I'm going to preface this by saying that I am very open to the possibility that the US government is assassinating people that cause it trouble. No, I'm not op

I'm going to preface this by saying that I am very open to the possibility that the US government is assassinating people that cause it trouble. No, I'm not open to it per se, rather I am sure it is happening. This Michael Hastings stuff is getting pretty silly though. A careful, transparent, investigation is probably warranted, but some of the stuff seemingly being used to indicate foul play is just silly. Take for example this: "Inexplicably, the palm tree Hastings’ car hit has scorched bark and slightly wounded base --approximately 16"W x 4.5" H x 1"D-- seemingly minimal damage for a 3,538 pound car striking the tree at a reportedly 100 mph. Also pictures taken by San Diego 6 News show the curb has a small scratch, but no major chipping or fractures and the rear tires resting against the curb." They are careful to not actually say it, but the implication here seems to be that perhaps the car did not actually hit the tree, or perhaps did not even burn there. Didn't I just watch video footage of the car smacking the hell out of the tree, and then bursting into flames? Even if we go with "radio controlled car with a fire bomb", it is very clear that a collision and fire did happen with that tree. You find it odd that a tree survived? It's a fucking tree. If car accidents are the sort of thing that you don't mind viewing, you can google "Car split in half by a tree at high speed reddit". Car literally split in half by a tree. The bark was knocked off the tree and part of the car was wrapped around it, but otherwise it was fine (though the tree will eventually die without the bark)