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34. Punishment and control are driving

Thu Oct 9, 2025, 01:29 PM

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motives behind this batch of broken souls.
Maybe some autocracies worry about brain-drain, but with this administration's fervent anti-intellectualism, that probably never occurred to them.

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US anti-fascism expert blocked from flying to Spain at airport [View all] neohippie Thursday OP

Cancelled by WHOM? no_hypocrisy Thursday #1

From reading the article, this appears to be vigilante harassment..... reACTIONary Thursday #56

He did it wrong. Blackjackdavey Thursday #2

Everything the right has said is BS. hadEnuf Thursday #20

Freedom isn't free IronLionZion Thursday #33

Here he is a couple hours ago via Bluesky Leghorn21 Thursday #3

Son of a bitch. This pisses me off way more than I thought it might. chouchou Thursday #4

I'd like to be shocked.... JohnnyRingo Thursday #5

I won't fly because the airlplane builders and air traffic control system sucks so bad.. mdbl Thursday #8

Me also kimbutgar Thursday #10

I'm not a big fan of air travel either. soldierant Thursday #44

I wouldn't want to try to fly right now, either. Ilsa Thursday #53

Do you know that commercial airline travel is the safest means of travel? Gimpyknee Thursday #35

Yes Cirsium Thursday #40

"Getting into the air and getting back down? That's a different story." Is it? EX500rider Thursday #42

lol Cirsium Thursday #46

Aviation has a perfect record ... VMA131Marine Friday #61

DU has always had a fuddy duddy get off my lawn vibe with air travel. BannonsLiver Thursday #45

Statistically speaking, commercial airlines travel is the safest means of travel. Gimpyknee Thursday #36

The feeling of safety is individually specific. What feels safe to me, may not feel that way to you or someone else. ❤️ littlemissmartypants Thursday #39

Right Cirsium Thursday #47

Equating safety with crash rates is definitely deceptive. ❤️ littlemissmartypants Thursday #58

and STILL people think... ret5hd Thursday #6

ret, that's what I've been saying since he started pushing that damn wall slightlv Thursday #49

Why stop Americans from leaving? IronLionZion Thursday #7

Why have a shutdown? The whole thing is a big ugly punishment of Americans, just like the big ugly bill before it. ancianita Thursday #16

Presidency of Pain and Punishment IronLionZion Thursday #31

Hitler stopped the Jews from leaving Germany after a while too. hadEnuf Thursday #21

No good reason... the point of terrorizing their "enemies" is to instill fear. ihaveaquestion Thursday #24

The new American Express tagline: "American Express, 3Hotdogs Thursday #30

Punishment and control are driving brakester Thursday #34

From reading the article, this appears to be vigilante harassment.. reACTIONary Thursday #55

Possibly they want to keep him here for Trump's lackeys in Congress to grill him. highplainsdem Thursday #9

Has anyone bothered... GiqueCee Thursday #11

Well said! flashman13 Thursday #12

Big Mother is watching. 3825-87867 Thursday #13

Mother has nothing to do with this insane bunch of scum. niyad Friday #59

It's likely more about the shutdown than about Bray himself. About 200 flights were cancelled from Mon to early Wed. ancianita Thursday #14

Nope. That contradicts the report. WestMichRad Thursday #18

I see. Thanks. I think I read that his flight was cancelled, and misunderstood it as THE flight that was cancelled. ancianita Thursday #25

The Guardian's report says "the family were rebooked for Thursday evening...." We'll see if they get to leave. ancianita Thursday #32

they are in the air Celerity Thursday #50

Great, and thanks for his post. ancianita Thursday #51

yw Celerity Thursday #52

I expect we'll be reading more stories that constitute the regime's unfolding narrative about antifa. ancianita Thursday #54

Flight was not cancelled. They had already checked in, went through security and were at the boarding gate. ihaveaquestion Thursday #22

I KNOW. I learned that I misread it. Thanks. ancianita Thursday #28

Oh Ya! Beowulf42 Thursday #15

I Think They're Trying To Create Proof Of An "ANTIFA" organization. BBbats Thursday #17

All who do not conform to the Reich will become Antifa and be made examples of. hadEnuf Thursday #23

Amen. Because all they want is to publicly criminalize him as a leader of antifa. ancianita Thursday #29

The Black children zip tied last week and this? JustAnotherGen Thursday #19

Exactly and the restrictions on who can leave will moniss Thursday #26

This is chilling! ihaveaquestion Thursday #27

What The Holy Hell. This damn scary stuff. Joinfortmill Thursday #37

cancelled does not mean blocked peacebuzzard Thursday #38

Holy shit! SunSeeker Thursday #41

No proof at all this was the govt's doing, could just be a airline glitch nt EX500rider Thursday #43

It's weird, though, right? maxsolomon Thursday #48

Since he lives in New Jersey, why not drive up to Canada and fly out from Montreal or Toronto? FakeNoose Thursday #57

Authoritarianism/. Fascism. Martin68 Friday #60