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Re:Department of State advises Americans worldwide to exerci... by encrypted_bird on Sunday March 22, 2026 @09:42PM (#47484499)
They're not; they're speaking colloquially: this is the word "It's" omitted from the beginning.

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*EDIT*: Corrected word. Lol.

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Re:Department of State advises Americans worldwide to exerci... by rdiddly on Sunday March 22, 2026 @10:39PM (#47484903)
That's not what made it sound like Yoda. It was sticking "has been" at the end, and I agree there was a better choice stylistically: "Crazy how effective this admin has been at making everything worse."
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Re:Department of State advises Americans worldwide to exerci... by mrbombastic on Sunday March 22, 2026 @10:45PM (#47484947)
Didn’t even strike me as weird phrasing. Or rather: strike me as weird phrasing it did not.
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Re:Department of State advises Americans worldwide to exerci... by daemonologist on Sunday March 22, 2026 @09:43PM (#47484521)
"It's," perhaps?
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Re:Department of State advises Americans worldwide to exerci... by encrypted_bird on Sunday March 22, 2026 @09:51PM (#47484586)
Yeah, nope, you're right. Not sure why my brain thought "The". Haha. I blame on the roughlu 2½ hours of sleep I got last night. Yay insomnia!
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