Pretty sure that's fake. Why would the yemeni military (who are in a civil war against the huthis) shoot down US drones (which are targeting the Huthis, not the yemeni military)?
Caitlin Johnston has had some insane takes over the years and constantly parrots Russian propaganda, even as Russia was invading Ukraine and up to now.
I don’t care if us drones are actually getting destroyed but given how naive a lot of Caitlin’s takes are I would want a second and third source confirmation before believing this.
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nilclass@discuss.tchncs.de · 106 pts · 1y
Pretty sure that's fake. Why would the yemeni military (who are in a civil war against the huthis) shoot down US drones (which are targeting the Huthis, not the yemeni military)?
Fabian@lemmy.zip · 25 pts · 1y
And even if if it was true. 30 Million is nothing for the US Military
trolololol@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 1y
20 x 30M is a number than gets some attention
andros_rex@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 1y
Haven’t confirmed anything, but saw this too.
trolololol@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y
630,000,000 x 1,000,000 now that's a number with too many zeros. We should start putting tariffs on the pixels used to print zeros.
AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 1y
Congress can sneeze and spend $600 million. It's still a rounding error.
neukenindekeuken@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 1y
I mean, you're both right here
whereisk@lemmy.world · 23 pts · 1y
Caitlin Johnston has had some insane takes over the years and constantly parrots Russian propaganda, even as Russia was invading Ukraine and up to now.
I don’t care if us drones are actually getting destroyed but given how naive a lot of Caitlin’s takes are I would want a second and third source confirmation before believing this.
Saleh@feddit.org · 21 pts · 1y
The account has a blue checkmark. Musk be real.
The https://x.com/yemenarmyeng musk be a fake account. They dont have blue checkmark
nilclass@discuss.tchncs.de · 9 pts · 1y
You must be right!
I'm so glad that we live in a world where the only thing that can't be photoshopped is a blue check mark /s
skulblaka@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 1y
You could always shop the verified checkmark. Now you can just buy one that marks you as "verified" at the source. That's the real problem.
Saleh@feddit.org · 2 pts · 1y
https://x.com/yemenimilitary?lang=en
The check mark is provided by Twitter.
ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml · 8 pts · 1y
I'm choosing to believe it's real on the ground 5 that it would be very funny
AFC1886VCC@reddthat.com · 40 pts · 1y
Agent641@lemmy.world · 27 pts · 1y
That's John Yemen.
HappyFrog@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 16 pts · 1y
I wouldn't call it "wholesome", but it's funny for sure.
ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml · 10 pts · 1y
Do I hear 22?
jia_tan@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 7 pts · 1y
When they get up to 22 they better let the kid out of the hangar.
Rhoeri@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 1y
Considering the source, I’m calling bullshit.
yesman@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
Even if this is true, all it represents is continued demand for the American arms industry. Which frankly could use the work these days.