“If you think the world is selfish and rotten, go to the cemetery at Colleville-sur-Mer overlooking Omaha Beach. See what one group of men did for another on D-Day, June 6th, 1944.” — Andy Rooney
For 20 years, a $6 knob that takes one hour to 3D print has been grounding Black Hawk helicopters four times a month, and the contractor responsible won't sell us the part or the IP rights to fix it ourselves.
So instead, American taxpayers have been paying $40,000 every single time to replace the entire system, multiplied by four times a month, for two decades.
That is NOT a procurement problem, that is a shakedown, and it is exactly why right to repair has to be in this year's NDAA.
I believe in giving credit where it’s due. Hang the entire Gorsuch concurrence in the Louvre.
Master class in telling your colleagues they’ve lost their fucking minds.
Russia always claims that it has not used all its resources in this war.
Total losses of over a million men, half of the strategic bomber fleet destroyed, Black Sea Fleet rendred useless and 40% of oil production out of the game apparently because russia chooses so 💁🤡
On @FoxNews with @BretBaier, Lithuanian Defence Minister @DSakaliene explained why Lithuania and regional allies are leaving the Ottawa Convention. Having been occupied twice, Lithuania is certain: never again. We will defend NATO’s eastern flank by all necessary means.
Donald Trump has spun a tale about General Dan “Razin” Caine that involves a MAGA cap and a claim that ISIS could be defeated in a week. The reality is more complex, Mark Bowden reports. What Trump doesn’t know about his new chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff: https://t.co/v9N9FBGDeG
When George W. Bush left office, his approval rating had sunk to 33%. Once Americans had time to think about it, his approval rating climbed sharply. At last report, 61% of adults viewed him favorably.
Happy birthday to a decent, honorable, admirable man.
Have always loved this photo of Choctaw paratroopers from Oklahoma about to board planes and parachute into occupied France as part of the D-Day assault:
June 6th, 1944. After giving each other mohawks, they decided to apply war paint. 101st Airborne, about to count coup.
Tonight: a wipeout. $2.5 trillion disappearing from the stock market. J.P. Morgan upping the odds of a recession. And don’t get us started on the White House’s nonsensical tariff math. @ErinBurnett breaks it all down in tonight’s #A3
"This is what they came up with? Jeez, come on, have some gumption! Have some math!"
CNBC’s Jim Cramer—who doesn’t believe in free trade—on why he feels "like a sucker" over Trump’s tariffs