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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsLet me see if I've got this confusing story straight:
(1) The religious extremists in charge of Iran have a history of supporting terrorism
(2) We're committing war crimes against the civilian population in Iran
(3) We have a large federal work force dedicated to avoiding terrorist attacks against aviation
(4) The administration wants to replace our anti-terrorist workforce in airports with masked thugs
(5) We'll all supposed to think, Cool! Masked thugs are controlling airport security! and not worry our little heads about it further, because it's fine and nothing could possibly go wrong
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Skittles
(171,537 posts)it is assumed that everyone is as fucking stupid as their fans
NewHendoLib
(61,837 posts)Blue Owl
(58,995 posts)usonian
(25,070 posts)The U.S. has effectively drastically cut world oil and refinery product production, the stuff that all jet planes and ships use.
In addition a certain orange "genius" has banned AI from Anthropic in government purchases. Two "little" companies using Anthropic that I know of are Palantir (the hate-child of Peter Thiel) and Lockheed-Martin. Perhaps many others. Effectively crippling the defense "supply chain" as it claims (insanely) that Anthropid does, in its ban,
Only beneficiary I can figure from these two alone ...

Seems that someone has extreme Epstein Derangement Syndrome, no?
