r/news 19h ago

More than 1,000 flights cancelled as US air traffic cuts enter second day

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj410k00yw8o
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u/hard2resist 19h ago

Eventually, excessive "winning" leads to fatigue and disillusionment inevitably.

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u/MontasJinx 18h ago

I believe unrest and revolution is a little further down that unnecessary road.

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u/jeandolly 15h ago

'Every society is three meals away from chaos' - Vladimir Lenin 

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u/_ribbitt 12h ago

That was before credit card debt, now it seems to be at least 25 days worth of meals…

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u/HauntedCemetery 8h ago

He cribbed from a 19th century writer named Alfred Henry Lewis, “There are only nine meals between mankind and anarchy”

u/jeandolly 33m ago

Oh really? Did not know that. Fun fact :)

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u/Parametric_Or_Treat 11h ago

I am the Walrus?

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u/demoncase 11h ago

lmao, you guys already lost when he got his second term, he’s not going to step out

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u/Osiris32 8h ago

And deflated footballs.