The Israel-Hamas tension could lead to more government spending, especially on defense, despite already high spending levels, due to the strong US-Israel alliance; The real “winners” of wars are those who produce weapons.

From a government spending perspective, the increasing tensions between Israel and Hamas arguably carry an even greater significance. Unlike the Russia-Ukraine war, the recent conflict will likely receive bipartisan support for additional military aid due to Israel's strong… pic.twitter.com/gbvZW5MqKq — Otavio (Tavi) Costa (@TaviCosta) October 9, 2023 Winners: Weapon-makers: Lockheed Martin (LMT) gains +8.93% General …

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Democrat Rep. Adam Schiff has been busted for steering millions in taxpayer dollars to for-profit defense contractors

BREAKING: Democrat Rep. Adam Schiff has been busted for steering millions in taxpayer dollars to for-profit defense contractors, many of whom have been political donors to his campaigns. — Leading Report (@LeadingReport) September 26, 2023 via dailycaller: Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff of California, who is running for the Senate in 2024, doled out $10 million …

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Ukraine’s Former Defense Minister Stole As Much As $1 BILLION USD Before Fleeing Ukraine

US Media is desperately trying to bury this story as “Russian Disinformation” to protect Biden and the Obamunists, but it is gaining traction now in the western press. Some #Ukrainian journalists claim that former Ukrainian defence minister Aleksey Reznikov stole $1 billion before fleeing abroad.#UkraineWar #RussiaUkraineWar pic.twitter.com/FmlqhcWNey — Ghost Reporter (@_GhostReporter_) September 25, 2023 UKRAINE …

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House fails to pass rule on defense bill in another setback for McCarthy

The House on Thursday has voted down a rule that would have advanced a Defense Department bill, another stumbling block for Speaker Kevin McCarthy and House Republican leadership ahead of a looming government shutdown deadline. The final vote was 216-212. While the specific legislation is separate from a proposal to keep the government funded beyond …

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Kiev has lost some 66,000 troops and 7,600 pieces of heavy weaponry in three months, Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu has said

Ukraine has suffered heavy losses during three months of its summer counteroffensive against Russia but has failed to achieve its goals at any part of the front line, Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu has reported. Kiev’s forces have lost more than 66,000 troops and over 7,600 heavy weapons since launching their push in early June, …

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Where is the money. Zelensky fires defense minister over corruption.

The removal of Ukraine’s minister of defense after a flurry of reports of graft and financial mismanagement in his department underscores a pivotal challenge for President Volodymyr Zelensky’s wartime leadership: stamping out the corruption that had been widespread in Ukraine for years. Official corruption was a topic that had been mostly taboo throughout the first …

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The US spent $60 billion rebuilding Iraq after the 2003 war. There is virtually nothing to show for the money. Most of the money seems to have been stolen by US defense contractors.

via publicintegrity.org: After U.S. and allied warplanes destroyed a key bridge carrying 15 oil and gas pipelines in northern Iraq during the 2003 conflict there, officials in Washington and Baghdad made its postwar reconstruction a top priority. But instead of spending two months to rebuild the span over the Tigris River at an estimated cost …

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Binance allegedly liquidating customer assets to prop up BNB. Their defense is that they “burn” some of their infinite BNB supply which is worth “so much more than their customer assets”. Anyone can burn trillions of spreadsheet coins. Just like FTT, its worthless.

by FearlessEggplant3036 If they sell any of it at $200 the price will crash to $0, so they do monthly burns eg. if they burn: 1 billion coins x $200 = 200 Billion dollars burned, so why would a company “that doesn’t care about hundreds of billions” scam/embezzle a few billion dollars worth of customer …

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Trump’s Free Speech Defense in J6 Case Threatens Democracy, Experts Say

by Chris Black The obvious goal is to exhaust people. They want you to give up and vote DeSantis. The Guardian: Donald Trump’s dubious defense that he was exercising his free-speech rights in response to a four-count federal criminal indictment charging him with pushing illegal schemes to overturn his 2020 election loss is prompting ex-Department …

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Ukraine’s Military Resources Are “Almost Exhausted”, Russian Defense Chief Says

Russia’s defense minister Sergei Shoigu in fresh remarks before a security conference in Moscow acknowledged that while the special military operation in Ukraine has been a real test for Russia, the reality is that Ukraine’s ability to fight and its resources have been “almost exhausted”. He further said the Russian military has learned much about …

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Kenyan government investigates British soldiers’ allegations of murder, sexual abuse, potentially threatening defense deal.

The govenrment of Kenya is investigating claims of abuse by British soldiers. Accusations include acts of violence, murder, and sexual abuse. The Kenyan govenrment raised concerns that a defense agreement with Britian would exempt British soldiers from being charged with murder in Kenya. https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2023/aug/14/kenya-launches-inquiry-into-claims-of-abuse-by-british-soldiers-at-training-unit   h/t Settlemente

Ukraine’s Defense Minister Calls Russian Offensive Movements At Kupiansk A “nightmare” Scenario; Ukrainian Defenses On Verge Of Collapse

UKRAINIAN NORTHERN FLANK IS ON THE VERGE OF TOTAL COLLAPSE https://t.co/aw4j0nggdC — The_Real_Fly (@The_Real_Fly) August 12, 2023 UKRAINE’S DEFENSE MINISTER CALLS RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE MOVEMENTS AT KUPIANSK A “NIGHTMARE” SCENARIO; UKRAINIAN DEFENSES ON VERGE OF COLLAPSE — The_Real_Fly (@The_Real_Fly) August 11, 2023 Russia-Ukraine war live: Moscow says it has destroyed 20 drones over Crimea https://t.co/CIXNJ8gMLS — …

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Russia’s defense minister Shoigu toured a weapons expo of North Korea’s advanced nuclear missiles with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un

