(nossl) What do Ursula von der Leyen and Putin have in common?

11 days ago

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Both Putin and Ursula von der Leyen are unelected leaders.
Both have lived in a bubble, leading to a poor understanding of real-world matters.
Putin was misled about the ease of invading Ukraine due to state media and hierarchy feeding him favorable news.
Von der Leyen's press secretary spread fake news about GPS jamming of her plane, quickly debunked by FlightRadar24.
Neither von der Leyen nor her aides understood the futility of lying about flight data due to public ADS-B and unencrypted airband communications.
Even if someone knew the truth, they did not dare to warn them.

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