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Gunshots reportedly fired at Donald Trump rally - as former president rushed off stage

news.sky.com Trump rally shooting: Ex-president injured in assassination attempt at rally that leaves spectator and gunman dead

The former president ducked to the floor as shots rang out and was mobbed by Secret Service agents, while the sniper, who was killed by security forces, has been named as Thomas Matthew Crooks.

Video clip: https://x.com/Acyn/status/1812249329203286464

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Donald Trump apparently shot, 2 confirmed dead at rally - as former president rushed off stage

news.sky.com /story/shots-fired-at-donald-trump-rally-as-former-president-rushed-off-stage-13177651

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Gunshots reportedly fired at Donald Trump rally - as former president rushed off stage

news.sky.com /story/shots-fired-at-donald-trump-rally-as-former-president-rushed-off-stage-13177651

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I'd love to know why comments are being removed. Please post to !mods@sopuli.xyz
- Comments that are spreading conspiracy theories or advocating violence are being removed. The mod log is public.
  If we have missed any content that should be removed, or removed any content in error due to the extraordinary volume, please let us know by using the report system.
  
  Oh, so it is. I didn't know that. And holy shit do you like removing stuff. Madness
  
  We generally remove very little, but this situation that has led to a very high volume of rule breaking content. We also tend to discuss edge cases to sometimes avoid removal, but again, the volume of reports and rule breaking content did not offer that luxury. All decisions can be appealed by messaging a mod.
- If you're a midwest.social user, you can still see the posts by clicking on moderation history. It's funny, saw one deleted that the reason was conspiracy. I have to laugh since there are soooo many right wing conspiracy posts that don't get deleted, I wonder what rule that falls under. I didn't see a "it hurts my feelings" rule /shrug
  
  We have never allowed spreading misinformation or conspiracies in this community. If there are any posts or comments that we have missed, please let us know by using the report feature.
- Because all mods are power tripping degenerates.
  No reasonable person would do the job otherwise.
  Now watch this comment get removed.
  
  Naw, it's allowed. You're just stating an opinion. Personal attacks are not allowed, but this is a pretty broad statement.
  
  That may be the case, but doesn't explain the purported reasoning for removing specific comments.
  
  If you see any specific comments that were removed in error, please share the link with a mod by PM. We are far from perfect, but we hope to keep this space free of violent language and conspiracies.

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