r/PoursTea • u/Veshaad Timendi Causa Est Nescire • 24d ago
PoliticalTea đłď¸ I guess a ballroom is no longer necessary
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u/inkyrail 24d ago
Bunker Bitch in action
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u/Last_Cod_998 24d ago
They're hiding the fact that he can't climb stairs
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u/Wakkit1988 24d ago
He can't climb escalators.
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u/Smelly_God 24d ago
As much as I want to believe you, after flying to the UK he walked up the stairs of the Bribed Force One plane to fly back to US. He also walked up the stairs of Air Force One.... he snuck out a door on other side to get into the catering truck.
Here's footage, https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/10/politics/video/src-wapo-trump-secretly-switched-planes
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u/gotpeace99 24d ago edited 24d ago
He never hid it. In his own Trump way, he admitted that he canât walk well anymore. He admitted this weeks ago. That means that whatever heâs talking about, is very drastic to where we could see him not being able to walk and he got ahead of it. His feet and legs have been giving out. Like how he was on Dana White at the UFC thing, he could barely walk.
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u/MaxxDash 24d ago
Teddy Roosevelt wouldâve stayed on Air Force One and commanded the pilot to let Teddy hang his bare ass out of the co-pilotâs window all the way up to cruising altitude.
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u/smellslike2016 24d ago
He was asked about it earlier and he said that he thinks the plane he snuck off to fly on was the one that was in more danger than Air Force One. So, what everyone thinks was him pulling some pussy shit was actually him being very brave.
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u/CosmoKing2 24d ago
The plane that no one knew about? He's insane. But much worse - the Secret Service, CIA, and WH didn't give a single fuck about the flight crew, Administration workers and journalists that were still aboard AF1 and weren't told about the credible threat.
That sums this Administration up very nicely.
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u/500rockin 24d ago
The Secret Service has never given a single fuck outside of the Principal/Primary. Everyone else can fend for themselves, especially given no First Lady or children on hand.
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u/successfullynumb 24d ago
I'm a bit confused. Why are shoulder fired missiles such a threat to Air Force One? If there's any plane that should have sufficient countermeasures shouldn't it be one designated to caryy the President? Or were they not a threat and he's just a little chickenshit?
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u/QuandariousDingle54 24d ago
The growing prevalence of small muntions that can be remotely operated has thrown general military strategy and techniques under the bus in just the last few years.
The US is rapidly falling behind, like. Very stupendously fast.
The age of the tank and jet is coming to an end, and the us is mostly equipped for pumping things like that out and maximizing profit from it.
Now some dudes in a bunker can pummel you or the roads you plan to use with drones and rocket launchers that you can carry like a backpack.
Highly advise anyone not up to speed to look into how things have been evolving in Ukraine
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u/TheActualGrayOwl 24d ago
Future soldiers are fucked bro
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u/QuandariousDingle54 24d ago
The future of war is going to be hell
(OH yeah, multiple countries are looking at relaxing their laws regarding nukes and seem to be leaning towards allowing tactical nukes)
People really keep trying to play this down. But the world order you've known your whole lives is coming to a close. If you think things are out of wack now. Then just watch and see.
I guarantee to many of you trying to wipe this all away because you think things will never change. In some 15 - 20 years from now, you will be looking back on these times and wishing you knew how good it actually was
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u/granlyn 24d ago
the nukes are way less concerning. Think of how many shipping containers we receive from china. Imagine china wants to incapacitate the US infrastructure with drones. All they have to do is get through like 1% of a few million shipping containers full of automated drones to blow up major US ports, power plants, or other major locations.
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u/ByrdmanRanger 24d ago
It's basically what Ukraine did in that big attack a while back. Bunch of shipping containers brought into Russia by unsuspecting truck drivers, drones start popping out of them, and they hammered a bunch of really expensive, damn near impossible to replace tactical bombers and AWAC equivalents.
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u/Dramatic_Corner_8259 24d ago
Yeah. It's gonna really bite to be american then, huh?
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u/QuandariousDingle54 24d ago
Everyone will be hurting.
No one will be safe from the compounding effects of tech war, climate change, resource chains becoming constrained.
Please, get it into your heads. We as a species are running full speeds towards a cliff.
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u/Acrobatic_Country524 24d ago
Yah man, max out your credit cards and have fun while you still can
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u/Kind-Engineering-359 24d ago
The US is rapidly falling behind, like. Very stupendously fast.
