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paleotn

(21,328 posts)
9. Luckily, Russia ground down its "glossy brochure" military in Ukraine.
Sat Dec 6, 2025, 05:40 PM
Saturday

They don't have much left to invade with.

And yes, they mean actual, western democracy. Silly NYT's scribblers using weasel words. I sometimes wonder if there's a Weasel Words 101 class at every US school of journalism.

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