Emilia Lanier

U.S. military spending is set to hit a record $1.5 trillion.

Roughly half of defense spending goes to private contractors that routinely price-gouge the government.

Meanwhile, the Pentagon has failed EIGHT straight audits.

The military industrial complex is cheering today.

The FBI being on high alert for terrorist actions is important right now.

Too bad they fired and gutted their counterterrorism capacity

I can't think of one person serving in the White House that is capable of planning their way out of a paper sack.

I will state as fact that this conflict in Iran may end up being an aid to Ukraine.

And I will also state I am dead set against this conflict.

Now go ahead and tell me how I support this stupid conflict. The only people dying will be pawns like us.

I get you're upset. So am I.

They do indeed, and those cells have been here in the US for decades. And the FBI is gutted.

Fellow pawns, we determine how the other pieces move

"…to play the pawns well; they are the soul of chess: it is they which uniquely determine the attack and the defense, and on their good or bad arrangement depends entirely the winning or losing of the game."

- 18th cent. chessmaster Philador.

This is the essential problem of war. There is no reason to suppose this school was a target, but going to war means you have decided that "collateral damage" is acceptable. (For the record, I do not find it acceptable.)

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Oh sweetie there's no verge of a Civil War going on here. Resistance to this regime, yes. That's not the same. Quit listening to the full on MAGA cultists. They're a dwindling lot.

We went to Windsor in August before things got stupid. We left our phones at home. Since then friends of ours have been harassed coming back to US.

You won't have problems with Canadians. At least except this guy who thinks we're all the same. But take precautions.

Sure thing son. I totally asked for voter suppression.

Maybe learn the problems here before you assume most Americans approve of the crap going on here.

Also learn some statistics.

Well they're being kitted out with incinerator too.

We already have a disgusting prison system, but most people don't know how inhumane it is. Maybe this wonderful addition will wake a few more of us and we can clean up the entire mess.

If it came to that, some of us would like to swim across the Detroit River to help you.

Oh yeah like that Hyandai factory in Georgia ICE scared away? Sure.

Has Jordan got an automatic sprinkler system in his pants? He must, else he'd have burst into flames ages ago.

President Reagan introduced the practice of using people as props for political theater.

That's when I stopped watching. At best it's a dog and pony show.

I chose Doctor Who myself. Tom Baker era. Want a jelly baby?

Women's sports?

🇨🇦🇺🇦 “Four years ago, Russia launched an illegal, unjustified invasion of Ukraine. Four years on, Canada stands with Ukraine.”

- Mark Carney
Prime Minister of Canada

Too bad we can't find the money for troops to have all required uniforms. They have to pay much of that themselves.

This is why the mayor of Windsor is asking Canadians to boycott the Ambassador bridge and use the tunnel.

And don't think Detroiters didn't hear what he said. And many of them will think a boycott is a good idea.

The Gordie Howe Bridge will open this year no matter how much whining happens.

The Andrew, formerly known as Prince, was arrested at 6am on his 66th birthday.

I'm torn between wondering if this is some sort of sign from on high or if the jail will “Let him eat cake” today.

Zoroastrianism is not a pagan religion.

Do it.

He’s now at 1.5 million mentions in the Epstein files. I don’t even have to say who it is, you already know.

Better yet, push like hell before the primaries to get better Dem candidates to run. We don't need milquetoast corporate Dems. I say this as an independent.

Fortunately, one need not join a party to vote for their candidates.

That said, I wish we had a Lord Buckethead like the Brits.

Thank you. I was about to say the Poles seem to be quite serious about this.