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[–] blockheadjt@sh.itjust.works 12 points 6 hours ago

It would be a good move for Biden to offer them honorable discharges now... it'll be better than what they'll get if they wait.

[–] Fizz@lemmy.nz 3 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

That's a lot of hard to replace talent. I don't think anyone I'm the military will let him go through with this. How anyone can support this mong is beyond me.

[–] valek879@sh.itjust.works 2 points 52 minutes ago

Not something anyone can stop if he chooses to go through with it. He is the commander of the armed forces. He can make sweeping policies like this that fuck up everything.

[–] steventhedev@lemmy.world 12 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

My immediate thought is that Klinger will be happy.

Trump's legacy will be long term damage to national security, rampant racism and discrimination, and widespread corruption.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 2 points 15 minutes ago

I was once near to (but did not interact with) Jamie Farr maybe 10 years ago. It's really hard to see him and not picture him in a dress.

[–] rxbudian@lemmy.ca 36 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

They can form their own Blackwater and charge gazilion dollars to operate in the same places as they were before

[–] Maggoty@lemmy.world 13 points 6 hours ago

You joke but that's why they want to fuck up the military. PMCs lobby too and they're willing to do everything in a war from flying the planes to being grunts on the line.

[–] lychee@lemmy.blahaj.zone 67 points 14 hours ago (2 children)

The ideological score here must be worth more to Trump than the strength of America's military, already hurting for new recruits, which says a lot and frankly scares the fuck out of me

[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 75 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago) (1 children)

Weakening the USA's defenses seems to be a consistent theme with Trump.

[–] lychee@lemmy.blahaj.zone 27 points 13 hours ago

I think this signals the beginning of a very tough era for trans people more than it does anything about national security. But we shall see

[–] postmateDumbass@lemmy.world 11 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Elon will supply robot troops for the clone war.

[–] sneaky@r.nf 6 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

Might supply them for the other side.

[–] postmateDumbass@lemmy.world 7 points 10 hours ago (1 children)
[–] And009@reddthat.com 3 points 9 hours ago

Merchant of death

[–] QuincyPeck@lemmy.world 206 points 19 hours ago (7 children)

Just going to completely wreck US cybersecurity defense.

[–] doggle@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago)

Next they'll go after the furries and take all the navy's data centers offline

[–] xmunk@sh.itjust.works 73 points 18 hours ago (2 children)

It has long been said that if all the furries and catgirls disappeared it would cause the internet to collapse overnight.

[–] Today@lemmy.world 15 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

What's a catgirl? Is there a signup for that?

[–] lychee@lemmy.blahaj.zone 20 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

No only a test and you just passed. Congrats

[–] emax_gomax@lemmy.world 11 points 14 hours ago

Cat ears and tail will be emailed to you. Congratulations recruit. Don't ask how we know where you live :-P.

[–] WeirdGoesPro@lemmy.dbzer0.com 72 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

Coding socks are the new contraband.

[–] littlewonder@lemmy.world 25 points 17 hours ago

I love/hate that I get all these references lol

[–] Atelopus-zeteki@fedia.io 49 points 18 hours ago

It's part of the plan. fucking traitor.

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[–] Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world 65 points 17 hours ago
[–] Cephalotrocity@biglemmowski.win 182 points 19 hours ago (2 children)
[–] whithom@discuss.online 19 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

And still, we let him live.

[–] kozy138@slrpnk.net 14 points 16 hours ago (2 children)

A couple of people have tried to go back in time to kill him, but were unsuccessful.

[–] samus12345@lemmy.world 17 points 16 hours ago

They will always be unsuccessful in this timeline. Maybe they managed it in others.

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[–] xc2215x@lemmy.world 20 points 14 hours ago

Yikes. Not a good decision.

[–] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 20 points 14 hours ago

Would love to see him personally try to kick even one of them out of anything. Pathetic piece of shit.

[–] nicomachus@programming.dev 37 points 17 hours ago (3 children)

You think with the recruiting problems we have you'd do your best to retain the people we have.

If you can get through basic and fulfill your tasks you should be able to be in the military. If the government doesn't want to pay for "gender affirming care" that's fine. But these people should still be allowed in the military.

Also, what kind of discharge are these people getting? Honorable, General, Dishonorable?

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[–] MyOpinion@lemm.ee 66 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

Then place them in internment camps. We know where this is going you damn Nazi.

[–] auzy@lemmy.world 47 points 18 hours ago

He's already completed the first step, by making them seem inhuman and criminal

Which is ironic, because he's the one who boasted about perving on kids

[–] gnomesaiyan@lemmy.world 32 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

I hope he chokes on a Happy Meal.

[–] undercrust@lemmy.ca 18 points 17 hours ago

The happiest meal

[–] DrSleepless@lemmy.world 47 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

Here we go folks, welcome to the hellscape that is the new America

Honestly, it was a hellscape before, we just shifted down a level deeper.

[–] mosiacmango@lemm.ee 31 points 19 hours ago (2 children)

An easy to get general discharge from the military? I think lots of people with years left to serve are going to enjoy leaving early with all of their benefits.

[–] Maggoty@lemmy.world 2 points 6 hours ago

Elon and Ramaswamy have already identified the VA as a target for cost cutting.

[–] Rocketpoweredgorilla@lemmy.ca 51 points 19 hours ago (4 children)

I have a feeling most of the benefits will be going out the door behind them shortly thereafter.

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[–] narr1@lemmy.world 29 points 19 hours ago

How to create government jobs, while also remaining a christofascist overlord. Just like old times, eh?

[–] masterofn001@lemmy.ca 20 points 18 hours ago

Welcome to the legion, 15,000 new anons.

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