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applegrove

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"Fleeing" maga, not "leaving" maga. markodochartaigh Thursday #1
Thanks. applegrove Thursday #5
Mmmm flights get canceled all the time I'd guess the shutdown won't help. underpants Thursday #2
They had boarding passes. applegrove Thursday #4
Yeah I'm sure that's it. The shut down. BannonsLiver Thursday #6
Okay I was wrong. underpants Thursday #10
If they can build a wall to keep people from coming in, they can keep people from leaving too Justice Brandeis Thursday #3
The "nothing to see here" vibe on the forum today regarding this story has been interesting. BannonsLiver Thursday #7
Not saying ForgedCrank Thursday #8
OMG.. I read about him Cha Thursday #9
Was he able to rebook? Srkdqltr Thursday #11

markodochartaigh

(4,301 posts)
1. "Fleeing" maga, not "leaving" maga.
Thu Oct 9, 2025, 06:06 PM
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n/t

applegrove

(128,717 posts)
5. Thanks.
Thu Oct 9, 2025, 06:24 PM
Thursday

underpants

(193,449 posts)
2. Mmmm flights get canceled all the time I'd guess the shutdown won't help.
Thu Oct 9, 2025, 06:20 PM
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applegrove

(128,717 posts)
4. They had boarding passes.
Thu Oct 9, 2025, 06:24 PM
Thursday

BannonsLiver

(19,742 posts)
6. Yeah I'm sure that's it. The shut down.
Thu Oct 9, 2025, 06:26 PM
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Incidentally, the flight wasn’t canceled. His family’s reservations were canceled. But I’m sure it’s just a koinky dink.

underpants

(193,449 posts)
10. Okay I was wrong.
Thu Oct 9, 2025, 07:13 PM
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Justice Brandeis

(334 posts)
3. If they can build a wall to keep people from coming in, they can keep people from leaving too
Thu Oct 9, 2025, 06:22 PM
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Just like East Germany.

BannonsLiver

(19,742 posts)
7. The "nothing to see here" vibe on the forum today regarding this story has been interesting.
Thu Oct 9, 2025, 06:30 PM
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Certainly not the majority but a fair number of people seem very eager to dismiss this. I have no idea what happened. But it’s a very odd coincidence. Generally speaking there are 3 parties that have access to airline reservations. The airline, the government and the passenger. It sure doesn’t seem like he canceled the flight so that eliminates one possibility.

ForgedCrank

(2,906 posts)
8. Not saying
Thu Oct 9, 2025, 06:33 PM
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there isn't a nefarious explanation behind it all, who knows, but this has happened to me more than several times. They call it getting "bumped". Those jerks overbook flights and count on a certain percentage of people not showing up. If everyone does show up, someone has to get bounced. The tickets are paired with the purchase and they will treat it as a party, so if there are two people and only one seat left, both will get bumped. It really should be illegal, it's highly inconvenient when it happens.

Cha

(314,946 posts)
9. OMG.. I read about him
Thu Oct 9, 2025, 06:39 PM
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wanting to leave yesterday... This is Horrible!

I HOPE the BEST for Dr Mark Bray and his Family!

Fuck the GD Pig Slosh Fascists.

Srkdqltr

(9,006 posts)
11. Was he able to rebook?
Thu Oct 9, 2025, 07:20 PM
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