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The US Navy has denied reports of food shortages on board two major vessels participating in the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.

Yesterday USA Today reported crew aboard the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln and amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli were not getting enough to eat.

One photo taken by a Marine showed a mostly empty lunch tray with a single scoop of shredded meat and one tortilla.

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[–] panda_abyss@lemmy.ca 134 points 4 weeks ago (4 children)

Hegseth has begun to refer to the media as Pharisees, after the group of Jewish religious leaders now remembered as instigating the crucifixion of Jesus Christ.

Wow, these people are full on delusional. I hope they rot in hell for their obvious hypocrisy.

America is beyond fucked.

[–] TachyonTele@piefed.social 35 points 4 weeks ago (4 children)

Its scary shit. And I don't see us going back to normal for a long time

[–] ChicoSuave@lemmy.world 26 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

I see the extreme plunging of religion among the newest generations and the deep backlash against the current brand of xenophobia. It gives me hope that things will go back to normal and maybe get some gains in a very short time.

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[–] eestileib@lemmy.blahaj.zone 28 points 4 weeks ago (7 children)

It's interesting cause this is what American Christianity has been my whole life, go to any duck blind or Dairy Queen or high school football game, Hegseths are absolutely thick on the ground. These guys are there because they're a mirror of their constituents.

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[–] JoeBigelow@lemmy.ca 13 points 4 weeks ago

Almost makes me wish Hell and eternal damnation were real things.

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[–] vegeta@lemmy.world 75 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (2 children)
[–] Yankee_Self_Loader@lemmy.world 25 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

Hey hey hey, don’t forget about the “one other thing”. That’s the lynchpin that brings it all together! /s

[–] JoeBigelow@lemmy.ca 17 points 4 weeks ago (3 children)

1: piece of chicken

2: piece of broccoli

3: corn tortilla

4: ????????

5: a wholesome meal

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[–] Skankhunt420@sh.itjust.works 21 points 4 weeks ago

I'd love to see the glittery plastic bitch who proposed this having nothing to eat except this meal for a month. Her and her children.

I bet you they could not do it. They would be pawning their pearls for "another item" I fucking hate these assholes.

[–] 0li0li@lemmy.world 47 points 4 weeks ago

Sorry, but I think this is fucking hilarious.

Those people have gun and are evidently risking their lives for some greedy bullshit. If that's not showing them that their leaders don't give a shit about them, what would?

[–] Mulligrubs@lemmy.world 35 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (7 children)

In the past, I've read that the US Navy ships are on skeleton crews already, and not anywhere near as effective as they used to be. For example, they've struck civilian ships due to short staffing and lack of lookouts. Maintenance is a huge problem.

This was some years ago, and it was already a total mess. Is it worse now? Looks like

Also, I think meals like this indicate graft somewhere in the supply chain, or some kind of colossal fuck up. We're a lot closer to 90s Russia than we like to think.

ETA found the article, from 2019

https://features.propublica.org/navy-accidents/us-navy-crashes-japan-cause-mccain/

"It’s getting harder and harder I think for us to look the troops in the eye."

[–] bridgeburner@lemmy.world 22 points 4 weeks ago (4 children)

Makes one really wonder where this massive budget for the military actually goes if not into the military.

[–] inari@piefed.zip 30 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Overpriced contracts with near monopolist defense manufacturers

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[–] hanrahan@slrpnk.net 11 points 4 weeks ago

Raytheon enters the chat.

[–] tristynalxander@mander.xyz 10 points 4 weeks ago

Well, the Drone Autonomous Warfare Groups (DAWG) requested a budget larger than the Navy's, so I'm thinking it goes to whatever's the current financial grift going around. AI these days.

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[–] tristynalxander@mander.xyz 27 points 4 weeks ago (5 children)

You know how Americans were making fun of Russia's invasion of the Ukraine because it revealed that Russia had a super out-dated and under-maintained military? Yeah, about that... Turns out, we're not so different after all. Not that I think we should be investing in the military, frankly we're not close enough to qualifying as a democracy for me to approve of anything beyond non-interventionism.

