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crickets

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44. There may some deaths before the night is over.
Wed Oct 28, 2020, 12:56 AM
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One officer advising 8 to 9 elderly people who are struggling. Seperate officer advising they have located an elderly party who is frozen cold unable to move with an altered mental status.
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Another officer advising they have an elderly male down.
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Busses streaming into the area now.


I know the first thought is, "they brought it on themselves," but there are elderly who may not make it out of this alive.

I do have some sympathy for them, idiots they may be. I don't know why, but I see the deplorables as a continuum, from the militia jerks who could fall off a cliff tomorrow and I wouldn't even bother to wave goodbye, to some of the older ones who may still be deluded that they are dealing with a garden variety Repub. I think they're horrendously out of touch at best, but that's no reason to die like this. Silly me, but there you go.

eta - and there's no excuse for this happening. trump and his campaign staff are completely on the hook for it.
Quite The Mack Daddy, Ma'am, This One... The Magistrate Oct 2020 #1
"Mack Daddy?" cwydro Oct 2020 #141
Heckuva job Trumpy Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Oct 2020 #2
They served their useful purpose Blue Owl Oct 2020 #3
Most of them will. dchill Oct 2020 #108
He doesn't give a shit about people, even his own folks. BlueLucy Oct 2020 #4
Weatherman says... BGBD Oct 2020 #5
This should go viral... 2naSalit Oct 2020 #6
Sounds like people are really struggling there. BlueLucy Oct 2020 #12
It is what is... HipChick Oct 2020 #17
I don't give a damn, do U? wnylib Oct 2020 #58
I actually do Skittles Oct 2020 #142
THESE people don't learn until it happens to them Captain Zero Oct 2020 #115
Doubt they'll "learn" anything. calimary Oct 2020 #135
HAHA brettdale Oct 2020 #7
Lmao! HipChick Oct 2020 #8
Jim Acosta be like... W_HAMILTON Oct 2020 #119
saddest thing is how many of them are still likely to vote for him fishwax Oct 2020 #9
Anyone attending a Trump rally is definately voting for him - they are his base, he speaks their walkingman Oct 2020 #25
I dunno...I know (alas) the sort of people who would go to a trump rally but wouldn't vote at all fishwax Oct 2020 #48
So true! So do I. Maru Kitteh Oct 2020 #107
they'll probably blame Hillary Orangepeel Oct 2020 #27
Yep. They will find someone to blame to rationalize their vote. progressoid Oct 2020 #82
Oh, I'm sure there are Enterstageleft Oct 2020 #10
Hopefully they will be smart enough to realize they were used. StarryNite Oct 2020 #11
Don't get on it. Duppers Oct 2020 #32
Not on your life will they realize they were used. Mariana Oct 2020 #41
Fat chance durablend Oct 2020 #128
I can only imagine the COVID storm that will come from this. StarryNite Oct 2020 #13
Buses are rolling Petri dishes central scrutinizer Oct 2020 #143
Never was this more true DeminPennswoods Oct 2020 #14
Now THERE'S a quote for these times! calimary Oct 2020 #136
Love em and leave em C_U_L8R Oct 2020 #15
Here are all these people -- 30 MORE busses??? -- do you know how many 30 BComplex Oct 2020 #16
No money, no bus tickets Mopar151 Oct 2020 #18
WTAF?!?! Jirel Oct 2020 #19
I wonder how many of trump supporters brettdale Oct 2020 #20
They have to wait for FOXHenhouse to tell them who to pin it on. Grokenstein Oct 2020 #96
I hope the Omaha stations are on this. Sogo Oct 2020 #21
Near Iowa Renew Deal Oct 2020 #23
