Politics● LowSep 25 · Sep 25, 2026, 4:08 PM
Trump ally Tuberville isn’t kidding when he says US pilots are in a ‘club’ of furry fetishists
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from The Independent World · North America
Social media users pounce on the Alabama Republican’s claims and say the audio of pilots meowing and barking he cited is in fact a ‘longstanding aviation joke/meme’
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