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#TrumpsWar against #Iran has depleted #US weapons stockpiles to troubling levels, siphoning supplies from Asia & Europeā¦
The rapidly shrinking supply of air-defense missiles & other critical weaponry in Europe & Asia not only leaves the US #military less equipped, but could also leave #Russia & #China feeling emboldened should they contemplate a conflict with the US, experts said.
#Trump #Hegseth #idiocracy #kakistocracy #MilitaryReadiness #NationalSecurity #geopolitics
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/08/us/politics/pentagon-weapons-stockpiles-china-russia.html?unlocked_article_code=1.4FA.3UPv.J5O4zE4p5b12&smid=nytcore-ios-share
boosted#US General warns #Pentagon he lacks sufficient forces to protect #Israel
ā©A shortage of #Navy destroyers, used to defend against #Iran ballistic missile attacks, will force the head of US European Command to prioritize the US homeland instead, officials said.
#idiocracy #kakistocracy #MilitaryReadiness #Trump #Hegseth #NationalSecurity #geopolitics #USpol
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/08/01/general-warns-pentagon-he-lacks-sufficient-forces-protect-israel/
US government map of Africa mislabels every country at global conference
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/30/government-map-mislabels-african-countries
#IdiotInChief #Idiocracy #news #politics #UnitedStates
The #Trump admin, which has systematically rolled back #firearms #regulations since returning to office, has also gutted federal #GunViolence prevention efforts, slashing #funding for programs & #research & even SUPPRESSING #taxpayer-funded reports aimed at reducing #gun injuries & deaths.
#law #guns #idiocracy #MassShootings #SchoolShootings #PublicHealth
#Trump Administration Guts Efforts to Prevent #GunViolence, Suppressing Reports
As the admin works to expand gun rights, hospitals & community groups have lost funding, & reports on preventing firearm injuries have vanished from government websites.
#law #guns #idiocracy #MassShootings #SchoolShootings
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/07/us/politics/trump-gun-violence-cdc-dhs-justice.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
ICYMI
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A major localized #flu #outbreak is currently affecting hundreds of new #MilitaryRecruits at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland in Texas. The outbreak began after āDefenseā Secretary Pete #Hegseth made flu #vaccines optional in April, causing #vaccination rates to plummet to around 40%.
#AntiVax #ConspiracyTheories #Trump #RFKJr #ItsAboutCovidOnTrumpsWatch #vanity #science #medicine #vaccines #law #military #USpol #VaccinesWork #idiocracy
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/18/us/flu-outbreak-air-force-base.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
At least 222 basic training recruits have contracted the #flu, with some requiring #hospitalization. The #outbreak has been ongoing for roughly 3 weeks.
Recruit DeathsāThe #USAF is conducting a comprehensive medical review into the āsudden passingā of 25-yo-trainee Keon McDaniel, who suffered a medical emergency on June 12 & died on June 16.
#AntiVax #ConspiracyTheories #Trump #RFKJr #ItsAboutCovidOnTrumpsWatch #vanity #science #medicine #vaccines #law #military #USpol #VaccinesWork #idiocracy
boosted#US - #Iran deal redraws the #MiddleEastā¶
Iran gains, rivals alarmed
Across the Middle East ā from #Israel to #GulfStates & factions in #Lebanon ā it looks more like the curse of the century: an accord that could leave Iran more secure, more ālegitimate & ultimately more influential.
#geopolitics #NewWorldOrder #TrumpsWar #IranWar #NationalSecurity #economy #Trump #idiocracy #kakistocracy
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/us-iran-deal-redraws-middle-east-iran-gains-rivals-alarmed-2026-06-18/?utm_source=braze&utm_medium=notifications&utm_campaign=2025_engagement
Trumpās 80th birthday #UFC stunt on the South Lawn of the #WhiteHouse on Sunday night was a mass-media spectacle unlike any in the history of the presidency.
#Trump sat ringside beside his wife, Melania Trump, as fighters whaled on one another inches away inside an 8-sided cage wrapped in #cryptocurrency ads. All 5 of his children & nearly all his grandchildren sat around him.
#grotesquerie #idiocracy
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/14/us/ufc-trump-white-house.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share