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News & Current Events May 13, 2026 at 11:18 AM

Army cuts training as service is short billions of dollars

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Army cuts training as service is short billions of dollars
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Army cuts training as service is short billions of dollars
The Army is grappling with a sudden budget crunch and scrambling to slash training costs across broad swaths of the force, officials said.
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Good-Cap-7632 May 13, 2026 +13477
$961.6 billion in the DoD's budget this year and they can't pay for training. These people are an absolute joke.
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AutoDefenestrator273 May 13, 2026 +4540
Right? They can't pass an audit and now they can't pay for training. Where the shit is the money going?
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Rsubs33 May 13, 2026 +3397
Into the elites bank accounts. We are going to turn into Russia
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NoHalf2998 May 13, 2026 +1765
We’re already an Oligarchy, we’re only deciding if it’s a _fascist_ one or not
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AppleAtrocity May 13, 2026 +606
Oh it absolutely already is, they just haven't put the pedal to the floor yet because they're saving that for the midterms.
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alexacto May 13, 2026 +290
What do you mean? The pedal is very much hitting the floor. Louisiana election cancelled, Virginia redistricting cancelled while red states redistricts went ahead. It's pretty obvious we are soon to be a one party state with a king at the top.
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FreeUsePolyDaddy May 13, 2026 +74
King is just what they are willing to make jokes about. WFC God-Emperor is the ultimate goal. He just needs a little more time to soften up the Evangelicals so they warm to the idea.
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kingjuicer May 13, 2026 +28
They are already softening. His gold statue recently unvailed was justified by the presiding pastor because "it's not a calf"
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Acceptable-Bus-2017 May 14, 2026 +8
I don't think the fact it was a calf was the problem, but I'm no theologian
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Intrepid_Top_2300 May 13, 2026 +23
The Mad King! Just what America needs.
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MegaFireDonkey May 13, 2026 +80
If the midterms still have weight that they are concerned about, then we're not there yet.
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Painbow_High_And_Bi May 13, 2026 +64
This. If it was a foregone conclusion they wouldn't be fighting this hard. It WILL be a foregone conclusion if they can convince enough people to stay home bc they believe their vote doesn't matter. The defeatist mindset itself should be one of our primary enemies going into the midterms.
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VicViolence May 13, 2026 +12
On the other hand, we need alternative plans to hoping a broken system is going to save us
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TrickyChildhood2917 May 13, 2026 +87
As Churchill may have said Attributed to Winston Churchill regarding a woman's prostitution and negotiating price - **"Madam, we have already established that. We are now merely haggling over the price."**
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Pobbes May 13, 2026 +8
Churchill? What have you been smoking. It was Oscar Wilde. I looked it up. Earliest published instance verified is Leonard Lyons, cloumnist for the New York Post in 1936.
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longboardchick May 13, 2026 +10
Thanks a lot lobbyists….
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bobbiroxxisahoe May 13, 2026 +29
Lol who's this we, *THEY* chose lol. It's just catching up to most of us now.
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wonkeykong May 13, 2026 +28
Is there an example of an oligarchy that is not fascist?
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amdufrales May 13, 2026 +15
Fascism and authoritarianism are used interchangeably by a lot of people, but iirc the term fascism was coined to mean a total merge of corporate interest and state power.
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catalessi May 13, 2026 +57
We are quite literally post-Soviet already.
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Mrs_SmithG2W May 13, 2026 +66
Vote! Get out the vote. Volunteer, donate, door knock, write postcards, make phone calls, talk to everyone you know. This is the most important vote of our lives, midterms November 2026. 💪🏼🌍🖖🏼
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thtamthrfckr May 13, 2026 +21
I always do…. But I’m sick of it being the most important vote of my life, in these unprecedented times, seeing the dismantling of institutions like never seen before etc etc etc
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ThePr0l0gue May 13, 2026 +50
I want to believe that voting still matters.
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PredatorRedditer May 13, 2026 +84
They wouldn't be gerrymandering so hard and disenfranchising people if it didn't.
