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Brickbat: Stormy Weather

Charles Oliver | 7.6.2021 4:00 AM

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Kuwaiti police have arrested a man for insulting the nation by posting a TikTok video complaining about the heat and a dust storm that covered the nation for several days. The man, an Egyptian national who wasn't named by the media, faces deportation.

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  1. dada   5 years ago

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  3. Adans smith   5 years ago

    Apparently he's never been in Mississippi in the summer.

  4. Fist of Etiquette   5 years ago

    When snowflakery gets hold of state power.

  5. Jerryskids   5 years ago

    I think deporting somebody for posting a Tik Tok video is a bit harsh, but I agree with the sentiment. Posting on Twitter or Facebook should be punished as well.

  6. m4019597   5 years ago

    Kuwaitis don’t like to be reminded of their need of outside help during a previous Desert Storm.

  7. rbike   5 years ago

    Can't handle the heat, then get out of the kitchen. Just sayin.

  8. Sometimes a Great Notion   5 years ago

    Old man yells at clouds

  9. Kristian H.   5 years ago

    Kuwait, Love It or Leave It!

    1. Unicorn Abattoir   5 years ago

      North Korea, love it because you're not leaving it!

  10. Longtobefree   5 years ago

    Biden administration dies of envy.

    1. Earth Skeptic   5 years ago

      From auto-asphyxiation while jacking off to the video.

      1. m4019597   5 years ago

        That escalated quickly

  11. Earth Skeptic   5 years ago

    Black Clouds Matter!

  12. Unicorn Abattoir   5 years ago

    The man, an Egyptian national who wasn't named by the media, faces deportation.

    It takes years to get a deportation hearing in the states, imagine how long this guy will be waiting!

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    So Kuwait more like the US every day. We must be winning the kulturwar!

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