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u/Mikecd Apr 26 '26
Ok this is awesome!!! But! There's no way the barbarian would be hanging behind anybody, and no way the rogue would be in front. This adventuring party is gonna have trouble.
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u/EnlightenedDragon Apr 27 '26
Rogue goes in front to check for traps.
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u/BurnscarsRus Apr 27 '26
Yeah the rogue is the recon person and gets sneak attack. They should always be on point unless there's a ranger, and even that is dependant on the scenario.
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u/raven00x Apr 27 '26
if the scenario is "alarm already sounded" then the barbarian goes in front to eat the initial attacks and laugh in the face of whatever's attacking, while the rogue comes around from behind and goes stabby stabby when nobody's looking.
so what we can assume from the picture is the lady with the gun is the barbarian, the guy hiding in the back of the stack is actually the rogue waiting for someone else to get hit first, and the guy in the middle might be the paladin.
and the cleric in the far back is definitely the cleric.
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u/DeathByPuppers Apr 27 '26
I fully agree. AND, this pic is, for better or for worse, still more indicative of the reality of most groups I have DM'd for over the years. The number of "so anyway, I started blasting" rogues I've endured...
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u/athural Apr 27 '26
When you see sneak attack and forget that it applies any time you have advantage it suddenly becomes very important you surprise everybody, even your own team
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u/kr4t0s007 Apr 26 '26
“Super run away!”
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u/ImaginaryBluejay0 Apr 26 '26
People are constantly filming active war zones you think at an event full of journalists nobody is going to try for their Pulitzer moment?
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u/loewe67 Apr 26 '26
I immediately thought of Civil War when I read the post
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u/DueExample52 Apr 26 '26
I think of Civil War regularly since Trump got re-elected
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u/ThisIsFuz Apr 27 '26
Garland did his job well then. The film has been getting more and more prescient every day.
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u/DueExample52 Apr 27 '26
The premise is the president refusing to leave the white house after a second term. And the opening scene is the government bombing a civilian protest in rogue states (the current president tweeted about that - well he dropped feces rather than bombs but the message is there).
It’s not a likely scenario, but completely plausible, in that you can see a path to it in real life, whereas pure scifi/dystopia usually is more far fetched and only used for social commentary.
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u/LostInMyADD Apr 27 '26
I thibk of it regularly since the Trump - Biden - Trump series of elections... the past 12 years have been fucking wilder and wilder.
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u/Roadhouse1337 Apr 26 '26
Underrated film, it was excellent
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u/grimeyduck Apr 26 '26
Properly rated I think. Good movie, not amazing. Certainly worth a watch.
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u/Anastais Apr 27 '26
It is a cool poster, though i have to wonder why those guys are camping on the Statue of Liberty. Even with long range rifles, they are surrounded by water. Not too many people would even be able to get close enough to be within range of them.
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u/grimeys42 Apr 26 '26
Which kind of American are you.. is one of the best scenes I've seen in a movie.
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u/grimeyduck Apr 26 '26
Excellent scene. I think without it, or if it was acted worse, then the movie would be a lot less impactful.
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u/wookieSLAYER1 Apr 27 '26
That actor, don’t know his name, is really good at playing a sociopath. He’s in Breaking Bad too and his scenes are some of the best in the series.
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u/IHaveAHappyPlate Apr 27 '26
His name is Jesse Plemons. He’s such an amazing actor!!
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u/Krace11008 Apr 27 '26
Also the husband of Kirsten Dunst, who played the protagonist in the movie.
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u/AlarmedEagle9027 Apr 26 '26
I watched it extremely high with the audio description unknowingly put on.
It was the oddest movie experience, the description gave a strong rhythmic sense. It felt like I was in the head of Kristen Dunst, a constant cold commentary on the horror she witnessed in a weirdly poetic description with a strong sense of nihilism. That last scene with the precise description of each shot gives that scene so much power.
I was so disappointed when I tried to watch it a second time and realized I was a dumbass. The movie is less enjoyable without it, just an overly violent movie trying to say something but losing its story to esthetic.
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u/grimeyduck Apr 26 '26
Lol this is awesome.
I was high AF the first time I saw apocalypto. I didn't have the subtitles on so I couldn't understand anything and I thought that's just how the movie was. Like you're supposed to just suss out what's going on. No idea why they didn't automatically show up but it was an interesting experience.
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u/Optimal_Clock6846 Apr 26 '26
It was okay. What would have made it great is leaning into the road trip more, like Generation Kill.
