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Trump says he’s ordered Pentagon to ‘prepare for possible action’ in Nigeria (www.cnn.com)
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[–] Envylike@lemmygrad.ml 16 points 1 month ago (1 children)

What was that one pirate who said "because I pilage on a small ship I'm a pirate, you who ravage the whole world with a fleet are called an emperor" or something akin to that quote.

[–] Maeve1@lemmygrad.ml 10 points 1 month ago

Apparently it's a story told by St Augustine, who didn't name the pirate.