Soldier: We lost an F-18 at the Red Sea.
Pentagon: Shot down by the #Houthis?
Soldier: No it just fell from the carrier together with the tow tractor.
Pentagon: OK we’ll by a new one.
TAX Payer: WTF???

source: jpost.com/breaking-news/articl…

#military #RedSea #MiddleEast #f18 #navy #carrier #weapon #finance #money #usa #pentagon #defense #news

#Houthi rebels shoot down 7 US #military #Reaper #drones worth $334m, in recent weeks

source: stuff.co.nz/world-news/3606661…

When you consider how expensive drones are and that they can be shot down with comparatively cheap #weapons, it reminds me of the quote from the visionary philosopher of peace:

"I'm not gonna fire a $2 million #missile at a $10 empty tent and hit a camel in the butt."

• President George W. Bush

#usa #yemen #war #terror #airstrike #technology #finance #money #costs #news #pentagon #dod

Bags of #Cash Fell Out of an Armored Truck in #Chicago — Before Dozens of People Left with an Estimated $300,000 😳

source: people.com/dozens-of-people-st…

#news #usa #money #finance #problem #fail #omg #wtf #fnord

Bags of Cash Fell Out of an Armored Truck in Chicago — Before Dozens of People Left with an Estimated $300,000

Roughly $300,000 is now missing after dozens of people took off with cash that fell out of a Brinks truck in the Chicago area on April 22.

^{Brenton Blanchet (PEOPLE)}

Global #military spending soars to USD 2.7 trillion in 2024; #Russia, US, #China, #India, #Germany account for 60%

source: theprint.in/world/global-milit…

Military spending increased in all #world regions, with particularly rapid growth in both #Europe and the #MiddleEast. The top five military spenders–the United States, China, Russia, Germany and India–accounted for 60 per cent of the global total, with combined spending of USD 1635 billion.

#usa #news #peace #war #conflict #finance #weapons #arms #future #politics #sipri #money #warfare #defense #terror

Global military spending soars to USD 2.7 trillion in 2024; Russia, US, China, India, Germany account for 60% – ThePrint – ANIFeed

Stockholm [Sweden], April 28 (ANI): Amid the major global conflicts, including the Russia-Ukraine war, and the Israel-Palestine conflict, world military expenditure reached USD 2718 billion in 2024, an increase of 9.

^{ANI (ThePrint)}

Elon #Musk richer than #ScroogeMcDuck and #Smaug the Dragon 🤑

With an estimated $330 billion, #Elon is more than three times as rich as the richest fictional person from #Duckburg. So the #reality of #capitalism is already far beyond what #fiction could have imagined.

#news #economy #finance #money #power #problem #system #rich #wealth #humanity #politics #fail

#Trump needs #money -don’t buy anything 🤮🤬😵‍💫

Source: gettrumpmemes.com/dinner

#meme #crypto #finance #politics #government #whitehouse #usa #news

Dinner

Join the Trump Community. Own a Piece of Trump. This is History in the Making!

^{gettrumpmemes.com}

#Sanders says #Arkansas in ‘dire need of federal assistance,’ but #Trump says no

source: arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/202…

#usa #help #disaster #humanrights #politics #money #finance #news #government #whitehouse #president

Sanders says Arkansas in ‘dire need of federal assistance,’ but Trump says no

The state of Arkansas has appealed the federal government's denial of a request for assistance following disasters in North Arkansas.

^{Griffin Coop (Arkansas Times)}

To whom enough is too little, nothing is enough.

#musk #quote #wisdom #capitalism #finance #power

Elon has almost doubled his wealth in one year. Is this still #democracy or is it already #oligarchy or neo-feudalism?

Source: forbes.com/billionaires/

#capitalism #money #finance #politics #humanrights #ethics #problem #news #system #fail #wealth #musk #economy

The environmental burden of the United States’ #bitcoin #mining #boom

Source: nature.com/articles/s41467-025…

From mid-2022 to mid-2023, the 34 mines consumed 32.3 terawatt-hours of #electricity — 33% more than Los Angeles—85% of which came from #fossil #fuels.

#btc #usa #earth #environment #climate #finance #politics #Problem #money #nature #emissions #crypto #hype #blockchain

The environmental burden of the United States’ bitcoin mining boom - Nature Communications

The paper maps air pollution from power plants supplying electricity to US Bitcoin mines. It finds that 1.9 million people in 2022-2023 breathed toxic amounts of Bitcoin mine attributable pollution, particularly around New York City and Houston.

