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I am sure the people in charge of the DoD know how to follow a budget and the law... Nope. They just ran out of internal coffers they could raid. (Because who cares about payroll?!) www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

theguardian.comTrump’s war on Iran is rapidly draining US navy budget, documents and interviews revealExclusive: Experts and former officials say accounts are running dry, and funding a war with no clear endgame is the main challenge

David

@dwmatl.social

4 Sept

Yeah ok we're not getting an NDAA

Peter Principle

@peterprinciple.bsky.social

4 Sept

I think they must be big Tower of Power fans. "It's not the crime, oh no, it's not the thought. And it's not the deed, it's if you get caught.” m.youtube.com/watch?v=8O3h...

m.youtube.comTower of Power - "It's Not The Crime" (Official Audio)YouTube video by Tower of Power

Seán T. McBeth 🍻📷

@seanmcbeth.com

4 Sept

Jail time is for political opponents. Nobody goes to jail unless it's politically advantageous to someone else that they do so.

Mike Black

@mikeblack114.bsky.social

4 Sept

Interestingly while the antideficiency act statutes have criminal penalties, the misappropriation act statute does not, presumably because Congress thought "appropriations shall be applied only to the objects for which the appropriations were made" was sufficiently clear