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applegrove

(131,808 posts) Mon Mar 9, 2026, 06:48 PM Monday

Pete Hegseth Blew Billions on Fruit Basket Stands, Chairs, and Crab. The Defense Department went on a $93 billion

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Pete Hegseth Blew Billions on Fruit Basket Stands, Chairs, and Crab The Defense Department went on a billion spending spree in 2025. ...
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Pete Hegseth Blew Billions on Fruit Basket Stands, Chairs, and Crab. The Defense Department went on a $93 billion (Original Post) applegrove Monday OP

Asshat for SO many reasons! electric_blue68 Monday #1

Ha ha ha ha ha ha, OMG this administration sucks so bad. Initech Monday #2

Over 20 million for lobster and 🦀 for defense cabinet heads questionseverything Monday #3

Just fawk them all!!!!!!! a kennedy Monday #4

Not to mention the 1 million dead from killing USAID. Maru Kitteh Monday #10

tRump has officially re-defined the term "SHITSHOW" to the point where... Blue Owl Monday #5

I'm sure the party of fiscal responsibility will get right on this. progressoid Monday #6

in the meantime Skittles Monday #7

How is that even possible? PatSeg Monday #8

All the wrong ones. Thieves and scoundrels get in for free. calimary Monday #14

We need a fucking moratorium on paying taxes until this shit gets investigated and corrected. chowder66 Monday #9

Impeach superpatriotman Monday #11

The conduct of many justifies a large tax on the rich. BidenRocks Monday #12

Waste, fraud, and abuse is just the way the Defense, excuse me, War Department has always been run dflprincess Monday #13

If I ever again hear the words "fraud, waste, and abuse" drop from the lips of a Republican, well... 0rganism Monday #15

electric_blue68

(26,777 posts)

1. Asshat for SO many reasons!

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Mon Mar 9, 2026, 06:49 PM

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Initech

(108,548 posts)

2. Ha ha ha ha ha ha, OMG this administration sucks so bad.

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Mon Mar 9, 2026, 06:51 PM

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questionseverything

(11,762 posts)

3. Over 20 million for lobster and 🦀 for defense cabinet heads

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Mon Mar 9, 2026, 06:59 PM

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And they cut hungry kids food stamps to pay for it

a kennedy

(35,837 posts)

4. Just fawk them all!!!!!!!

Reply to questionseverything (Reply #3)

Mon Mar 9, 2026, 07:04 PM

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Have I said that I hate and totally despise this whole gawd damn administration!!!!!! 🤬 🤬 🤬 🤬 🤬

Maru Kitteh

(31,646 posts)

10. Not to mention the 1 million dead from killing USAID.

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Mon Mar 9, 2026, 08:55 PM

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Blue Owl

(58,910 posts)

5. tRump has officially re-defined the term "SHITSHOW" to the point where...

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Mon Mar 9, 2026, 07:06 PM

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what was previously considered a 'shitshow' is now, by comparison, a well-organized, coherent, responsible display of competence

progressoid

(53,102 posts)

6. I'm sure the party of fiscal responsibility will get right on this.

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Mon Mar 9, 2026, 07:41 PM

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Skittles

(171,249 posts)

7. in the meantime

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Mon Mar 9, 2026, 07:49 PM

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FUCK YOU if you want affordable healthcare insurance

PatSeg

(53,155 posts)

8. How is that even possible?

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Mon Mar 9, 2026, 08:13 PM

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A whole lot of people getting rich off this administration.

calimary

(89,816 posts)

14. All the wrong ones. Thieves and scoundrels get in for free.

Reply to PatSeg (Reply #8)

Mon Mar 9, 2026, 09:35 PM

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chowder66

(12,176 posts)

9. We need a fucking moratorium on paying taxes until this shit gets investigated and corrected.

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Mon Mar 9, 2026, 08:20 PM

Monday

I'm sick of seeing our tax dollars being hoarded, abused and stolen.

superpatriotman

(6,861 posts)

11. Impeach

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Mon Mar 9, 2026, 09:03 PM

Monday

Indict. Imprison.

BidenRocks

(3,181 posts)

12. The conduct of many justifies a large tax on the rich.

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Mon Mar 9, 2026, 09:12 PM

Monday

Someone has to pay the debt and we sure didn't profit.
75% tax rate.
Just like the good old days!

dflprincess

(29,318 posts)

13. Waste, fraud, and abuse is just the way the Defense, excuse me, War Department has always been run

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Mon Mar 9, 2026, 09:26 PM

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and no one ever questions it.

0rganism

(25,589 posts)

15. If I ever again hear the words "fraud, waste, and abuse" drop from the lips of a Republican, well...

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Mon Mar 9, 2026, 10:04 PM

Monday

... I really don't know what I'll do, but whatever it turns out to be will be done from a place of righteous outrage.

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