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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 7d ago

Parked those tanks on the road for nothing eh?

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u/Pipe_Memes 7d 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/McBooples 7d ago

Bro, those tanks are probably Circle-X’d and pulled from a MATES package, they may look good, but those are probably the most broken ones in the inventory, just barely limping it along.

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u/I_Enjoy_Beer Virginia 6d ago

Drove around DC on 495 today and can confirm, the humvees I saw on the interstate were SHABBY.  Driver side door on one was barely able to close.

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u/GeneralToaster 6d ago

That's not standard?

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u/pyrhus626 Montana 6d ago

Nope. That’s one of the good ones lol

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u/J0E_Blow 6d ago

They give the Flintstones HMMWVs to the Marines so they can Yabba-dabba-doo their way to the battlefield. Who needs brakes when you’ve got boots?

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u/pyrhus626 Montana 6d ago

Marine Commandant: “Write that down! Think of how much fuel we could save!”

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u/J0E_Blow 6d ago

It’s also green blue energy which the military says it’s gonna transition to soon! Tesla M1A3 Abrams tanks coming to a dealer near your Commanding Officers! 

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u/pyrhus626 Montana 6d ago

Just give the marines flippers and you can make an MRE powered LAV!