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douglas9

(4,918 posts) Sat Jul 19, 2025, 06:12 AM Saturday

Anti-Woke Dad Who Fled With Family to Russia Sent to War Zone

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An American father who moved to Russia to avoid LGBTQ+ “indoctrination” for his kids is being sent to the front line in Ukraine, despite being assured he would serve in a non-combat role.

Derek Huffman, 46, feels he is being “thrown to the wolves” after being told that his job in the military would be as a correspondent or as a welder, his wife, DeAnna, said in a recorded plea for prayers, which has since been removed from her YouTube page.

Huffman has no prior military experience, DeAnna said, adding that his limited training was conducted in Russian. She suggested the language barrier has made her husband particularly unprepared for the horrors of combat.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/texan-moved-fam-to-russia-to-flee-wokenow-hes-headed-to-ukraine-front-line/

https://united24media.com/latest-news/russias-dream-village-for-anti-woke-americans-draws-only-two-families-sends-a-father-to-warzone-9976

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Anti-Woke Dad Who Fled With Family to Russia Sent to War Zone (Original Post) douglas9 Saturday OP

Thoughts and prayers. Conjuay Saturday #1

How Nice! ._. Saturday #2

How do you say UpInArms Saturday #3

"The Workers' Paradise" 2.0. Oops. hatrack Saturday #4

He threw himself to the wolves when he took his family to Russia. yardwork Saturday #5

They wanted an authentic Russian lifestyle. Have at it! Intractable Saturday #6

Welp... At least the gay people in the army won't be open about it. That would be REALLY bad. Scrivener7 Saturday #7

Russian fluency is not required to die in a meat wave. bluedigger Saturday #8

I'm so happy for them that he achieved his goals. Autumn Saturday #9

Conjuay

(2,582 posts)

1. Thoughts and prayers.

Reply to douglas9 (Original post)

Sat Jul 19, 2025, 06:43 AM

Saturday

N/T

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(1,512 posts)

2. How Nice!

Reply to douglas9 (Original post)

Sat Jul 19, 2025, 06:57 AM

Saturday

How about "rot in hell you fool" ?

UpInArms

(53,136 posts)

3. How do you say

Reply to douglas9 (Original post)

Sat Jul 19, 2025, 07:16 AM

Saturday

I really don’t care, in Russian?

hatrack

(63,028 posts)

4. "The Workers' Paradise" 2.0. Oops.

Reply to UpInArms (Reply #3)

Sat Jul 19, 2025, 07:40 AM

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Мне действительно все равно.

yardwork

(67,250 posts)

5. He threw himself to the wolves when he took his family to Russia.

Reply to douglas9 (Original post)

Sat Jul 19, 2025, 07:45 AM

Saturday

He went to a country with no history of democracy, where nobody in his family speaks the language, that was involved in a botched invasion of another nation, and he's surprised that it's not working out for him?