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talllongblackhair May 13, 2026 +13
They are counting on you thinking this way. Don't obey in advance.
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ThePensiveE May 13, 2026 +426
The Trump family. Seriously. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-30/trump-family-backed-drone-firm-signs-weapons-deal-with-us?embedded-checkout=true
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QbertsRube May 13, 2026 +80
Surely it's coincidental that Trump also juiced the budget for the US drone program by 24 THOUSAND percent, from $226 Million to $54 Billion...
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hotinhawaii May 13, 2026 +29
And it is also coincidental that Trump's sons are now part owners of a domestic drone company that supplies the US military, whose focus is on purchasing domestic-built drones.
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calmdownmyguy May 13, 2026 +111
There's a reason putin is his role model
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Kaffe-Mumriken May 13, 2026 +290
Iranian kindergarteners
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sirbassist83 May 13, 2026 +123
dont forget iranian hospitals.
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ZachMN May 13, 2026 +44
Don’t forget ballrooms.
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im_just_thinking May 13, 2026 +26
Don't forget the corporations and loyal individuals that get government contracts!
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sksauter May 13, 2026 +8
Well the *money* sure ain't going to them.
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OutlawSundown May 13, 2026 +77
Trump’s fat ass mostly
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PinchedOffCatTurd May 13, 2026 +77
Shell companies owned by orange Jr. and his glue sniffing brother.
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Narrow-Chef-4341 May 13, 2026 +6
There’s no shells involved any more. It was too confusing. ‘Hey guys, get this - Donny doesn’t know how to use the three shells!’
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upnorthguy218 May 13, 2026 +56
Lucrative contracts for businesses aligned with the Trump family. Also in some cases businesses owned by the Trump family: [https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/drone-company-stock-soars-appointing-donald-trump-jr-advisory-board-rcna181987](https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/drone-company-stock-soars-appointing-donald-trump-jr-advisory-board-rcna181987)
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Spiritual-Pear-1349 May 13, 2026 +87
According to recent reports it's lobster and steak dinners, grand pianos, and one of a kind flutes. This is corruption on a level that throwing more money isnt going to fix - the problems isnt not enough, the problem is too much to sensibly use.
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SofaKingStewPadd May 13, 2026 +27
Gawd I hope the orange shit stain expires before he can issue blanket immunity. Not that any subsequent government would bring any of these criminals to justice. Gotta heal and move forward and all that. But it's nice to dream sometimes.
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Intelligent_Ebb559 May 13, 2026 +13
Then JD Couchfucker Vance will issue them instead? The Justice system will NOT grant us Justice against these monsters. Theres truly only one thing that can
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decorama May 13, 2026 +47
The Pentagon spent millions of dollars on luxury food items and consumer electronics.
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UnluckyAd27 May 13, 2026 +25
And have wrecked our cybersecurity while they ruin any legitimacy we had. It’s amazing how stupid these people are. We got some smart people but they clearly enjoy being on their knees too much
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VelvetElvis May 13, 2026 +15
There's a long tradition of giving enlisted troops on deployment a fancy dinner as a morale booster occasionally. Given that most of their cafeterias are contracted out Aramark, the same people who do food for a lot of schools, hospitals and prisons, I have zero problem with giving them a break from the slop every now and then. That's assuming that's actually where it's going, of course.
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digger70chall May 13, 2026 +17
On the ship that was usually a sign that they were about to drop some terrible news about extending deployment over the 1MC.
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0b0011 May 13, 2026 +50
From my experience shitty contracts. We had a big inspection for my ship like a decade back. I got stuck on some stupid work crew going around checking every rack (bunk style bed) to make sure they still had all of their screws. We reported to the ship's XO (executive officer. second in command) that there were like 40 missing and he came in the next day with a box from home depot with the missing screws and told them to put them in the missing spots but keep quiet because he paid 10 cents a piece for the screws but when he looked into ordering them after I told him it turns out we had a contract saying we had to buy them from one specific company and they wanted $11 each for them.