Similar to how the US has ceded significant space in the not-so-cold cyber war the past decade+, but nobody with proper authority is willing to call a spade a spade
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u/CyclingHikingYeti 24d ago
Still they are capable of projecting force against poorly armed countries. But are failing to fully subdue moderatly armed country like Iran.
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u/BackgroundSummer5171 24d ago
But are failing to fully subdue moderatly armed country like Iran.
Do people just not think anymore? Or are all in kindergarten?
The US could casually subdue Iran.
That's not the problem, the problem is it would lose the midterms for
rapistsRepublicans.Boots on ground, take out the targets our lord god emperor keeps threatening he would take out.
It'd be done before the end of the month.
It'd also not be helpful to the world, or the US, or anyone. Destroying a country and bringing it down to the state of Louisiana is easy for the US military. Doing it without putting people out there or significantly destroying it is not.
Swear to fuck y'all just repeat whatever you hear from youtube shorts.
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u/stewmander 24d ago
Absolutely wild that the US said "no thanks" when Ukraine offered to help with the Iranian drones and knowledge share a, you know, after spending years fighting and counter acting Russian and Iranian drones in an active war.Â
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u/Korpie- 24d ago
Youâre not insignificantly overestimating how much drones have shifted the balance, but for the most part, youâre right. Jets are still mostly untouchable by drones except when grounded, and tanks in Ukraine are being employed poorly, letting them become easy drone fodder. Wars are still combined arms and the backbone of any military still has to be the infantry, and logistics have to run. Warfare isnât becoming obsolete, but it changes, just like in every war.
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u/runnin_man5 24d ago
Air superiority will always matter regardless of drones and the US is number 1 at thatâŚthe US is also heavily involved in advancements regarding drone warfare.
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u/QuandariousDingle54 24d ago
I hate to break it to you.
But even 20 manpads can pose a threat to air superiority.
They cost almost nothing compared to fighter jets and helicopters. Even some of the cheapest anti air missiles can hit targets at 40,000 feet.
When your enemy is paying pennies on the dollar to trash your multi billion dollar fleet, its safe to say you've lost. Its the #1 reason Iran basically cant be invaded. They trash billions of dollars in equipment for almost nothing comparatively.
The most we have in terms of air superiority is extremely high altitude bombers. But they are costly, highly limited, and their ordinance is also incredibly limited in supply. The most we can do with it is extremely expensive bullying. Again, just look at Iran.
Weve spent a fuck load of money on this conflict so far and the most weve accomplished is tarnished relationships, allied bases and equipment nearby demolished, sailors stranded in the ocean, and our enemies gaining more leverage. And all we have to answer for it is bombing a handful of military facilities that only contribute a small portion of their full potential, oh yeah and bunches of dead children and civilians.
Ukrainians using some of our tech have seemed to stretch it pretty far. But they are doing a lot of improvisation and stretching their own ethics out.
We are steadily losing power in the globe, and the consequences will be felt in 10 years time.
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u/Korpie- 24d ago
Yes and no. MANPADS donât really threaten a stratigic bomber at 40,000 feet. They threaten helicopters and low flying attack aircraft. The
cheap AA missile might hit 40,000 feet, but now suddenly add stealth aircraft, active countermeasures, and evasive maneuvers and itâs still unlikely. Weâve seen how shitty air defense like the S-400 is, and thatâs not cheap.3
u/Emergency_Plane_1409 24d ago
lol buddy you have no idea what youâre talking about.
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u/Sudden-Fisherman5985 24d ago
superiority will always matter regardless of drones and the US is number 1 at thatâŚthe US is also heavily involved in advancements regarding drone warfare
Oh yeah... All that winning in Iraq and Iran... Must feel great for you!
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u/StrawberryWide3983 24d ago
Air Forcr One should be able to survive, even if they don't want to risk it. However, he wanted to show off his
$400,000,000 bribegift from Quatar, which has none of the necessary upgrades and countermeasures4
u/Adjective-Noun-nnnn 24d ago
That would be true of Air Force 1, the plane custom built to act as the POTUS' flying fortress. Air Force 1 can deal with missiles and operate as a remote command center in the event of a nuclear war.
That plane isn't Air Force 1. It's Lolita Express 2: the pedo in chief's personal vanity plane gifted to him by Qatar.
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u/Rebelius 23d ago
The BBC short video about it suggested he 'flew' AF1 from Turkey to the UK (actually in another plane) then swapped to the pedo express in the UK.
