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phdepressed@sh.itjust.worksto World News@lemmy.world•‘I Don’t Know Who I Buried’: Families Of Dead Russian Soldiers Not Allowed To Open CoffinsEnglish19·4 days agoThis isn’t necessarily about the burial itself but usually there is an opportunity for a relative or relatives to confirm that the body is who is expected. Especially during war, dog tags and other record matching may help but not always. Logistics are complex during war and wounds can make proper identification difficult.
The UK did it mostly in the 20th century till the practice started falling out of favor. Personally never experienced or heard of it irl in the US but its in movies and TV pretty often.
phdepressed@sh.itjust.worksto politics @lemmy.world•Trump Is Losing Support for Anti-Immigrant Raids, Deportations1·4 days agoHad an aunt point it out to me but while Kamala is half Indian half black she always says she’s black. Which makes sense when you question whether the Indian community supported her or her mom.
phdepressed@sh.itjust.worksto politics @lemmy.world•Trump Is Losing Support for Anti-Immigrant Raids, Deportations3·4 days agoIdgaf about him, but the rural farm people that have been getting propaganda 24/7 from their news, radio, neighbors, and pastors…well if they can break out of the echo chamber it’d be real nice if we could have more rural progressive support.
The current everything at the federal level is corrupt and openly political instead of neutral. Would be unlikely that anything happens as it should for the next 4y at minimum.