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yamsyamsya May 13, 2026 +28
It's because the contracts are a scam to enrich defense contractors
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tehlemming May 13, 2026 +20
This is not necessarily the fault of the contractor charging this much for the screws, but the regulation that requires the screws be bought from them and the 14 layers of bureaucracy that have a hand in the transaction as well. People will shit on contractors all day, and that's fine, but the dod welfare program isn't 100% outward spend. A lot of government jobs also exist only to be jobs.
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Narrow-Chef-4341 May 13, 2026 +7
Which probably worked on bunks, but is how people find c**** contractors that use drywall screws on outdoor siding, only to see it fall off after two years… *sigh* The gap between ’yeah, that’s legit’ and ‘trust me bro’ is sadly wide.
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thefunkybassist May 13, 2026 +17
Right into their nose
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Echo_Romeo571 May 13, 2026 +12
Helo flybys for Kid Rock.
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healywylie May 13, 2026 +6
You have to Ask!?!?!?!?!?!???
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jimtow28 May 13, 2026 +372
Well, Republican voters wanted them to run the country like a business, and they got exactly what they wanted. It turns out, none of them thought it would be run like a Trump business.
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AdjNounNumbers May 13, 2026 +161
Might be even worse than that. It looks like it's being run by a private equity firm. Run like a trump business would just involve going bankrupt, but this looks a lot more like they're stripping the corpse by taking anything of value on their way out
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deathrictus May 13, 2026 +20
Or worse, a private equity firm run by Trump.
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Liizam May 13, 2026 +9
Dude it be better at this point. This is just fraud.  In business there is at least some accountability 
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FlirtyFluffyFox May 13, 2026 +15
They just wanted all the opaqueness and executive profit of running a business, not the risks of bankruptcy! 
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JaneksLittleBlackBox May 13, 2026 +5
>It turns out, none of them thought it would be run like a Trump business. You'd think after the government shut down twice a year apart during his first ~~administration~~ dumpster fire, they'd remember how fuckin' awful he was at running profitable businesses. But they also "forgot" how much they hate pedophiles once the obvious was made public with the Epstein files, so I guess I shouldn't expect too much
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redyellowblue5031 May 13, 2026 +127
They’re asking to increase that to 1.5 TRILLION for next year. In a single year more than 50% increase. No doubt it’ll pass.
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QbertsRube May 13, 2026 +35
And the people who voted for No New Wars and good old "Republican fiscal conservatism" will no doubt defend that budget increase angrily and loudly if you question it.
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redyellowblue5031 May 13, 2026 +17
Been that way as long as I’ve been alive at least.
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UnluckyAd27 May 13, 2026 +44
Which is disgusting because we all know how much of that will effectively be used while vets sit homeless on sidewalks and people are going over the debt waterfall just to eat and be housed. Too bad that budget will get eaten up by all the inflation numb-nuts has caused. Oh and the bad math they seem to be so accustomed to applying to things
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Nukemanrunning May 13, 2026 +205
The issue is its due to who payed for all the National Guard Deployments: the DOD or the National Guard Bureau. The NGB had its normal training, events and other stuff planned out like normal with some money lefted over for riots. It wasnt expecting so much used of the NG with the Feds not paying a cent. So the NGB is broke until next year when they get a new budget.
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pyyyython May 13, 2026 +185
Man, nothing says “we support the troops” like making them do someone else’s work and then stiffing them when it’s time to pay out. Trash behavior.
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Waderriffic May 13, 2026 +73
Really on brand for Trump though
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elkarion May 13, 2026 +20
On brand for America. Look how we treated Nam vets.
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unfunnysexface May 13, 2026 +11
Story time the continental congress had no way to pay the soldiers in the revolutionary war so they were given IOUs. After the war ended the articles of confederation also made it basically impossible to create federal taxes. Veterans of the war sold their papers to try and get something. Once the constitution was ratified and we had a real country there was debate on how to pay out: pay both parties and make everyone "whole" or pay the holder. Guess what won out? Thank you very much Hamilton.
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Nukemanrunning May 13, 2026 +7
Well people got payed! Its just who doing the paychecks: the states or the feds. Its like your older brother needing your truck, returning it and making you pay for the gas and taking it to the shop even tho your budget cant afford that. To the gas and shop trips are payed... just you cant do anything now.
