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[–] clot27@lemmy.zip 1 points 3 hours ago

Yankees going to murder more women and children, like they always do

[–] Gonzako@lemmy.world 6 points 9 hours ago

They're sending them to kill and be killed

[–] Gammelfisch@lemmy.world 31 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours ago) (1 children)

Approximately 45% of the available combat ready aircraft are in position at various air bases, which include carriers. One does not deploy and concentrate air assets like that unless you want the shit to hit the fan. Wasting billions for nothing.

[–] ShergalFarkey@lemmy.world 22 points 21 hours ago (4 children)

This is Trump's MO, I think he was hoping for a lot more coverage from the media on this to drown out the Epstein stuff. I guess he thinks if he does order a strike, it will help take the pedo-heat off him, but it'd be the most foolish decision he's ever made, Iran are not to be fucked with militarily.

[–] paul@lemmy.org 2 points 5 hours ago

He won't attack Iran, they have the Kompromat

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 1 points 5 hours ago

He's not very good at controlling the narrative. Of course it helps to not actually commit crimes that everyone will hate you for.

The media aren't going to report that Trump has moved carriers into position because what's the story "Trump has moved carriers into position they haven't done anything though". Nah, it's either big explosions or they will go after the actual juicy story.

Of course internationally the media get way more views for dunking on Trump than anything else, so they're not going to drop the Epstein story until Trump is either convicted or he's dead.

[–] Alphonsus@lemmy.world 2 points 19 hours ago

Exactly, it feels like a distraction tactic, but any military move against Iran would be insanely risky. Definitely not a smart play.👌

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[–] 0x0@lemmy.zip 49 points 1 day ago (3 children)
[–] x00z@lemmy.world 2 points 4 hours ago

It needs oil and weapon manufacturer logos.

[–] CaptPretentious@lemmy.world 10 points 17 hours ago

I feel like this needs to be updated

NVIDIA OpenAI Palantir Meta X Google Apple Anthropic

[–] Laser@feddit.org 5 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours ago) (1 children)
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[–] goedel@discuss.tchncs.de 8 points 19 hours ago

tomorrow we dine in hell

[–] in4apenny@lemmy.dbzer0.com 76 points 1 day ago (4 children)

Imagine fighting and risking your life in a foreign country on behalf of a pedophile.

[–] sahin@lemmy.world 1 points 4 hours ago

People are doing it for money, that is why it is so important to help the poor. When people are poor, they can do whatever a rich guy says

[–] Dorkyd68@lemmy.world 22 points 1 day ago

You forgot oil . Those executives cant get that 5th yacht unless innocent desert children die

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[–] Dearth@lemmy.world 41 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Isn't this the 3rd time during the Epstein presidency that soldiers have been served their penultimate meal?

[–] x0x7@lemmy.world 3 points 17 hours ago

Bro. The Epstein presidency has been running since the mid-90s. It's a lot more than 3 times.

[–] hamid@crazypeople.online 24 points 1 day ago (2 children)

May they suffer in eternal hell for what they are doing

[–] meep_launcher@sh.itjust.works 16 points 23 hours ago (2 children)

Focus that rage upward.

I have such distain for our military industrial complex and ICE, but I recognize so much of the problem is desperate people taking desperate measures. They decided it's better to risk your life in a foreign war than it is to be home watching you and your family whither away with no healthcare, education, or money. I don't agree but I can understand- debt will put anyone in a pressure cooker. Two things can be true at once- being a stoog for American imperialism makes you horrible, but people who are stooges can still be people to show sympathy for when you consider the factors at play.

When the revolution comes, as all revolutions do, it is only when the military allows the people to storm the gates. In my head we don't need to thank service members as much as say I'm so sorry what this country did to them.

[–] FatVegan@leminal.space 1 points 4 hours ago

Nah. I wouldn't go kill and rape people because a pedo told me to and gives me some crumbs. Destroying countless families to not even save your own, is a fucked up move and i hope they suffer real good for that decision

[–] hamid@crazypeople.online 27 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago) (7 children)

I'm Persian, from Iran. I don't give a fuck why those yank butchers signed up to go murder my family. They already killed my moms side in Iraq now they're going to go kill my dad's side. Fuck them and I hope they burn in hell. I wish they would skip to the part where they shoot themselves drunk and spare my family that remains in Iran.

