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'Lord help us!' GOP senator rants that 'deranged' people are taking over the airports
U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) arrives to attend a briefing for senators on the situation in Venezuela, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., January 7, 2026. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
Tommy Tuberville’s Furry Panic Is a Political Choice
A Senator Manufactures a Threat
On Capitol Hill, Sen. Tommy Tuberville claimed that airline pilots, flight attendants, and air traffic controllers may belong to the furry community, called that prospect “terrifying,” and linked the subject—without explaining how—to a broader attack on transgender people. His display declared “TRANSGENDERISM IS A…
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