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Mark Milley kept his oath to protect and defend the Constitution from all enemies, foreign AND domestic.
#dgg #resistance
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I've found the perfect frigate for the USN: the Saronic Corsair.
Now I know what you're saying: "that's just a really small speedboat"
But what you don't know is that it's actually autonomous, modular, and AI-enabled.
Now I know what you're saying: "that's just a really small speedboat"
But what you don't know is that it's actually autonomous, modular, and AI-enabled.
December 8, 2025 at 8:10 PM
I've found the perfect frigate for the USN: the Saronic Corsair.
Now I know what you're saying: "that's just a really small speedboat"
But what you don't know is that it's actually autonomous, modular, and AI-enabled.
Now I know what you're saying: "that's just a really small speedboat"
But what you don't know is that it's actually autonomous, modular, and AI-enabled.
Clausewitz agrees with Secretary Phelan.
Wow what do you know, there is a clausewitz quote for this
December 8, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Clausewitz agrees with Secretary Phelan.
Clausewitz agrees with the NSS.
December 8, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Clausewitz agrees with the NSS.
Seditious conspiracy. Treason. The next democratic administration (which, mind you, we will have to fight to install, as Trump and Co will not cede power after losing the upcoming election) should arrest the six conservative justices and seek the maximum penalty.
Counterpoint:
The Supreme Court lacks the authority to change the text of the Constitution.
So either it affirms the text or (further, and more completely) nukes its authority as Constitutional arbiter.
There’s no third option. Art III (courts) can’t just usurp Art V (amendments).
The Supreme Court lacks the authority to change the text of the Constitution.
So either it affirms the text or (further, and more completely) nukes its authority as Constitutional arbiter.
There’s no third option. Art III (courts) can’t just usurp Art V (amendments).
The Supreme Court will ultimately decide whether to uphold the longstanding principle that grants citizenship to the children of non-citizens born in the U.S., following a legal challenge by the Trump administration. n.pr/48E1oko
December 5, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Seditious conspiracy. Treason. The next democratic administration (which, mind you, we will have to fight to install, as Trump and Co will not cede power after losing the upcoming election) should arrest the six conservative justices and seek the maximum penalty.
The Supreme Court is illegitimate. Their rulings are plainly partisan and clearly wrong. The six conservatives should be placed in handcuffs and put on trial for seditious conspiracy.
Scathing dissent from Justice Kagan:
"[T]his Court reverses that judgment based on its perusal, over a holiday weekend, of a cold paper record. We are a higher court than the District Court, but we are not a better one when it comes to making such a fact-based decision."
"[T]his Court reverses that judgment based on its perusal, over a holiday weekend, of a cold paper record. We are a higher court than the District Court, but we are not a better one when it comes to making such a fact-based decision."
Reuters: U.S. SUPREME COURT REVIVES REDRAWN PRO-REPUBLICAN TEXAS VOTING MAP INTENDED TO HELP TRUMP'S PARTY KEEP CONTROL OF CONGRESS
December 5, 2025 at 1:13 PM
The Supreme Court is illegitimate. Their rulings are plainly partisan and clearly wrong. The six conservatives should be placed in handcuffs and put on trial for seditious conspiracy.
This guy is currently #1 on the list for the next (god willing) Democratic administration for CJCS or SECDEF.
Why? Costly signals.
You don't have to guess whether he has integrity. He demonstrated his integrity with a very costly signal, the truncation of his career.
Why? Costly signals.
You don't have to guess whether he has integrity. He demonstrated his integrity with a very costly signal, the truncation of his career.
When Admiral Alvin Holsey abruptly resigned in October, everyone suspected it was a purge. Now we know why: Hegseth had asked the top Admiral to resign after months of discord over the legality of the boat strikes in the Caribbean. www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
Exclusive | Hegseth Asked Top Admiral to Resign After Months of Discord
The relationship between the Pentagon chief and military leader had been rocky since Trump’s inauguration.
www.wsj.com
December 4, 2025 at 1:05 AM
This guy is currently #1 on the list for the next (god willing) Democratic administration for CJCS or SECDEF.
Why? Costly signals.
You don't have to guess whether he has integrity. He demonstrated his integrity with a very costly signal, the truncation of his career.
Why? Costly signals.
You don't have to guess whether he has integrity. He demonstrated his integrity with a very costly signal, the truncation of his career.
Hegseth and Phelan continue to insist that US industry cannot develop two 6th-gen jets at the same time, despite everyone else disagreeing with that assessment, despite Congress wanting to fund both jets, and despite China already being ahead with their two 6th-gens.
archive.ph/202512031547...
archive.ph/202512031547...
