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AZJonnie

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2. Obviously the dude is highly unwell but this isn't that great a piece of evidence thereof
Tue Jul 7, 2026, 07:03 PM
Tuesday

There's a long row of armed soldiers in formation, some in their dress uniforms, that he turns to look at briefly, and it's Erdogan's decision to quickly reach out and grab his arm and lead him to the microphone. It'd be different if he stopped and turned to stare into an empty runway, or started talking to people that weren't there, or stood there frozen for 30 seconds or something, ala The Turtle. Without the arbitrary Erdogan arm-grab/leading, this is nothing, basically

OTOH, the great part of this sequence for me is thinking about how utterly pissed at Erdogan IQ47 is going to be, once he sees all the negative media attention that directly resulted from him grabbing his arm and seeming to guide him.

Given what a petty, egotistical little prick Mango Mussolini is, I wouldn't be surprised if he decides he doesn't like the Turkish president anymore over that arm grab

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