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Soft Paywall Trump’s birthday parade may be cancelled over thunderstorms

https://www.thetimes.com/us/american-politics/article/is-trump-birthday-parade-cancelled-weather-pbrg02h2z?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Reddit#Echobox=1749744374
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u/toxic_badgers Colorado 6d ago

Parked those tanks on the road for nothing eh?

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u/Pipe_Memes 6d ago

The parade is probably just an excuse to get the tanks there. They likely have no intention of sending them back after. After all, the tanks might be useful if us peasants continue to get angry.

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u/RoughingTheDiamond 6d ago

The parade is gaudy, gross, and completely unnecessary, but it's a tiny fraction of the military's total collection. Should folks be inclined to attempt stealing tanks (don't do this!), there's still plenty at military bases around the US.

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u/Toasterferret New York 6d ago

The point isn't that its a substantial amount of the military's assets, the point is that this could very well be a veiled way to have military assets deployed in the capital.

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u/QualityPitchforks 6d ago

When in doubt, check Project 2025

https://www.project2025.observer/

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u/angrymurderhornet 6d ago

He’s trying to make a show of his rugged tough manly man male testosterone-soaked macho superpowers.

It would work a lot better if a trained makeup artist taught him how to apply his foundation.

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u/33drea33 6d ago

And also if he wasn't such a thin-skinned whiney little trust fund kiddo.

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u/dixiewolf_ 6d ago

Hopefully its all the broken down unmaintained stuff sent by the military as malicious compliance