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[Non-News] An official US Government account posted this (lemmynsfw.com)

submitted 2 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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An official US Government account posted this

https://edition.cnn.com/2025/07/01/us/what-is-alligator-alcatraz-florida

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[–] [email protected] 82 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I'd pay money to watch an ICE agent try to put a hat on an alligator

[–] [email protected] 27 points 2 days ago (1 children)

What? That's crazy talk! How could you watch that.....without popcorn???

POPCORN! GET'CHER POPCORN HERE! CAN'T WATCH A FASCIST MEET HIS END WITHOUT DELICIOUS BUTTERY SALTY POPCORN!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago

They did say they'd pay so presumably there'd be some production value to the affair. I'm seeing a Roman theme, along the lines of "Christians to the lions".

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Photo made with AI, and that's not Alligator Intelligence.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago

Still. Both Lupo and I would pay money to see them try and put a hat on a gator.