I'm thinking this is a low estimate of the actual costs. More importantly is the inadequate industrial base to replace them.
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I'm thinking this is a low estimate of the actual costs. More importantly is the inadequate industrial base to replace them.
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Basic mines are effective. Iran has been planning for this contingency for decades, these won't just be basic mines. Unfortunately, our mine clearance capability is poor. New systems are just coming on line and aren't exactly promising.
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Let’s hope.
This ☝🏽
Seems like it’s complicated, for sure. The TMZ article gives a few details, but it seems like the threat was essentially ignored.
(no surprise, just bizarrely disappointing … our personnel deserve better)
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The Navy only fielded its first two operational mine countermeasures modules, installed on the Independence class LCSs USS Santa Barbara and USS Canberra, last year. Canberra arrived in Bahrain in May 2025. At that time, Santa Barbara, as well as the Independence class USS Tulsa and another ship to be named, were slated to comprise the inaugural rotational deployment of mine countermeasures-configured CSs in the region. The USS Canberra notably sailed together with the M/V Seaway Hawk for a time after it departed Bahrain with the decommissioned Avengers.
True. But there’s only 2, it appears? And they’re bigger, so cannot penetrate as many areas …
Holy shit - this would be very, very bad:
"The databases, called “Numident” and the “Master Death File,” include records for more than 500 million living and dead Americans, including Social Security numbers, places and dates of birth, citizenship, race and ethnicity, and parents’ names."
We ordered high volume printers and before hooking them up, Baltimore wanted all kinds of details on where we purchased them, where they were manufactured, etc. Made sense, because that’s possibly the most valuable trove of data in existence. And he just thumb drived it out.
Holy f'in god. I worked on policies regarding the Death Master File when I worked at SSA and if you could have seen how hard we fought to keep that data private and out of other agencies' hands. And now someone has it on a thumb drive?!!
Privacy was the norm at government agencies before Trump 2. It's hard to explain how hard Musk and DOGE busted through all the safeguards.
Wait.
Wait.
THIS WAS JANUARY.
🚨 Public comment needed by Mar 12 🚨 (1/4)
A proposed federal rule would move appeals of government layoffs (RIFs) out of an independent board and into the same agency running the layoffs.
Submit a comment: www.regulations.gov
Search: “Reduction in Force Appeals” (OPM-2025-0239-0001)
They’ve started the search of Epstein’s Zorro ranch.
Should have happened years ago.
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… that was the solution??
In theory, what **should** be done?
(besides not idiotically stirring up the hornet’s nest of the ME)
Oh hey that thing we were all afraid of happening. Well it fucking happened. If you haven’t already locked down your credit/identity, you should fucking do it now. I’ll put the thread I wrote on how to do that (ish, there are Reddit boards with a million more steps you can take) in the comments. 🤬🤬🤬
Leavitt confirms that the current "ballpark" total of US soldiers injured fighting Iran is 150
these people are the least curious. least truly educated. least interesting people on the planet. that they are a 'genius' far above our lowly level was always a grifting con job .
BREAKING: Federal lawsuit over Jan 6 plaque will CONTINUE. Police argue plaque was hung in “hidden” location that’s no better than a basement storage room
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A gray and white pitbull smiles with her pink tongue lolling. She’s lying in the grass. A pink leash extends loosely. Her eyes are soft and ears relaxed, happy to be there.
What is this #tongueoutTuesday you speak of? 😁
A legal oversight organization has accused Ed Martin, President Donald Trump’s pardon attorney, of ethics violations for sending threatening letters to Georgetown University’s law school last year while serving as the acting U.S. attorney in the district. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Admiral Stavridis predicted this …
This administration……🤦♂️
🚨BREAKING: Democrats filed a lawsuit Tuesday demanding President Donald Trump’s administration unveil their plans, if any, for deploying federal officers or troops on election day. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Bier: "Over the last 30 years, we looked at all the government budgets -- federal, state, and local combined. Immigrants reduce deficits by $14.5 trillion."
You sunk my battleship!
In the desert?!
An intelligence bonanza for China. Keeping track of all the types of assets we could employ against them around Taiwan.
🚨 Homework for Democracy 🚨
Let’s let govt know our opinions on this. It’s so beyond a ketamine farce.
#AltCitizen assignment 👇👇👇
Let’s all learn how to conduct #OSINT research on our “dear leaders”. Wanna join me?
There are so many shady financial ties it might take a whole tribe of us to hunt them all down. 😉
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🚨GOVERNMENT WASTE ALERT:
The Trump Admin bought thousands of cars, including Mustangs, and wrapped them in a tacky design.
They’re collecting DUST in storage!