Yep. Sogo Oct 2020 #37
Lincoln Project ad in 1...2... n/t moonscape Oct 2020 #124
They bussed them in but didn't bus them out? Renew Deal Oct 2020 #22
From the tweets, it looks like a limited wnylib Oct 2020 #77
OMG. What a mess. crickets Oct 2020 #91
Yeah, some of the OPD on a different wnylib Oct 2020 #105
Kind of like a roach motel. LOL StarryNite Oct 2020 #112
It's wrong to give a Nelson "Ha Ha!" very very wrong. BruinDadd Oct 2020 #24
Nope. AZ8theist Oct 2020 #39
I would estimate that approximately 100% of those cultists will still vote for him Orrex Oct 2020 #26
A prelude to what four more years will bring ffr Oct 2020 #28
Seems to still be going on. Buses stuck. Elderly in distress. nolabear Oct 2020 #29
Rts.. Who's in charge of THAT?! Cha Oct 2020 #30
Sounds right. All the rallies they've already had and they can't get it right. Like Covid Response. Captain Zero Oct 2020 #117
... Lucinda Oct 2020 #31
Winning GIF from the twitter thread Klaralven Oct 2020 #33
he only cares about him self. does not even care for his own fam. grr. AllaN01Bear Oct 2020 #34
Probably bussed them in with no intention of bussing them out. Saves $$$$. yankeepants Oct 2020 #35
Super covid spreader event and then shove em all in buses unmasked Beachnutt Oct 2020 #36
They only had 3.7 miles to walk back to their cars, in 33* temps ffr Oct 2020 #38
Omg. Cracklin Charlie Oct 2020 #66
No, they are not all okay. ffr Oct 2020 #70
Yeah, I left to look. Shameful, avoidable situation. Cracklin Charlie Oct 2020 #74
Very true, and I don't have it in me to gloat over this friendly_iconoclast Oct 2020 #76
I normally would agree. But then I remember wnylib Oct 2020 #100
DEFINITELY mixed feelings. I hear ya, my friend. calimary Oct 2020 #137
You could argue they were never ok NorthOf270 Oct 2020 #98
Broken thermometer Aerator Oct 2020 #110
This message was self-deleted by its author Aerator Oct 2020 #111
If They Didn't Have So Many Thermometers, They Wouldn't Have So Many Frostbite Cases nt smb Oct 2020 #140
This is sick. Yeah, I know we tried to tell them, but for gods' sake they could die of exposure... Hekate Oct 2020 #40
I agree. How in the world did no one bother planning a safe way in and out? nt crickets Oct 2020 #49
I've been reading a couple of other threads, incl one to a scanner in Omaha. Seems to be 20 busses Hekate Oct 2020 #60
I've been reading the same. Everyone knew the rally would end after dark, it's cold, crickets Oct 2020 #69
The cops have picked up some elderly who are confused & suffering from hypothermia... Hekate Oct 2020 #80
Me too, Hekate. nt crickets Oct 2020 #81
Much as I loathe Trump, it looks like wnylib Oct 2020 #87
Good point, and good question. crickets Oct 2020 #97
Who was responsible for bussing them in? Trump team? moonscape Oct 2020 #126
"crazy irresponsible, really bad lack of planning" -- trumpian, in other words Hermit-The-Prog Oct 2020 #118
Latest brettdale Oct 2020 #42
Reminds me of when Romney (after having lost) cancelled the credit cards of his staffers... C Moon Oct 2020 #43
I remember that night Aerator Oct 2020 #83
and then there was the photo of him the next night, disheveled and pumping gas. C Moon Oct 2020 #99
There may some deaths before the night is over. crickets Oct 2020 #44
Could well be... HipChick Oct 2020 #55
I truly hope not. crickets Oct 2020 #61
Thank you for a human and empathetic response. cwydro Oct 2020 #123
I actually do feel bad for the ones who are really suffering renate Oct 2020 #63
If you're stupid enough to be a Dump lover, you deserve it. roamer65 Oct 2020 #45
I don't think anyone deserves to suffer due to the Trump campaign's poor planning, Timer Oct 2020 #121
Yep StarlightGold Oct 2020 #145
