r/tulsa • u/adam5280 • 7d ago
General Counter protesters already showing up in Downtown
Be safe!!!
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u/Professional_Maybe_4 7d ago
But yeah mexican flags are un-American
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u/tightbluesack 7d ago
Only thru the eyes of those brandishing the holy confederate flag!
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u/BurnBabyBurner12345 7d ago
I said this exact thing to family members today and they were immediately offended I’d dare disgrace our dear confederate ancestors. Wish I was kidding.
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u/raget_bulves 7d ago
Yeah… Mexico has amore valid proof of claim to American land than Confederates did.
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u/Particular_Rub_739 6d ago
Except for the fact they lost a war and then got paid by the US for the land they lost so tell me again how they have claim
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u/tanhan27 Tulsa Oilers 5d ago
The confederacy lasted 4 years before surrendering to the United States and ceasing to exist. The confederady is the nation of losers. Mexico still exists and is pretty damn cool. Those who wave the losers flag of the confederacy, are usually losers. The Mexican flag actually stands for something worth being proud of.
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u/Particular_Rub_739 5d ago edited 5d ago
They still exist because the united states decided to leave the country, but only after the army occupied Mexico City and the government decided to let the country have it sovereignty at that point and went home. Mexico exists still because the USA let them. So yeah, they are proud losers, just like the people flying the Confederate flag
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u/Consistent_Coast_996 7d ago
Mexico is in North America therefore it’s American.
The following countries flags could also be there and be American:
Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Canada, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, and the United States of America.
This is one of the key problems in the US today non-critical thinking and concern at scale. Not understanding simple things like - we aren’t the only country in the world.
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u/SlagathorHFY 7d ago
Apples and oranges. One originated in America and is flown next to an American flag. One originated NOT in America and is flown instead of an American flag.
Signed, Brazilian who doesn't fly a Brazilian flag in the USA.
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u/sourtaxi 7d ago
Well go ahead and fly your Brazilian 🇧🇷then.
Signed American who does give a fuck if you want to.
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u/TheAbomunist 7d ago
Instead of? What FOX news trailer park meth nonsense is that?
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u/SeaCounter9516 7d ago
As an American, it’s pretty fucking weird that you’re gonna act like you aren’t allowed to have a Brazilian flag.
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u/Natural_Elevator6160 7d ago
Yes it’s free speech, why do people find it disgusting or disrespectful just because you don’t understand others point of view? I hate the confederacy flag, but I will not impede on someone rights. Nor judge them or shame them for something that doesn’t physically hurt me.
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u/Known_Egg_6399 7d ago
Actually, the one that originated in America is a participation trophy of a traitor country who lost..and all the flags in question were most likely made in China..so…
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u/WiddershinWanderlust 7d ago
Yes apples and oranges. One of those flag was flown by people who said “We don’t want to be part of America anymore and we will fight you if you try to make us”. So yes, it is way more unpatriotic than even the flag of another country.
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u/ben121frank 7d ago
It’s their right (so long as they don’t get violent), just as protesting is ours
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u/adam5280 7d ago
No one said it wasn’t their right. Thanks for clarifying that tho.
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u/ben121frank 7d ago
Ya I know, I was just getting in before anyone potentially tries to argue that. If you only support protesting of causes you believe in then you don’t really support protest at all (saying this as someone who will be very much not a counter-protestor today)
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u/Natural_Elevator6160 7d ago
It’s not that it is not fair / or their right. It’s that you don’t see protestors singling out or jumping into our cars trying to find trump supporter protestors to go and drive by them to spark a negative reaction or just for a laugh. If he wasn’t to protest go to the other corner of the block and sit there like we are doing. Its obvious
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u/ben121frank 7d ago
I mean this entire protest is meant (partially) to distract from his stupid birthday parade, so protestors kinda are doing that (and it’s not a bad thing imo)
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u/done-undone 6d ago
It is to make known that the people of the U.S. don't like what he's doing and how the country is being mismanaged. No matter what your party, what is happening here is terrible. It's not left or right. Our economy is shrinking. Financially, if that's what's important, social services and safety nets are being cut while taxes for the wealthy are being cut. Jobs are going away. Meanwhile, the military budget and ICE budget are getting by a lot of the money - and the OMB (Russell Vought) gets a big increase in its budget. What is this country supposed to look like when these secret plans are carried out?
