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OGBuzz

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8. This smells like an extortion scheme is brewing.

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Wed May 27, 2026, 01:14 PM

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Who would all those 'sanctuary cities' have to pay bribes to, in order to keep their airports open to international travel? And where did Trump get this idiotic idea, could it be it came from Iran threatening to impose toll on ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz?

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US draws up plans to halt immigration, customs processing at 'sanctuary city' airports [View all] BumRushDaShow Yesterday OP

these people are insane Blues Heron Yesterday #1

There will go hundreds of billion of dollars and thousands of jobs. sinkingfeeling Yesterday #2

Idiots. That's almost every every major international hub. International travel to/from the U.S. will grind to a halt. kysrsoze Yesterday #3

Extortion. There's no other rationale. maxsolomon Yesterday #4

It's hard to believe anyone could be this dumb. SamuelAdams Yesterday #5

next move is to prevent US from traveling internationally Blue_playwright Yesterday #7

Or, and hear me out odins folly Yesterday #11

Genius move. Do it. dalton99a Yesterday #6

This smells like an extortion scheme is brewing. OGBuzz Yesterday #8

Bye-bye world cup. IcyPeas Yesterday #9

Yes orangecrush Yesterday #10

This is inherently an admission that funds are being mis-spent by the federal government. dickthegrouch Yesterday #12

And the implementation is likely to be overnight as usual, causing maximum chaos to multiple industries and individuals. dickthegrouch Yesterday #13

In the MAGA world view, blue states are not American. Oneironaut Yesterday #14