Republican lawmakers have unveiled a bill to authorize $901 billion in military spending for the next fiscal year. House Speaker Mike Johnson says the National Defense Authorization Act would “ensure our military forces remain the most lethal in the world.”
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Bustedknuckles@lemmy.world · 138 pts · 284d
While we close schools and hospitals due to lack of funds
CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world · 46 pts · 284d
Well, we also funded ICE a few multiples more...
UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world · 23 pts · 284d
Why would we need schools and hospitals when we're trying to build military bases and detention camps?
Lushed_Lungfish@lemmy.ca · 16 pts · 283d
That is actually a recruiting tactic.
DrFistington@lemmy.world · 82 pts · 284d
The same military forces you plan on using against American citizens?
hume_lemmy@lemmy.ca · 20 pts · 284d
Well, they might use them against Canada and Mexico first...
Maggoty@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 283d
Don't forget about Greenland! We have to go help them answer correctly on their referendum.
some_designer_dude@lemmy.world · 54 pts · 284d
Better protect the shithole from… I don’t even know what. The threat is inside the White House, so maybe take that out and save like $900 Billion.
REDACTED@infosec.pub · 18 pts · 284d
Seriously. Russians don't need to invade US, they're dissecting it from within
Typhoon@lemmy.ca · 47 pts · 284d
The US is gearing up for World War III. And it looks like they're planning on starting it.
lazynooblet@lazysoci.al · 16 pts · 284d
I wish this didn't sound so true 😔 we will never have peace in our lifetimes. It'll take 100s more miserable years, and we will likely trigger an apocalypse before we make it better.
BrianTheeBiscuiteer@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 284d
Maybe it's time for the crows to have their shot as the dominant species.
Insekticus@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 283d
I thought we were giving it to the octopodes?
Ah well, they can duke it out.
krooklochurm@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 283d
The Portia spiders are the best suited Imo
Madison420@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 283d
I mean it doesn't, they're definitely going to try to start a war but no one is coming to Venezuelas defense in earnest. Our Navy would crush most attempts before they even went foot dry. All of South America could try to stop us but you'd just end up with guerilla warfare with a president who really really wants to nuke something.
WizardofFrobozz@lemmy.ca · -8 pts · 283d
It’s almost like you should do something about it
TrickDacy@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 283d
Thanks one trick pony
WizardofFrobozz@lemmy.ca · -12 pts · 283d
No sweat, coward
TrickDacy@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 283d
You're welcome, fake bloodthirsty poser-coward
frog_brawler@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 283d
WizardofFrobozz@lemmy.ca · -9 pts · 283d
Putting aside how fucking tired and predictable this response is from do-nothing US liberals outraged that anyone would suggest their good intentions aren’t enough-
When it gets to my border (and it will, due to your inaction), I assure you we will not hesitate to hurt the right people.
frog_brawler@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 283d
flamiera@kbin.melroy.org · 25 pts · 284d
UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world · 19 pts · 284d
List of accidents and incidents involving military aircraft (2020–present)
Maggoty@lemmy.world · 19 pts · 283d
Record levels of military spending while the administration is openly blowing up the procurement process to grab fistfuls of cash from the procurement of stuff we neither want nor need.
Typotyper@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 283d
Nor will receive
logicbomb@lemmy.world · 18 pts · 284d
Those fishing boats aren't going to blow themselves up.
prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 15 pts · 283d
Just in time to invade Venezuela for literally no reason
NatakuNox@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 283d
I mean they have tons of reasons. Just None they can say outloud.
zebidiah@lemmy.ca · 13 pts · 283d
Millions of barrels of reasons....
Largest deposit of reasons in the world actually.....
NatakuNox@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 283d
prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 4 pts · 283d
Oil? You cooking?
Madison420@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 283d
I don't honestly think it's oil, it's rare earths we already have oil deposits larger then we can refine locally we don't particularly need their. What we don't have is rare earths, the oil is just a fun bonus to them.
NatakuNox@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 283d
Lol one word. Greed.
But there are tons of other reasons as well. Imperialism, anti communist, "the war on drugs", they hate brown people, etc. Pick one and I bet there's a billionaire pushing for this. If we control 2 of the top five oil deposits that's a win by it's self regardless of we take it out of the ground.
superduperenigma@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 283d
Don't forget invading blue cities
thorhop@sopuli.xyz · 15 pts · 283d
At the same time, Pete Hegseth is telling soldiers to ignore military law, as the stacked supreme court is trying to force ninth circuits to accept vague and unspecified law changes that allow the executive body to define crime and punishment as they see fit.
I.e centralization of the powers into the white house, distorting the rule of law and preparing to weaponize the army against Americans. If they succeed, Americans can say goodbye to their democracy and hello to their new God emperor.
grimpy@lemmy.myserv.one · 1 pts · 283d
King Cheeto, Lord of the Rats!
velindora@lemmy.cafe · 12 pts · 283d
700 billion of that goes to contractors related to Trump
just_ducky_in_NH@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 283d
You forgot the /s
velindora@lemmy.cafe · 1 pts · 283d
It’s less sarcasm and more not having happened YET.
