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@karlauerbach@sfba.social
2025-06-10 18:56:39

I guess the US Army can't defend itself and needs a fence to protect its tanks from the public that paid for those tanks.
"DC prepares for Trump’s military parade with 18 miles of fencing and 175 magnetometers"
I guess this is a second TACO - The Army Chickens Out.

This is not the image Army officials had wanted.
While tanks, armored troop carriers and artillery systems pour into Washington for the Army’s 250th birthday celebration,
National Guard troops from the Army’s 79th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, supplemented by active-duty Marines, have been deployed to the streets of Los Angeles.
It is a juxtaposition that has military officials and experts concerned.
Several current and former Army officials said the military parade and …

@vosje62@mastodon.nl
2025-06-11 17:27:41

Afgekeurde oud-militairen willen net als pol... | #EenVandaag
eenvandaag.avrotros.nl/artikel

@Mediagazer@mstdn.social
2025-06-11 08:25:51

Sources: ABC News, NBC News, and CBS News won't preempt regular TV programming for Trump's June 14 military parade, leaving coverage to their streaming outlets (Brian Steinberg/Variety)
variety.com/2025/tv/news/trump

@davidaugust@mastodon.online
2025-06-12 15:45:29

With militaries: amateurs focus on weapon systems like tanks & planes. Professionals focus on logistics.
kegseth is a drunk amateur misusing & abusing our soldiers.
“…snafu is…slapdash mission where…welfare of troops has not been…priority…service members described inadequate living conditions at…Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach, on…outskirts of Los Angeles…soldiers are sleeping outside on cots…Others cited intermittent issues with food & fuel supplies.”

@inthehands@hachyderm.io
2025-06-11 21:55:32

Jeeeez.
❝One unit-level message bluntly said "no fat soldiers."❞
Read this story. Get it out. This is important.
❝“If soldiers have political views that are in opposition to the current administration and they don't want to be in the audience then they need to speak with their leadership and get swapped out,” another note to troops said.❞
In a country where the military is one of the more respected institutions, people need — NEED — to hear this:
They engineered the audience. They faked the appearance of soldiers’ support.
They staged it like reality TV.
military.com/daily-news/2025/0

@paulwermer@sfba.social
2025-06-12 07:39:49

“Can’t you just shoot them, just shoot them in the legs or something?” Trump asked..."
Seems like LAPD listened to the wanna-be dictator.
theguardian.com/us-news/2025/j

@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2025-06-11 01:11:00

New PRRI Poll: Three-Quarters of Americans Oppose Trump's Military Parade (PRRI)
prri.org/spotlight/military-pa
memeorandum.com/250610/p146#a2

@servelan@newsie.social
2025-06-12 01:26:33

Trump Bends Military’s Role, Suggesting More Troops in More Cities - The New York Times
nytimes.com/2025/06/11/us/poli

@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2025-06-12 06:36:04

Suggesting More Troops in More Cities, Trump Bends Military's Role (Luke Broadwater/New York Times)
nytimes.com/2025/06/11/us/poli
memeorandum.com/250612/p3#a250