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US President Donald Trump signed the 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) into law Thursday, completing the passage of the largest military spending bill in US history—$901 billion, or over $1 trillion when combined with supplemental funding passed earlier this year.

The Senate voted 77-20 on Wednesday to pass the bill. The Democratic leadership, including Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York and Minority Whip Dick Durbin of Illinois, voted for the bill. They were joined by Senators Mark Kelly of Arizona and Elissa Slotkin of Michigan, both of whom released a video last month calling on military personnel to disobey illegal orders—as Trump was sending the US military on a murder spree off the coast of Latin America.

Citing Trump’s statements about using troops to shoot protesters in America, Slotkin invoked the legacy of the Nuremberg tribunals, which convicted Nazi leaders for war crimes and crimes against peace. But when it came time to vote, this invocation was revealed to be completely meaningless. Slotkin voted to hand Trump the resources to pursue his military adventure against Venezuela...

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[–] Darkness343@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Not knowing the difference between both shows that you are not as well informed as you say you are.

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I know the technical difference between he two definitions, and it is minimal. Xenophobes are just racists with an extra step. Hardly a justifiable rationalization.

[–] Darkness343@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I hate all colors equally. It depends where they come from.

Full xenophobic, no racist. Like a true descendant of Rome.

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

You can try to create your own definition, but in every country in the world, you are a RACIST.

And on top of that, they would laugh in your face for defending yourself by saying "I'm not a racist, I'm a xenophobe," like that isn't the same thing.

You sound dumber with every post, and your first one was REALLY dumb to start with.