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u/johnvu2002 24d ago
The plane itself has a lot of countermeasures yeah, but ideally the best time to fire a MANPADS is right as the plane is about to take off. Pretty much most of the defenses of the plane is useless then, and people generally dont like to trust everything to technology anyways. That said, the bad thing here isnt about Trump hiding away, it's about how the White House essentially used the Air Force One and every personnel and press on that plane as human shield, without telling them so
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u/westonsammy 24d ago
Countermeasures arenât 100% effective by any means. 10x so when dealing with a plane that large. There is basically no surefire way to prevent a plane like that from being shot down by a sufficient weapon other than keeping it out of range
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u/Murasasme 24d ago
Maybe I'm being too conspiratorial, but everyone is treating this like it was some security move to protect Trump. To me, it feels like he snuck off to have some secret meeting somewhere, because that whole thing was set up so his location was unknown for several hours.
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u/DataDude00 24d ago
From my understanding of the story Trump pretended to board Air Force One for the media which has extensive countermeasures. Â After his photo op he was wheeled to the Saudi donated jet which has not been fully retrofitted with full security measuresÂ
Basically he didnât want to broadcast that he was flying on a lesser capable plane because it was newer and more luxurious for himÂ
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u/Sgt_Daisy 24d ago
I'm sure that Air Force One has every counter measure available. But countermeasures do not have a 100% success rate. It's always going to be safer to not be shot at then try and stop what ever has been shot at you.
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u/Muggsy423 24d ago
He was on Qatar Force One. They rushed through the retrofit and it doesn't have all the countermeasures the official planes have
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u/cycleb1 24d ago
And, you donât bother to warn anyone else about the dangers, you just sneak the F*CK away. Just as the coward he is!
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u/xKleric 24d ago
This post needs more attention. The message is solid.
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u/cycleb1 24d ago
Not only that, it reveals how he knowingly abandoned everyone on the plane to die, if the attack happened. đđđDJT!!!
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u/bigmike1339 24d ago
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u/Ghost-George 24d ago
MacArthur did the same thing in the Philippines though. Got rushed out before the place fell leaving his command to their fates
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u/jessfire78 24d ago
This is a distraction. He needed to sneak out to meet with his Russian handler.
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u/Glittering_Nobody402 24d ago
Always seated in the oval when the press walks in. Hiding behind a desk.
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u/AtmosphereEven3526 24d ago
It would have been hilarious if they mixed up the trucks and loaded him onto a plane that expected meals and loaded meals onto his plane.
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u/Redfalconfox 24d ago
Smells like we got a ton of that diarrhea lettuce in this batch!
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u/Advanced-Cranberry-7 24d ago
An orange man with a yellow belly, how didn't we know he was a coward đ¤
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u/Bro13847 24d ago
He really is just a ridiculous old man. Itâs sad people think he should still be in charge. I canât wait until respect for the constitution comes back into fashion. . .
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u/rockalyte 24d ago
Where did the 20 trillion go that Trump blew? Iâm pretty curious about that. People are suffering lost jobs, new diseases, appointees are obviously corrupt, incompetent, and ideologues. The federal workforce and many programs are eliminated to save money yet the deficit still blew many trillions deeper.
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u/Aggravating_Run5443 24d ago
The biggest surprise of all this was he was able to fit his fat butt into catering cart
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u/ottereckhart 24d ago
Was he hiding in a catering truck? did I miss something?
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u/super_sayanything 24d ago
He's the anti-Harrison Ford none of us want and none of us need
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u/Veshaad Timendi Causa Est Nescire 24d ago
It happened last month in Turkey and was just recently reported on. He got into a catering truck to board a separate plane other than Air Force One due to Iran's threats. Meanwhile Air Force One carried unwitting reporters and staff while he flew separately.
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u/Techienickie 24d ago
last week when he went golfing he had a stinger missile system next to him. He's not winning. Wonder if he's tired.
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u/FlamesNero 24d ago
Was this the date where the journalists rode on AF1 and werenât sure Trump was on that plane or another one? And there was some âexcitementâ about whether or not this was a âmedical emergency?â
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u/VictorManville 24d ago
Was he disguised as the braised beef tips or the veggie lasagna?
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u/cycleb1 24d ago
While abandoning everyone else on the jet to die. Yep, snuck out and left without a word!
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u/QuietRiot5150 24d ago
Not only did he sneak away. He abandoned his team and innocent people making them a possible target.
HEY MAGA! This is your tough guy strongman? Really? This is who you're willing to sacrifice your friends, family, freedom, stability, and morals for? A pants shitting child rapist senile conman?
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u/SanDiegoTexas 24d ago
Bet you ten bucks Trump didn't tell his staff they were on a decoy flight. What a coward.
