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muriel_volestrangler

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8. I think "ceasefire" has now been redefined as "launching weapons slower than you are replenishing them"

Reply to lostincalifornia (Original post)

Thu May 28, 2026, 10:44 AM

May 28

Obviously, "the signing of the MOU would be the most significant diplomatic breakthrough since the war started" is false, since Axios has already pointed out this is an extension.

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I think "ceasefire" has now been redefined as "launching weapons slower than you are replenishing them" muriel_volestrangler May 28 #8

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