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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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[–] BeamBrain@hexbear.net 64 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year 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 1 year ago (1 children)

[–] BeamBrain@hexbear.net 55 points 1 year 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 1 year ago

The mask fell off awful quick.

[–] ExLisper@linux.community 2 points 1 year ago

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

[–] Stuka@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

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

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