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[–] islandcoda42@lemmy.zip 5 points 5 hours ago

Combined IQ of -7.

[–] EtnaAtsume@lemmy.world 4 points 5 hours ago

I am reminded of the Marge Simpson picture:

"It's true, but he shouldn't say it."

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 30 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

I dunno. Maybe putting an alcoholic Fox News host in charge of the largest army in the world was a bad idea.

[–] Trex202@lemmy.world 8 points 21 hours ago

A stooge is a stooge

[–] demizerone@lemmy.world 11 points 18 hours ago

Dumbest mother fucker alive. He needs to go learn about Teddy Rosevelt.

[–] tired_n_bored@lemmy.world 9 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago)

This guy creeps me out. He loves war, bombs and fighting, but only behind his army. Weak and pathetic. Hope he gets unalived by the own war he started

[–] _druid@sh.itjust.works 46 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It's apparent to me that he thinks that everything he's saying is so badass. He's the coolest person he knows.

[–] Zombiepirate@lemmy.world 11 points 21 hours ago

WAR FIGHTERS 🦅🇺🇸👊🏻

[–] Seaguy05@lemmy.world 20 points 1 day ago (1 children)

He looks so desperate and the words he's saying come off more as a plea than confidence.

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 11 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 23 hours ago)

Oh yeah that's a boy who thinks that if he's tough enough and mean enough everyone will go his way as he's starting to worry it isn't working.

I'd pity him if he didn't prove over and over he doesn't even deserve pity. He knows this is getting pinned on him and while I wish his boss fell for it too, I still hope this manchild faces painful consequences

[–] shweddy@lemmy.world 4 points 18 hours ago (1 children)
[–] Jerb322@lemmy.world 1 points 5 hours ago

Long and hard, even.

[–] riskable@programming.dev 24 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Great... Now the bombs themselves are running LLMs‽

Oh, right! That's how you get them to teleport into Waffle Houses.

[–] _wizard@lemmy.world 20 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Why are they the DOD again? Wasn't there a name change?

[–] IndustryStandard@lemmy.world 30 points 1 day ago (1 children)

They are officially still the DOD. The name change has never been officially approved despite Hegseth choosing to identify with a different pronoun.

[–] regedit@lemmy.zip 6 points 6 hours ago

Department of War when they can blow up innocent civilian fishing boats that can't fight back. Department of Defense when they get fucked up from someone who can, and does, fight back.

[–] keyez@lemmy.world 7 points 21 hours ago

They snuck in DoW as a secondary name which didn't need approval. The official name on contracts is still DoD or I guess if the person wanted they could replace Defense with War but it's all just a waste of time.

[–] Hideakikarate@sh.itjust.works 16 points 1 day ago

They can't keep things straight. Got an ad recently for military service that was "Paid for by the Department of War." Plus, it makes the war sound better if it's fought for "defense." Whatever aims to make them sound better at any given time.

[–] Lanske@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Come'on Yanks, get rid of these wankers!

[–] Gates9@sh.itjust.works 5 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

The last time we actually had a choice:

[–] mosscap@slrpnk.net 3 points 10 hours ago

Damn I wish someone would choose Hegseth and Trump! They can choose Mike Johnson and a couple Supreme Court justices too while they're at it...

[–] lemmy_outta_here@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago

What do the bombs have that you want?

[–] lemmyng@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago

Quick, somebody dress up a bomb in a suit and arrange a meeting with these fools!

[–] thagoat@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 1 day ago

I know where to drop the next bomb

[–] Assassassin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 1 day ago

I'm going to insist that we actually use their chosen term in this case. It's the Department of War.

[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 1 points 19 hours ago

Like in the movie "Dark Star"? It did not end well...

[–] unemployedclaquer@sopuli.xyz 5 points 1 day ago

OK bubbie. So why and what the fuck?

[–] FatVegan@leminal.space 0 points 1 day ago

Americans are too stupid to use words to negotiate? I can't believe it