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Sabertooth767 May 13, 2026 +47
Can confirm as a Guardsman I had a school s*** yanked by the NGB. Granted that I can't say for certain that was because of budget, but it happened.
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Nukemanrunning May 13, 2026 +8
Yeah. Our training year got gutted. I glad due to just getting back from a deployment but still.
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derangedplague May 13, 2026 +20
It's a feature, not a bug. Also a big bulk of the budget is actually for the defense contractors and arms manufacturers, not our troops.
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aradraugfea May 13, 2026 +28
Training might include that “the military code of conduct” that they’re denying Kelley his pension for bringing up.
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Arctic_Chilean May 13, 2026 +23
The Russofication of all aspects of American society is well underway.   US military power will suffer as a result 
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OrangeRadiohead May 13, 2026 +5
Yeah but most of that is being used to help Israel to claim Gaza for themselves and for Trump's holiday resort. Dark times!
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Wi11Pow3r May 13, 2026 +4
Well our President started a ~~war~~ conflict without getting congressional approval or funding. So I imagine that is draining the Department of War’s funding more than they budgeted for. But it is ok. The ~~conflict~~ war ended at the 60 day mark. So there shouldn’t be a lot more unexpected spending.
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SofaKingStewPadd May 13, 2026 +2328
So put lackies and sycophants in positions of power, drive out experienced generals and colonels because they won't blindly fall in line, start multiple wars with no clear goals and no exit strategies, expend top tier armament, weapons and equipment without funding to replace them and now give less training to the front liners while simultaneously creating a society made up of poor and desperate people who will join up out of necessity rather than desire or aptitude. The speed run to empire collapse is well ahead of schedule.
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ironafro2 May 13, 2026 +541
Putin and Xi are so happy rn.
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Barangat May 13, 2026 +264
Putin has his own mess to worry about, but Xi is happy as f***
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WolderfulLuna May 13, 2026 +101
Do nothing; Win HOW IS BRO SO GOOD?
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DanKizan May 13, 2026 +61
In this day and age, all you have to do is *not* be a total self-serving moron and you're in the top 1% of statesmen. The bar is in hell.
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dipdipderp May 13, 2026 +21
Yeah, you can still do a little self-serving, as a treat.
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Liizam May 13, 2026 +16
Dude xi doesn’t even need to do anything. 
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Seastep May 13, 2026 +29
Proof that the long game is working.
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Garukkar May 13, 2026 +5
The rot was there even without Russia or China.
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Pristine_Map1303 May 13, 2026 +10
Yes, the GOP long game is working.
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OwnBattle8805 May 13, 2026 +54
Hitler followed this playbook. He centralized power around personal loyalty, weakened and removed senior military leaders who constrained him. Hitler started wars driven by ideology. Especially the invasion of the Soviet Union. On manpower, it’s accurate. Hitler depended on teenagers in the late war, drafted in the 16-60 age range for the final months. You’re describing Hitler.
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katpillow May 13, 2026 +9
Yes but I feel like it’s insulting to the Wehrmacht to compare. They at least had some competent people running military strategies and operations in the beginning. Not trying to praise Nazi leadership, but even they were more effective than these jerks.
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No-Weakness-2035 May 13, 2026 +20
“Staffing is policy” they’re too impatient and self entitled to generate the political will to create policy - but they can fire the good and hire the obedient.
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SkinnyBill93 May 13, 2026 +1555
You think they just forgot about that national guard deployment to Washington DC? Just driving down the street "oh look army guys"
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ninja-badger1 May 13, 2026 +392
Are they still there?
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Kinmuan May 13, 2026 +626
They are - some got seen playing the satirical operation epic fury video game art installation yesterday
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Davido401 May 13, 2026 +97
Am not American, what is this?
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[deleted] May 13, 2026 +252
[removed]
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Galevav May 13, 2026 +222
Guerrilla, not gorilla. Unless the art is made by, from, or of gorillas.
