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On the heels of losing a proxy war in Ukraine, the U.S. Army prepares for war with China 🤡 (www.nytimes.com)

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[–] Dr_Gabriel_Aby@hexbear.net 31 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

The U.S. Army knows how hard it would be to invade Taiwan.

Invade!?!? But I thought we were defending democracy?!

[–] yogthos@lemmygrad.ml 25 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

funny how the truth slips out now and then

[–] SpaceDogs@lemmygrad.ml 12 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Thank god you have the archived version just in case they change it!

[–] yogthos@lemmygrad.ml 13 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

it's crazy how archives have becomes essential at this point

[–] ComradePupIvy@lemmygrad.ml 9 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I thought it was for the pay walls, here it is that they will cover the truth they let slip up.

[–] yogthos@lemmygrad.ml 9 points 3 weeks ago

Incidentally, paywalls also act as a barrier for the hoi polloi. Only the affluent get to see the full news, and these interesting tid bits tend to be buried deep behind the paywalls. Most people tend to only see the headlines that often completely misrepresent things.