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  4. Comment on Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of April 7 in ~society

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    More like "loss of confidence in her ability to blindly follow orders". Come January 20th 2029 and the next coup attempt, they'll need loyalists in charge of every military branch and major...

    More like "loss of confidence in her ability to blindly follow orders". Come January 20th 2029 and the next coup attempt, they'll need loyalists in charge of every military branch and major military base.

    Good thing you have all those well-regulated militias, ready to take on any authoritarian leader!

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    typo

    6 votes

  5. Comment on Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of April 7 in ~society

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    Space Force Commander in Greenland Sent Out Email Breaking with Vance After His Visit (Military.com) Greenland Base Commander Removed After Reported Email About JD Vance (Newsweek)

    Space Force Commander in Greenland Sent Out Email Breaking with Vance After His Visit (Military.com)

    Just days after Vice President JD Vance's March visit to Pituffik Space Base in Greenland, the installation commander sent out an email to the base distancing it from Vance’s criticism of Denmark and its oversight of the territory, Military.com has learned.

    Greenland Base Commander Removed After Reported Email About JD Vance (Newsweek)

    he U.S. military has announced that it has removed the commander of its Pituffik base in Greenland.

    The removal of Col. Susannah Meyers from her post was announced in a statement by posted on X by Sean Parnell, the chief spokesman for the Pentagon.

    The statement said there had been a "loss of confidence in her ability to lead."

    5 votes

  6. Comment on Ukraine launches attacks in new Russian region as it faces setbacks on home soil in ~news

  7. Comment on Ukraine launches attacks in new Russian region as it faces setbacks on home soil in ~news

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    Ukraine Destroys Record 122 Russian Artillery Pieces In One Day (Forbes)

    Ukraine Destroys Record 122 Russian Artillery Pieces In One Day (Forbes)

    Ukraine is destroying record amounts of Russian artillery by deploying increasingly effective systems to locate and target big guns. In the last few weeks the action has shifted up a gear, with Ukraine claiming a staggering 122 artillery pieces on 28th March, the highest daily total ever.

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  8. Comment on Ukraine launches attacks in new Russian region as it faces setbacks on home soil in ~news

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    Ukrainian soldiers destroy Russian Tu-22MZ bomber with drone (RBC-Ukraine)

    Ukrainian soldiers destroy Russian Tu-22MZ bomber with drone (RBC-Ukraine)

    Ukrainian military destroys Russian Tu-22MZ bomber. The aircraft, which is a carrier of Kh-22 missiles, was struck with a drone, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrskyi says.

    4 votes

  10. Comment on Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of April 7 in ~society

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  13. Comment on Help me understand how half of USA is on board with the idea of creating "short term pain" in ~society

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    They may achieve some of their stated goals. For all their faults, tariffs do make domestic manufacturing more competitive. Domestically manufactured products would of course be significantly more...

    They may achieve some of their stated goals. For all their faults, tariffs do make domestic manufacturing more competitive. Domestically manufactured products would of course be significantly more expensive in many cases, but that doesn't really matter to the billionaires.

  14. Comment on Volbeat – In the Barn of the Goat Giving Birth to Satan's Spawn in a Dying World of Doom (2025) in ~music

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    Oh, I misunderstood and thought those were all from the next Volbeat album! I may have to check out Nile. Surprised they haven't showed up in my search results.

    Oh, I misunderstood and thought those were all from the next Volbeat album! I may have to check out Nile. Surprised they haven't showed up in my search results.

    2 votes

  15. Comment on Volbeat – In the Barn of the Goat Giving Birth to Satan's Spawn in a Dying World of Doom (2025) in ~music

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    They sound a lot like AI to me. Or good old fashioned SEO spam! Maybe they're hoping to reach out to new potential fans by showing up with an eye-popping title in the search results of every...

    They sound a lot like AI to me. Or good old fashioned SEO spam! Maybe they're hoping to reach out to new potential fans by showing up with an eye-popping title in the search results of every single search on Spotify?

    2 votes

  17. Comment on Ukraine launches attacks in new Russian region as it faces setbacks on home soil in ~news

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    Denmark allocates new aid package to Ukraine worth almost $ 1bn (Euromaidan Press)

    Denmark allocates new aid package to Ukraine worth almost $ 1bn (Euromaidan Press)

    Denmark will provide Ukraine with $970 million in military aid over the next three years, focusing on air defense systems, artillery, and support for the Ukrainian Air Force.

    5 votes

  19. Comment on See Donald Trump's list: More than 180 countries and territories facing reciprocal tariffs from the US in ~society