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On the latest episode of “The Tony Kinnett Cast,” we cast our lots on the key determining factor of every American presidential contest: Which candidate is going to make a mistake in the final stretch that costs him or her the election? Who is going to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory with under 40 days until Americans head to the polls? Stop right there, reader. Head over to our YouTube page and subscribe! It’s the best way to follow “The Tony Kinnett Cast” and gets you access to full, exclusive interviews. Most importantly, it helps the show grow and frustrates legacy media. Vice President Kamala Harris has been effectively (if not forcibly) zip-tied to President Joe Biden after comments made on ABC’s “The View” and at the White House, despite her best efforts to distance herself from the incumbent president throughout the campaign. Concurrently, former President Donald Trump seeks to specify his policy positions on abortion, contraceptives, and the Russia-Ukraine war. Nick Solheim of American Moment stops by to discuss Americans’ reaction to the second assassination attempt on Trump and how legacy media’s attempted “memory holing” has resulted in a truly visceral reaction from the average U.S. citizen. Jerry Lopez, @IndySpanglish on X, joins us for another rousing segment of “Awful Tweets,” in which we take the worst social media posts and headlines from the week and mock them with the scorn they deserve. Finally, we examine the latest conspiracy theories surrounding New York Mayor Eric Adams’ five-count indictment alleging corruption. Are these charges really the result of speaking out against illegal aliens? If not, then where could they come from? Prior Daily Signal reports on Adams’ relationships to both illegal immigration in New York City and foreign corruption scandals may hold a more likely explanation. Catch the live radio show and livestream weeknights at 7 p.m. EDT on The Daily Signal’s YouTube, X, or Facebook—and subscribe to the podcast so you never miss an episode or exclusive interview. The post WATCH: How to Lose an Election in 39 Days appeared first on The Daily Signal.

