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Re: Alex Pretti Wasn’t the Good Guy

“Not being a big fan of Artificial Intelligence, this article shows why. If AI were available to the public on 9/11, we might think King Kong pushed the Twin Towers down, and then there would have been mass murders of every ape, gorilla, and even spider monkey in the world. Why does the truth always get buried by a certain political party, to the determent of law and order? Time to send in the troops to clear out the fraud and lies. I am a frequent flier at the VA, and all I ever experience there are actual good people. Hate to think maybe my VA hospital has a hidden Alex Pretti.” —Connecticut

Re: Alex Pretti’s Death Must Be Understood Separately From Renee Good’s

“Though none of us knows what actions we would take in the Minneapolis fiascos, the blame for the injuries and deaths lies fully in the Democrats’ camp. Dems have been pushing for noncompliance and disruption ever since Trump came down the escalator. I have asked many individuals over the years what Trump has done to them to cause such hate. Nobody has an answer! The Democrat politicians all tell us what they want to do to Trump, but not one of them gives us a reason.” —California

“We don’t know whether Pretti was ‘already subdued’ at the moment of the shooting, though he did look to be surrounded. At least President Trump had the good sense this time not to comment before the investigation is complete.” —Arizona

“This man interfered with agents making an arrest. His actions predicated the action of the officers. While no one deserves to die, introducing violent resistance and concealed carry into this situation is where it went off of the rails. He violated all of the commonsense wisdom of concealed carry.” —Tennessee

Re: The Risks and Reality Checks for Anti-ICE Protesters

“Such a great article, as usual. I totally agree with you. As a woman, I carry wherever I go, no matter what. However, I follow the law. If I was ever at one of these riots (not likely), I would definitely be carrying, but I’d never confront law enforcement. If approached, I would let them know I was armed! That’s just common sense, which appears to be lacking in these brainwashed people.” —Alaska

Re: Bungling the Second Amendment Message

“It’s legal to take a loaded gun to a protest against law enforcement officers, but a stupid idea. If a protester is willing to draw his gun, he’s likely to point it at an officer. If he doesn’t desire to draw his gun, why bring it? It’s legal, but anyone bringing a loaded gun to protest ICE is only itching for a fight. If he draws his gun, every officer in sight will draw theirs. Bringing additional ammo is stupid on steroids. Why would he need more bullets? Only if he fired all the bullets in his gun. At whom?” —Texas

Re: Virginia Dems’ Redistricting Gambit Thwarted

“If Democrats win in 2026, they will impeach our president for the third time and stop him from implementing the agenda that voters showed their full support for in the 2024 election. No more playing nice!” —South Carolina

Re: Microplastic Scaremongering and Manipulation

“Is there a human need to be scared about something like this? Man-made global warming was never scientific, but so many people needed to believe it. Now that it has gone out of fashion, are fears of microplastics replacing the fear of global warming? This seems like bizarre behavior to me, but then I am a Christian. Can you explain it?” —California