Hegseth Stands Firm With Opposition to Next-Gen Navy Fighter Jet
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reiterated his opposition to Navy plans to develop its next-generation F/A-XX fighter jet, arguing it will overlap with plans for a different aircraft that has President...
www.bloomberg.com
December 3, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Hegseth and Phelan continue to insist that US industry cannot develop two 6th-gen jets at the same time, despite everyone else disagreeing with that assessment, despite Congress wanting to fund both jets, and despite China already being ahead with their two 6th-gens.
archive.ph/202512031547...
archive.ph/202512031547...
I feel like I'm supposed to know who Olivia Nuzzi is, but I don't, and I don't care. I hope she's doing well, though. Or I hope she gets what's coming to her.
December 2, 2025 at 8:59 PM
I feel like I'm supposed to know who Olivia Nuzzi is, but I don't, and I don't care. I hope she's doing well, though. Or I hope she gets what's coming to her.
Trump: "If he can get a silver star for dodging a missile then I can get a silver star for dodging the draft"
December 2, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Trump: "If he can get a silver star for dodging a missile then I can get a silver star for dodging the draft"
"We need a larger defense budget" is an unfalsifiable claim.
A) no wars = deterrence worked, but just barely
B) wars won = defense budget was big enough, but just barely, and now we need to rearm
C) wars lost = see, we needed a larger defense budget
For the record, I'm in favor of larger budgets
A) no wars = deterrence worked, but just barely
B) wars won = defense budget was big enough, but just barely, and now we need to rearm
C) wars lost = see, we needed a larger defense budget
For the record, I'm in favor of larger budgets
December 1, 2025 at 3:25 PM
"We need a larger defense budget" is an unfalsifiable claim.
A) no wars = deterrence worked, but just barely
B) wars won = defense budget was big enough, but just barely, and now we need to rearm
C) wars lost = see, we needed a larger defense budget
For the record, I'm in favor of larger budgets
A) no wars = deterrence worked, but just barely
B) wars won = defense budget was big enough, but just barely, and now we need to rearm
C) wars lost = see, we needed a larger defense budget
For the record, I'm in favor of larger budgets
"I probably commit a dozen war crimes a day, you really expect me to remember every single one? Who are you with, the New York Times? Failing institution, you're really a piece of work, you know that?"
"I can't be expected to remember every single war criminal I ever collaborated with"
December 1, 2025 at 6:37 AM
"I probably commit a dozen war crimes a day, you really expect me to remember every single one? Who are you with, the New York Times? Failing institution, you're really a piece of work, you know that?"
No New Wars? No, New Wars!
November 29, 2025 at 10:03 PM
No New Wars? No, New Wars!
MAGA is the new American religion. The true MAGA believers worship Donald Trump. Their Christianity has transformed, they have found a new messiah.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
November 29, 2025 at 6:36 AM
MAGA is the new American religion. The true MAGA believers worship Donald Trump. Their Christianity has transformed, they have found a new messiah.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Sometimes I lay awake at night thinking about Cummings Aerospace and wondering how we got here
November 28, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Sometimes I lay awake at night thinking about Cummings Aerospace and wondering how we got here
Imagine a cop pulling over a guy with expired license plates. The guy tells the cop that he is a soverign citizen and doesn't have to obey the law. The cop says "ok whatever you say!" and lets the guy go.
Republicans commit treason and democrats just go along with it. No laws for Republicans.
Republicans commit treason and democrats just go along with it. No laws for Republicans.
Republicans are like sovereign citizens, claiming the law doesn't apply to them. Democrats just agree and go along with it.
November 28, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Imagine a cop pulling over a guy with expired license plates. The guy tells the cop that he is a soverign citizen and doesn't have to obey the law. The cop says "ok whatever you say!" and lets the guy go.
Republicans commit treason and democrats just go along with it. No laws for Republicans.
Republicans commit treason and democrats just go along with it. No laws for Republicans.
Republicans are like sovereign citizens, claiming the law doesn't apply to them. Democrats just agree and go along with it.
November 28, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Republicans are like sovereign citizens, claiming the law doesn't apply to them. Democrats just agree and go along with it.
Mr. President Sir, I want to believe in you, but my Thanksgiving dinner was $28,000 dollars and I can't afford my health insurance. Please sir, I didn't vote for this.
Like seriously I didn't vote for this, I voted Harris Walz
Like seriously I didn't vote for this, I voted Harris Walz
November 27, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Mr. President Sir, I want to believe in you, but my Thanksgiving dinner was $28,000 dollars and I can't afford my health insurance. Please sir, I didn't vote for this.
