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Jeff Yang @originalsp.in · 1h

Israel surprised the US by bombing Qatar's capital Doha exactly one month ago. Lucky for Qatar, they're rich enough to bribe Trump (free plane) and his nepo-emissary Jared Kushner ($1.4B) to get them to station Qatari military forces somewhere that's *probably* safe from Israeli Army attack:

Idaho

Mountain Home Air Force Base to host Qatari air force facility, F-15 training

Fox News is reporting that the Pentagon has agreed to host a new Qatari air force facility in Idaho, at the Mountain Home Air Force Base.

idahonews.com

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Pam Keith @pamkeithdc.bsky.social · 1h

www.tiktok.com/t/ZTMApw9j3/

Ok, hold the fucking phone.

Since when have we allowed FOREIGN governments to build bases on US soil (Idaho) to house their troops and military equipment?

I am not aware of U.S. EVER doing that?

WHAT IN THE ACTUAL FUCK?????

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TikTok video by Aaron Parnas

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The Rude Pundit @rudepundit.bsky.social · 1h

I bet Qatar's air force allows beards.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2h

Hegseth: "I'm also proud that today we're signing a letter of acceptance to build a Qatari Emeri air force facility at the Mountain Home Airbase in Idaho."

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TrumpsTaxes @trumpstaxes.com · 1h

WHY IN THE ACTUAL F*CK WOULD WE HELP AND ALLOW THE COUNTRY OF QATAR TO BUILD AN AIR FORCE BASE ON AMERICAN SOIL IN IDAHO.

www.foxnews.com/politics/heg...

Pentagon agrees to host Qatari F-15 fighter jets and pilots at Idaho air base

Pentagon agrees to build Qatari Emiri Air Force facility in Idaho as part of the ongoing U.S.-Qatar partnership, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said Friday.

www.foxnews.com

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Roxane Gay @roxanegay.bsky.social · 1h

Huh. A Qatari Air Force facility in Idaho….such a grab bag bullshit day after day.

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Beth @bethpdx.bsky.social · 53m

so much for "America First," he cut nutrition and health care FOR AMERICANS

Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 1h

So Trump gave Argentina a $20 billion bailout and is now building a Qatari military facility in Idaho.

While Americans can’t afford groceries.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2h

Hegseth: "I'm also proud that today we're signing a letter of acceptance to build a Qatari Emeri air force facility at the Mountain Home Airbase in Idaho."

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Popehat Agitates And Irritates @kenwhite.bsky.social · 1h

Will blasphemy be illegal on the part of Idaho given over to the Qatari base?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2h

Hegseth: "I'm also proud that today we're signing a letter of acceptance to build a Qatari Emeri air force facility at the Mountain Home Airbase in Idaho."

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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 1h

Qatar gave Trump the luxury 747 that he wanted and now we are LETTING THEM BUILD A MILITARY BASE ON US SOIL

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2h

Hegseth: "I'm also proud that today we're signing a letter of acceptance to build a Qatari Emeri air force facility at the Mountain Home Airbase in Idaho."

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1h

At least Trump got a free jet and a $5.5 billion golf resort in Qatar, so there’s that.

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Mickey Kuhns @mickeykuhns.bsky.social · 59m

THE COST OF TRUMP’S “GIFT JET” FROM QATAR IS FINALLY REVEALED —
AND IT’S AMERICA’S SECURITY.

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FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 59m

Trump accepted this $400M 'palace in the sky' jumbo jet from Qatar in May btw

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 18h

This is the genius of the Portland protests - they make the claims of lawlessness look not just wrong, but comical

The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 20h

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

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boneyardz.bsky.social @boneyardz.bsky.social · 1h

🔔extra credit DC, CHICAGO, PORTLAND
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📣📢🚨 REPOST Find a peaceful protest near you (lookin for 20-30million pp!) for our next nationwide day of defiance on October 18
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www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i...
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www.fiftyfifty.one/events
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📣 📢🚨 Just SHOW UP!!!

generalstrikeus.com/strikecard

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Doctor Remulak @imdoctorremulak.bsky.social · 1h

if portland police can clear 4 square blocks in a warzone then why are you there?

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 23h

Noem claims Portland hid their war zone from her.

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Carol Fenton @cfpdx.bsky.social · 1h

Frank Miranda, a U.S. citizen, abducted by ICE at work. #Portland

Miranda: “They (ICE) were not looking or acting professional at all.” www.wweek.com/news/2025/10...

Milwaukie Man Says ICE Abducted and Held Him for Hours Despite His Proving Citizenship

The case may be the first incidence of a documented Oregonian and U.S. citizen being swept up by ICE in an immigration raid.

www.wweek.com

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Gwen Snyder is undead @gwensnyder.bsky.social · 1h

Anyway, thank you Portland and thank you Chicago for the creative and brave ways you are meeting this moment and giving us hope.

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Gwen Snyder is undead @gwensnyder.bsky.social · 1h

And let me highlight the DISCIPLINE at play here and across the country, too.

They are trying to goad protestors into lighting a Reichstag fire and those efforts are being met with suggestive hip thrusts from a giant inflatable frog.

This is movement not taking the bait.

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Gwen Snyder is undead @gwensnyder.bsky.social · 1h

As a ton of people have already said, they also deescalate the situation with silliness and highlight the absurdity of the situation rather than the scariness.

It emphasizes their impotence and incompetence and dishonesty rather than complementing the spectacle the regime is trying to create.

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Gwen Snyder is undead @gwensnyder.bsky.social · 1h

They also obstruct the view of the shock troops, making it much harder for them to aim into the crowd or take body cam footage of folks.

AND by drawing the camera they allow for news-ready protest images that don't reveal identity without looking scary like those ICE gaiter masks.

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Gwen Snyder is undead @gwensnyder.bsky.social · 1h

The costumes are so oversized that they literally block the shock troops from the camera.

To the extent that you see them, they stop looking agentive and start looking captive, passive, and lost.

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Gwen Snyder is undead @gwensnyder.bsky.social · 1h

As a protest optics nerd love about the inflatables is how much they visually disrupt and pull focus from the fascist shock imagery Noem & Miller are trying to create.

So many of these photos now look like the world's silliest dance party, backgrounded by a bunch of guys in uniform looking awkward

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Popehat Agitates And Irritates @kenwhite.bsky.social · 1h

But that’s no excuse for not showing up.

Show up to a protest on the 18th. It’s a way to stand up and be counted for the proposition that what these people are doing to your country is not right, not acceptable.

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Popehat Agitates And Irritates @kenwhite.bsky.social · 1h

On the 18th we need to be vigilant for increased violence and provocation by both law enforcement and counter-protestors, both of which will be used to try to justify more violence and authoritarianism.

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Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 2h

Portland is doing well making clear the ridiculousness of the military takeover.

dr. caitlin m. green @caitlinmoriah.bsky.social · 13h

there are SO many more inflatable costumes tonight. clearly we have settled on a motif

Wide shot of many people in inflatable costumes

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Karrie Jacobs @karrieurbanist.bsky.social · 1h

War ravaged Portland: the plushies are battling it out with the inflatables. Take shelter immediately!

dr. caitlin m. green @caitlinmoriah.bsky.social · 13h

there are SO many more inflatable costumes tonight. clearly we have settled on a motif

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