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Brett Wilkins Jun 16, 2025

Flight-tracking websites showed dozens of Air Force aerial refueling planes departing from military bases in the United States and heading to Europe on Sunday, fueling speculation of direct U.S. involvement in the widening Israeli-Iranian war.

Military-focused news sites reported that around 30 U.S. Air Force KC-135R and KC-46A tankers were identified by flight-tracking software in what The Times of Israelcalled an "unprecedented mass deployment" to Europe.

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[–] EndlessNightmare@reddthat.com 305 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (12 children)

We just want fucking healthcare and affordable housing.

[–] Asafum@feddit.nl 130 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Sorry, best I can do is 2 trillion more for Boeing, Raytheon, Lockheed Martin and the like. They're desperate man, they haven't had a war for like 12 minutes, they need to be fed.

[–] Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.ee 23 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Zomg, Boeing planes being flown above enemy territory as surprise kamikazes (surprise to the pilots & crew).

[–] SpaceCowboy@lemmy.ca -2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Lockheed Martin did October 7?

Basically 9/11 truther style conspiracy nonsense going on here.

[–] Asafum@feddit.nl 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What?

It was a joke about how we have no money to spend on healthcare for the population, but we always jump to throw endless cash at defense contractors to supply the military...

[–] SpaceCowboy@lemmy.ca 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Haha... good joke. I didn't see your mention of healthcare in your previous comment.

It's typical of conspiracy theorists to say "it was just a joke" when called out on their bullshit. You may go back to doing "your own research in the internet" now.

[–] Asafum@feddit.nl 1 points 1 year ago

You have no idea what you're talking about. Enjoy your weekend.

[–] SupraMario@lemmy.world 36 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Best the turnip can do is a gold colored overpriced shit phone.

[–] kautau@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago

Not to worry, it's made in china, shipped from china, and then people in detention centers will be forced by ICE to package it for that bonus fascism feel for those that believe it's made in the US and and they're getting a deal on the T-Mobile package that costs almost 2x other providers for the same service.

[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago

And human rights. Due process. Rule of law and respect the constitution. Less inflation. More progress on our environment. Rebuild some infrastructure. Invest in some technologies of the future rather than the past. Leadership that understands basic economics and actually the art of the deal

[–] venusaur@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Don’t worry. You’ll get it if you can be drafted.

[–] Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

And it will last you till your death (several days later).

[–] selokichtli@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 year ago

Other Americans just want fucking guns and affordable discrimination. It's a sad day.

[–] HistoryPug@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 year ago

Best we can do is give more people PTSD and then deny them disability or treatment for it. America loves dead soldiers, we can't go too long without having a new batch.

[–] ohulancutash@feddit.uk 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

You don’t, because almost none of you vote for socialist candidates.

[–] Corn@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

The media told them ~~Hillary is the most qualified candidate in history~~ only Biden can beat Trump, because he appeals to moderates, where things like free healthcare and not locking immigrants in cages only appeals to far left loonies.

The average American wants these things, its just we cant risk the Republicans winning so we have to run on the republican platform from 4 years ago.

[–] Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

None of which are socialist.

They are all systematically weaved out of the closed, private two-party system.

[–] kayky@thelemmy.club 0 points 1 year ago

This is the truth.

Americans have shown where their priorities lie, time and time again.

[–] l_isqof@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

You had a chance at that in Zuck's metaverse...

[–] boughtmysoul@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Best I can do is a Trump smartphone.

[–] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Be that as it may, we also only seem to vote for people that we know aren't going to actually do what they say, except on the issue of immigration.

[–] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago

We just want fucking healthcare and affordable housing.

Trumps response is to offer army barracks and MREs, in exchange for you becoming cannon fodder in his delusional war games.

[–] LeninOnAPrayer@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

Yeah. Unfortunately it's been obvious to a lot of us for awhile that it would only come from the ashes of this country.