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Brett Wilkins Jun 16, 2025

Flight-tracking websites showed dozens of Air Force aerial refueling planes departing from military bases in the United States and heading to Europe on Sunday, fueling speculation of direct U.S. involvement in the widening Israeli-Iranian war.

Military-focused news sites reported that around 30 U.S. Air Force KC-135R and KC-46A tankers were identified by flight-tracking software in what The Times of Israelcalled an "unprecedented mass deployment" to Europe.

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[-] [email protected] 40 points 2 days ago

Only idiots are excited about wars.

[-] [email protected] -1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

US is about to go to war the day before I go down to the states to get an MRI, lovely.

edit: So idiots are excited about wars, but I'm also an idiot for not being excited about wars? Fair enough then, I can't win.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago

USian here who is also getting an MRI tomorrow. Fun coincidence and I wish you well on your alien abduction simulator!

The fortunate thing for you and me, and the unfortunate thing for humanity as a whole, is that daily life in the US is generally pleasant and undisturbed by brutal overseas military actions.

That’s a general theme of this place though. The country is massive and geographically isolated/protected while the military is spread all over the world doing shit all the time.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 17 hours ago

Just got back home from getting my MRI. IT band syndrome in both of my knees, no tears or degeneration. I feel much better after hearing that!

My knees are both still kind of sore but at least I know why now lol

I'll start physio and maybe get some better shoes and then hopefully I'll be as good as new.

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