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BadgerMom

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24. In late January the Colombian president

Reply to tecelote (Reply #9)

Tue Apr 1, 2025, 11:01 AM

Apr 2025

confronted Trump on social media about sending military transports, handcuffing those aboard while in transit and threatening a trade war. (Mexico, if memory serves, didn’t allow the military planes to land.) The Biden administration had used charter planes, as had others previously. The outrageous cost of using military planes and personnel was reported. After that, this administration switched to charter. I’m sure someone is profiting, but the administration’s impulse was military for show and lack of amenities.

https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/colombias-petro-will-not-allow-us-planes-return-migrants-2025-01-26/

https://www.newsweek.com/trumps-reliance-military-planes-deportations-costing-taxpayers-2023882

https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/us-military-deportation-flight-likely-cost-more-than-first-class-2025-01-30/

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Steven Miller Chasstev365 Apr 2025 #1

Steven Miller reminds me of Adolf Eichmann. sop Apr 2025 #2

And Joseph Goebells Chasstev365 Apr 2025 #5

The diff is that those of us of a certain age actually remember Eichmann, as he was captured in 1960 by Mossad... Hekate Apr 2025 #14

The difference between Steven Miller and Adolph Eichmann is that Steven Miller will never be hung. Midnight Writer Apr 2025 #28

hanged kiri Apr 2025 #35

...and to think my mother's grammar drills on irregular verbs missed that one... Hekate Apr 2025 #37

This message was self-deleted by its author Hekate Apr 2025 #15

First time I saw that fucker--He's a GD NAZI. Just look at him Bengus81 Apr 2025 #19

He just looks like a nazi BonnieJW Apr 2025 #23

it's the dead eyes Skittles Apr 2025 #44

Did you catch the Salon article where the last paragraph states Stephen Miller is the man Trump's team turns to CrispyQ Apr 2025 #31

For her a disaster, for the initiators of this, just collateral damage of no consequence. Maybe change airlines. dutch777 Apr 2025 #3

Unimaginably heartbreaking. Glad Lala has spoken out. wordstroken Apr 2025 #4

Waiting as the stories emerge of people being wrongly scooped up and taken by allegorical oracle Apr 2025 #6

It already happened... OneGrassRoot Apr 2025 #7

Know it's happened, but this admin keeps denying it -- and there are few innocents allegorical oracle Apr 2025 #38

Trump, Musk & Miller are loving this dalton99a Apr 2025 #8

Charter Planes tecelote Apr 2025 #9

My sense is that the military flights were for show SpankMe Apr 2025 #17

The charter flights are cheaper. Turbineguy Apr 2025 #29

In late January the Colombian president BadgerMom Apr 2025 #24

Icy Pam enid602 Apr 2025 #10

She's so cold she could be used to air condition the plane. nt allegorical oracle Apr 2025 #41

Each flight chips away at America's soul democrank Apr 2025 #11

How much lower? lastlib Apr 2025 #30

A really fucked up story RainCaster Apr 2025 #12

Flight attendants could be from anywhere IronLionZion Apr 2025 #13

My god...we're monsters. nolabear Apr 2025 #16

Who knew that this could happen?! sakabatou Apr 2025 #18

Well, everyone could have known. Trust_Reality Apr 2025 #21

$26 per hour and quit other jobs so their stuck with that shit for five years. Bengus81 Apr 2025 #20

They lied to them when hired. From another post. underpants Apr 2025 #27

There's a new verb in town: Nuremberg. As in, ms liberty Apr 2025 #22

Flight attendant re: charter company: "They were more worried about losing the contract than about anything else." chia Apr 2025 #25

Stopped this military flights did they samplegirl Apr 2025 #26

horrible mimitabby Apr 2025 #32

I don't understand why any country PoindexterOglethorpe Apr 2025 #33

Some are getting paid. Like the prison in El Salvador. LisaL Apr 2025 #34

Ahhh, yes. PoindexterOglethorpe Apr 2025 #36

I have noticed Hekate Apr 2025 #40

My country has become my worst nightmare Hekate Apr 2025 #39

The disaster is already upon the immigrants, refugees, their families, and even the people who transport them. Ping Tung Apr 2025 #42

fascism Skittles Apr 2025 #43

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