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[–] Hypnotoad_@sh.itjust.works 27 points 4 weeks ago (3 children)

We're number 1! We're number 1!

[–] areakode@riskeratspizza.com 10 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Well, you don't get to number 1 by treating the slave class like human beings!

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[–] Janx@piefed.social 25 points 4 weeks ago (3 children)

It's almost worse if there's no food shortage and this administration just chooses to feed our service members like we're still suffering through the Great Depression. Wish they'd stop voting for Republicans though, this is what you get...

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[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 23 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Mmm...unidentified piece of meat.

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[–] WanderWisley@lemmy.world 22 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

During WW2 in the pacific theater the navy had a ship that was used to make ice cream.

[–] stephen01king@piefed.zip 14 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (1 children)

Looks like the American Navy is now another victim to corruption in the military complex.

[–] PalmTreeIsBestTree@lemmy.world 9 points 4 weeks ago

It’s been one for a while now.

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[–] DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world 19 points 4 weeks ago (10 children)

Oh, that's a tortilla! I guess it's just the lighting that makes it look gray? I hope.

You just know these guys will do their best for Epstein after weeks of eating nothing but the finest cuisine.

[–] nocturne@slrpnk.net 28 points 4 weeks ago (4 children)

Caption says it is unidentified meat.

[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 22 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Looks similar to the packaged gyro strips I buy, but you need more than one for a gyro.

[–] orclev@lemmy.world 10 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

That's exactly what I thought of when I saw it. It looks a bit undercooked though, those meat strips are a bit like bacon and tend to curl up and bubble when they're cooked.

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[–] MBech@feddit.dk 14 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

That really doesn't look like meat... Or edible for that matter.

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[–] Hawk@lemmy.dbzer0.com 18 points 3 weeks ago

New image challenge just came in: US Military dinner or US school lunch

[–] Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 17 points 3 weeks ago

Potential recruits: If they're not even going to feed you properly, what makes you think they're gonna pay for college?

[–] bold_atlas@lemmy.world 16 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (5 children)

The writing was on the wall when the navy couldn't even build a deck to off load cargo in Gaza.

The military has been hollowed out and tall that is left is a slick looking facade.

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[–] TwinTitans@lemmy.world 15 points 3 weeks ago

“Ignore the evidence before your eyes”

[–] zalgotext@sh.itjust.works 13 points 4 weeks ago

Not even a piece of chicken, a piece of broccoli, a tortilla, and one other thing

[–] copi@lemmy.zip 12 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Makes you wonder where all that money is going...

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[–] green_goglin@thelemmy.club 12 points 4 weeks ago

So, it’s safe to say the authenticity of the photo is indeed legitimate.

[–] Regrettable_incident@lemmy.world 10 points 4 weeks ago (3 children)

Anyone with relevant experience able to tell me what the kinda grey, silvery thing on the tray is? Maybe it could be fish, but I can't see any scales? Looks kinda like a large, used condom.

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[–] gdog05@lemmy.world 10 points 4 weeks ago

I have been wondering about this. Many ships have gotten through during the US "blockade". I wonder if our Navy captains didn't refuse some obviously illegal orders and the lack of food is punishment.

[–] sober_monk@lemmy.world 10 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

routine menu adjustments are simply how we optimise our endurance to keep our warships in the fight

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[–] Zier@fedia.io 10 points 4 weeks ago

This is how Putin treats his troops.

[–] P00ptart@lemmy.world 9 points 4 weeks ago (3 children)

It's funny, I thought it was out logistics that made our military so effective?

[–] M0oP0o@mander.xyz 11 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

And your empire was built on soft power and trade, both of which you also don't have anymore.

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[–] badgermurphy@lemmy.world 8 points 4 weeks ago

That requires a plan. Right now they're operating on a concept of a plan.

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[–] FE80@lemmy.world 8 points 3 weeks ago

Ambiguous glistening meat slab again? We had that last night!

[–] cheat700000007@lemmy.world 8 points 3 weeks ago

An army marches on its stomach. Doesn't sail on it I guess.

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