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Simeon Salus

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3. "...speaking under condition of anonymity because they weren't authorized to speak publicly."

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Fri May 1, 2026, 09:23 AM

May 1

Lots of our information these days is followed by this phrase. Hear it all the time on the news.

Translation: this was leaked with no consequences or responsibility to the leaker. Might even be true...

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Fire aboard Navy destroyer USS Higgins, officials say [View all] BumRushDaShow May 1 OP

But I guess it's interesting that these incidents suddenly are" Ray Bruns May 1 #1

And why we trained so hard and often to deal with them paleotn May 1 #6

Sabotage for exceedingly long deployments? Mawspam2 May 1 #2

"...speaking under condition of anonymity because they weren't authorized to speak publicly." Simeon Salus May 1 #3

In this environment, who can blame them? paleotn May 1 #4

Perhaps I didn't make my point adequately Simeon Salus May 1 #7

You're suggesting that a report from unnamed sources about a fire onboard a destroyer is deliberate propaganda? harumph May 1 #10

Having the world's largest aircraft carrier's black water system disabled by sailors doesn't make sense either. Simeon Salus May 1 #13

If they were feeding me the shit we see in pictures, I would burn the damn thing down as well Bev54 May 1 #5

Fires aboard ship are terrifying -- 70sEraVet May 1 #8

There was an old study out there Farmer-Rick May 1 #9

Morale gets low when people are being worked for 15 hrs straight day after day. harumph May 1 #11

The deployment is TOO LONG! Fucking shitstain dave99 May 1 #12