Gillian Brockel
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He's not the chess guy. He's not the Moldovan guy. He appears to have once owned an airline in Uzbekistan and has been in the U.S. for some time. So he has, you know, this private jet. And then Jacqueline Sweet looked up that, yes, he has DHS contracts.
Then the other thing was, I just Googled the tail number, M588AT. One of the first things that came up was that this was the private jet that carried Brittany Griner home from Russia when she had been released in a prisoner's swap.
Then the other thing was, I just Googled the tail number, M588AT. One of the first things that came up was that this was the private jet that carried Brittany Griner home from Russia when she had been released in a prisoner's swap.
Then the other thing was, I just Googled the tail number, M588AT. One of the first things that came up was that this was the private jet that carried Brittany Griner home from Russia when she had been released in a prisoner's swap.
And so that, you know, was the thing where I was like, okay, this, this plane's been used for like weird government business before. Yeah. Like, I think, I think this might be it. Yeah. So that's when I posted, once I realized the Brittany Griner thing, then I posted it and other people, other avgeeks were saying, yeah, I think that might be it.
And so that, you know, was the thing where I was like, okay, this, this plane's been used for like weird government business before. Yeah. Like, I think, I think this might be it. Yeah. So that's when I posted, once I realized the Brittany Griner thing, then I posted it and other people, other avgeeks were saying, yeah, I think that might be it.
And so that, you know, was the thing where I was like, okay, this, this plane's been used for like weird government business before. Yeah. Like, I think, I think this might be it. Yeah. So that's when I posted, once I realized the Brittany Griner thing, then I posted it and other people, other avgeeks were saying, yeah, I think that might be it.
And then, you know, Jacqueline got more info on, on the contracts and, and, And so this is for about two hours. We watched it and JJ and DC said, I think it's about to land in Shannon. And, you know, soon enough it descended and landed at Shannon. Yep. So Shannon Airport in Ireland is a frequent refueling stop for the U.S. military.
And then, you know, Jacqueline got more info on, on the contracts and, and, And so this is for about two hours. We watched it and JJ and DC said, I think it's about to land in Shannon. And, you know, soon enough it descended and landed at Shannon. Yep. So Shannon Airport in Ireland is a frequent refueling stop for the U.S. military.
And then, you know, Jacqueline got more info on, on the contracts and, and, And so this is for about two hours. We watched it and JJ and DC said, I think it's about to land in Shannon. And, you know, soon enough it descended and landed at Shannon. Yep. So Shannon Airport in Ireland is a frequent refueling stop for the U.S. military.
And, you know, that's something that a lot of Irish people really fucking hate.
And, you know, that's something that a lot of Irish people really fucking hate.
And, you know, that's something that a lot of Irish people really fucking hate.
Yeah, it's not a U.S. base. These are this is U.S. military that are just they're just refueling. But they're refueling to, you know, do a lot of things that the Irish are not OK with.
Yeah, it's not a U.S. base. These are this is U.S. military that are just they're just refueling. But they're refueling to, you know, do a lot of things that the Irish are not OK with.
Yeah, it's not a U.S. base. These are this is U.S. military that are just they're just refueling. But they're refueling to, you know, do a lot of things that the Irish are not OK with.
And so there's there's an organization there called Shannon Watch who, you know, they're watching all these U.S. activities and, you know, pressuring the government to stop this. So, you know, I tried to email them before the plane even landed. And I don't know if it was user error on my end or, you know, if I don't know why it didn't work, but they didn't get the message.
And so there's there's an organization there called Shannon Watch who, you know, they're watching all these U.S. activities and, you know, pressuring the government to stop this. So, you know, I tried to email them before the plane even landed. And I don't know if it was user error on my end or, you know, if I don't know why it didn't work, but they didn't get the message.
And so there's there's an organization there called Shannon Watch who, you know, they're watching all these U.S. activities and, you know, pressuring the government to stop this. So, you know, I tried to email them before the plane even landed. And I don't know if it was user error on my end or, you know, if I don't know why it didn't work, but they didn't get the message.
I only found that out like half an hour ago.