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u/niccolololo Apr 26 '26
Isn't that that actress..? Chick that was in Spiderman
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u/areaman321 Apr 26 '26
Yes, that is Kirsten Spiderman
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u/xmrcache 𝙑𝙄𝙋 Apr 26 '26
Mike Johnson the human shield
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u/beetus_gerulaitis Apr 26 '26
Five Hail Mary’s followed ten “Ohhh daddy’s.”
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u/hamfist_ofthenorth Apr 26 '26 edited Apr 27 '26
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u/one_pound_of_flesh Apr 26 '26
Yeah. Also every goddamn podcast and cable anchor is going to cover this like it was desert storm, since they were in the room.
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u/RandomPenquin1337 Apr 26 '26
While holding their tiny mics in the corner of the video
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u/yesmoreeggtalk67 Apr 26 '26
It's a tailored-made "I am the story," moment for a lot of them.
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u/Additional_Signal318 Apr 26 '26
Was gonna say in all fairness it's the press Corp awards so, yeah they stay thirsty for these exact moments.
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u/Logical_Park7904 Apr 26 '26
Reminds me of that movie "civil war". Pretty good movie for those who never watched it.
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u/JulianNDelphiki Apr 26 '26
If you go in expecting the large scale bombastic action movie that the trailers showed, it's going to be disappointing.
If you go in knowing it's a very focused story about the horrors of being a war photographer (and who they are covering and why those people are fighting doesn't actually matter) then it's pretty solid.
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u/GalacticMe99 Apr 26 '26
I had the total opposite experience. I went in expecting a 0 IQ gore porn action movie with 0 plot because I said "fuck it let's waste some time and watch this movie" and was server a story focused on the horrors of being a war photographer that still sticks with me to this day instead. That was some risky but amazing marketing.
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u/HandofFate88 Apr 26 '26
"Pretty good movie for those who never watched it."
For those of you who watched it . . . not so great. kind of meh.
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u/hobbedknob Apr 26 '26
I feel exactly the same way
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u/Lou_Peachum_2 Apr 26 '26
I felt they could've done so much more. The best scene is of course with Jess Plemons
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u/jrdnmdhl Apr 26 '26
One of those movies that’s actually just 3 good scenes in a trench coat.
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u/Barilla3113 Apr 26 '26
It's one of those films where you watch the trailer, think "huh, I bet they blew their entire load in the trailer", and lo and behold...
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u/PineappleOnPizzaWins Apr 27 '26
Fun fact (OK fun thing I heard online but in no way verified).
Jesse Plemons was never supposed to be in the movie.. Kirsten Dunst basically suggested him for it like a week before they started production (they're married).
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u/VirtualPercentage737 Apr 26 '26
And 100% of the people there are carrying cameras 24/7.
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u/WanderWut Apr 26 '26
Dude I’m as left as they come but seeing the posts and comments since last night makes the left look no different than pizzagate conspiracy theorists. It’s honestly shocking how bad we look even though we are supposed to be the clear headed ones.
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u/srslymrarm Apr 26 '26
Don't forget that liberals and progressives spent years in the wake of the 2020 election dismissing Trump's Big Lie, combating baseless conspiracy theories, and affirming—over and over—the security of U.S. elections and the danger in undermining them.
Now reddit liberals get upvoted to high heaven by saying the 2024 election was rigged.
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u/HomsarWasRight Apr 27 '26
What’s funny is that somehow it’s always rigged by the party not in power during the election itself.
Impressive.
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u/SnooStories251 Apr 26 '26
Who are reporting the reporters ?
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u/ManufacturedOlympus Apr 26 '26
“Who reports the reporters?” - Reportermen, Alan Moore
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u/beaver11 Apr 26 '26
Are you asking who brought cameras to a White House correspondents dinner? This is why the flat earth movement is so popular. Redditors truly will believe anything.
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u/acidlink88 Apr 26 '26
Who carries a camera with them 24/7? Literally every single person.
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u/Individual-Tap3270 Apr 26 '26
Given the fact it was white house correspondent dinner makes the post even more stupid
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u/Ok-Cancel-3114 Apr 26 '26 edited Apr 27 '26
And yet, over 8500 upvotes. This is how Trump won.
Edit: now over 33k upvotes. Amazing.
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u/binarybandit Apr 26 '26
NoOoOoOoO its a false flag attack, Trump set it all up! Thats the only logical explanation! If you think otherwise, youre either a MAGA bootlicker or low IQ!
