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Warpy

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16. Costing the fat cats some big money

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Tue Jul 7, 2026, 04:19 PM

Jul 7

instead of just sticking it to the 99%.

While I hate seeing this country drop out of world leader status in any industry (and there have been so many), I think it has to happen, especially the heavy MIC industry that will cause some people who have been insulated from reality by their hoarded wealth to start to wake up and take notice.

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NATO Snubs Trump, Selects Saab GlobalEye Over Boeing to Replace Aging AWACS Fleet [View all] riversedge Jul 7 OP

More winning. Joinfortmill Jul 7 #1

Smart strategic move on hardware vital to their defense paleotn Jul 7 #2

It seems that NATO leaders are finally tired of trying to appease Trump with shiny objects and ass kissing. Lonestarblue Jul 7 #3

Europeans learned a hard lesson in the last century about appeasement. wnylib Jul 7 #6

All those "American" corps hitching their products to ShitForBrains now out of the loop for BILLIONs in continuing work. dave99 Jul 7 #4

NATO is wise to reduce reliance on US materiel Mysterian Jul 7 #5

You can bet your sweet bippies popsdenver Jul 7 #7

Sweden builds good shit...nt Wounded Bear Jul 7 #8

I imagine that Boeing and other established airplane manufacturers priced themselves out. erronis Jul 7 #9

...and Canada just went to Germany renordgren Jul 7 #10

His policies are bringing manufacturing back bigly! SamuelAdams Jul 7 #11

Congrats to SAAB!! --- Nobody wants to be beholden to, or reliant upon a nation that is unreliable... QueerDuck Jul 7 #12

I hope Saab's military aircraft are Dr. T Jul 7 #14

😂🤣 Ha! You reminded me of the Volvo ad in "Crazy People" QueerDuck Jul 7 #15

I can think of another good reason to choose that platform jmowreader Jul 7 #13

Costing the fat cats some big money Warpy Jul 7 #16

Don Snoreleone thought he made offers no one could refuse. Grokenstein Jul 7 #17