Who will be the first to go?

[g5000]

The people that normally make up the bulk of the military come from the Fly Over States.

More horseshit.

Enlisted military members come from all fifty states and the District of Columbia, but some contribute more than others. In absolute terms, the top five for recruitment in 2018 were California, Texas, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, and New York, which is reflective of their relatively large populations.

Demographics of the U.S. Military

Deployed around the world, the armed forces are a pillar of U.S. power and influence abroad. But many civilians are unfamiliar with their composition. How much does the military resemble U.S. society?

www.cfr.org

 

[g5000]

I don't follow the gossip very closely, has he had a DUI?

Hegseth has a history of drinking on the job, including at Fox.

Here's an article from the Wall Street Journal, a part of the Murdoch empire with Fox News and the New York Post.

Hegseth Routinely Passed Out From Alcohol Abuse, Witness Says​

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[g5000]

A lot of sites allow users to access an article or two a month.

If this is pay-walled for you, you have reached your limit of free views.

Here ya go.

View attachment 1103010

https://archive.ph/H9xzP

That article is about there being too many fat boys in America, making it difficult to find any who can meet the standards.

 

[g5000]

Tariffs aren't the underlying problem, trade imbalances are. Countries will not magically buy more US goods because their exports are tariffed.

We must make the penguins buy more of our stuff!

 

[22lcidw]

More horseshit.

Enlisted military members come from all fifty states and the District of Columbia, but some contribute more than others. In absolute terms, the top five for recruitment in 2018 were California, Texas, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, and New York, which is reflective of their relatively large populations.

Demographics of the U.S. Military

Deployed around the world, the armed forces are a pillar of U.S. power and influence abroad. But many civilians are unfamiliar with their composition. How much does the military resemble U.S. society?

www.cfr.org

Technically if that is true you would still need to break it down to cities, counties and precincts/neighborhoods inside the same cities and counties.

 

[g5000]

Technically if that is true you would still need to break it down to cities, counties and precincts/neighborhoods inside the same cities and counties.

The dipshit said "flyover states" were the bulk of recruits.

Horseshit.

On a per capita basis, that would be the South and households with veteran members.

I can attest anecdotally we had a lot of good old boys in the military. Every last one of them was a diehard NASCAR fanatic.

 

[Godboy]

I'll bookmark that post and see where we are in two months. BTW, Dotard's virtual capitulation on tariffs is something the regime will pretend is a win. It isn't.

What capitulation? Which nations has Trump announced are allowed to continue their tariffs on us without us giving reciprocal tariffs back?

 

[Godboy]

Yes, to some extent. But he may already have inflicted irreparable harm to the dollar and to bonds. And depending on how long he keeps up the tariff idiocy it may cause Q2 to show signs of significant, unnecessary, GDP contraction.

There will never come a day when anyone on this website takes your doom and gloom ultra politically biased economic predictions seriously.

 

[berg80]

US is wealthy
Other nations are not

That makes us consumers…..we like to buy things
We can’t expect less wealthy countries to do the same

Dotard does not understand the root cause of trade deficits. Someone should explain it to him.

 

[berg80]

There will never come a day when anyone on this website takes your doom and gloom ultra politically biased economic predictions seriously.

Not my predictions. Try reading the financial page of any major publication. Though it might be over your head.

https://www.morningstar.com/news/marketwatch/20250422109/this-looming-market-risk-could-spell-trouble-for-gold-and-investors-are-missing-it

 

[Godboy]

Not my predictions. Try reading the financial page of any major publication.

Your left wing "major publications" have a LONG history of lying or just being flat out wrong.

 

[berg80]

Your left wing "major publications" have a LONG history of lying or just being flat out wrong.

You know nothing.

https://www.morningstar.com/news/marketwatch/20250422109/this-looming-market-risk-could-spell-trouble-for-gold-and-investors-are-missing-it

 

[kyzr]

On Signal, you can see all the users names on the chat, and their phone numbers.
It doesn't matter who set up the call. Hegseth fucked up.
What's more, Hegseth violated the Federal Records Act which requires the preservation of records.

Trump loves Hegseth, recruitment is setting records, whine all you want.

 

[jc456]

Dotard does not understand the root cause of trade deficits. Someone should explain it to him.

explain it for us. Looks like you volunteered.

 

[berg80]

Your left wing "major publications" have a LONG history of lying or just being flat out wrong.

Dow Heads for Worst April Since 1932​

https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/stock-market-trump-tariffs-trade-war-04-22-25/card/dow-heads-for-worst-april-since-1932-aAYmUHTfFPxPtuWmxty4

The Trump rout is taking on historic dimensions.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average shed almost 1,000 points on Monday and is headed for its worst April performance since 1932, according to Dow Jones Market Data.

The S&P 500’s performance since Inauguration Day is now the worst for any president up to this point in data going back to 1928, according to Bespoke Investment Group.

Worries about trade restrictions and the possibility of President Trump firing Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell have investors bracing for greater losses ahead.

 

[berg80]

Trump loves Hegseth

Because Pete is a loyal MAGAist, not because he is competent.

 

[rightwinger]

Dow Heads for Worst April Since 1932​

https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/stock-market-trump-tariffs-trade-war-04-22-25/card/dow-heads-for-worst-april-since-1932-aAYmUHTfFPxPtuWmxty4

The Trump rout is taking on historic dimensions.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average shed almost 1,000 points on Monday and is headed for its worst April performance since 1932, according to Dow Jones Market Data.

The S&P 500’s performance since Inauguration Day is now the worst for any president up to this point in data going back to 1928, according to Bespoke Investment Group.

Worries about trade restrictions and the possibility of President Trump firing Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell have investors bracing for greater losses ahead.

I sure miss Bidenomics

 

[kyzr]

Because Pete is a loyal MAGAist, not because he is competent.

Recruitment is setting records. Those are the folks who say Pete is competent, they are putting their lives on the line.

 

[berg80]

Meh, short term pain for long term gains always wins out.

The I.M.F. also expects output to be slower next year than it previously predicted.

Much of the downgrade for this year can be attributed to the impact of the tariffs on the U.S. economy, which was already poised to lose momentum this year. The I.M.F. expects U.S. output to slow to 1.8 percent in 2025, down from 2.8 percent last year. That is nearly a full percentage point slower than the 2.7 percent growth that the I.M.F. forecast for the United States in January, when it was the strongest economy in the world.

“The global economic system that has operated for the past 80 years is being reset,” Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas, the I.M.F.’s chief economist, said in a briefing with reporters this week. “The U.S. effective tariff rate has now surged past levels reached at the turn of the 20th century. Beyond the tariffs themselves, the surge in policy uncertainty — related to trade policy but also more broadly — is a major driver of the economic outlook.”

The I.M.F. forecasts also make clear that the tariffs could complicate the efforts to keep inflation contained. The fund has raised its inflation forecast for the United States to 3 percent from 2 percent this year.

IMF Expects Trump’s Tariffs Will Slow Global Economic Growth

The International Monetary Fund expects slower growth and higher inflation in the U.S. as a result of President Trump’s trade policies.

www.nytimes.com

 

[berg80]

Recruitment is setting records. Those are the folks who say Pete is competent, they are putting their lives on the line.

Explain to me exactly why you think Pete is responsible for an increase in recruitment?.......an assertion you have not proven.