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Anti-Woke Dad Who Moved Family to Russia Sent to War Zone (www.thedailybeast.com)
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Derek Huffman, 46, joined the military with hopes of becoming a Russian citizen. His wife said he was duped into a combat role.

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[–] GenosseFlosse@feddit.org 15 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Not wanting to get shot in a war sounds pretty woke to me. 🤔

[–] rockerface@lemmy.cafe 7 points 19 hours ago

Not very manly of him /s