[–] mirshafie@europe.pub 11 points 22 hours ago

As an Iranian, I agree. Oh, poor baby needs to pay for college, so my dad needs to die? Disgusting ghouls.

[–] meep_launcher@sh.itjust.works 7 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

Frankly, yea you're right. Our military is absolutely brutally evil. And the reason they were there was to make the rich richer. Frankly when Americans sign up for the military, they should choose a branch and an oil company to serve as well.

I can't really convince you of anything else, other than know that most everyone I talk to knows we have more in common with you halfway around the world than either of us do with the people who send the military to kill. We don't hate you, and I'm so sorry what they did to you.

On this side of the world, keeping our class divided will only perpetuate this cycle. War is as profitable an industry as healthcare, so why expect peace or cures if the people in charge are only in it for their own gain?

I'm so sorry for what this horrible country did. No one deserves that fate. But one day hatchets between comrades need to be buried and replaced with guillotines for kings.

[–] Alphonsus@lemmy.world 2 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

I hear you, it’s heartbreaking how power and profit drive so much suffering. The real connections between people are far stronger than the systems that divide us.👌

[–] meep_launcher@sh.itjust.works 5 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago) (1 children)

Small story time because I realize the Neo-Futurists don't seem to record their show and this should be in writing somewhere.

Context: The Neo-Futurists are an experimental theater company based in Chicago but have spread internationally. They have a show where they do 30 scripts in an hour, so each "play" is like... 2 or 3 minutes.

When I went they had one play called "How to Kill a King"

The lights went dark. Then the projector turned on and said "put your phone and wallet into the bucket". The cast came out holding buckets, and everyone did just that, including me. Then the cast left the theater with the buckets.

Then the projector said:

"Your possessions will be waiting for you in the lobby after the show"

"Trust that you will have your wallet and phone back at the end of the show"

"Trust that the people around you won't steal your wallet and phone"

"Trust that the people around you have your best interest in mind, and don't wish you any harm"

"That is how you Kill a King"

And sure enough when we left, everyones stuff was splayed out on some tables and everyone got their stuff back.

[–] Alphonsus@lemmy.world 4 points 11 hours ago

That’s honestly brilliant. The way the Neo-Futurists turned something so simple into a real, physical experience of trust is kind of unsettling in the best way. It makes the message land way harder than if they’d just said it outright. You literally felt the vulnerability, the risk, and then the relief, which is exactly the point. Also, the fact that it happened in a room full of strangers in Chicago makes it even more powerful. That’s the kind of theatre people remember for years.👌

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 5 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

But it is Iranians in North America urging Trump to invade.

350,000 chanting "King Reza Pahlavi", they want to restore the monarchy and bring back the elite class.

[–] Riverside@reddthat.com 1 points 10 hours ago

Yes, let's listen to people living in the US constantly under US propaganda apparatus who won't suffer the consequence of invasion instead of, you know, actual Iranians living in the country

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[–] Alphonsus@lemmy.world 2 points 19 hours ago

🤣🤣🤣

[–] JustAGuy@lemmy.org 3 points 17 hours ago

The final supper

[–] TheSeveralJourneysOfReemus@lemmy.world 7 points 22 hours ago (2 children)

I think I need petah explains here. Not in the us military, so ignorante about this

[–] GalacticGrapefruit@lemmy.world 20 points 21 hours ago

This is the "You're about to maybe face gruesome death tomorrow" meal. It's one last pat on the back for morale before they send you to die.

[–] Coldus12@reddthat.com 8 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours ago) (1 children)

Not in the us either, but these are thought of as 'quality' foods (especially for soldiers), so its akin to them having a 'last dinner' of sorts before a deployment. Since middle east, and US has syrian (or iranian??) interests I assume its Syria (or Iran?), and that something big is aboutto go down there.

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[–] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 70 points 1 day ago (4 children)
[–] mlg@lemmy.world 13 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 23 hours ago) (1 children)

It actually spiked to 3 on Sunday night lol

[–] MrScottyTay@sh.itjust.works 3 points 10 hours ago

The FBI sure love to support those that make Cheese Pizza

[–] ickplant@lemmy.world 16 points 1 day ago

This is incredible.

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[–] formergijoe@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It means it's surf and turf Friday at the chow hall?

[–] LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world 6 points 23 hours ago

Seriously. I spent 4 years in the army and "surf & turf night" is nothing unusual. And desserts & pies are available every day.

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