified) who were hospitalized with injuries. And of course the shooter (the one we know about) was also shot dead, which means getting the full story about his actions and motivations will be hard to get.

If you feel the sense of our time, that time is running out, and the book of Revelation is in play, the declaration that you approve of murder puts these people in the most precarious of situations. If they could suddenly awake to the putridness of their decay, and made a 180 turn toward righteousness, there might be hope for some of these individuals. If you know and love such a person, I feel for you and wish you the best in getting their attention. Maybe some of them have simply been deceived into believing that Trump is “literally Hitler,” despite reality. But time is running out for them. Their eternal destruction is imminent. It’s a sad thing to see.

This meme states it well.

Found on Facebook linked to here

 

In Other News

There has been more news this week—big enough that in normal times would be the headlines endlessly. As they say, make sure you have your popcorn ready:

·        The classified documents case has been completely dismissed: Prosecutor Jack Smith was not lawfully appointed, nor has he been accessing lawfully appropriated funds. 

·        Donald Trump chose J. D. Vance as his running mate, the next VP of the United States.

·        Trump gave a powerful speech at the RNC Convention, thanking God for his preservation, and calling for unity and peace—following many of his family members, who also gave good speeches.

·        Biden, meanwhile, got COVID.

·        Rumors are that Biden is stepping down from the campaign (not the presidency) and will not be endorsing Kamala Harris. This is supposed to come out officially on Sunday (exactly 42 months after the inauguration). But there might be another play or two by Jill Biden to prevent him from making that decision, or allowing the surrounding party from making that decision for him. 

·        There was the biggest internet glitch in history, worldwide, on Friday, July 19, 2024, affecting airlines, banks, hospitals, 911 systems, and more. We’re assured this was not a hack; it was an error caused by a system update, and instructions for repair (which would require some physical one-machine-at-a-time procedures) were given out.

·        Alec Baldwin charges dismissed.

·        Democrat US Representative from Houston, Sheila Jackson Lee dies of pancreatic cancer. There will need to be a special election for her replacement in the remainder of her term, and an appointment for her replacement on the November ballot. 

 

Resources Related to the Assassination Attempt

We are not getting the truth from government. There are obvious and not-so-obvious lies, mixed in with the confusion that happens when an event is new and not all the details are known. A quote from the late great Alan Vera is apt here (he usually said it in the context of election problems):

"Incompetence is the perfect camouflage for malfeasance."

I am undecided at this point as to how much is incompetence and how much is malfeasance. But you have to believe the people who hate Trump the most because of his threat to their power also just happen to be unbelievably incompetent. Whatever it was, it was a massive security failure.

I suggest Dan Bongino’s daily podcast, on Rumble and elsewhere. As a former Secret Service agent, he has insider insights. I’ve also been following Robert Gouveia, a law vlogger, on YouTube or Locals, who is gathering information as it becomes available, with the eye of a defense attorney (always suspicious of government statements) building a case.

Robert Gouveia shows the official timeline, screenshot from here

And here, in no particular order, are some of the sources (mainly video) I’ve listened to and watched. (With some I’ve made comments, mainly to help me remember what was notable in that video). These are more or less listed newest to oldest.

·        Update on President Trump’s condition by his former Physician to the President, Ronny L. Jackson, July 20, 2024. 

·        “Trump shooter Thomas Matthew Crooks' cause, manner of death revealed” Christina Coulter for Fox News, July 20, 0224.  There’s a 5-minute Fox News video within the article, which may be from earlier. This is a full week after the event. Other sources seem to have more detail.

·        “Bongino POINTS OUT something everyone missed |New Trump Shooting Facts!” Stephen Gardner, July 19, 2024. Adds that there were 10 separate reports from people saying they saw someone on the water tower at the time of the shooting. Also, we’ve learned that the perpetrator had multiple overseas encrypted bank accounts.

