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Air Force Member Sets Himself On Fire In Protest

Bold American Pod

Barstool Sports

Government & Organizations

4.63.4K Ratings

🗓️ 28 February 2024

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

A U.S. service member has died after setting himself on fire Sunday outside the Israeli Embassy in Washington, D.C., authorities confirmed Monday. A video posted online showed the man shouting "Free Palestine" as he burned during the incident, which lasted about a minute before law enforcement officers extinguished the flames at about 1pm. The man appeared to be in military uniform and identified himself as "an active duty member of the U.S. Air Force." Air Force spokesperson Ann Stefanek confirmed via email Sunday evening that "an active duty Airman was involved in today's incident." The Israeli Embassy said in a statement that none of its staff was injured and all were safe. The latest: The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) said in a statement Monday that after first responders arrived on the scene the man was "transported by DC Fire and EMS to a local hospital where he later died." Police identified the man as Aaron Bushnell, 25, of San Antonio, Texas. An investigation of the incident is ongoing, MPD said. In the video of the incident, Bushnell said he would "no longer be complicit in genocide," which the Israeli military was accused of committing in Gaza in an International Court of Justice case brought by South Africa. "I am about to engage in an extreme act of protest." The MPD said in a post to X that its Explosive Ordnance Disposal was called to the 3500 block on International Drive in northwest D.C. "in reference to a suspicious vehicle that may be connected to the individual," but it later reported that no hazardous materials had been found.


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0:00.0

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0:06.3

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0:11.7

Welcome back to another edition of Zero Blog 30.

0:15.0

Well, I will admit, where I will admit that I am an integrity violator starting today.

0:21.2

I don't know if you've seen it or not we're recording on Monday today probably because I want to go play golf tomorrow

0:26.3

But we're recording on Monday today and we're having a big NFL draft combine here in the Chicago office.

0:34.0

Basic, like so many Barstool folks came in from New York.

0:37.4

There's a lot of folks here running.

0:40.2

So there's a 35-yard dash.

0:42.4

There's a vertical jump. There's a 35 yard dash. There's a vertical jump.

0:44.0

There's a three cone drill, bench press, and...

0:48.0

And a Licky Goober test.

0:50.0

What did they call it?

0:52.0

The Licky Goober test? Oh, Wonder Lick. I thought you were just goopin.

0:56.6

No, no. The Wonder Lick test. And I am participating, Kate's not because her back is absolutely in shambles, but I have to run the 35-yard dash.

1:07.4

You said you would never run, that was your promise to the listeners.

1:11.4

And I said I might do it whenever I was here because basketball.

1:14.2

I haven't done that because I don't want to pour hamstring.

1:16.9

Yeah.

1:17.9

I told my wife when I came to work this morning.

1:19.4

I was like, babe, I'm not going to be home to like 8, 830,

1:22.3

maybe a little bit later but be prepared at any point today I might need you to come to the hospital

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