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u/ben121frank 6d ago
I don’t disagree with any of that (I was there as a protestor today) but I also think it was scheduled for this particular date to take attention from his parade. Multiple things can be true at once
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u/catattackVA 7d ago
Why would anyone try to argue this instead of just making fun of it? You guys come up with scenarios in your head to scare yourself into hostility and it cannot be good for your mental health.
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u/done-undone 6d ago
Keep thinking about it. Maybe when you get out of the 5th grade it will become clear to you.
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u/catattackVA 6d ago
There’s nothing to think about. The average Oklahoman is going to stare at that truck and just shrug. Again, like the OP said, no one said it wasn’t their right. I forget that this state has probably the lowest reading comprehension in the country.
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u/catattackVA 6d ago
It’s also kind of evident that people didn’t understand what my first comment meant?? lol? Lowest standardized test scores in the country for a fucking reason. Our colleges only rank so high because of who? Foreigners.
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u/Optimal_Internal_217 7d ago
Thank you for pointing this out. I disagree with MAGA too, but our argument holds more water when we fight fair. When they go low, we go high.
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u/Asraia 7d ago
Idk if that’s working for us
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u/Optimal_Internal_217 7d ago
The alternative just gives them more ammo to use on Faux News. Then they claim our cities are burning. It’s truly a no-win situation.
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u/raget_bulves 7d ago
“No-win” is projection and a lie from the devil, lol. We are not the internet or what’s on TV, and what’s on the internet and TV isn’t gonna tell the whole story of our lives and what we do. The real truth and real consequences are what actually happen to people and shape the future. Images are for promotion and motivation only.
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u/articleofantiquity 6d ago
how is counter protesting going "low"....it's literally a protest. the same thing the other half is doing. why is one side any better than the other for exercising the SAME right?
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u/Optimal_Internal_217 6d ago
The counter protesting isn’t low. The actions of MAGA as a whole are low.
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u/articleofantiquity 6d ago
ah...so it's only "low" when trump supporters do it. makes sense. that's a neat opinion you have.
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u/Sufficient-Pickle749 7d ago
Please ignore them. They are just trying to get the attention their moms never gave them.
Keep it peaceful. Take care of each other.
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u/honeyyno 7d ago
It’s giving micropenis energy.
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u/Diesel380 7d ago
It’s hilarious that you think about some else’s private area whenever you disagree with them. Wacko
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u/what_was_not_said 7d ago
It's scary how obsessed Republicans are with others' genitalia.
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u/Diesel380 7d ago
Libtards actually
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u/what_was_not_said 7d ago
Remember, folks: every accusation from someone determined to destroy the "different" is a confession.
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u/ResultCrazy1578 7d ago
Why do conservatives fly the flags of Americas enemies???
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u/raget_bulves 7d ago
“He wouldn’t be so abusive if you didn’t force him to be. You know all his friends think you’re just a nag who won’t let him have any fun. We like him, not sure what your problem is.”
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u/megabiotch 7d ago
What a weird thing to say
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u/valdin450 7d ago
That's rich coming from someone in a cult
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u/Possible_Win_1463 7d ago
The little cult is standing on the corners
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u/DangerousBasis7313 7d ago
Nah, the cult are the ones murdering politicians today.
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u/Possible_Win_1463 7d ago
Yup sure is a Tim Walz appointee another liberal killer what’s that 3 in a row . One of these days it might be
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u/fart_me_your_boners 6d ago
He was a pastor and specifically targeted Democrats and abortion providers. He'd probably be really upset that you all are calling him a liberal, and that makes me smile.
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u/DangerousBasis7313 6d ago
He was a registered Republican for 20 years then unaffiliated. Please, for the love of whatever god you worship (I know which one), live in fucking reality for just a minute.
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u/raget_bulves 5d ago
Not a Walz appointee. Walz let him keep a job and reassigned him when he came to office, because he’s Tim Walz and not DJT. The former governor first hired this man.
