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US Navy destroyer adrift in South China Sea for four days after losing power
(www.theguardian.com)
this post was submitted on 17 Aug 2026
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I'm glad you two chimed in, with actual experience. This was my first thought - imagine being adrift cooking inside a giant Dutch oven, with like 300 other people and zero space. FML
And no showers.
…and when they all get home they’ll continue to vote Republican for the rest of their lives. It’s baffling.
Way to paint a literal cross-section of the American public with a ridiculously narrow minded brush. You must be fun at parties.