Local law enforcement officials from Pennsylvania told a House panel Thursday that they got little guidance on security at the rally site where former President Donald Trump was shot in July—and a former Secret Service agent said the lack of planning was highly unusual.  Chairman Mike Kelly, R-Pa., opened the first hearing of the House Task Force on the Attempted Assassination of Donald J. Trump by blaming the Secret Service for an “entirely preventable” tragedy at the campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.  Kelly said the task force’s investigation identified three key factors to the security failures that could have left Trump dead rather than clipped by a bullet in the right ear.  “First, Secret Service planning, or perhaps more accurately, their failure to adequately plan, created confusion among the agency’s law enforcement partners,” Kelly said.  “Secondly, the Secret Service did not close down public access or manage access to the grounds next to the rally’s site that were less than 150 yards from the stage where former President Trump spoke,” the Pennsylvania Republican said.  “Third, the security communication and command structure were not cohesive,” Kelly said. “It did not allow for rapid decision making. Information in a moment of crisis went through radio communications, text messages, and phone calls way too slowly. Secondhand reports were passed in a manner resembling the old children’s game ‘Telephone.’” The House task force on the Trump assassination attempt held the hearing a day after the Senate Homeland Security Committee released a report that criticized the Secret Service for having had multiple chances to prevent the shooting while asserting the agency should have more funding and resources.  Also Thursday, the Trump campaign announced it would return for a rally at the same location in Butler on Oct. 5.  At the first rally July 13, one attendee was shot and killed by the 20-year-old would-be assassin and two others in the audience were wounded. Law enforcement shot and killed the shooter. After another would-be assassin was stopped from shooting Trump in West Palm Beach, Florida, on Sept. 15, House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., announced that the task force would investigate security failures before both attempts to kill the former president. The Secret Service didn’t ask local law enforcement in Butler for a sniper team on the roof of the AGR building where the shooter fired at Trump, testified Adams Township Police Sgt. Edward Lenz, commander of Butler County Emergency Services Unit.  “We provided a total manpower of 44 persons, exceeding the number requested by the Secret Service,” Lenz told the House panel. “At no point during the planning process was Butler County ESU asked to deploy a sniper team to the roof of the AGR complex, nor the perimeter surrounding that area. At no point during the planning process was Butler ESU asked to deploy its sniper team to the roof of the AGR complex. And at no point in our operations plan did we ever say that we would deploy a sniper team to the roof of the AGR complex.” From left, Sgt. Edward Lenz, Adams Township Police Department; Patrolman Drew Blasko, Butler Township Police Department; Lt. John D. Herold, Pennsylvania State Police; and Patrick Sullivan, former Secret Service agent testify Thursday during a hearing held by the Task Force on the Attempted Assassination of Donald Trump. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call Inc./Getty Images) Lenz also told the House task force that the Secret Service and local law enforcement didn’t have radio traffic with one another.  Rep. Michael Waltz, R-Fla., later pressed Lenz on the lack of security at the AGR building, where the shooter fired upon Trump.  Lenz replied: “There was no guidance as far as where they wanted us to be, aside from what those specific duties would be. … They knew what our plan was. They never requested a formal copy of our plan.” Waltz followed by asking: “This is all verbal, and you never got any written guidance of how many assets to put where?”  Lenz answered: “Correct.”  Waltz questioned another witness, former Secret Service agent Patrick Sullivan, who was assigned to protective details for Presidents Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush.  “Mr. Sullivan,” Waltz asked, “should that guidance have been provided?”  Sullivan replied: “Absolutely.” Rep. Luis Correa, D-Calif., asked Sullivan: “What went wrong? Who is in charge?” Sullivan replied: “What went wrong is there was a breakdown.” “The [Secret Service] side agent reports to the lead agent. The lead agent, he or she, is responsible for the entire advance package. Then that is presented to the field office supervisor and the detail supervisor,” Sullivan elaborated.  Correa asked: “Is there somebody there that has the authority to tell all three elements, ‘This is not good, let’s move on?’”  “The side agent and the lead agent, before the protectee gets there, could call ahead and say, ‘It’s not safe, do not let the protectee arrive,’” Sullivan replied. “Once the protectee is there, if there is an issue, any agent [could flag a problem].” Correa then asked: “Did that person in charge also review all of the communication and say, this is not working?” Sullivan said that would normally be the lead Secret Service agent’s responsibility.  “I don’t want to specifically say the lead agent. But in my opinion, it was probably the lead agent’s responsibility to ensure the overall communication for the entire visit was appropriate,” Sullivan said.  Correa asked, “And that was not the case?” “Apparently not,” Sullivan replied. Rep. Mark Green, R-Tenn., a task force member who also chairs the House Homeland Security Committee, asked Lenz whether the Secret Service checked to ensure local law enforcement was in the right place for the July 13 campaign rally in Butler.  “The U.S. Secret Service is about to put security around a [former] president with a lot of people and a lot of risk, with a heightened risk from an international threat. And they didn’t even check with you to make sure your guys were in place and ready to go?” Green asked. Lenz replied:  “Correct. Not with me.” Green said, “I find that unbelievable.” Another panel of witnesses included two House members, Reps. Eli Crane, R-Ariz., and Cory Mills, R-Fla., both military veterans, who took questions from the task force.  Mills said the task force should look closely at Iran, where the Islamist government has called for Trump’s assassination.  “We also have to start looking at the adversarial challenges when it comes to Iran, who has, you know, the ayatollah himself just posted a video that was alluding to the fact that he wants to try another assassination, saying revenge is imminent,” Mills said, apparently referring to Iran’s “supreme leader,” Ayatollah Ali Hosseini Khamenei.  Crane brought up a video that raised the prospect of a second shooter at the Pennsylvania rally. He suggested the task force shouldn’t be afraid to investigate this and other related matters.  “Far too often, especially as representatives, we are scared that if we investigate something that others say might be conspiratorial then that might defame us or give us a lack of credibility,” Crane said. “But I think any investigation out there that’s worth its salt will look at any theory and try to disprove or debunk it or see if it holds water.” The post ‘Breakdown’: Pa. Law Enforcement Slams Lack of Secret Service Guidance Ahead of Trump Shooting appeared first on The Daily Signal.

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One of the things that sets Pillars of Eternity apart from other games is the sheer breadth and depth of its world. While confined to a relatively small area of Eora it spoke of events and concepts across the entire setting. Its sequel expanded even further, heading to the Deadfire Archipelago for an adventure of an entirely different timbre, but there’s still plenty more to come. Avowed will show a new side to the world but developer Obsidian has also been considering going in a new direction, with a Pillars of Eternity tactics game floating around the office. Continue reading Obsidian’s Pillars of Eternity tactics game needs to happen, now MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Pillars of Eternity review, Best RPGs, Best old games

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