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Christmas_Queef May 13, 2026 +74
We need more Gorilla art imo.
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MurseInAire May 13, 2026 +22
Commemorative Harambe statues.
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throwitawaynownow1 May 13, 2026 +14
Dicks out
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Still-Cut1098 May 13, 2026 +8
Harambe's Revenge
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Gregory_Appleseed May 13, 2026 +27
It was a video game arcade cabinet that was installed outside on the streets of DC to make fun of and protest the Iran "war".
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Davido401 May 13, 2026 +13
I got 3 replies in the same minute lol, handed out free awards in thanks lol appreciate the answers
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ChickenAndTelephone May 13, 2026 +35
There were three old fashioned, 80s style arcade video game cabinets yesterday in between the World War 2 monument and the Korean War monument, in a little pagoda. They were titled "Operation Epic Furious" with a little plaque with language about how "Trump knows the best way to sell war is to turn it into a video game".  I played it a little. You control Trump and go around and talk to people. When you talk to RFK Jr. Trump says, "Hey Bobby, how's it going" and RFK responds, "I am worm operating this empty Kennedy vessel". Looks like this sub won't let me post pictures of it in the comments.
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fevered_visions May 13, 2026 +14
I'm an American and I hadn't heard of this https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5875375-secret-handshake-arcade-game/
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itsmyhotsauce May 13, 2026 +109
Yes. Very much so. Doing f*** all. Was just there last week and they're just walking around or standing at metro stops doing nothing. Not their fault but still a massive waste of resources
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ButterAkronite May 13, 2026 +95
Yes, they're still here
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sck178 May 13, 2026 +17
Yeah... On the metro, walking down random ass parts of U street, and of course all over the Mall
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PeaceJoy4EVER May 13, 2026 +7
They’re still in Memphis and show up in white vans to routine police and fire calls and do nothing that couldn’t be handled by local police and fire.
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Kinmuan May 13, 2026 +68
End of the day it’s gonna be a variety of factors. The army submitted a bullshit budget that didn’t properly pay attention to training costs to start. And then we’ve got National Guard, Iran, the border - and the associated increase costs of jet fuel to get people to these trainings. But to be out of money at the end of April? That’s just absurd.
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FoxyInTheSnow May 13, 2026 +819
Turns out you can't run one of the world's biggest bureaucracies on haircuts, machismo, and vibes alone. Turns out experience running a large organization helps, too. I wouldn't trust this drunk fascist to run a Starbucks. He'd fire all the lgbtq staff and ban lattes (a woke beverage) in the first twenty minutes and the doors would be shut before the morning rush even started.
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Abomb May 13, 2026 +168
Clearly you can't mean the guy who somehow bankrupted multiple casinos?
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Stargaze1534 May 13, 2026 +113
No, they’re talking about Hegseth
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manystripes May 13, 2026 +33
Casinos used to give out free drinks to keep people playing, so it's plausible that Hegseth has also bankrupted multiple casinos
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fatbob42 May 13, 2026 +8
Tbf you can’t bankrupt a c***** totally by yourself either. You have to incompetently hire some incompetents too.
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TrumpetOfDeath May 13, 2026 +41
No they mean the drunk guy who mismanaged the veterans nonprofits that he led before getting on Fox News
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Abomb May 13, 2026 +18
Ohhhh THAT one, it's hard to keep track these days.
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TheAsianTroll May 13, 2026 +6
Bro i wouldnt trust Hegseth to tell me the color of the sky on a clear, cloudless day.
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FoxyInTheSnow May 13, 2026 +5
america's drunkest frat boy would deny there was a rainbow because "the gays".
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War_machine77 May 13, 2026 +905
These assholes have a budget of damn near a TRILLION DOLLARS and they have pissed it away in 5 f****** months?!
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jtrain3783 May 13, 2026 +449
This. They even got an increase...if this administration isn't perp walked to guantanamo bay when the adults finally take control, we've lost the plot of democracy
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sirbassist83 May 13, 2026 +255
its already lost. we're watching the modern equivalent of rome being sacked in real time, except we did it to ourselves basically 100%
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sck178 May 13, 2026 +119
That dumb DHS bimbo literally stole 100s of millions of dollars of tax payer money. They all are. From insider trading, to currency manipulation, to literally allowing Taco to SUE THE F****** TREASURY.
