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John Wygertz's avatar

Computational propaganda fed to, and regurgitated by, the usual suspects.

My brother was a Marine mess officer and was proud of the food he fed his troops. On base, in the field, aboard ship, his Marines always ate well.

Michael  Lynch's avatar

These people who spread this crap are dangerous.

American Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines have always been the best fed of any modern military since WW2. The USA literally had "Ice cream barges" in the western Pacific in WW2. While the Japanese ate rotten rice,maggots and rats, when they could get them. German and Italian POW's held here in the USA ate better than ANYONE in their homelands. But lets not confuse these idiots with historical facts.

We have enough problems without this bullshit.

WolfCub18's avatar

I saw that article from one of those propagandist mouthpiece and immediately called bullshit on it. These freaks are off the charts with their rhetoric! Remember couple weeks ago they were all melting down because our soldiers were enjoying some nice steaks? Now we’re supposed to believe they’re starving? SMFH

Elizabeth Sexworth's avatar

They forgot about that…

TheyservedwithValor's avatar

Weren’t we, just 30 days ago, justifying to the media the provision of steaks and lobster to American service members. Can’t they keep their anti-American gripes consistent?

wellness.com's avatar

Whine more about "Ukranian X accounts," vatnik.

Susan Daniels's avatar

I learn more from Alexander Muse than anyone else on Substack. I am amazed by the number of in-depth articles on such a wide variety of subjects appearing in such a short time.

The_Usual_Suspect61's avatar

So many so-called Americans rooting against Americans. It makes me sick.

Ruth H's avatar

First thing that popped to me was the hypocrisy. Just a few weeks ago the media was complaining the military was eating steak and lobster. Now just the opposite with visual aids (photos older than several decades). The media is exhausting and needs to be totally ignored or called out for their embarrassing lies. Radio silence including mail is a standard practice on a MOU. When my son was deployed, he would let me know if one was to begin or ended so as to not be worried due to silence. The media acting like this is something to complain about shows their stupidity.

the long warred's avatar

Traitors are the enemy , the Foreigners only opponents.

Elizabeth Sexworth's avatar

Even if I wanted the photo to be true because I leaned that way, I would still try to verify it before posting to friends and family on SOCIAL MEDIA. The difference between the minimum required before posting just for the he’ll of it and including it as part of a journalistic news story is vast. Once again, the pathetic eagerness to paint the administration, or military leadership in a poor light is showing. I’m embarrassed for them.

C4SSSSS's avatar

In fairness, the tRump regime is absolutely heinous, thoroughly corrupt and massively incompetent. So this passes my Occam's razor test. It also occurs to me that had this happened under a democratic administration you would have lost your mind in your haste to condemn their “disrespect for the military 😖”. AmIRight?

John Brewer's avatar

In your first sentence you make serious accusations with no supporting data. Then Occam's Razor is thrown out as if that proves something. Your third sentence refers to a "democratic administration". We have had no democratic administrations since 1787. All have been Constitutional Republic administrations. Your lack of rigor is amazing.

C4SSSSS's avatar

Oh hilarious, the white knight swooping in to rescue the damsel. You sexist bastard, leave Ms. Sexworth to fight her own battles 😂.

You think “rigor” is called for? On Substack? What are we, in high school debate club 😂 Now if we were indeed in debate club, I’d posit that it is a self‑evident truth that the trump regime is “absolutely heinous, thoroughly corrupt and massively incompetent”. veritas per se nota. No supporting documents or citations needed. You wanker 🖕

Also sincerely, fuck you for voting in these maniacs. I hope you personally reap the consequences they’re serving the country right now. In heavy measure.

John Brewer's avatar

Classic uneducated response. Calling names. Is this a kindergarten playground?

C4SSSSS's avatar

No, it’s Substack you moron. You seem confused. Have you recently suffered a head wound?

Elizabeth Sexworth's avatar

You’re not right. I don’t condone lying or misrepresenting photos under any circumstance. Just like I don’t condone your test. But as they say, “you do you”.

C4SSSSS's avatar

You don’t “condone” my test? 😂 Mr. Occam would be disappointed!! His test has been in use to evaluate parsimony for six centuries.

Praise Dear Leader's avatar

She doesn't "condone lying or misrepresenting photos under any circumstance," with this profile https://substack.com/@elizabethsexworth525434/reads

😂 🤣

Fred's avatar

Media was just complaining about the military being fed steak and lobster. Which is it? /s

Fred's avatar

Apologies to Julia who asked this same question. 🤗

Julia's avatar

Didn't the same media complain that money is wasted for lobster and steak eaten by soldiers?

wellness.com's avatar

By soldiers? That stuff went to the Secretary of Defense Dining Room (or whatever it's called now), Joint Chiefs of Staff Dining Room, Army Navy Country Club Pentagon Dining Room ...

Julia's avatar

Talking with yourself? The media complained about food for regular military, too good for them.

wellness.com's avatar

Where/when was that?

That was ALL about the DOD spending binge at the end of fiscal year, with a record-breaking September 2025 - $93.4 billion, the highest single-month total for any federal agency since at least 2008. This surge is due to the "use-it-or-lose-it" budgeting practice, where aremaining funds before the fiscal year ends on September 30.

Luxury food purchases drew significant scrutiny, including $15.1 million on ribeye steak, $6.9 million on lobster tails, and $2 million on Alaskan king crab.

Additional controversial expenditures included ... a $98,329 Steinway grand piano for an Air Force general's home.

In the final five working days of September 2025, the DoD spent $55 billion, more than the annual defense budgets of countries like Italy and Israel.

Julia's avatar

That's it, you've answered it yourself. Did the top command die from overeating?

Tootslilfighter's avatar

The very idea of the USA military not feeding our military personnel well is ludicrous. I should google to find out what a kilocalorie is but IIRC the Geneva Convention states that enemy POAs are entitled to the same amount of calories that military personnel received and I’m reasonably sure that the number is 3200 calories a day. Everybody could have more because leftovers were available. The food was good in 1942 and I’m certain it’s every bit as good today. None of my kin ever came home from military service skinny but they did come home buff. Great post, hopefully there’s not a lot of gullible people out there falling for enemy (they sure ain’t friends) propaganda of the ridiculous kind. Meanwhile Asia eats rats and bugs, me thinks they are projecting.

Tootslilfighter's avatar

Typo correction POW not POA. Must be my subconscious and April.

Del Cross v's avatar

That is not the case with the submarine force. At least as of a few years ago.

S.P.H.'s avatar

Submariners, a different breed. My upmost respect for them.

Marilyn Lundberg Melzian's avatar

Just recently the US was criticized for serving lobster to the sailors.😊

wellness.com's avatar

Didn't go to "sailors." Only to a few of the most exclusive private pentagon dining rooms, and similar facilities in Norfolk, etc.