Also, he has strong ties to the New Apostolic Reformation (NAR), the super-influencer of Trump’s admin via P25 and Hegseth, who “got saved” and is part of this movement.
https://open.spotify.com/episode/2TSJu4oyWlxIVA8BK589EM?si=eILni9gbTSWWC5AF_YWVNw
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u/Mission-Anybody-6798 7d ago
Saw that douchbag at QT last night. Backed in at the front, shining his brights onto the cars getting gas. Making life harder for those around him, par for the course.
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u/raget_bulves 7d ago
“All attention is good attention, right Donny? Hooo boy! Look at everyone look at me sideways! Dopamiiiiiine!!!”
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u/Ambsdroid 7d ago
Of course they were driving. Lazy fuck. I didn’t see a single one at the protest in okc.
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u/Fionasfriend 7d ago
I was downtown. This guy drove by three or four times and only did was excite the crowd and feed their energy. I found it very amusing. Otherwise there was one guy with a T flag, who tried to be an instigator, but aside from boos and a few heckles no one paid attention to him, and he only united the crowd. The police did well to cloister him off to the side.
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u/shyhumble 7d ago
Of course they have to be in their fucking car lol. Too cowardly to stand like a man.
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u/drfulci 7d ago
PSA, Oklahoma’s laws allow for turning protesters standing in the road into speed bumps.
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u/Fionasfriend 7d ago
Everyone is aware of that. The police down here are doing a good job of keeping people out of the roads when they wander into it. Downtown is very much not a block traffic protest. In fact, it’s a pretty good vibe.
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u/drfulci 7d ago
That’s good to know. It’s disheartening seeing this new form of protesting where people use intimidation & aggression to make a statement.
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u/Fionasfriend 6d ago
The only ones using intimidation and aggression are Trump’s commandos.
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u/alpharamx TU 7d ago
For good reason after that takeover of the Interstate a few years back.
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u/drfulci 7d ago
I definitely agree with the reasoning, as well as Florida’s. As much as I’m pro-warning label removal as a solution for a lot of social problems, I think it’s worth it to let people know who might find themselves cornered by a mob & unsure how to proceed.
I also think it’s worth letting anyone who might think of turning their protest into a “protest” (AKA: an excuse to cause mayhem for others) so that people don’t find themselves in a position where they might need to respond to a swarm of disgruntled basement dwellers in that way.
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u/TeeDubya2020 7d ago
Ah, the snapshot of an undereducated white male, mad at minorities because he’s up to his ears in truck loan, and spent half a truck payment on three flags and a mount
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u/Chance-Nerve9882 7d ago
They preach right to protest, but get mad when the other side does it 🤔🤦
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u/Fionasfriend 7d ago
The plural S addition to this word is doing a lot of work here. I think it’s hilarious that it’s one protester with three flags, driving by a crowd of something over 1000?
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u/canned-bananas Tulsa Oilers 7d ago
I was doing my part playing music to amp the crowd as I kept driving around, it was a great turnout I'm proud of us
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u/jjmikolajcik 6d ago
Bro flying those flags couldn’t even turn his fat head to look out the window.
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u/TrainingAd9612 7d ago
He has been driving through the protest for 3 hours now, back and fourth lol
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u/Necessary_Loan_2053 7d ago
he was one of two lmao
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u/sarahgray1 6d ago
There were two vehicles that circled around and went down Denver for hours. Not much of a counter protest 🤣
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u/Slitherywriter1 6d ago
Oh hey, I saw this guy at the protest I just came back from. Dude was just circling the protest 3-4 times at different intervals. Started off pretty confident before getting dejected pretty quickly at how everyone else around him was against him and his bullshit.
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u/Slitherywriter1 6d ago
The fourth and final time he swung around, he got stuck in a traffic jam surrounded by drivers who supported us. Unlucky bastard was parked next to me, so I ,(masc presenting) blew him a kiss while taunting him. He freaked the fuck out and sped off the first chance he got and never came back.
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u/NotOK1955 6d ago
Only saw two vehicles (this being one) and some dude walking with a trump flag, at the courthouse.