Like seriously I didn't vote for this, I voted Harris Walz
Like seriously I didn't vote for this, I voted Harris Walz
With the Constellation frigate being cancelled, it's a good time to revisit this essay in American Affairs.
The truth is that it doesn't really matter. The US is never going to be able to win a naval war with China.
americanaffairsjournal.org/2025/02/amer...
The truth is that it doesn't really matter. The US is never going to be able to win a naval war with China.
americanaffairsjournal.org/2025/02/amer...
November 26, 2025 at 8:19 AM
With the Constellation frigate being cancelled, it's a good time to revisit this essay in American Affairs.
The truth is that it doesn't really matter. The US is never going to be able to win a naval war with China.
americanaffairsjournal.org/2025/02/amer...
The truth is that it doesn't really matter. The US is never going to be able to win a naval war with China.
americanaffairsjournal.org/2025/02/amer...
Reposted by The Frito Bandito
Thanks for the thread. Something else:
The Navy in 2019 said that increasing from 32 to 48 VLS cells would cost $16 to $24M additional per ship.
The CBO also forecasted that a Constellation would cost $1.4B per, and a Flt III Burke $2.7B per.
The Navy in 2019 said that increasing from 32 to 48 VLS cells would cost $16 to $24M additional per ship.
The CBO also forecasted that a Constellation would cost $1.4B per, and a Flt III Burke $2.7B per.
November 25, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Thanks for the thread. Something else:
The Navy in 2019 said that increasing from 32 to 48 VLS cells would cost $16 to $24M additional per ship.
The CBO also forecasted that a Constellation would cost $1.4B per, and a Flt III Burke $2.7B per.
The Navy in 2019 said that increasing from 32 to 48 VLS cells would cost $16 to $24M additional per ship.
The CBO also forecasted that a Constellation would cost $1.4B per, and a Flt III Burke $2.7B per.
BREAKING: Hegseth Backtracks On Facial Hair Policy, Allows Small Patch Above Upper Lip
November 25, 2025 at 11:12 PM
BREAKING: Hegseth Backtracks On Facial Hair Policy, Allows Small Patch Above Upper Lip
What's the best ice cream flavor
November 25, 2025 at 5:39 AM
What's the best ice cream flavor
My guess: Trump orders some bombings. No boots on the ground. Whether or not anything is achieved, Trump will declare a bigly victory about 2 weeks later and move on.
Alternatively, a special ops raid to get Maduro. It goes horribly wrong with many operators captured or killed.
Alternatively, a special ops raid to get Maduro. It goes horribly wrong with many operators captured or killed.
We’re about to invade Venezuela because trump wants their oil. No other reason. The airspace has been cleared. Embassies are being evacuated. Flights are being canceled.
He’s going to kill people for oil.
He’s going to kill people for oil.
November 24, 2025 at 5:12 AM
My guess: Trump orders some bombings. No boots on the ground. Whether or not anything is achieved, Trump will declare a bigly victory about 2 weeks later and move on.
Alternatively, a special ops raid to get Maduro. It goes horribly wrong with many operators captured or killed.
Alternatively, a special ops raid to get Maduro. It goes horribly wrong with many operators captured or killed.
Why are we all pretending that the US is not going to default on its debt?
We're adding trillions to the debt every year. We pay over a trillion dollars a year in interest payments.
In my lifetime, the US will default, the dollar-led international monetary system will end, and the US will be fcked
We're adding trillions to the debt every year. We pay over a trillion dollars a year in interest payments.
In my lifetime, the US will default, the dollar-led international monetary system will end, and the US will be fcked
In October 2024, the U.S. unemployment rate was 4.1 % and the inflation rate was 2.6 %. Now, unemployment is 4.4 %, inflation has risen to 3 %, and we’ve added $3 Trillion to the national debt. The “Golden Age” feels more like the “Broke-Ass Olden Age.”
November 23, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Why are we all pretending that the US is not going to default on its debt?
We're adding trillions to the debt every year. We pay over a trillion dollars a year in interest payments.
In my lifetime, the US will default, the dollar-led international monetary system will end, and the US will be fcked
We're adding trillions to the debt every year. We pay over a trillion dollars a year in interest payments.
In my lifetime, the US will default, the dollar-led international monetary system will end, and the US will be fcked
I give it six months until a sitting Democratic house representative is killed and it just feels normal because that's where we are now
November 21, 2025 at 1:17 AM
I give it six months until a sitting Democratic house representative is killed and it just feels normal because that's where we are now