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* One notable aversion was a literal petard in the 1948 Siege of Jerusalem. In a final attempt to storm the Old City the IDF used what was basically an updated petard-a shaped charge mine intended to be placed against the wall and blow a breech by remote detonator. However it was a dud so in one sense nobody was hoisted. As the attack failed in another way it was an indirect example.
* [[Donald Trump]]... Man, where to start here?
** His angry rants on [[Twitter]] have been used against him ''many'' times, [https://www.rawstory.com/2018/12/10-times-trump-got-slapped-face-tweets-2018/?utm_source=push_notifications as this article shows.] Plus, attacks and accusations he makes against political opponents often just set him up for a barrage of counter-attacks, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=9&v=TPsLijm_A44&feature=emb_title
** Trump ''and'' Senate Majority Leader (at the time) Mitch
** And of course, the best example was the [
*** The same can be said of the actual rioters, who took this
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