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Rocktopod May 13, 2026 +19
Technically Insider trading is taking money out of our 401ks, not out of taxes.
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_-whisper-_ May 13, 2026 +6
Oh I'm fine then
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Rocktopod May 13, 2026 +6
Well no, even if you don't have any direct exposure to the stock market this will sill have a chilling effect on the economy as a whole.
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AdjNounNumbers May 13, 2026 +39
I said in another comment that it felt like we were taken over by private equity and they're just stripping the corpse on the way out. Your comparison to the sacking of Rome is perfect. Everything is burning down and the wealthy are grabbing what they can before they abandon the scraps
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Killerpiez95 May 13, 2026 +38
Technically it’s 8 months. Fiscal year starts October of the prior year, not January.
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Apollosfury May 13, 2026 +636
Gotta pay for secwars steak and lobster dinners.
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steve_ample May 13, 2026 +164
Gotta pay for sec~~wars~~def's ~~steak and lobster dinners~~ distillery-emptying binges.
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ajw_sp May 13, 2026 +15
“Sow” seems more apt
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jsmith_zerocool May 13, 2026 +37
Judging by facebook my MAGA friends seem to think the steak and lobster budget is being spent on the front line troops, they literally just believe anything they see from their facebook feed
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herecomthatboi May 13, 2026 +14
Im not maga but I genuinely thought this was actually it. I am a veteran and it's almost expected to have something like steak and lobster before a large operation or other major events. Even in basic, final meal is (or was in 2009) steak and lobster. F*** hegseth but I thought this was a more reasonable answer than personal consumption.
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fresh-dork May 13, 2026 +7
i remember when it came out, tons of vets were talking about that - good food -> oh shit, what's coming
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CheezyBeanBurrito May 13, 2026 +7
Only time I didn’t expect to get fucked after getting surf and turf in the Army was June 14th and July 4th. Every other time I was expecting the Army to diddle me shortly thereafter
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esmerelda_b May 13, 2026 +6
Don’t forget the glam studio
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CyberSmith31337 May 13, 2026 +277
So just to be clear… We started a war against all advisement, by every agency and branch of military, without a strategy of any kind. We blew past our budget deadlines, revealed to the world that our version of military is outdated and ineffective, alienated our allies, and now we are saying we don’t have the money to retrain troops with modern military technology (I.e. drones)? Is that about right? So is our plan to just give them a gun and say *”Godspeed”*?
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lazertittiesrrad May 13, 2026 +50
Da comrade
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Beetlelarva25 May 13, 2026 +68
Don't forget wasting ordinance on fishing boats, abducting maduro, deploying national guard to places that it didn't need to be ( they are still standing around in DC ),
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clycoman May 13, 2026 +26
And the giant waste of money military parae last year.
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BrothelWaffles May 13, 2026 +19
Giving away that we have a top secret weapon that we used during the Madura operation too, just like when he tweeted out that f****** spy satellite photo during his first term. I'm 100% convinced there are no aliens in any secret military bases because that dumb b****** would have blabbed about it the second he found out.
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Da_Question May 13, 2026 +6
Don't be ridiculous. Only one guy gets a gun, the rest of the squad get magazines. When the guy with the gun dies the next person picks it up and continues.
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Bootytapper420 May 13, 2026 +4
The complete dismantling of a nation. We must make them pay.
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Stormcloud217 May 13, 2026 +5
Wouldn't be surprised if we went with the Russian plan. For 100 troops they need maybe 30 guns, the other comrades will have to pick up guns as their teammates fall.
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ThePensiveE May 13, 2026 +137
It's important to note that the Trump family has their grift machine built into the military itself these days. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-30/trump-family-backed-drone-firm-signs-weapons-deal-with-us?embedded-checkout=true Every taxpayer dollar this administration gets for the military is being split into two pots of corruption: 1) Corporate welfare for the defense industry (billionaires). 2) The Trump family's pockets.
