benjamin mileikowsky probably wants Iran attacked now before his country's reputation falls even more so he's ordered Trump to prepare.

Hegseth is so abysmally unqualified to be SecDef, he must suffer from extreme imposter syndrome. Exercising outsized authority is his way of compensating, I guess. It’s incomprehensible how little he knows compared to the men and women he’ll be addressing.

Fortuitously, I am boarding a flight to the southern hemisphere a couple hours.

Have fun!

Well, it sorta coincides with the end of the FY, plus all these planned RIFs

Anonymous wrote:No matter the reason, this is frightening. Maybe it's:

A) Something awful, involving other countries, is expected to happen soon.
B) Hegseth is too dumb to realize the optics of this.
C) Trump has decided to go after Russia. Lately his talk about Putin has changed, plus Russia/China/North Korea are making sure everyone remembers they're good buddies.
D) They are planning to increase attacks on Americans they disagree with and expect to involve all branches of the military.
E) There will be a major military shakeup, causing great instability in the U.S. and abroad.

No matter what, Hegseth is obviously too dumb to realize that putting all of our top leaders in one place is bad, very bad. I actually wonder if I should start making plans with my family for meeting places in case of severe actions. I tend to be level-headed (I've been called an under-reactor) but this meeting is not normal.

Can you elaborate on this? Severe actions such as? What would you do after meeting family at a designated place?

Trump will arrive to administer the loyalty oath.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No matter the reason, this is frightening. Maybe it's:

A) Something awful, involving other countries, is expected to happen soon.
B) Hegseth is too dumb to realize the optics of this.
C) Trump has decided to go after Russia. Lately his talk about Putin has changed, plus Russia/China/North Korea are making sure everyone remembers they're good buddies.
D) They are planning to increase attacks on Americans they disagree with and expect to involve all branches of the military.
E) There will be a major military shakeup, causing great instability in the U.S. and abroad.

No matter what, Hegseth is obviously too dumb to realize that putting all of our top leaders in one place is bad, very bad. I actually wonder if I should start making plans with my family for meeting places in case of severe actions. I tend to be level-headed (I've been called an under-reactor) but this meeting is not normal.

I feel this way too.

D and E are my bets.

The Countdown to Greenland begins.

Anonymous wrote:In 1935 German leadership called a surprise meeting and informed their previous oath to uphold the Weimar constitution was now void and they instead must swear a personal oath to the Führer. Many claimed they didn’t like the order, but they did it anyway.

Other than resigning, I don’t know what other option one would have today. I don’t know how many would actually be willing or able to resign from their positions.

In 1935 German leadership called a surprise meeting and informed their previous oath to uphold the Weimar constitution was now void and they instead must swear a personal oath to the Führer. Many claimed they didn’t like the order, but they did it anyway.

Anonymous wrote:What day is this happening?
In the event that something violent occurs.

Monday

Invasion of Canada. Canada is about to cancel the F-35 contract and Germany just released 80 billion in increase defense spending with only 8% going to American defense companies.

Trump needs to send a message and stop the bleeding.

Pete’s gonna give his “Don’t Be Mean To Charlie! I Mean It This Time!” speech.

What day is this happening?
In the event that something violent occurs.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Invade Venezuela?

^^^ BINGO ^^^

This is it. We’re going to wag the dog and invade Venezuela. Venezuela has the largest proven WTI crude oil reserves in the western hemisphere. And TrumpCo. is going to steal it, under the guise of stopping narcotics smuggling.

Then phase two of the plan will involve setting up massive penal colonies in the jungle, and shipping American citizens there to disappear them from the US. Basically any outspoken Progressive influencers or thought leaders, journalists, professors, artists and entertainers, activists, anyone caught protesting the king.

I expect a few of us here from this forum will find ourselves there, perhaps by next spring.


These f**kers are going for the brass ring.

The world is at peak oil demand now or by the latest 2029 because of Chinese EV and green energy. The EVs, wind, solar, etc developed by the Chinese are killing project oil(and gas) demand. This means demand will fall from 96 million a day to 85 in a few years and continue to fall quickly from there.

The US is the world biggest producer of oil but it is also the high cost($75-$80). If the Saudi feel they need to realize their oil reserves they will flood the market with cheap oil(like $20-$30 a barrel) to capture volume. Better to sell it at $20 and make a profit vs keep it in the ground and not ever sell it.

If Venezuela comes on line it will kill put more downward pressure on oil. Drilling and exploration in the US is near zero right now and no one is planning on expanding because the price of oil is too low to make a profit. Add in 20% cost increases from tariffs(steel, etc).

You do not need to call all the generals in to invade Venezuela. You only call them if you are changing the command structure and firing a bunch of them.