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Christmas is a time for joy. A time for gorgeous decorations, surprising gifts, ugly sweaters, and… talking about all of it on Twitter, of course.
To get you into the festive mood, we at Bored Panda, just like in 2020 and 2021, decided to put together the funniest and most relatable Christmas tweets we could find. They range from self-deprecating jokes to clever puns and wordplay, and we think it should get the job done nicely!
So get yourself some cookies and brew a cup of cocoa because we’re scrolling.

Vernon Coleman – The White Rose Dec 19, 2022
Britain has the oldest postal service in the world. The penny black stamp was the first stamp in the world. And, because of this, Britain produces the only stamps in the world which do not bear the name of the country of origin.
The principle behind the Royal Mail has always been that the post would be delivered to every dwelling in the country.

In internet forums over the past several weeks, Islamic State members have expressed cautious optimism about the benefits of a potential Turkish military operation in northeastern Syria. For the group’s scattered fighters, further Turkish attacks against the Syrian Democratic Forces could represent a unique opportunity to reconstitute their strength. Given the organization’s weakened (yet resilient) […]
The post The Islamic State is Cautiously Optimistic about a New Turkish Operation in Syria appeared first on War on the Rocks.

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Rheinmetall has started delivering the HX 8×8 vehicles to the Ukrainian Armed Forces, as part of the German government’s initiative to support the war-torn nation.
The company is under double-digit-million-euro contract to provide a total of 26 high-mobility hook loading trucks to Ukraine.

The new logistic trucks are a part of Rheinmetall’s HX family of vehicles.

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Ultranationalist Ukrainian politician Oleksii Danilov, Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council, went on the Ukrainian television station 24TV to call for a dangerous expansion of the war with Russia beyond the country’s borders, seeking to draw other countries into the conflict.
Danilov called on the Republic of Moldova to resume a decades-old military conflict with the separatist region of Transnistria, claiming that if it fails to do so, Moldova cannot remain an independent state.

We mustn’t repeat the boom-and-bust cycle that has left the U.S. underprepared for irregular warfare in both larger- and smaller-scale conflicts.
The post The US has failed at irregular warfare. This must stop appeared first on Sandboxx.

Meet the Barbel-Class: Today, the United States Naval Submarine Force consists of 53 fast attack submarines, 14 ballistic missile submarines – which currently carry more than 54 percent of the U.S.’ nuclear deterrent arsenal – and four guided-missile submarines. All are nuclear-powered. (Subscribe to Our YouTube Channel Here) While a number of nations around the world, […]
The post Barbel-Class: The U.S. Navy’s Last Non-Nuclear Submarines Were Special appeared first on 19FortyFive.

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