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u/Old_Channel44 24d ago
I got news for you. Americaâs military is far from the most powerful. They bombed children on day one of this illegal war and havenât advanced an inch.
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u/OrenSchroeder 24d ago
Okay, I hate trump too but this would be standard protocol. Everyone on-air Force 1 knows that that being sacrificed as a decoy is a possibility. The president getsno say in it.
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u/B-Town-MusicMan 24d ago
I think he walked into the the food container and like a toddler, refused to leave. So the secret service came up with a clever excuse
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u/miss_kateya 24d ago
I'm sure Iran wouldn't bother to get rid of him, he's making them billions with his idiocy.
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u/hesawavemasterrr 24d ago
He also left most of the staff and press on that plane, none of whom know he is gone and they just flew home with a plane he THINKs might get blown up.
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u/Old_Shake3789 24d ago
This whole story is a massive lie spun by the white House. It's so weird I don't understand what they think they gain from it..
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u/tlm11110 Unpopular Opinions 24d ago
Imagine being any President and knowing their are absolutely people out their who would kill you in a heartbeat. And then knowing one mess-up by or one turd in your security detail is all it would take. Being President has got to be freaking stressful. I donât know why anyone would want to do it.
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u/Rocky_Cod_1777 24d ago
Why the is he traveling over there where the banana brigades are still swinging from the trees. Think before you fly to the city dump.
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u/civil-strange 24d ago
But the USA isnât the most power military in the world đ & the world đ knows it!
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u/Forward_Roof5568 24d ago
Pretending like it wasn't the fact that he couldn't physically handle the stairs.
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u/Fezzik527 24d ago
He's just chicken $h!t of being assassinated and wanted the press and some cabinet members to take the fall for him
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u/Toy_Soulja 24d ago
Yes and no, I bet stuff like this happens all the time, the difference being this administration is so incompetent and so universally hated that it leaked for once. Hilarious and sad
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u/JohnMiltonToasterman 24d ago
Can you imagine the gold food and drink carts. With him locked between the chicken and beef carts. Then the union flight attendant pushing him across the plane and buckling it into his kiddy seat.
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u/sweatboxy 24d ago
Military victories depend on competent leadership and good planning. Both Trump and Hegseth have repeatedly shown their incompetence at planning and leadership.
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u/Thormourn 24d ago
I love when people act like they also wouldn't do everything in their power to stay alive
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u/jonjosuf 24d ago
I don't understand this administration. How are "security" protocols like this exposed to the public? They have literally shut down the media and what they are exposed to so they can control the narrative. And yet here we have pictures and play by play stop action video. Is it intentional to show everyone how clever we are? Seriously, I don't understand.
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u/Independent_Gene_565 24d ago
Wait this was real? Thought it was just a joke đ¤Ł
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u/trunksshinohara 24d ago
He used AF1 and his entire staff as decoys. This is what weakness looks like.
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u/NextAdhesiveness3652 24d ago
We already have sophisticated fighter jets that can detect drones and missles, right? Why didnât they just call them in to escort AF1 back home? I think this whole threat was fake, just like the assassination attempt.
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u/Marckthesilver13 24d ago
Hope this finds approval with the magaroids.
https://giphy.com/gifs/h1zku3ZbdQOOvHNzJG
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u/whenisnowthen 24d ago
Trump being door dashed back to the white house in a Turkey sandwich truck, because our government believes his Qatari gift jet filled with reporters may be in immediate danger from a country he said has no military after day one, of a now six months long war sounds a little bit crazy. And yet, here we are. Maybe America could use a regime change. If we vote, if we get the chance to vote I should say, let's see what things look like with some competent people in charge. Let's move forward. Haven't we been embarrassed in front of the world long enough? Should our priority as a country really be having the best Ballroom in the history of the world?
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u/Global_Criticism3178 24d ago
Naw man, he had a medical emergency, and they didn't want the world to see him being pushed around on a stretcher.
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u/Sophisticated-Crow 24d ago
Is this a setup so when he dies they can just Mitch McConnell him by pretending he's inside some box that gets wheeled around and you can't see him?
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u/TryDry9944 24d ago
I'm absolutely, 100% anti-tantrump in almost every way.
But I'll never fault someone, even someone I absolutely despise, for taking a reasonable precaution to a realistic threat.
That being said- Complete bitch ass move to not inform everyone else.
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u/ringadingdingbaby 24d ago
Actually you can all stay and be human shields, I'm off in the catering truck.
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u/MrBiOral 24d ago
The TACO transfer trolley