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[–] Ildsaye@hexbear.net 2 points 17 minutes ago* (last edited 16 minutes ago) (1 children)

Fucked up how Abdul El-Sayed was flying one of the planes on that day and then leapt clear at the last second, falling onto a pre-placed inflatable stunt bag on a rooftop before making his escape using a hang glider, slipping away unseen in all the dust and smoke.

Or so he thought. CBS News witnessed it all, but waited until this day to... vaguely insinuate the truth.

[–] Lussy@hexbear.net 2 points 1 minute ago

Fucked up how Abdul El-Sayed was flying one of the planes on that day and then leapt clear at the last second, falling onto a pre-placed inflatable stunt bag on a rooftop before making his escape using a hang glider, slipping away unseen in all the dust and smoke.

That was fucking crazy. I remember being 9, watching this all unfold on TV in my History classroom, and my classmates pointing at the screen saying ‘No way! That’s Abdul Al-Sayyed!’ And now we’re making him a Federal Senator?

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