Man Overboard! (to coin a phrase)

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Kevin Reed reports at the World Socialist Web Site:
The President’s response encapsulates the contempt of the entire ruling elite for the conditions of sailors and other military men and women in the war against Iran. For personnel who have spent more than 250 consecutive days at sea—and amid multiple reported suicide attempts—Trump makes clear that the health and lives of American soldiers are expendable.

…and the Donster also actually said this – out loud – to an event at a police academy in New Jersey. And if you’ve seen the same war I’ve been watching since March, y’all know fersure that Trump really has jumped off the deck.

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Out Of Missiles

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According to this Reuters report from a week or so back, the USA is basically running out of missiles in Iran. Like, actually running the hell out. I can’t pretend I’m not enjoying this.

Meanwhile, this goddamn fat-ass loser still insists that Iran won’t have a nuclear weapon, and that Iran owes reparations to the United States for all sorts of never-proven deaths or other sketchy conspiracies in a typically off-the-hook tweet.

Honestly, this clown could post a tweet threatening to hunt down the Iranian PM and personally cut off the PM’s balls and make him eat them and wrap it with “Thank you for your attention to this matter”.

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The People Say 'Stop The War', The Democrats Say 'Hold My Beer'

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“…Under conditions of mass popular opposition to the war, which is being used by the Trump administration as a pretext to cut food stamps and other social services, the position of the Democratic Party is not ‘Stop the war’, but ‘Win the war!'”
–Andre Damon reporting at the WSWS, 07.22.2026

Here, Gomer, let a pro show you how we did it in Korea, Cuba, Vietnam, Yugoslavia, Iraq, Afghanistan, Gaza and Ukraine. We’ve been a war party since the Lord was a corporal.

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Proposed Iran War Memorial Wall

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(Full title: “Proposed Iran War Memorial Wall With Off-Ramp Bouquet”)

There’s something stiffening out there right now, but it sure as hell isn’t Pete’s “resolve”, if you know what I’m sayin’.

Along with this particular concept, I’m thinking of something a bit broader in scope, perhaps with the Wall as the centerpiece of a Donald J. Trump Iran War Memorial Park, with the Wall as a centerpiece overlooking a large Reflecting Pool in the shape of the Strait Of Hormuz and, in the Pool – in the spirit of JFK’s Eternal Flame – an Eternal Algae Bloom in loving memory of the 18 (at the moment) brave troops who laid down their lives for Democracy™ or affordability or some shit.

Then, maybe, on the other side of the Reflecting Pool, a small marble amphitheater with a UFC cage for celebratory matches on Veterans’ Day, Fourth Of July, Memorial Day…?

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There's No "P" In Our Ool

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When I first peeped that aerial shot on Reuters, it wouldn’t leave my mind.

On the one hand, it’s another bucket of your garden-variety shallow-ass Liberal pearl-clutching at seeing the Evil Orange Man giving the job of restoring the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool to a company which contributed heavily to his campaign and which promptly turned the project into a National Lampoon movie.

On the other hand, though – the part that wouldn’t leave me after seeing that Reuters foto – on a much deeper level than simply Trump doing his usual nouveau-riche alcoholic country-club vulgarian shit, it was much more symbolic of an empire in rapid decline, possibly even already at the point where the Emperor is appointing his horse to the Senate. It doesn’t so much say something about Trump specifically as it does about American society, culture and institutions in general.

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Baby, Baby, Baby, You're Out Of Drones

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I didn’t even bother to contain my glee as I read the news of US and Israeli stocks of missiles and drones dwindling to rock-bottom levels as the US and Israel pissed it away on decoys, empty buildings and other bum targets in Iran this past March and April.

Still, I didn’t think the US had lost quite that much. I was genuinely surprised – and delighted – to see the front page of the Washington Times the other day. One third gone, no active production lines running, no organized plans to fund more production… oh, holy shit, I can’t pretend I’m not enjoying this. I’m no expert on logistics, engineering, supply chains or any of that other cool shit, but I still feel pretty sure that the next run of Reaper drones will involve rubber bands and balsa.

I hear the UFC matches were pretty good, though.

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Tap The Brakes

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Trump taps the brakes…? “Taps the brakes”? JEEzus, they’re really breaking the Goofy Meter over at the Washington Times these days.

F’crissake, that bloated-ass smashmouth sonofabitch probably hasn’t done his own driving for a single day of his goddamn life.

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Every American Understands

 

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“…Even in his brief remarks to reporters Tuesday, Trump made clear that his sole concern in terms of the economy is the financial markets. ‘The most important thing by far — including whether our stock market, which, by the way, is at an all-time high — but including whether our stock market goes up or down a little bit, the most important thing by far is Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon,’ he said, adding, ‘Every American understands’…”

Oh, they understand, alright, ya’ goddamn loser.
They understand that it’s Luigi Time.

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