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— Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) January 10, 2021
UPDATE: The video referenced in the above tweet has been debunked by Daniel Dale, a reporter over at CNN. The person in the video was removed for not complying with the mask ordinance, he was NOT removed because he’s on the No Fly List. From what I can gather, there IS an attempt being made to get the Capital rioters on the No Fly List, but no word on it actually coming to pass yet.
NEW: This viral incident – 20M views on Twitter! – had nothing to do with the Capitol attack.
Video was taken at Charlotte airport Friday night. American Airlines says the screaming man had just been asked to get off a flight to Denver for refusing to comply with mask policy. pic.twitter.com/5jKDg0hNL5
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) January 12, 2021
Some people enter the new year with resolutions while others enter with woefully misguided ideas of revolution. In the textbook definition of “disappointed but not surprised,” a group of Trump supporters partaking in the worst LARPing session you ever did see stormed the Capitol last Wednesday. Why? Because they were still pressed about the results, re-results, and super turbo fighter max results of the election.
It’s been an … interesting start to 2021.
However, we’ve now officially reached the point where the entire thing is just… hilarious. That’s not to say folks weren’t poking fun at the situation before (because wow, that security, and LOL the FBI tweeted what now?), but that can be categorized as a coping mechanism for the dawning realization of how f*cked things have been in this country for a while now.
The humor I’m talking about comes from a genuine place of the pure, unadulterated joy of declaring, with your entire chest, “Ha,” and, furthermore, “HA!”
I thought I’d gotten my fill of that with Donald Trump having no access to social media, every platform banning him save for the folks who make Lite Brite. Maybe.
But now I’ve been treated to an entire hashtag dedicated to the entitled “I painted the confederate flag on my face because I like losing” rioters who have discovered that, gasp, there are consequences for their actions!
This is the lesson many are learning as they attempt to fly back home because, as it turns out, you can’t just hop on a plane and take off after you, checks notes, break into the Capitol building.
The flight attendant unions who started the ball rolling on the #NoFlyList for the Jan 6 terrorists are to be applauded!!!
— Lise – NO UNITY WITHOUT JUSTICE!🇺🇸 (@liselisec) January 11, 2021
People who broke into the Capitol Wednesday are now learning they are on No-Fly lists pending the full investigation. They are not happy about this. pic.twitter.com/5GfHo1eVU8
— Ray [REDACTED] (@RayRedacted) January 10, 2021
They are not playing. Some more that were put on the No-Fly list pic.twitter.com/yl7ctVrM1q
— Is Jamal Coming? (@barrie_bradshaw) January 10, 2021
What about freedom of speech? Their all-American, hot dog eating, baseball watching right to attempt a coup on the Capitol?
Oh, you sweet summer moron, how many times must we tell you that freedom of speech does NOT mean free of consequences. I guess I can understand the confusion, after all, white privilege is one hell of a drug. These domestic terrorists would’ve gotten away with it, too, if not for that pesky accountability.
Twitter, of course, did what it did best and responded in the most appropriate ways possible.
Dear Delta,
I was booked to fly home from DC on one of your flights. I am a silver Medallion member. I had just come from an exhausting day of trying to save America by taking Nancy Pelosi hostage and just wanted to go home and make frozen egg rolls and show my mom pics… https://t.co/7Tk6aang5L— h. jon benjamin (@HJBenjamin) January 10, 2021
trumps rioters trying to skip town when they realize they’re on the #NoFlyList pic.twitter.com/o8p0zSdU4N
— Therealval2020 (@therealval2020) January 11, 2021
Raise your hand if you & your family members can still fly 😂 #NoFlyList pic.twitter.com/MPNzOeGD3C
— IJusBeChillin1865XX (@SpliffsofWizdom) January 11, 2021
#NoFlyList I wonder how they even found out? pic.twitter.com/w3Vbnw3eAT
— Better Off Dead Comics (@WitchesTeas) January 11, 2021
Suck it, sugar. https://t.co/K33WKXcvBi pic.twitter.com/UIPMMVKfmh
— George Hahn (@georgehahn) January 11, 2021
I can’t think of a better follow-up to how 2021 started. I propose we all take some time out of the day to scroll through #NoFlyList to cleanse our palettes after last week.
Me every time a new #MAGATerrorist #NoFlyList video comes out pic.twitter.com/oU14PH07RC
— America is in Mourning (@adorsey75) January 11, 2021
Damn, I love this song.
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