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9/11 was an inside job
The towers and building 7 fell because of cheap capitalist construction.
“The way this building is constructed, it’s a steel frame building, so it would not be a total collapse; it would be more of a localized collapse,” Esposito said at a news conference Tuesday. “But that remains our concern: that it’s moving.” Asked if that means the building would crumble onto itself, Esposito said, “possibly.”
lol
What's a localized collapse?
Collapse with good subtitles
I guess part of the building collapses but not the whole thing?
A localized collapse is where the collapse is localized to within one building, so only that one building will completely collapse, whereas a total collapse would be when that one building completely collapses. This is very different because one sounds worse.
No, it means that a portion but not the entirety of the building is expected to collapse. In this case, they're implying that the structural members of the steel frame may not collapse, but the non-structural elements are going to.
I am aware of what it means.
it's when you burn your roast but already used the aurora borealis excuse
See this is why socialism sucks, mamadani ruined NYC already
Damn socialists always cutting corners on building construction.
Amen Hoss
why would momdommy do this
former headquarters for Pfizer
vaxxed?
Looking into it.
MEANWHILE
Honestly I think things like this are required to get us new wtyp episodes. This will get a bunch of people to ping the hosts on social media and remind them they have a job.
Is Liam still on? Been ages since I listened, and stopped largely because of him.
I wish rocz would go back to making solo stuff
Franklin, gone but not forgotten 
yeah...
how could mamdani do this?
When the Pfizer medical nanites break containment
It’s all because of those corrupt, lazy Americans forced to work 16 hour days building buildings out of burger wrappers and soda cans for poverty wages otherwise big burger will wreck their credit score.
Jet fuel did this