·        “Robert Barnes (Deep State Tried To Kill Trump: Conspiracy Theory Or Fact?)” Revel Capitalist, July 19, 2024. Barnes suggests certain people attended the RNC only because they’d planned for Trump to be taken out beforehand, which would be blamed on Iran. Deep State from both parties intended for Trump to be taken out before officially made the nominee at the RNC Convention.

·        Rooted.wings on Instagram, brief summary of the recent news, July 19, 2024. 

·        “Audio Analysis Is 100% Clear Trump& Crowd Were Shot At By Two Separate People” Peak Prosperity, Chris Martenson, confirms there was more than one shooting at President Trump, July 18, 2024. 

·        “Emergency Episode: Special Forces Sniper Explains Trump Shooting - Tim Kennedy” Chris Williamson, on YouTube, talks with Tim Kennedy, a Special Forces Sniper and Green Beret, July 16, 2024.   A lot of good inside info. However, this one disagrees with others who say the various groups (Homeland Security, Secret Service, and local police) would have been on a shared channel. And there continues to be disagreement about the existence of a ladder used by the attacker.

·        “DID THIS WOMAN KNOW?! Military Body Language Expert Reacts to Suspicious Woman at Trump Rally!” The Behavioral Arts, on YouTube, talks with body language expert Chase Hughes, about a woman in the stands who doesn’t react with fear. Since this video I heard, in the Stephen Gardner video (above in this list) that the woman has been identified as an FBI agent, bringing up more questions. July 20, 2024. [Correction July 21, 2024: Stephen Gardner, in this July 20 video, corrects an error; The FBI agent this was thought to be verified that she was not there. Gardner says they now know the identity of the woman and he has reached out to her and hopes to speak with her.]

·        “Secret Service COMPLICIT; FURIOUS Senators Confront Director; New Timeline DEMOLISHES Cover-up” Robert Gouveia, law vlogger, July 19, 2024.  He shows the official timeline and continues to go through the discrepancies in stories.

·        “Emergency Episode: Former CIA Agent On Trump Assassination Attempt - Mike Baker” Chris Williamson, on YouTube, talks with former CIA Agent Mike Baker, July 17, 2024. 

·        “Secret Service COVER-UP Underway; LIES to Local Police; Subpoenas to CHEATLE” Robert Gouveia, law vlogger, July 17, 2024. Secret Service chief Kim Cheatle gives implausible excuses. 

·        Tucker Carlson podcast July 16, 2024. Tucker interviews musician John Rich on his new song, “Revelation,” in response to Trump. 

·        “'That Doesn’t Add Up': Top Sniper Exposes the Biggest Holes in the Trump Shooting Narrative” Glenn Beck, July 15, 2024. Glenn talks with sniper Dallas Alexander about questions that need answers concerning the assassination attempt. 

·       Tucker Carlson clip, July 15, 2024. God made his presence known, and the whole world saw that.

·        “The Trump Assassination Attempt Explained” Michael Knowles, episode 1530, July 15, 2024. This one shows the inflammatory language Biden claims to decry. 

·        “Trump Assassination Attempt! RNC in Milwaukee! Baldwin Charges DISMISSED & MORE! Viva & Barnes Live!” Viva & Barnes, Sunday evening livestream, July 14, 2024. They talk with Lynn Westover, former sniper. Before bringing others in, Viva, who claims not to be religious, thinks about the America we are today, compared to the America we would have been today, had it not been for divine intervention. 

·        “Trump Assassination LATEST; Left Goes NUTS; Details & Reaction” Robert Gouveia, law vlogger, July 14, 2024. Early reactions and information. S

·        “Donald Trump is an American Hero” Mr. Reagan, on YouTube, Chris Kohls gives early reaction, stating what we all see: Donald Trump is a courageous and selfless man in ways that can’t be faked. July 14, 2024. 

·        Tribute to Corey Comperatore, husband, father, former fire chief, hero, July 14, 2024. 

·        BBC interview with a bystander who saw the man with a rifle on the roof and called attention to law enforcement, July 13, 2024. 

·        James O’Keefe tweets video: Trump stands up and calls “Fight! Fight! Fight!” before Secret Service ushers him offstage, July 13, 2024.