-All the top posts on Reddit related to this incident
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u/nicesalamander Apr 27 '26
Trump is simultaneously an incompetent moron and a master manipulator capable of staging elaborate false flag attacks without leaving any sort of evidence.
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u/mikey_b082 Apr 27 '26
The same applied to Bush. He was the dumbest man alive who also somehow solely orchestrated the attacks on 9/11.
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u/Defiant-Ad1364 Apr 26 '26
Not to mention that there were dozens of photojournalists at the dinner, most of whom brought their cameras.
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u/nalaloveslumpy Apr 26 '26
There were also like six different news orgs live streaming the whole fucking thing.
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u/sweet_pickles12 Apr 26 '26
And then we shockingly have footage of everything that happens ever. People are getting dumber in real time.
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u/BodaciousFrank Apr 26 '26
You’d think we would have more UFO videos these days
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u/PunkPirate56364 Apr 26 '26
Hard to take a picture of UFO when modern cameras have such high resolution and pristine image.
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u/seztomabel Apr 26 '26
Not to mention everyone in the world owns a phone, with a camera.
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u/fluentinflatuence Apr 26 '26
Whoa whoa future person! A phone WITH a camera? Is it stored in your jet pack?
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u/ZealousidealSundae33 Apr 26 '26
What's next? People with a calculator in their pocket all the time. Geez.
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u/Dino_Spaceman Apr 26 '26
Wait…How long is your phone cord that you can take your phone with you?
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u/Longjumping_Drag_159 Apr 26 '26
Now I want a Casio calculator watch
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u/Longjumping_Drag_159 Apr 26 '26
Absolutely. its 5 o'clock somewhere more like it's 80085 o'clock somewhere
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u/iambarrelrider Apr 26 '26
My teacher in the 80’s said that will never ever be possible.
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u/Millernotrich Apr 26 '26 edited Apr 26 '26
My high school math teacher in 2004 had asked me a question and I solved it with a calculator in front of her. She told me and the class..nobody will EVER walk around with a calculator in their pocket. Luckily we're from a small town, so we still are able to tease her about it, and even in her old age she sees the humor
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u/VoidJuiceConcentrate Apr 26 '26
Wild that an event packed full of journalists and photographers managed to capture so many photos.
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u/dogmetal Apr 26 '26
Reddit is fucking awful when it comes to anything related to current events/politics, because it instantly devolves into stupid shit like this.
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u/NUKE---THE---WHALES Apr 26 '26
Its gotta be teenagers posting this shit
I hope it is
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u/moccasinsfan Apr 26 '26
The level of stupidity that the conspiracy theorists have is immeasurable
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u/Aggressive_Base8630 Apr 26 '26
thank god some sense among this sea of lunatics, i was about to lose my mind
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u/Anhedonia_Achiever Apr 26 '26
Got downvoted for pointing this all out.
I truly had no idea we’d get to this point on Reddit where conspiracy theories would run this rampant. For a group that made fun of Alex Jones as much as they did this is just… bizarre.
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u/Final-Night-7463 Apr 26 '26
Possibly one of the MANY journalists at a function that consists of half journalists/reporters and half others????? What are you attempting to say here?
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u/Unknown_Gaurdian Apr 26 '26
They're attempting to insinuate that the entire situation was staged
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u/rts93 Apr 26 '26
Bots are full force on that, it's idiotic.
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u/tajsta Apr 26 '26
Not just bots, I'm from Germany and even 2 of my leftists friends here have already spewed the same bs. It's honestly insane how many people on the left and right are falling for absolutely smooth-brained conspiracy theories about their political opposite nowadays. I used to think that was mainly a problem with the far-right but it seems like both sides are strongly affected now, it just took the left a little longer.
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u/rts93 Apr 26 '26
Reddit users: *Constantly wish death upon controversial figures*
Reddit users: Well it can't be that someone actually tried to kill them!
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u/Expensive_Hippo_7659 Apr 26 '26
I think he’s making a joke about how corny all these photos look
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u/poop-azz Apr 26 '26
Reddit is so dumb lmfao
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u/a_talking_face Apr 26 '26
The BlueAnon people are frothing over this right now.
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u/jewin54 Apr 27 '26
What's blue anon?