^Nature

#Trump Tells Inner Circle That #Musk Will #Leave Soon

source: politico.com/news/magazine/202…

#politics #usa #president #whitehouse #government #future #finance #oligarchy #money #news

#capitalism #wealth #finance #politics #protest #riot #wisdom #quote #society #problem #future

♲ Anarchist Art Ⓐ - 2025-03-28 12:38:03 GMT

#Trump is plotting the biggest #tax rise in global history

source: telegraph.co.uk/us/comment/202…

#usa #politics #society #finance #problem #poverty #news

Trump’s Liberation Day tariffs will be the biggest tax rise in global history

The burden for paying the bulk of the president’s Liberation Day tariffs will fall on consumers, potentially at some $600 billion a year

^{Matthew Lynn (The Telegraph)}

I think a healthy #economy that enables a good life within planetary boundaries cannot be achieved with #capitalism.

#politics #earth #resources #future #humanity #climate #humanrights #ethics #finance #harmony

#TSMC'S True #Cost: #Arizona versus #Taiwan

source: techinsights.com/blog/chip-ins…

The final answer was: It costs TSMC less than 10% more to process a 300mm wafer in Arizona than the same wafer made in Taiwan.

#USA #economy #chip #production #trade #finance #money #company #news

#Tesla (TSLA) #accounting raises red flags as report shows $1.4 billion missing

source: electrek.co/2025/03/19/tesla-t…

Compare Tesla’s #capital expenditure in the last six months of 2024 to its valuation of the assets that #money was spent on, and $1.4bn appears to have gone astray.

#fail #economy #finance #news #musk #warning

Tesla (TSLA) accounting raises red flags as report shows $1.4 billion missing

Tesla’s (TSLA) accounting practices are raising red flags as a new report from the Financial Times shows that $1.4 billion...

^{Fred Lambert (Electrek)}

#Billionaires at #Trump’s Swearing-In Have Since Lost $209 #Billion

Source: bloomberg.com/news/articles/20…

Seven weeks later, it’s a different story. The start of Trump’s second term has delivered a stunning reversal for many of those billionaires sitting behind Trump in the #Capitol Rotunda, with five having lost a combined $209 billion in #wealth...

#news #usa #politics #WhiteHouse #government #president #Musk #Zuckerberg #bezos #economy #money #finance #oligarch #oligarchy #capitalism

Some #DOGE Staffers Are Drawing Six-Figure #Government #Salaries

source: wired.com/story/doge-governmen…

When Elon #Musk started recruiting for DOGE in November, he described the work as “tedious” and noted that “compensation is zero.”

#usa #politics #fail #lie #finance #money #problem

A U.S. Crypto Reserve will elevate this critical industry after years of corrupt attacks by the Biden Administration, which is why my Executive Order on Digital Assets directed the Presidential Working Group to move forward on a Crypto Strategic Reserve that includes XRP, SOL, and ADA. I will make sure the U.S. is the Crypto Capital of the World. We are MAKING AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!

source: truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTru…

😱💸🤑💲

#money #finance #usa #trump #bitcoin #crypto #news #politics

#economy

#finance

(apnews.com/article/no-buy-year…)

People are embracing the 'no-buy year' to save money and the environment

The self-imposed rules of a no-buy challenge are simple: participants pledge to stop buying non-essential items, be they unneeded shoes, additional beauty products or other impulse buys for a set amount of time, usually 12 months.

^{Adriana Morga (AP News)}

#Trump demands $500B in rare earths from #Ukraine for continued #support

source: politico.eu/article/trump-dema…

“I told them [Ukraine] that I want the equivalent like $500B worth of rare earth. And they've essentially agreed to do that so at least we don’t feel stupid,” Trump said.

Nothing is for free under #Capitalism...

#War #Russia #invasion #help #military #pay #finance #USA #resources #weapon #news #politics #economy

Trump demands $500B in rare earths from Ukraine for continued support

“We have to get something. We can’t continue to pay this money,” U.S. president says.

^{Seb Starcevic (POLITICO)}

Elon #Musk and investors offering $97.4 billion for control of #OpenAI

OpenAI CEO Sam #Altman wrote on X: “no thank you but we will buy #twitter for $9.74 billion if you want.”

Source: nbcnews.com/business/business-…

#ai #technology #bigtech #economy #news #joke #money #finance #ChatGPT

Elon Musk and investors offering $97.4 billion for control of OpenAI, WSJ reports

Elon Musk is leading a group of investors in offering to buy control of OpenAI for $97.4 billion, The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.

^{Ari Levy, CNBC (NBC News)}