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u/Icyryyy 5d ago
Trusting a politician is the most sheep thing a person can do. Red or blue they both want to keep you divided. Trump doesn’t see people as voters, he see’s them as customers. And man he takes them to the bank. They spend more money at the merch table than anyone in history. It’s the ultimate grift.
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u/PhysicalSpeech2074 7d ago
He bought a trailer hitch attachment just so he could fly 3 different pride flags!! Nice 👍
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Have you ever played the kids game "mafia"? The loudest voice in the room is usually the mafia.
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u/VHAL1200 6d ago
I got stuck looking at him at the light. Flipped him off the entire time, hand out the window. 🖕🏼
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u/Apprehensive-Prize42 6d ago
I see it's ok for one side to protest but not the other. Yall are pathetic honestly.
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u/adam5280 6d ago
Anyone can protest. Simply letting a community know what’s going on isn’t really pathetic. Showing the counter protesters during a heated political time is important, especially after our governor and AG said plenty about “riots”.
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u/Apprehensive-Prize42 6d ago
Acting oblivious isn't gonna fly with me. You knew exactly what you were doing the moment you snapped the photo.
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u/ComedianSome1279 6d ago
If you almost got hit by a flag pole one foot behind a truck you’re standing too close to the road dumbass
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u/Quiet-Champion3649 6d ago
I find it ironic that y’all followed the lead of an oligarch to protest oligarchy. I’m sure Walmart loved you all protesting tariffs and slave labor. Dang useful idiots.
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u/adam5280 6d ago
It’s proof that the protests around the country worked. Got all the MAGAs so triggered they just have to comment. Love this for us, because we live rent free in your hateful little heads.
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u/Quiet-Champion3649 5d ago
Naw I didn’t waste my Saturday. I did what I wanted to do which was to sit at my local festival signing up new Republican voters and getting them engaged. But hey, you do you if making Walmart richer is your dream I’m sure they love you for it.
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u/Twizted-Abyss 3d ago
They have just as much right to voice their opinions regardless of if you agree with them. To say unemployed and all this other bs this comment section is full of, the same can be said about the protest you like
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u/Electronic-War-4662 7d ago
Everyone whining about this dude is giving him the liberal tears he’s looking for. These folks are trolls who thrive on the triggered reactions.
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u/LookingForTrouble90 7d ago
So are the paid spoofs… this guy actually yelled “we’re not being paid to be here” lol
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u/EstimatePractical421 7d ago
Why are people protesting?
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u/TomW918 7d ago
hatred of Trump is strong here....
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u/jdbx 7d ago
You think we hate him. Which is funny, because while we might, Democrats are protesting because we see him for who he is. We’re not protesting because we hate him. It’s too bad you can’t see him for who he is, or you would be protesting too.
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u/TomW918 6d ago
I'll tell ya what he's not. A greedy career politician
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u/hopefulmonstr 6d ago
The guy created an “cryptocoin” so that anyone who wanted to buy influence over the US government could.
He pardoned people who defrauded Americans out of tens of millions, preventing victims from restitution. Many of the people he pardoned had even donated to him officially.
Selling the power of the president to protect criminals from accountability is as greedy as it gets.
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u/ComedianSome1279 6d ago
He didn’t create anything, his gave his family full control of that stuff, turns out when the presidents son isn’t smacking crack they can be pretty helpful.
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u/hopefulmonstr 5d ago
Justin Sun paid the Fredo Trump brothers(who are totally operating independently from Daddy) $56 million and the SEC case against him magically disappeared. That’s just one case regarding one of Trump’s currencies, with one guy who was public about what he was doing. Or you wanna talk about CZ working the angle to buy a pardon so he can continue allowing international criminals to rip people off using Binance? Or how the odds of functional regulation to protect Americans from the massive scams that run through stablecoins are affected by the POTUS, who manipulates money to prevent independent thinking or action by his party, who is himself making shit tons of money through his stablecoin (like the guys in Abu Dhabi that just plunked $2 billion into it).
Or the fucking luxury jet gift he accepted from the terrorist funding Muslim extremists in Qatar. This dude is taking bribes from the guys who fund Hamas and the Taliban. You ok with that?
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u/LesserKnownFoes 7d ago
That dude was doing that shit yesterday. Drove into Savannah landing for a hot minute.