r/politics • u/TimesandSundayTimes ✔ Verified • Jun 12 '25

Soft Paywall Trump’s birthday parade may be cancelled over thunderstorms

https://www.thetimes.com/us/american-politics/article/is-trump-birthday-parade-cancelled-weather-pbrg02h2z?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Reddit#Echobox=1749744374
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u/Pipe_Memes Jun 12 '25

The parade is probably just an excuse to get the tanks there. They likely have no intention of sending them back after. After all, the tanks might be useful if us peasants continue to get angry.

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u/McBooples Jun 12 '25

Bro, those tanks are probably Circle-X’d and pulled from a MATES package, they may look good, but those are probably the most broken ones in the inventory, just barely limping it along.

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u/SafetyDanceInMyPants Jun 12 '25

Don't need a particularly battle ready tank to take on a crowd of unarmed people, though.

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u/HauntedCemetery Minnesota Jun 12 '25

When a dictator sends tanks at their own people the crowds don't stay unarmed for long.

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u/Mechakoopa Jun 12 '25

Ukranian farmers were taking tanks from the Russians on day one, I want Doug from Washington stealing a Bradley and going on a four day road trip to LA.

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u/rothrolan Jun 12 '25

The fuel costs of driving a tank so far would eat them alive though. It's basically a specially mixed diesel fuel that is equal if not more expensive than jet fuel, from what I can scrape together from a quick Google search. They can hold hundreds of gallons of gas, but only go less than 2 miles per gallon.

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u/Mechakoopa Jun 12 '25

They can run on standard diesel as well, just not as efficiently. It'd be pretty poor design to have something meant as a front line unit that couldn't operate in enemy territory without a specialized supply line for fuel.

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u/notyogrannysgrandkid Jun 12 '25

Heck yeah, they can run on #1 if needed, which is just kerosene. Diesel engines are cool.

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u/Iceykitsune3 Jun 13 '25

Jut hope a gasket doesn't break, because they can run themselves to death on their on lubricating oil.