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Jessica Bowie, the Door Dash Bag Bomber of the Albany Capitol

from Lindsay Clancy, Darline Graham, & The American Woman | The Tim Dillon Show #510 · #510

10 min

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Tim covers the American woman who converted to Islam and allegedly plotted to bomb the New York State Capitol, riffing on her burka, on being overweight in America, on immigration and religious extremism, and on her using an insulated DoorDash bag to carry the device.

In this bit10 moments
  • American woman converted to Islam and planned terror attack on New York Capitol building — Tim calls it another example of heroism.
  • Jessica Bowie, 35, surveilled the Albany Capitol in July and bought nails at Home Depot for an explosive device that undercover FBI agents assembled.
  • Tim notes overweight people would find burkas comfortable and easy to wear.
  • Bowie converted to Islam five years ago, taking the name Aisha Sif, but Tim pushes back on the news segment implying a connection between conversion and threatening social media posts.
  • A certain percentage of any group imported into the country will become extremist in their faith, which creates discomfort — neither extreme is desirable.
  • Tim compares being overweight in America to being out of your seat at Broadway or the US Open — Bowie was in that category.
  • Audio recordings show Bowie praising Allah for September 11th and swearing allegiance to ISIS.
  • The bomb was planned to be transported in a Door Dash insulated delivery bag — Tim calls it the fattest example of terrorism, from 9/11 to Door Dash.
  • Tim jokes that Bowie entered a plea and it's 'medium rare.'
  • She's not going to like the food in jail.
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Jessica BowieISISNew York State CapitolIslamJD VanceDoorDashDonald Trump

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