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Stinky The Clown

(68,955 posts)
Thu Apr 16, 2026, 09:47 PM 18 hrs ago

I just heard a story on Jen Psaki's MSNOW Nour the our sailors in the Iran theater have food shortages

What the fuck???? When I was in the one thing we never worried about was FOOD.

Fuck You, Whiskey Pete. Feed the fucking fleet, you religiofascist cosplaying motherfucker. What the FUCK is WRONG with you??????

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Walleye

(45,072 posts)
2. I always thought the navy had the best food. Fundamentals! Whiskey, Pete
Thu Apr 16, 2026, 09:51 PM
18 hrs ago

Our SecDef can’t do shit for nothing

Seinan Sensei

(1,586 posts)
4. This is the same Whiskey Pete who, in Sep 2025, spent
Thu Apr 16, 2026, 11:32 PM
16 hrs ago

$ 9 million on king crab and lobster tails
$15 million on ribeye steaks
$140,000 on doughnuts
$124,000 on ice cream machines

Crab legs for me
Spam for thee

Ars Longa

(547 posts)
5. We need the money for Trumps Ballroom and
Thu Apr 16, 2026, 11:41 PM
16 hrs ago

His Triumphal Arch. Both named and dedicated to, of course,
HIMSELF!!!!!

PatrickforB

(15,471 posts)
6. USA Today reported it. They had pictures of half-empty food trays served on a naval vessel.
Thu Apr 16, 2026, 11:56 PM
16 hrs ago

The two pictures were sent by two different marines on that ship.

I will be calling both Senators and BoBo who is my rep, unfortunately.

AND, the USPS is not delivering care packages from home to military zips in the mideast, so all the food in those care packages is sitting there rotting because of bullshit.

And why on earth do parents have to send their kids who have been deployed CARE PACKAGES IN THE FIRST PLACE???

What the heck is wrong with this country?

tavernier

(14,462 posts)
8. I was so angry when I read that article today
Fri Apr 17, 2026, 12:07 AM
15 hrs ago

that I couldn’t finish for fear of my blood pressure going through the roof. I can imagine how our veterans and military families feel reading this.

Attilatheblond

(9,017 posts)
13. Knew several parents of people serving early in the Iraq war who were getting letters asking for food
Fri Apr 17, 2026, 01:01 AM
15 hrs ago

They were PISSED, but kept voting GOP anyway.

Norrrm

(5,235 posts)
7. Pete Hegseth's Defense Department blew $22M on steak and lobster in a single month, watchdog claims
Fri Apr 17, 2026, 12:06 AM
15 hrs ago

Pete Hegseth's Defense Department blew $22M on steak and lobster in a single month, watchdog claims

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10143630460

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/pete-hegseth-s-defense-department-blew-22m-on-steak-and-lobster-in-a-single-month-watchdog-claims/ar-AA1XWiT8

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Pete Hegseth's DOD has been spending money on lobster dinners and grand pianos for military chiefs..

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100221099237

https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4u3hwe3p7oy3hoy3amlw7rp2/post/3mh4cuwwkw62i

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Attilatheblond

(9,017 posts)
12. Had to figure this would happen. Logistics are not a Pete and Donald thing
Fri Apr 17, 2026, 12:58 AM
15 hrs ago

Knew they had NO IDEA how things worked when Trump talked about having troops parachute into places like Kharg Island, or even the Iranian mainland. Like, fellas, you do know troops need food and can't carry a lot while parachuting into hostile territory. Then I remembered who I was talking about and said, our military people are all screwed.

Trump thinks food just appears when he yells he's hungry.

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