Mastodawn

"$200 billion (2.7% of the budget) Trump wants for his Iran war is a . . . big deal, . . . the $550 million (0.008% of the budget) Trump saved us by defunding public broadcasting was not.

. . . the extension of the Covid relief enhancement of the Earned Income Tax Credit would have cost around $40 billion (0.6% of the budget) . . . Extending the more generous Obamacare subsidies would have cost $27 billion (0.4% of the budget) . . ."

#Iran #USPolitics #MilitaryMadness

https://deanbaker22.substack.com/p/lesson-from-the-iran-war-42765-making

Lesson from the Iran War #42,765: Making Enemies Makes Us Poorer

Trump is costing us big bucks and doesn't even seem to know it

Dean Baker

RonSupportsYou Feb 26

In #Ukraine, "Putin cannot give up the war, but the cost of carrying it on is rising":
https://www.economist.com/leaders/2026/02/19/vladimir-putin-is-caught-in-a-vice-of-his-own-making?utm_campaign=a.25insider-brand_fy2526_q4_conversion-cbdr-sub_prospecting_nam-usca_direct_mobile&utm_medium=digital-display.external-content.pd&utm_source=outbrain-outbrain&utm_content=conversion.content.non-subscriber.content_staticnative_np-putinicaught-n-feb_na-na_article_1x1_na_na_na&utm_term=sa.allv2&utm_id=ouq42601&OutbrainClickId=v4-iJsH6KQ-1080386085-1&ob_cvr_pixel_domain=economist.com&dicbo=v4-iJsH6KQ-1080386085-1 #MilitaryMadness

RonSupportsYou Jun 13, 2025

"Israel launches strike against Iran":
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/06/12/israel-launches-strike-against-iran-00404354
"The strikes came even though Pres. Donald Trump had urged Israel to hold off and allow the U.S. to keep pursuing talks with Tehran aimed at curbing its nuclear program."
#Israel #Bloodthirsty #WhichNationWillIsraelBombNext? #aggression #MilitaryMadness #politics

JoJoKC💙May 8, 2025

45 million for a birthday party? For that price, the Army better get Taylor Swift, Beyoncé, and Jesus to headline. Meanwhile, teachers buy supplies with their own paycheck and vets can’t get appointments. But sure—balloons and tanks, y’all. #MilitaryMadness #PrioritiesPlease #fucktrump

Bluesky

Bluesky Social

RonSupportsYou May 7, 2025

This is becoming a costly habit:
"Another Navy jet falls into sea, marking fourth major mishap in months."
The incompetence of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth does not help:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/05/07/navy-fighter-jet-red-sea/
#military #Trump #MilitaryMadness #NationalSecurity #politics

Another Navy jet falls into sea, marking fourth major mishap in months

The latest loss of an F/A-18 fighter jet occurred during a failed landing aboard the USS Harry S. Truman, an aircraft carrier in the Red Sea.

The Washington Post

Power_to_the_People (he/him)Aug 13, 2024

There's hypocrisy and then there's...

#hypocrisy #cruelty #genocide #evil #USForeignPolicy #MilitaryMadness #BanalityofEvil #NormalizingGenocide #Gaza

watchpocket 🍄🌱May 31, 2023

Fleet week helicopters: FUCK YOU. It's been eight days non-stop and excuse me but your fleet week was supposed to end yesterday. #NoisePollution #AirPollution #Waste #MilitaryMadness

Selena the Retro-Princess Nov 26, 2022

Bad news everyone, Selena lost control of the moon. It's only a matter of time now before the Axis reaches Earth.
#MilitaryMadness #PCEngine #Turbografx16 #AnaloguePocket