The Snake Tanuki Oct 2020 #46
Half of those fodder faces behind him have the same look as I do ffr Oct 2020 #64
There's always a bigger one, waiting for his chance. NBachers Oct 2020 #106
We had the Fyre Festival, now we have the Iyce Festival greenjar_01 Oct 2020 #47
George Soros always makes sure I have a ride home. bluecollar2 Oct 2020 #50
Soros had Antifa steal their buses for immigrant convoys pecosbob Oct 2020 #51
Could be bluecollar2 Oct 2020 #52
So he threw them away like a used rubber? cstanleytech Oct 2020 #53
T&P liberaltrucker Oct 2020 #54
He calls them, The Expendables Baclava Oct 2020 #56
good, now I can go to bed with happy thoughts of suffering tRump humpers. nt yaesu Oct 2020 #57
None of the Omaha news outlets I Googled reporting yet. Temp there now 31 degrees. Elwood P Dowd Oct 2020 #59
Who pays for the rescue operation? How much worse could you make the COVID risk? brewens Oct 2020 #62
Meidas Touch is all over it. This could get interesting. nolabear Oct 2020 #65
Oh well, Be Best! smirkymonkey Oct 2020 #67
Breaks my heart... Hulk Oct 2020 #68
Zzzzing! ffr Oct 2020 #75
womp womp AmericanCanuck Oct 2020 #71
Sorry. Can't muster up any sympathy. Blaukraut Oct 2020 #72
I can't gloat over this- the latest weather from Eppley gives a wind chill of 25F friendly_iconoclast Oct 2020 #73
Sounds like it's been mostly resolved. Just a few crowds of people in parking lots left. ffr Oct 2020 #94
I actually thought you were half joking but this is happening. For real. BruinDadd Oct 2020 #78
Trump 2020: Chaotic Cluster. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 sarcasmo Oct 2020 #79
I SINCERELY hope my stupidass BIL is there, suffering. He's in his 60's Maru Kitteh Oct 2020 #84
You know, PCIntern Oct 2020 #89
I really don't care do u? Crunchy Frog Oct 2020 #85
If only Malarkia cared Blue Owl Oct 2020 #86
It is what it is. progressoid Oct 2020 #88
Where did the buses go? That is sick. 58Sunliner Oct 2020 #90
Buses? Isn't that socialism, though? Grokenstein Oct 2020 #92
I can't find this being covered anywhere BainsBane Oct 2020 #93
The Alito Court will finish them off soon enough. NorthOf270 Oct 2020 #95
6 more hrs and they will know what it feels like to vote in a Democratic precinct. Aerator Oct 2020 #101
my favorite comment: "Their bootstraps should see them home" flibbitygiblets Oct 2020 #102
Event site has been cleared. crickets Oct 2020 #103
And those useful idiots will still vote for him. Jakes Progress Oct 2020 #104
As Corey Lewandowski once said....... kb3ojg Oct 2020 #109
I hope the ones who get taken to the hospital Demobrat Oct 2020 #113
trump treats his worshipers with the deepest possible contempt. mwb970 Oct 2020 #114
After Covids, He has said he is glad he doesn't have contact with them. They're disgusting. Captain Zero Oct 2020 #125
This reminds me of #Dumbkirk Violet_Crumble Oct 2020 #116
"sleepy Joe" wouldn't have abandoned them Demovictory9 Oct 2020 #120
No, because at his rallies you're moonscape Oct 2020 #127
That's just sad... Chicago1980 Oct 2020 #122
Meanwhile, Chump was nice and cozy in OUR plane. Totally Tunsie Oct 2020 #129
Obviously mistakes were made. But if you play stupid games you win stupid prizes. GoneOffShore Oct 2020 #130
So, who are these stranded cult members blaming for their plight? Dark n Stormy Knight Oct 2020 #131
He ca kiss Nebraska goodbye malaise Oct 2020 #132
What is it going to take Sunsky Oct 2020 #133
It's a cult.. HipChick Oct 2020 #134
GOP should change their name to the Donner Party KayF Oct 2020 #138
What a mess. calimary Oct 2020 #139
How can this be? Nebraska is a Repug-run state. Totally Tunsie Oct 2020 #144
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