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mainer

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8. Every year I fly to Bonaire

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Sat Nov 29, 2025, 11:17 AM

Nov 29

It's a Dutch island that's 50 miles from Venezuela. Aruba and Curacao are just as close. Commercial airliners including American, United, Jet Blue, and KLM all fly there. This. makes me nervous.

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The deranged madman now threatens to blow up commercial airliners flying in and out of Venezuela. [View all] Swede Nov 29 OP

Will no one mercuryblues Nov 29 #1

I was thinking the exact same thing. SharonAnn Nov 29 #16

So how is that supposed to work? Ocelot II Nov 29 #2

Colombia and Brazil are prob in his beady sight too berniesandersmittens Nov 29 #15

Colombia for sure duckworth969 Nov 29 #20

Colombia wouldn't a pushover, MarineCombatEngineer Nov 29 #22

Sounds like an Act of War. Liberal In Texas Nov 29 #3

On VACATION! Fucking MAGAts are USELESS!!! ProudMNDemocrat Nov 29 #4

Madman. mountain grammy Nov 29 #5

Does this include sex traffickers? Just asking vapor2 Nov 29 #6

My nephew said his unit has been put on notice woodsprite Nov 29 #7

Every year I fly to Bonaire mainer Nov 29 #8

Remember Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 over Ukraine in 2014? NickB79 Nov 29 #9

Or the USS Vincennes incident that killed all 290 people on board. MarineCombatEngineer Nov 29 #14

Utter Madness! MineralMan Nov 29 #10

While he doesn't have the authority, unfortunately he has the ability Arazi Nov 29 #11

Mr. God Complex moondust Nov 29 #12

He'll order astronomers to rename Earth Planet Trump. dalton99a Nov 29 #17

Sounds like terrorism... purr-rat beauty Nov 29 #13

*rump knows that he's in major political trouble at home. Uncle Joe Nov 29 #18

Projecting again. usonian Nov 29 #19

"Thank you for your attention to this matter" is code for "signed, your horrible 'Boss'". nt eppur_se_muova Nov 29 #21

He seems to be the kinda guy who gets C4 golfballs stuffed with blasting caps for Christmas struggle4progress Nov 29 #23