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RainDownAndDestroyMe May 13, 2026 +42
Isn't it amazing how after all the DOGE bullshit, in which many of us were removed from our federal positions that were *actually* helping citizens in order to "cut government waste," these dumb cunts in DC still don't have the money they need? Lmfao. Who ever could have seen that coming?
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acvcani May 13, 2026 +40
All that f****** money and they still don’t have Enough? 🤬
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burgundytouch May 13, 2026 +133
Cant make this shit up.
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aaronhayes26 May 13, 2026 +99
That sucks for the soldiers but they were given a gigantic budget by Congress and they decided to use it to attack Iran and invade US cities. We can’t respond to unauthorized overspending by just writing them another check. Enough is enough.
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Sunna420 May 13, 2026 +26
and lobster for kegman
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AdhesivenessFun2060 May 13, 2026 +22
Also, the DOJ is about give trump $10 billion for his tax returns.
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GBarium May 13, 2026 +89
They don’t need training, they’ve got god on their side. Right?
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TuringC0mplete May 13, 2026 +31
Don’t forget anime, too
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nuke_em_danno May 13, 2026 +98
Well the golden ballroom & Israel are a priority
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geekworking May 13, 2026 +33
These people are shitty enough to cut things that could trigger sympathy for troops as a political ploy. Setup for "If you don't give us $$$$ that we will use to start more illegal wars then you want to see troops die from poor training. Either support this or you hate our troops"
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Closefacts May 13, 2026 +16
I know an easy way they could have saved $10billion+. Not start a war with Iran.
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MichaelHunt009 May 13, 2026 +9
No less than $100 billion before it's over.
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Moon_Archer_0927 May 13, 2026 +61
So the majority of our tax dollars go to military spending…only for the military to still be short. This is intentional.
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Good-Grayvee May 13, 2026 +12
Holy shit. Someone is siphoning off TONS of taxpayer dollars.
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Significant-Self5907 May 13, 2026 +13
What could go wrong when the stupid are running the show?
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Vizualize May 13, 2026 +7
When the circus is in town, expect the clowns to show up.
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thekoven May 13, 2026 +12
Every day I'm amazed at how incompetent our government is. Truly amazed.
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kadaka80 May 13, 2026 +11
Hegseths thinking: Who needs training if you have things that go KaBOOM!
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PasswordABC123XYZ May 13, 2026 +12
He is running out of those too, because we need rare earth to produces new ones. Who controls the worlds supply of rare earth? BTW 620 patriot missiles were produced last year. I wonder how many we have used.
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66Hslackerpro May 13, 2026 +9
And the troops will most likely still vote maga
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Bencil_McPrush May 13, 2026 +22
I can see why this administration loves Putin so much. He's their rolemodel. Who here remembers that old Soviet Era joke about an American diplomat visiting his friend, a Russian diplomat at his mannor? "Buddy, how can you afford this place on your salary?" The Russian points outside the window: "Tovarish, do you see that new bridge over there?" "What bridge?" "Exactly!"
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Sweaty_Marzipan4274 May 13, 2026 +8
Send ICE to the fronts
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Se7en_speed May 13, 2026 +8
Read the article, it's somehow worse than the headline implies. The most insulting one is that apparently they have money for flybys of celebrities houses but not for actual training
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xynith116 May 13, 2026 +8
Republicans with the “We support our troops!” bumper stickers. What a load of horseshit.
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True_Dragonfruit9573 May 13, 2026 +9
Cool, just announce to our enemies that our troops will be inadequately trained. Awesome
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another-smelly-hound May 13, 2026 +15
They cut SNAP benefits along with other benefits because they are “waste” yet our $1T military budget can’t pay for Army training? Maybe they should look at the waste and fraud there instead.
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Mixer-3007 May 13, 2026 +11
Based on recent data from 2025, over **20,000 active-duty military families** and roughly 1.2 million veteran households use SNAP.