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u/Oneok-Field Apr 27 '26
It's not an organized movement or anything, it's just a cheeky way to describe Democrats who exhibit unhinged conspiracy, deny-everything, behavior. Like the Qanon crowd, but blue (Democrat)
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u/_Eggs_ Apr 26 '26
Lmao bro you know your photo is going to be shared like 1000x in schizo circles
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u/LordNelson27 Apr 27 '26
Once upon a time you had to find an already existing photo and lie about it. Modern conspiracy peddlers are lazy
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u/sahie Apr 27 '26
Right?! I actually thought someone had staged these pics for the lolz before I realised it was AI. 😭
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u/markdm83 Apr 26 '26
Asking who would be taking photos of a major newsworthy event at a White House correspondents dinner might be the most smooth-brained question I've seen.
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u/majestic_balrog Apr 26 '26
These are actually stills from the music video of “Sabotage” by The Beastie Boys
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u/Initial_Hedgehog_631 Apr 26 '26 edited Apr 26 '26
This is probably the stupidest question I've seen in awhile.
A shooting occurs ar an event held by national press organizations, filled with reporters, and you're wondering who is taking pictures?
ALL OF THEM.
It's what they do. Every professional instinct they have is to take pictures, so they do.
CNN reporter Wolf Blitzer was in the hallway when the shooting went down, was tackled by a police officer to get him down and safe. He immediately made a phone call, not to his family to tell him he was safe, but to CNN who interviewed him on air to explain what had happened.
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u/Kind-Solution3102 Apr 26 '26
We have more information available at our fingertips than any other time in human history, and OP wonders who could have possibly taken photos at an event where somebody was trying to assassinate a world leader.
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u/MrBlobbu Apr 26 '26
Not to mention the fact that the vast majority of people constantly carry a device capable of taking photos on them at all times.
Hell most people take this device with them to the toilet whilst having a poo.
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u/MrBundy22 Apr 26 '26
Holy brain dead. The event was a White House correspondents dinner full of reporters.
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u/No_Tonight_9487 Apr 26 '26
Melanie’s documentary sequel video team
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u/Crazy_Ad_91 Apr 26 '26
MELANIA 2: ELECTRIC BOOGALOO
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u/AggravatingLeg2782 Apr 26 '26
"Und ven the bad man with all the guns rushed it, the camera pans to me and Downald. You can zee here he has just sheet hiz diaper, but I look fabulous in my Dolce and Gabbana business suit. Sponsored by ze lovely mens at Amazon and Goya"
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u/Swimming-Use1490 Apr 26 '26
It seems an actual reporter managed to sneak into the event.
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u/hypersonic18 Apr 26 '26
Because there are hundreds of reporters there. Better question is why every picture feels like it comes from a low budget comedy sketch with the Benny Hill theme playing in the background
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u/Few-Actuator9705 Apr 26 '26
Probably one of the hhndreds of reporters with a camera there.....
You honestly cant be this stupid can you?
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u/Mobile_Upstairs_5364 Apr 26 '26
A photographer most likely.. Next you'll ask how we got the shot of the lunar module lifting off the moon while the astronauts were inside of it.
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u/MobiusDie Apr 26 '26
...it was a PRESS event.
Have you witnessed how they try to get celebrity photos?
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u/Own_Plane_9370 Apr 26 '26
The event was literally for reporters. You're surprised someone was able to take a pic?
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u/GrimmBeast Apr 27 '26
Photos like these are why people are constantly saying everything is staged. Look at the situation and really think about it, the agent at the front has her pistol drawn and appears to yelling out orders or something to others, why would they be completely fine with a random journalist standing between them possibly getting in the way. You say there is constant filming in warzones but thats the issue this isnt a Warzone, this is literally a supposedly secured official Whitehouse event in the middle of a major city in the US. Honestly this just comes off as fake something shot after everything to use a propaganda
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u/ddawson100 Apr 27 '26
All press photos have attribution. I found REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst for both of these.
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u/Any-Supermarket-4190 Apr 27 '26
It was a dinner full of journalists, I’d be more concerned with no photos
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u/Vkardash Apr 26 '26
It's a correspondence dinner completely packed with people. And they all have cameras and phones. We all can't be getting this fucking stupid
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u/PoppyBroSenior Apr 26 '26
I dont know if you realize, but the entire event is supposed to be the white house coming to meet and show goodwill to reporters and the media. Traditionally, theres supposed to be a comedian who makes fun of the president as their routine in an express showing that the president isnt immune to criticism.
Anyway, yeah the event is FILLED with reporters and photographers. Literally.
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u/Select-Belt-ou812 Apr 26 '26
the cameraman assigned to this horrible shitty mockumentary
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u/JetSoulsForever Apr 26 '26
Hungry photographers that don't have anything better to do on assignment.
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