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Crazypoops posted:All of our nukes are emptied out and filled with old socks aren't they I sincerely hope so, would you trust the US government with nuclear weapons? I sure wouldn’t
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Sancho Banana posted:It's been discussed extensively - one thing NATO seems to be doing with Ukraine is achieving a more fully financialized, deindustrialized Europe for the sake of American interests. They gotta compete with Russia and China somehow, and the US since the 70s certainly hasn't had its own domestic industrial capacity capable of doing that. some numbers on this and silver lining: https://www.intellinews.com/deindustrialisation-in-germany-dramatically-reduces-emissions-in-2023-306518/ quote:
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Car Hater posted:You don't really hear about that many cases of workers/downstream communities getting exposed to plutonium anymore so I'm gonna assume that yeah we stopped maintaining the warheads and replaced them with IOU notes It couldnslso be because "reporters" haven't been told that happening by a government official so they just dont print it
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Crazypoops posted:All of our nukes are emptied out and filled with old socks aren't they it would be kinda funny if the loose nuke nightmare scenario came from the US tbh
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it seems like plutonium is more trouble than its worth and nobody is going to be more ready to first strike a nuclear peer just because they only have thousands of heu bombs but all the danger and sexy implosion designs means big mic grift i bet.
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quote:The news of Austin’s situation came as a shock to all White House staff as they were unaware the Pentagon boss was dealing with complications following an elective medical procedure, the officials said.
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mawarannahr posted:orthognatic surgery accident lmao did the secdef almost die from having his jaw embiggened
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Frosted Flake posted:The FFL famously gives you a new name, and later citizenship. It’s why it’s been cyclically full of Spanish Republicans/German Jews and Communists/the opposite of German Jews and Communists/ ??? (mid Cold War) ???/Yugoslavians/Africans. one of the extremely few ways to get away from US private student loan debt too since you essentially become a new person. A tour as a colonial enforcer of the French empire and then no debt, one weird trick Sallie Mae doesn't want you to know!
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That Politico article links to an NBC News article that says he was in the ICU those 4 days.
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lol at having your aides say you're working from home while you're unconscious in the ICU. double lol that he apparently approved a missile strike during that time.
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frozenphil posted:lol at having your aides say you're working from home while you're unconscious in the ICU. double lol that he apparently approved a missile strike during that time. I'm gonna make a fuss that he didn't actually approve that
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I’m struggling to understand why he didn’t just delegate authority to a deputy like every normal person would do in that situation, even the kind of psycho that rises high enough in politics or the corporate ladder to be at his level.
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https://twitter.com/Nexuist/status/1743415807235723424 https://twitter.com/Nexuist/status/1743427379643494810 I don't really highlight this as an example of American ingenuity or whatnot, but rather, if this is what an American layperson can do in their backyard, what are third-world countries cooking up with state backing?
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Thoguh posted:I’m struggling to understand why he didn’t just delegate authority to a deputy like every normal person would do in that situation, even the kind of psycho that rises high enough in politics or the corporate ladder to be at his level. Funnier to have an Alexander Haig "I am in control here" moment, OP.
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If Joe Biden was an actual president this would be a firing offense. but as is, White House staff are probably like “wow only four days?”
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frozenphil posted:lol at having your aides say you're working from home while you're unconscious in the ICU. double lol that he apparently approved a missile strike during that time. Not the first time an aide or PA has been using an e-sig willy nilly while the actual person is on leave. Nothing will happen because to do so would be to question the whole usage of electronic signatures in the first place and people aren't ready to go back to paper. Most likely there was some sort of pre-existing understanding of "I'm pre authorising every blah X Y and Z that comes in, don't even bother me with them".
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DancingShade posted:Not the first time an aide or PA has been using an e-sig willy nilly while the actual person is on leave. Even when it was paper, I don't think it would be u heard of for a staffer to just forge the signature. But at least that was a skill I guess
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Raskolnikov38 posted:https://twitter.com/margbrennan/status/1743990425738748081?s=61&t=ekRyXxBjaNIALwWgK2O6xQ We must respect his and his family's privacy as he dies while secdef
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Grilled Beef posted:I sincerely hope so, would you trust the US government with nuclear weapons? I sure wouldn’t Do not read The Doomsday Machine: Confessions of a Nuclear War Planner Unless you dont value your sanity or enjoy crackpinging
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gradenko_2000 posted:I don't really highlight this as an example of American ingenuity or whatnot, but rather, if this is what an American layperson can do in their backyard, what are third-world countries cooking up with state backing? Which industrial power might be involved in a war in the future is left as a thought exercise to the reader.
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https://thehill.com/newsletters/defense-national-security/4392394-iraq-wants-us-military-out/ Iraq is moving to kick out the 2.5k troops that are currently there after the US did some targeted assassinations. Hopefully they have the balls to do it. Sleepy Joe pissing away the little US status left in the region to help their fail child.
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KomradeX posted:Even when it was paper, I don't think it would be u heard of for a staffer to just forge the signature. But at least that was a skill I guess Remember when the Trump staffer had him sign an order withdrawing all US troops from Syria, Somalia, Iraq and Germany and the Secdef got all anal about making sure it was signed on the right dotted lines and stuff?
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Complications posted:No, it doesn't. Not that citizenship guarantees anything, either, but guarantees from the government to peasants are communism and we don't do that here. The US military IS a path to citizenship, though.
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Ted Wassanasong posted:The US military IS a path to citizenship, though. It's affordable access to citizenship with certain terms and conditions applied with no guarentees.
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Ted Wassanasong posted:The US military IS a path to citizenship, though. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_n5E7feJHw0
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Lostconfused posted:A local hobby club producing X amount of a device per week isn't going to make much of a difference in a war against an industrial power. Good thing the US isn't an industrial power anymore
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Any news from those two UK carriers? Still in the garage? Too bad Argentina can't join Venezuela and make some new territorial noise against the Anglos.
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Apparently his deputy didnt even know that her boss was in the hospital dying when she took over. Really wanna know what sort of procedure you go through where you think you'll be able to telework without issues after it but somehow get so loving blasted by it you spend over a week in hospital because of it Oh my god I'm reading the article and the procedure was on the 22nd! Hoping that the white houses loses confidence in his ability to lead and fires him. Cao Ni Ma has issued a correction as of 03:50 on Jan 8, 2024 |
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