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Update on the pager situation in Lebanon. (lemmygrad.ml)
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[–] Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.ee 6 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Jokingly a kinda serious, sad answer - because de facto colonies can't just freely decide stuff like this without consequences. And other superpowers like China just don't yet get targeted that significantly to outweigh the commercial benefits of overall trades.