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Congressman's Chartered Bus

Josh's dictation resurrects the congressman's chartered bus as a rumbling behemoth crammed with fifty protesting seniors, barreling toward White House confrontation until Park Police swarm forces refuel and scatters souvenir security tags. Donna transcribes its mockery amid keyboard carnage, C.J. interrupts the tirade—vehicle absent yet omnipresent, fueling abrasiveness in campaign's pressure cooker.

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S3E6 · Gone Quiet

Josh Dictates Scathing Letter, Overrides Donna's Objections

Congressman's chartered bus is central to Josh's dictation, mocked as vehicle for fifty seniors' White House protest that escalated chaotically; its refueling post-police intervention adds biting irony, embodying trivial distractions plaguing the campaign.

Before: Referenced as past event, refueled and departed

After: Embedded in letter as sarcastic punchline

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S3E6 · Gone Quiet

C.J. Curbs Josh's Gloating, Uncovers Submarine Policy Void

Congressman's chartered bus referenced in Josh's halted dictation—refueled post-police intervention—its chaotic seniors' protest fuels the letter's sarcasm, framing the interruption as collision of campaign pettiness with Leader's gaffe and policy urgency.

Before: Off-site, having dispersed seniors home

After: Same, merely recounted in paused missive

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