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[–] PupBiru@kbin.social 16 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

more info: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Children_Overboard_affair

basically asylum seekers were passing their babies off a sinking boat to border patrol authorises and the government cropped it to make it look like they were throwing their kids overboard to shed weight and save themselves

[–] AngrilyEatingMuffins@kbin.social 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] PupBiru@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

yeah so that was our conservative government. no surprises there aye?