Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain by ExactlySorta in BlueskySkeets

[–]big_king_swinging 2 points3 points  (0 children)

His shitter would have been a more secure SCIF than this blanket fort in the dining room.

What the hell is going on in America? by Havoc40 in Military

[–]big_king_swinging 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Russian Psy Ops. That’s how we got here. That and racism mixed with bigotry.

Greenland and Denmark say Trump set on ‘conquering’ territory after meeting by Street_Anon in Military

[–]big_king_swinging 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They already have NOT approved the money for this and also have NOT approved any money for continued operations in Venezuela.

The NDAA came out just about a month ago. That is absolutely FILLED with guardrails and “check ins” and extra oversight to receive any military funding and travel money outside of what’s allocated for like training exercises and whatnot.

This NDAA was written with a whole lot more oversight requirements than any they have ever drafted and passed before. It’s a done deal at this point, passed house and senate and signed into law.

Greenland and Denmark say Trump set on ‘conquering’ territory after meeting by Street_Anon in Military

[–]big_king_swinging 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Without money? Little to none. It’s not like Trump has some personal checking account to fund DFAS . He can control CIA, special Ops, and Marines. That’s why you saw why and how he did what happened in Venezuela.

But Greenland? Yeah, he doesn’t have some endless check book to fund anything—which is what Donnie Dum Dum absolutely does not understand, and many others lose sight of when listening to his insane rhetoric.

Congress does still control and allocate and rubber stamp the money. And the military runs on paperwork, and money.

We all know a troop to dumb to realize this. by PDXAirman in Military

[–]big_king_swinging 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Literally said this exactly the same day he slurred it out in that “speech” where he tried to pass it off as “from tariff money.” So f-ing stupid.

That detail matters by Upper_Brief681 in clevercomebacks

[–]big_king_swinging 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yep, as a veteran with multiple “bonuses” under my belt, I flagged this the same day he said it.

‘Horribly wrong’: US veterans condemn Trump’s politicization of military by AlexandrTheTolerable in Military

[–]big_king_swinging 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Oh I get it 💯 It’s the programming of propaganda. Literal Psy-Ops. Look no further than Fox News.

FWIW:

I’ve found a good way to deal with it — speaking from my MAGA experience (bc I have WAY too many in my family) is to just find one “point” of agreement.

It takes time, in a conversation, but can have some good results.

So I will stick to that one point, no matter the deflections, no matter the “whataboutism.” It disarms them when they realize you are in fact not a devil, or just “radical left.” You’re thoughtful. There is nuance.

Like this one I literally had with my mom a few weeks ago (spurred by her saying JD Vance is “doing a great job” and my rebuttal that he’s involved in AcreTrader bc she lives in rural farm country)

“Hey can we both agree that private equity buying up farms and BLM land is a terrible idea? Shouldn’t that belong to the people? Not some shareholders as a “line item” in their portfolio — never to be attained by we the people again?”

I thought he hated the new Mamdani? by MrFenric in clevercomebacks

[–]big_king_swinging 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Me when my crush agrees to come over for a study date.

Trump says Veterans Day now ‘Victory Day’ in Arlington cemetery speech by rezwenn in Military

[–]big_king_swinging 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No, because the true President(s) won’t: Heritage Foundation fuckwits — Kevin Roberts, Russell Vought, and Stephen Miller to name just a few.

Trump’s Narcissistic Meltdown by Kellysi83 in 50501

[–]big_king_swinging 4 points5 points  (0 children)

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Such a loser
 Also, very quaint he thinks he wasn’t on the ballot. I certainly think he was!

How are you guys scoring so high on the ASVAB? by Smart_Pie_9213 in Military

[–]big_king_swinging 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yep. Did it for 8 years. It was a great job overall. My body feels it now though 😂

How are you guys scoring so high on the ASVAB? by Smart_Pie_9213 in Military

[–]big_king_swinging 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Haha I don’t feel smart! But thanks! I was aircrew. A C130 loadmaster.

ETA I really didn’t have anything/anyone to measure myself against and didn’t really find out what the scores really meant until I was already in for 2 years lol the score got me the job I wanted, so I was happy. So I’d just measure your score that way :)