#UPDATE Kim Jong Un met Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu in Pyongyang, state media said Thursday, the North Korean leader's first known foreign guest since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, as the country marks a key Korean War anniversary. — AFP News Agency (@AFP) July 26, 2023 NORTH KOREA'S KIM AND SHOIGU VISIT MISSILE …

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Bidenomics Or How Washington Ruined America’s Future: Interest on Federal Debt Rose 76% Under Biden (US Interest On Federal Debt > 6x EU Defense Spending As Unfunded US Liabilities Exceed $192 TRILLION!)

by confoundedinterest17 How badly has Bidenomics and generally Federal spending has crippled the US? An example. The interest on US Federal debt is approaching $1 TRILLION (and Biden/Democrats REFUSE to cut any spending, not that Republicans are much better). To show up how messed up this is, the EU’s defense budget (remember Ukraine?) is far …

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Air Defense Active Over Moscow! Ukrainians Attack French Home Improvement Company Headquarters With Drone

⚡️Air defence active over Moscow, Russia pic.twitter.com/Z9ChTjwGcB — War Monitor (@WarMonitors) July 24, 2023 The Ukrainians droned a home improvement company, apparently: The Headquarters for the Russian Branch of Leroy Merlin, a French Home Improvement Company, has reportedly been Struck tonight with a Ukrainian “Kamikaze” Attack Drone said to have Hit the Top Floors of …

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US government interest payments on federal debt surpass defense spending, indicating a trend towards increased debt costs, potentially constraining fiscal agendas.

The US government interest payments on the Federal debt are now higher than the annual defense spending. This is likely the initial stages of a trend, and if no solutions are implemented, other components of the fiscal agenda may soon be constrained by the escalating cost of… pic.twitter.com/hBY2haxNyG — Otavio (Tavi) Costa (@TaviCosta) July 20, …

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How much did the Department of Defense spend on snow crab and Alaskan king crab in 2018? Answer: $2.3 Million

Me: How much did the Department of Defense spend on snow crab and Alaskan king crab in 2018? DoD: I don’t have that amount  Me: $2.3 million. Do you know how much Pgh spends each year on our unhoused folks? Only $1.2 million & they’re not being served gourmet seafood. pic.twitter.com/TxpmvOlCpX — Rep. Summer Lee (@RepSummerLee) …

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Russian Defense Minister Shoigu: “Russia has cluster munitions, as they say, for all occasions

“‘If the US supplies cluster munitions to Ukraine, the Russian Armed Forces will be compelled to use equivalent weapons against the Ukrainian forces, by way of response,’ Shoigu told reporters while visiting military factories in Tatarstan. ‘It should be noted that Russia has cluster munitions, as they say, for all occasions,’ Shoigu added. ‘They are …

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Journos Running Defense For Pedos

by Chris Black They are doing the meme headlines unironically: Girl's presence in Naked Bike Ride not illegal, police say. All government officials who said this was OK should be in prison for life, you sick perverted bastards. https://t.co/0GSBJBIBAr — Daniel Lee Jones Sr (@pianojones73) July 9, 2023 It’s grooming 100%. They want her comfortable …

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Prosecutor says Hunter Biden probe ‘ongoing,’ but defense lawyer says plea deal closes case. WHO IS RIGHT ?

Prosecutor says Hunter Biden probe ‘ongoing,’ but defense lawyer says plea deal closes case The federal prosecutor leading the investigation of Hunter Biden said Tuesday the probe isn’t over yet, but a lawyer for the president’s son says his guilty plea on tax and weapons charges will close the case. U.S. Attorney David Weiss of …

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Russia says Ukraine plotting attack in Crimea with British and American missile systems, thereby engaging the UK and IS in full scale war. -Russian defense minister Shoigu

Russia has issued a fresh warning amid new accusations that Kiev is planning major missile attacks on Russian-controlled Crimea. Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said Tuesday that Ukrainian forces are plotting attacks with HIMARS long-range artillery systems and Storm Shadow missiles against the Crimean peninsula. Crucially Shoigu said that this would mean full-scale involvement of the United States and …

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The Department of Defense “pride” event last week gets more bizarre with scrutiny…

These enemies within are intentionally destroying our military and our country. China could never do a 1/10th of the damage that these bastards are doing to us. The @DeptofDefense "pride" event last week gets more bizarre with scrutiny. Thread: 1. Here, LTG Burt openly admits she lets supposed concerns over "anti-LGBTQ+ laws in a state" …

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Air Defender, NATO’s largest Air “Defense” exercise ever held, surpassing even the 80’s era REFORGERs, begins in just 72 Hrs.

Air Defender, NATO’s largest Air “Defense” exercise ever held, surpassing even the 80’s era REGORGERs, begins in just 72 hours…. If NATO is going to Intervene in Ukraine, it will happen in the next seven days. Based on just the confirmed Ukie losses alone, that are much higher than expected at this point, and the …

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Chinese Defense Minister warns: Severe China-US conflict would be an UNBEARABLE DISASTER for the world

via naturalnews: Chinese Minister of Defense Li Shangfu has warned that a “severe conflict” between China and the United States would be an “unbearable disaster” that the world might not be able to recover from. Li gave this warning during the IISS Shangri-La Dialogue, an international defense summit held every year in Singapore. (Related: Chinese fighter jet flies …

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Israeli defense agent at the center of Biden family corruption probe says he’s a fugitive living in undisclosed location

Gal Luft, the “missing” witness in the House Oversight Committee’s Biden family corruption investigation, has told The Post he is alive and living as a fugitive in an undisclosed location. The former Israeli Defense Force colonel vanished from Cyprus last month while on bail awaiting extradition to the US on seven charges. He denies the allegations, which include five charges relating to …

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