this post was submitted on 11 Aug 2023
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North Korea’s top newspaper ordered citizens to prioritize protecting propaganda statues, monuments and murals of the country’s leaders from an incoming typhoon on Thursday, despite stating that nothing is more important than “the safety of the people.”

Alt link: https://archive.md/2023.08.11-020844/https://www.nknews.org/2023/08/north-korea-urges-citizens-to-safeguard-leader-portraits-from-incoming-typhoon/

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[–] KrimsonBun@lemmy.ml 10 points 1 year ago

I wouldn't be surprised if this is fake, I wouldn't be surprised if it was real. Either way fuck the "DPR"K

[–] rikudou@lemmings.world 6 points 1 year ago

They sure have their priorities straight!

[–] Ignacio@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago

"I lost my house, I lost my furnitures, I lost my car, I lost my wife and I lost my children!"

"Come on, look at the good news: leader portraits are intact."