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thegoodnamesrgone123 May 13, 2026 +14
Imagine if a Democrat were in charge? This would be on Fox News for the next month.
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redguru02 May 13, 2026 +11
This would be on Fox News for the next *8 years. Ftfy
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jamesvabrams May 13, 2026 +7
You mean "Aaaarmy training, Sir!"?
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lodemeup May 13, 2026 +7
It seems to me like something as fundamental as troop training shouldn’t be possible to cut back on. Like, food and transport and medical care.
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sayerofstuffs May 13, 2026 +6
The US really becoming like a Russia 2.0 🤣🤦🏻‍♂️
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adario7 May 13, 2026 +7
Are saying Musk and DOGE lied? I’m shocked I tell you
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EightGlow May 13, 2026 +6
But let’s definitely prosecute a war against an enemy on the other side of the planet that cannot reach us, blow up world trade and the oil market, and spend billions of dollars a week to do that.
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No_Recover8842 May 13, 2026 +7
Lmao “join the army but we can’t train you and you’ll most certainly be deployed to a war you don’t agree with and be killed” great f****** advertising
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SpaceXmars May 13, 2026 +6
Well how well did y'all think a TV host would do at this.. didn't ya not see the NAZI
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Zanos-Ixshlae May 13, 2026 +6
None of these idiots should be anywhere near these jobs.
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Spacebotzero May 13, 2026 +6
This is what poor management, leadership, direction , and orders look like. But isn't this to be expected given the current administration? Are we really all shocked that nothing is doing well, in general? I cannot for the life of me think of anything good that has happened since this administration has basically, taken over.
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FusRoDontEven May 13, 2026 +7
Quickly becoming Russia 2.0
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mklptrk May 13, 2026 +6
Yeah, who needs training? Or vaccines? Or women soldiers? Or trans soldiers? Or any other “woke” volunteers who may want to enlist when all branches of the military are struggling with recruiting more than ever? This admin is weakening our military at every turn. Regular, everyday citizens, and especially our troops, are more unsafe now than we’ve ever been since… maybe WW2? Even then you could make an argument. Just absolute incompetence, arrogance, and corruption at the highest level. Shameful.
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LMurch13 May 14, 2026 +5
Man, this administration is just robbing this country blind, and nobody will/can do anything about it.
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h4ck3r_n4m3 May 13, 2026 +10
Pretty soon they're going to pull a Russia and just use inmates with no training
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PasswordABC123XYZ May 13, 2026 +6
Somebody is spending money like a drunken sailor.
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Wis84682 May 13, 2026 +5
And DoD wants $1.5T next year, give me a break
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SamuraiCook May 13, 2026 +4
They may be the shittiest government officials but they are top-tier saboteurs.
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Msfresh07 May 13, 2026 +5
…. How much are we spending on this war again🥱
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PhamilyTrickster May 13, 2026 +5
Complete mismanagement. Absolutely pathetic 
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geek66 May 13, 2026 +5
Incompetence Top to bottom Republicans have fully abdicated their responsibility
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tmdblya May 13, 2026 +4
F*** off with this absolute bullshit. DOD has failed ***thirteen*** audits.
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patchesohoulihandies May 13, 2026 +4
Could probably borrow some ICE budget
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SqBlkRndHole May 13, 2026 +4
>Additionally, expansive National Guard missions, including the ongoing deployment in Washington, D.C., which alone is projected to cost roughly $1.1 billion this year, according to estimates from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office. Let's not forget these Guards are losing money by not working their normal civilian full time jobs, and the companies they work for are possibly losing money not having them at work.
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GVArcian May 13, 2026 +6
Imagine having a defense budget bigger than the GDP of most countries and not being able to train your soldiers.
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rekniht01 May 13, 2026 +9
It's amazing how fast we can go from the world's elite fight force to Russian military level in only 5 years of Trump leadership.
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Bob5451292 May 13, 2026 +8
The Republican Party is fiscally irresponsible
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clauderbaugh May 13, 2026 +4
*"Where's the money, Lebowski?!"*
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Ihavenoideatall May 13, 2026 +3
Where did the money went?
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