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[–] floquant@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 1 week ago

The Pentagon hasn’t held a press briefing in two and a half months.

I did not know this, that's wild. "You'll just have to look at trump's posts on truth where we can just ignore or delete questions"

[–] fyzzlefry@retrolemmy.com 9 points 1 week ago

The White House is not aware of much.

[–] JonEFive@midwest.social 2 points 1 week ago

incompetence is endemic

[–] WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

They know they have a brainwashed cult that will believe whatever they're programmed to believe.

They do not work for the people, so why would they feel the need to inform them about anything other than the propaganda they post, that got them their cult and the keys to the kingdom?

[–] mojofrododojo@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

they're gonna squander the enormous reserves of the us mil for a war that shouldn't have happened, then try to blame the left for the shit state of affairs.

here's a suggestion: take the billions for homeland security / ice and use that for munitions you fucking oxygen thieves

[–] FiniteBanjo@feddit.online 0 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

"The Washington Post cited an official"

pfft, okay pal

EDIT: Was confusing Washington Post with NY Post