Trump announced Wednesday that the Resolute Desk has been temporarily removed from the Oval Office to be "refinished," a touch-up that occurred just days after Elon Musk's son seemingly picked his nose and wiped it on the historic piece of furniture. read more
Big US contractors Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, and L3Harris have all lost about 10% over the past month. It's a very different story in Europe, though. read more
European officials are working to put together a multibillion dollar package aimed at boosting collective security in the region and supporting Ukraine in what will be the largest of its kind so far, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said over the weekend. read more
The Daily Beast editorial: The guardrails that were meant to keep executive power in check are all gone now - and President Donald Trump knows it. read more
Panic in Kyiv as US president demands higher share of GDP than Germany's First World War reparations Donald Trump's demand for a $500bn (400bn) "payback" from Ukraine goes far beyond US control over the country's critical minerals. read more
Meanwhile, rightwing outrage when Obama would take his wife to dinner once a month.
And the utter freakout when he took Michelle to dinner and a show at the cost of $10 to $100K.
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#5 | Posted by sitzkrieg
Yes, they've always built their own. And now they know they can't rely on US, they have every incentive to increase their own production and cut the US out of the equation wherever possible. With the side-effect of encouraging them to push their own weapon sales abroad.
Censored genuine question ... Are Republicans Nazis or Communists now? It's hard to keep up.
#6 | Posted by Bluewaffles
I think you might be conflating Republicans with MAGAts. It's an easy mistake to make as there is significant overlap. But there is stark difference between Dwight Eisenhower, Richard Nixon, Reagan, the Bushes and their voters from the Orange Miscreant and his supporters.
And Russia isn't communist. Its fascist.
Ruscism, a portmanteau of Russian fascism, is a neologism and a derogatory term which is used to describe the political ideology and policies of the Russian state under Vladimir Putin. It is used in reference to the Russian state's autocratic political system, ultranationalism and neo-imperialism, militarism, expansionism, corporatism, close alignment of church and state, political repression, use of censorship and state propaganda, and a cult of personality around Putin.Pretty much describes the MAGAt mentality to the tee, swapping out Hair Furor for Putin.
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I think you meant we are forcing them to foot more of the bill. Glad it's finally happening.
#2 | Posted by Bluewaffles
Sure, they're footing more of the bill. And they're also building their own weapons because they realize that they can't rely upon the US when the chips are down, even when there is no doubt which side we should be on.
Wear that MAGAt had with pride. Or swap it out for an ushanka. They mean about the same thing at this point.
well attended online meeting [...] Over 150 people from around the world [...] with 99 percent of attendees voting in favor.
So ~150 people "from around the world." WTF?
Ah, an article from the World Socialist Web Site. LOL!