The Pentagon spent more money in September"the end of the 2025 fiscal year"than it had in any other year since 2008. But a good chunk of the budget wasn't used for anything that could be considered a pertinent military expense. The Defense Department burned through $93 billion that month alone, signing checks left and right in order to dry up its congressionally allocated budget, according to a recent analysis by the government watchdog Open the Books. Some of the frivolous September purchases made under Secretary Pete Hegseth's stewardship include a $98,329 Steinway & Sons grand piano for the Air Force chief of staff's home, $5.3 million for Apple devices such as the new iPad, and an astronomical amount of shellfish, including $2 million for Alaskan king crab and $6.9 million worth of lobster tail. (Lobster tail is apparently a favorite of Hegseth's Pentagon"the department spent more than $7.4 million total on the luxury item in March, May, June, and October.)
The Wall Street Journal found that "the Department of Homeland Security, created in 2002 to protect Americans, has turned its force against citizens." read more
President Donald Trump held a press conference at his Doral ballroom in Florida on Monday amid the ongoing war in Iran and across the Middle East, during which he referred to people that have been killed by "roadside bombs" who are now "walking around with no legs." "All of the people that died through the roadside bombs. Died and are, right now, walking around with no legs, no arms," Trump said during the news conference, following remarks to Republicans. The oxymoronic comment came after Trump had offered oscillating statements on the projected length of the joint U.S.-Israeli war against Iran and its stated objectives. Trump also erroneously claimed that Iran has access to the American Tomahawk cruise missile, the weapon likely used to strike a girls school in Iran, killing 165 people.
"Nearly seven months ago, Ukrainian officials tried to sell the U.S. their battle-proven technology for downing Iranian-made attack drones."
An MS NOW panel called out Donald Trump over his dismissive attitude and response to reports that Vladimir Putin is giving aid to Iran by helping the embattled regime target U.S. troops. read more
Fishpud voted for the brain dead orange pedo who claims there are dead people walking around with no legs.