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usonian

(25,862 posts)
1. And how? Mail is not going through.
Fri Apr 17, 2026, 11:55 PM
Friday

Uber eats? I think not.

Drones? I think not.

Taxes? We all just paid them. Except for the wealthiest.

OOPS!!!

Found the answer.

YorkRd

(440 posts)
3. I am sure embarrassing press conference will force Trump and Hegseth to do something
Fri Apr 17, 2026, 11:58 PM
Friday

I am sure we can get food to some soldiers and sailors somewhere

usonian

(25,862 posts)
8. They can't be embarrassed. They have no shame.
Sat Apr 18, 2026, 12:14 AM
Yesterday

I expect them to send ears of scorn, browser cookies and



Military are pretty well isolated as a practical fact.

And Hegseth is a lump of shit.

There is or should already be an impeachment petition against him. That might work better than shaming.

Historic NY

(40,086 posts)
2. Ah they will never see it ene their care packages and mail
Fri Apr 17, 2026, 11:55 PM
Friday

aren't there they have to have supply ship or dock somewhere. Kegsbreath went to war w/o adequate supplies and extra for the marines put on board also.

YorkRd

(440 posts)
10. I bet that sailors somewhere could use some good food, cafeteria pictures looked dreadful
Sat Apr 18, 2026, 12:21 AM
Yesterday

Shellback Squid

(10,110 posts)
4. that's useless, dry goods only and they are getting better than that, they do underway replenishment
Sat Apr 18, 2026, 12:03 AM
Yesterday

Having spent 4 years on a carrier it does get low on fresh foods but plenty of other meals

Blue Full Moon

(3,542 posts)
5. Hogsbreath spent
Sat Apr 18, 2026, 12:03 AM
Yesterday

$6.9 million on lobster tails with similar high-volume purchases ($7.4 million+) in March, May, June, and October of 2025. Additionally, $2 million was spent on Alaskan king crab.
The Department of Defense spent over $15 million on ribeye steak.
Other Purchases: Reports also highlighted $1 million on salmon, $124,000 on ice cream machines, and millions on premium furniture.

RockRaven

(19,549 posts)
6. The DOD has MORE THAN ENOUGH money. What they don't have is enough shits or fucks.
Sat Apr 18, 2026, 12:04 AM
Yesterday

Not enough to give a shit or give a fuck about feeding their soldiers and sailors properly -- not compared to how much they want to bomb Iran some more on behalf of some loathsome wannabe-dictator(s).

sheshe2

(97,892 posts)
7. No.
Sat Apr 18, 2026, 12:04 AM
Yesterday

We don't need a go fund me; we need an uncorrupt government that works. We need a leader in the Pentagon that spends more time working for our service men and women than he does on his hair and makeup!

Pete Hegseth Goes on $93 Billion Pentagon Spending Spree for Lobster, Fruit Baskets and Japanese Flute: Report

https://people.com/pete-hegseth-pentagon-spending-spree-11923513

PS. Families have been sending care packages and none of it is getting through.

carpetbagger

(5,491 posts)
9. Logistics have taken a dive.
Sat Apr 18, 2026, 12:19 AM
Yesterday

My father's rolling over in his grave. He was one of the senior personnel directing the 1990 sealift that provisioned Desert Shield.

Shipwack

(3,089 posts)
11. I agree... everyone is missing the point.
Sat Apr 18, 2026, 02:00 AM
Yesterday

I’m sure there is plenty of food. It’s just not getting to the ships because of gross incompetence. The bombing by the Iranians probably took out some infrastructure, especially in Bahrain, the main port of the locally assigned ships (the 5th Fleet). Normally this would be a small hiccup, but under Kegseth’s mismanagement and gross incompetence the supply chain is failing. Why? I wish I knew. There’s a story, somewhere…

Tree Lady

(13,327 posts)
12. I would say we already had a huge
Sat Apr 18, 2026, 02:43 AM
Yesterday

Go fund me as most of our tax dollars go to the military. Now if they aren’t taking care of the soldiers they should be fired as there is a ton of money in the kitty.

JI7

(93,740 posts)
13. No we don't. We pay taxes to fund that already
Sat Apr 18, 2026, 02:47 AM
Yesterday

if they aren't getting food then figure out why that is and fix that problem.

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