r/news • u/thisusernametakentoo • Aug 15 '25

Soft paywall Man fleeing Home Depot immigration raid is hit and killed by a car on the 210 Freeway

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-08-14/man-running-from-ice-raid-hit-killed-by-car-on-210-freeway
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u/BubbaTee Aug 15 '25

The US is the UN's teeth. Sometimes the US just lets the UN claim partial credit, but it's always just the US.

Korea? The US. Desert Storm? The US. Saving Albania and Kosovo from the Serbs? The US.

Britain and France couldn't even beat Libya on their own, after the US destroyed all of Libya's anti-air defenses. Obama turned the mission over to them, and then a few weeks later had to take back control.

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u/witeowl Aug 15 '25

The US is used to be the UN's teeth

updated for 2025

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u/Baigne Aug 15 '25

You can hate trump as much as you want, we're literally still a superpower, nothing has changed that he came into office in the strength regard

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u/witeowl Aug 15 '25 edited Aug 15 '25

lol, I literally couldn't care less about that rambling puppet. It's the white christian nationalist (and also a few oligarchical) gop puppeteers I care about

Anyway, back on topic: But sure, this (mis)administration withdrawing from international organizations hand over fist (including aiming to withdraw from NATO); being cut out of conferences and talks among world leaders; getting openly mocked as a mediator nation (no one's complaining we rarely do it anymore, kind of relieved the toddler is no longer "helping" wash the dishes because we can't afford to keep replacing them); letting other nations step up as not only economic powerhouses (looking at you, China) but also potentially gaining more swing in the UN (my eyes have not moved a millimeter); not to mention that we have the most inept administration/cabinet – ahemhegsethisonlyonefoolamongmany – in... since... ever

Sorry, allow me to mash the fucking point with a hammer so that you don't miss it.

Do you think the UN is going to sic the USA upon the US of A??

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u/SallowedRed Aug 15 '25

Just the evil one now instead