Apathy@lemmy.world · -3 pts · 283d
Do you have a source for this info by chance?
ayyy@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 283d
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exaggeration
velindora@lemmy.cafe · -6 pts · 283d
Tagging you as MAGA haha
yakko@feddit.uk · 2 pts · 283d
Did you look at their other comments first, or do you just flush people down the toilet as soon as look at em?
velindora@lemmy.cafe · 1 pts · 283d
People who defend a fascist regime just get flushed yeah.
yakko@feddit.uk · 2 pts · 283d
Look. This is Lemmy. If the crime of taking me way too literally made people not worth talking to, I'd be damn near alone on this site.
velindora@lemmy.cafe · 0 pts · 283d
I never said I wouldn’t talk to them.
Apathy@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 282d
People who can’t provide source for their information are disinformation agent or highly regarded individuals; you tell me, which one are you? Getting so offended over asking for source tells me you’re just a sham trying to sway an opinion
velindora@lemmy.cafe · 0 pts · 282d
Do you think that if a person is a MAGA, they should be treated poorly?
Do you think if they are treated poorly, it’s up to that person to provide “evidence” to other non-involved people?
Apathy@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 282d
I, personally do not care about the political alignment of an individual as long as they can reason and provide credibility for their claims.
I know and understand how trump is a corrupt individual but that does not mean I should go around making claims just because it will hurt him.
If a MAGA is treated poorly and they don’t have proof of that mistreatment then it’s simply an opinionated claim at that point until proven otherwise.
What does this have to do with the ‘700 billion claim’ you made though?
CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 284d
LOL, "efficiency".
NatakuNox@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 283d
Does this mean the Kids in Mississippi get three meals a day finally?
JoeBigelow@lemmy.ca · 6 pts · 283d
If you mean the 18year olds enlisted with the military, then yes!
Maggoty@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 283d
Hey, I have an idea. We can have the military run the school system. That way kids will get 3 meals a day from 5-24 years old!
^3^ ^Meals^ ^a^ ^day^ ^does^ ^not^ ^include^ ^a^ ^promise^ ^of^ ^nutrition,^ ^heat,^ ^or^ ^food.^ ^Water^ ^and^ ^motrin^ ^available^ ^on^ ^demand^ ^in^ ^amounts^ ^that^ ^make^ ^doctors^ ^cry.^
theuniqueone@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 7 pts · 284d
Typical priorities.
Gates9@sh.itjust.works · 7 pts · 284d
Humanity on an iron cross
WizardofFrobozz@lemmy.ca · 5 pts · 283d
American citizens sit by and allow this shit to happen.
ProfThadBach@lemmy.world · 21 pts · 283d
What would you like me to do? I am one person. I go to protest and call my congressman who is a MAGA. Outside of any metro area it is a sea of fundamentalisms and meth. One third of this country is violently MAGA, a third does not seem to care, and my third is trying but we seem to be drowned out. There are people fighting in legal ways for now. I don't know what it will take to get the sleeping third to wake up. Call me a coward if you like but there will be no shot heard round the world bullshit this time. Just look at what the German people did after Sophie Scholl was executed. Nothing. I guess I just proved your point.
Dozzi92@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 283d
I swear these people are fucking bots and their whole purpose is to drive a wedge. I'm actually seeing a bit of a turn recently on the "America Bad" front, evidenced by an approaching 50/50 split of ups and downs. And I think bot is the best case, because then it's just some keyboard warrior who clearly doesn't understand the situation and parrots some other comments on an article from a biased source that they didn't even bother to read.
Like you, my Congressman is useless. His name is Tom Kean Jr. He's a nepo politician, and as that goes he doesn't deserve to stand in his father's shadow. He's a moderate Republican who is almost impossible to find and takes no stance on anything. We never hear from him. But this district was drawn to mix communities like mine in with communities that vote for him and so here I am.
That more ignorant suggestions (which I don't want to besmirch the OC here, I'm sure they'd go down this path eventually) would have us take up arms against ... whatever. Storm the Capitol, maybe. Any mention of that being stupid is called weak.
So yeah, I'm with you.
ayyy@sh.itjust.works · 10 pts · 283d
And every Russian supports Putin and every Iranian loves religious rule. What a stupid thing to say.
dreadbeef@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 7 pts · 283d
American citizens go to work and don't turn on the news. News is for those who can afford to worry.
falseWhite@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 283d
WizardofFrobozz@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 283d
And they’re complicit.
dreadbeef@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 11 pts · 283d
I also blame the poor for choosing to work instead of fighting my wars.
Maggoty@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 283d
This is one of many areas we have a false choice in. We can have party A spend 901 Billion or Party B spend 902 Billion. There is an out and good people are working on bringing up candidates outside the old system. But it will take time.