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[–] IWW4@lemmy.zip 2 points 12 minutes ago

Let me say this, about that:

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHA

No seriously

BWAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH

[–] _cryptagion@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 hours ago

He’s living the life tankies are too scared to.

[–] BetaBlake@lemmy.world 6 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

It seems like a really dumb move by Russia, if they wanted more Americans to move there, then chunking people into the war is really bad PR.

It's hilarious, but isn't going to make more people move there.

[–] beejboytyson@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

That was never the plan? They say that but you think a racist Russian wants a foreigner around? Extra meat for the grinder at, they can at least be remotely useful to the gov.

[–] RidgeDweller@sh.itjust.works 4 points 11 hours ago

🌻🌻🌻

[–] exothermic@lemmy.world 50 points 19 hours ago (4 children)

He said, “If I risk myself for our new country, no one will say that I am not a part of it. Unlike migrants in America who come there just like that, do not assimilate, and at the same time want free handouts.”

DeAnna Huffman said her husband felt he was being “thrown to the wolves” given that he had only received a limited amount of training, and that it was in Russian.

Hmm… Seems like he got a taste of his own medicine.

[–] Railcar8095@lemmy.world 7 points 11 hours ago

"thrown to the wolves"

She missed the chance to saw "thrown to the leopards"

[–] cecilkorik@lemmy.ca 7 points 13 hours ago

Oh that's adorable, he thinks that if he cares about Russia, then Russia will care about him. Oh, my sweet summer child...

[–] timbuck2themoon@sh.itjust.works 23 points 18 hours ago

He really fits the stereotype of the ugly American who ventures abroad and expects everyone to speak English.

[–] guyoverthere123@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 14 hours ago

He assimilated to Russia quite well.

[–] Scott_of_the_Arctic@lemmy.world 6 points 15 hours ago

Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.

[–] Bonesince1997@lemmy.world 24 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

Just about as anti-woke as you can go. Now he can die for his ignorance.

[–] InternetCitizen2@lemmy.world 15 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

I heard somewhere else that they might already be KIA.

[–] CaptDust@sh.itjust.works 11 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago) (1 children)

Unfortunately unsubstantiated claim he was KIA. His wife made an offhanded comment in a video 6 days ago about an unexpected sack of potatoes that arrived, but she claims he is alive and that she spoke with him 18 hours ago.

[–] InternetCitizen2@lemmy.world 7 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

Given how fast the turn around is for some units, I am leaning to believe it. Paired with the lack of body recovery we are likely to just never know for sure. Just one more statistic. Just wish someone got a last interview with the guy asking what he thought about the emma and two moms recruitment ad. Lot of people were hating it at the time and saying this video for the VDV was better. Still has some old comments on it saying so. Still I guess props to the guy for actually joining?!

[–] CaptDust@sh.itjust.works 5 points 19 hours ago

Just to clarify, she got the potatoes/posted video ~5 days before she claimed they spoke to him. Could be a lie of course, but I'm inclined to think the bag of potatoes was quite small and maybe a gift from a neighbor or something. It's not the 50kg sack we've seen before.

[–] Stanley_Pain@lemmy.dbzer0.com 16 points 19 hours ago

FAFO supreme.

[–] tanisnikana@lemmy.world 19 points 20 hours ago

Oh no! Anyway,

[–] Bristlecone@lemmy.world 9 points 17 hours ago

So fucking funny

[–] DrSleepless@lemmy.world 16 points 20 hours ago
[–] motor_spirit@lemmy.world 6 points 16 hours ago

the conservative clown show don't stop!

[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 11 points 19 hours ago

The video is interesting. It says that Russia sent out visa invitations directed at families like them. They are obviously not wise people, along with 2 other families.

The Huffmans settled in an “American village”, a settlement in Istra created by US expat and blogger Tim Kirby, who has lived in Russia for two decades. It was founded in 2023 as a refuge for Americans fleeing what Mr Kirby described as “liberal gender norms”.

However only two families, including the Huffmans, are known to have moved there, according to a report by United24Media.

And then this? It's all very odd.

However, a link on their channel, which has since been deleted, directed users to a Telegram group titled “Save that little girls”.

Created on Sunday, the group contained one message: “We are asking the United States government to save this family,” along with a photo of Mrs Huffman and her daughters crying in the street.

It is unclear if the family created the group. The Telegraph has contacted the Huffmans for comment.

[–] 0_o7@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 16 hours ago

Applause all around.

[–] mgnome@piefed.social 10 points 20 hours ago

Well, he's now gonna fight woke gay nazi globalists, so mission accomplished? Kinda?

[–] DivineDev@piefed.social 5 points 18 hours ago

Well you shouldn't wish bad things onto other people, so all im going to say about this is