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Exclusive: US to send depleted-uranium munitions to Ukraine (www.reuters.com)

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The use of depleted uranium munitions has been fiercely debated, with opponents like the International Coalition to Ban Uranium Weapons saying there are dangerous health risks from ingesting or inhaling depleted uranium dust, including cancers and birth defects.

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[–] UraniumBlazer@lemm.ee 28 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Oh well... The amount of health risks that these rounds would cause would pale in comparison to the mines that the Orcs have planted everywhere. Anything to drive out the invaders!

[–] BeamBrain@hexbear.net 64 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

Orcs

The only time before the Ukraine War that I saw this term used to refer to real human beings was on Stormfront

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 46 points 2 years ago (1 children)

[–] BeamBrain@hexbear.net 55 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Libs saw the events unfolding and were all like "YES! Now I can do socially acceptable racism! ORCORCORCORCORCORC"

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 39 points 2 years ago

The mask fell off awful quick.

[–] ExLisper@linux.community 2 points 2 years ago

Because calling someone an Orc is so much worse than kidnapping children and raping woman.

[–] Stuka@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Why are you visiting stormfront? Lol outing yourself so readily.

Uh oh! Hexbears been infiltrated!

[–] Flinch@hexbear.net 49 points 2 years ago

hitler-detector beep beep beep

[–] cynetri@midwest.social 25 points 2 years ago (2 children)

is this a /s or a fr moment

[–] Dirt_Owl@hexbear.net 30 points 2 years ago

Their name is UraniumBlazer

[–] UraniumBlazer@lemm.ee 12 points 2 years ago

A fr moment