Trump calls for record $1.5T defense budget, a 50 percent jump (opens in new tab)

(politico.com)

16 pointsmaxall42mo ago6 comments

6 comments

Nearing August 1934.

The paramilitary secret police are already executing citizens arbitrarily with no recourse. Neither Bivens, 1983, nor civil actions state or federally can touch federal agents; they are absolutely immune. The mayor and governor are misleading and blustering to calm people down because they know there is no recourse, unlike George Floyd who was slaughtered less than a mile away, whose not federal agent killer was prosecuted, and whose family received tens of millions. https://youtu.be/DU99VkNkvmE

DustinEchoes2mo ago

He’s riding high on the success of the Maduro op. That’s why he’s saying crap like this and threatening latam countries and Greenland. He’s basically having a manic episode.

andsoitis2mo ago

It is a War budget, since it is the Department of War - https://www.war.gov

stopbulying2mo ago

trillions of dollars

The defense budget would be larger than the national annual debt interest payment again.

FrankWilhoit2mo ago

The only question about any politician, at any time, is: who are they pandering to? Now Trump is not a politician and not a natural panderer. He only panders to the people whom he thinks he absolutely, positively must keep on side, for his own survival, whether or not he likes or agrees with them. Ever previously, that was the Christian Dominionists. Now, very suddenly, it is instead the Ledeenists -- and God help all the "crappy little countries". What changed?

mickle002mo ago

Fuck that

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