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Capitalist businessmen when someone suggests capitalism

@Geiger_Capital @charlescwcooke Solved the problem for you

One of the great political moves by the left in recent years has been convincing a large portion of America that we don’t already spend the vast majority of our money on healthcare and entitlement programs… Defense is only ~13% of the budget.

walt. weiss. 🐐.

Let's spend coffee time playing a little wargame in which the US decides to take on Iran and commit to a full war against it Look at this map. Where could the US stage an invasion of Iran? To Iran's east, you'll find Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Turkmenistan. A big triple no. To Iran's south: the Persian Gulf which it completely dominates. No good. To Iran's west: Iraq and Turkiye. The first a definite no, the second, a no so probable it must be considered a certain. Turkiye will not go to war with Iran for the US and Israel - a war not only sure to decimate it, but a war Turkich people will be fanatically against. To Iran's north is the Caspian Sea. No use. Azerbaijan and Armenia present an opening, but how will hundreds of thousands of NATO soldiers get there (let alone undetected)? If they go by sea, they will need to traverse the Mediterranean and the Black Sea and virtually physically go through Istanbul. Not only politically complicated, but a long long journey that gives Iran tons of time to prepare. Remember the months and months the US took to amass forces for the Iraq invasion? It took 6 months or so - with no interruptions. The problem is, with Iran, there's no way they're going to simply build up forces near the designated target's borders. Iran has an arsenal of hundreds of thousands of guided and precise ballistic missiles, satellites in space and eyes almost everywhere. If a war is declared or started, every American asset within 0-3000 kilometers of Iran's borders will be bombarded so viciously no missile defense system will be able to stop it. And all those dozens and dozens of American bases scattered throughout the vast area surrounding Iran? How will the US defend them under an attack on a scale of 1000 October 7th's combined? Additionally, Iran has the most sophisticated anti-ship missiles in the world (Russia's Yakhont), of which it probably has thousands by now. This means no surface ship is going to be able to come close enough to Iran to make it an effective striking weapon (is this going to be the first time we get to see an aircraft carrier drowning? I believe potentially yes). The US will have to rely on air superiority, but this is going to prove a very difficult, almost impossible task. US planes will have to fly a long way to get to Iran (and back), and it has invested massively in air defense systems, including some of the most sophisticated in Russia's arsenal. The US will lose many planes which will take years to replenish, and Iran will be able to target with ballistic missiles and drones all the bases from which they take off in Europe or the Middle East. Another tool the US will use is cruise missiles fired from submarines: but this, too, does not win wars, and can be costly against a rival that prepared for this. A full-scale invasion of Iran will require potentially millions of soldiers and will take years. The West is simply incapable of an effort of this kind: where will they find millions of young men willing to die at sea in order to occupy a country thousands of miles away? Today? Give me a break. All this time the Iranians will be defending their home and their independence. The West will be trying to colonize and destroy them. They will have Gaza on their minds. - I didn't mention Israel because it is virtually irrelevant in this war. Hizbullah alone is enough to paralyze it and keep its military busy for months. - Bonus point: think about what happens to energy prices in an actual war with Iran. 500$ for an oil barrel? 1000$? 2000$? All is possible. Guess what country will remain the biggest international producer and exporter of oil and gas, and rip all those extra many, many trillions. You guessed tight. Russia. If the Persian Gulf is up in flames, Russia will become a global economic superpower (at a time when the US is dwindled militarily and economically and cannot even fake a military threat against it). - Another bonus point: you think Iran cannot, or will not attack on American soil? Think again. From cyber attacks to large-scale, professional, military-level sabotage and guerrilla warfare, in a war with Iran life in the US will definitely not be business as usual, and not only because inflation will be something 200%, and thousands of dead soldiers will return home in coffins every month for a long time. - The US cannot win a war against Iran. And I believe all parties involved know it. The only thing that remains unknown is how insane and self-destructive the US has become under Netanyahu's and AIPAC's, how shall we call it, influence

They said AI would destroy art. The new He-Man movie cost $200,000,000. I made this in 5 days for $500. Imagine what $199,999,500 could do for world hunger. Just saying.

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The @Braves are the first MLB team to have 11 different players with a hit and an RBI in a game since the Expos did it against the Astros on June 17, 1979.

Drop everything you're doing and watch this now. RIGHT NOW. Ari K and Schuyler Brown, I have no idea who you 2 beautiful bastards are, but you're instant legends. Hopefully someone in the comments knows and tags.

@3orovik You are a fucking moron

Trump is playing 4D chess - War ends -> oil drops - inflation collapses - Powell out -> Kevin Warsh cuts rates - Liquidity floods into the economy - Markets giga pump (including crypto) Right into midterms Republicans sweep. That’s the plan

To the people of the United States of America

Qualified Hitters With: >15% BB% <10% K% >150 wRC+ 1. Drake Baldwin That's the entire list.

Implements decades long blockade, tightens it until Cuba is in a humanitarian Crisis. US: Cuba is a failed state

🚨 IMMACULATE INNING ALERT 🚨 Michael Soroka has thrown an immaculate inning for the Diamondbacks! (via @MLB)

No Kings, except when the DNC tells us we don't get to choose the presidential nominee.

Michael Harris II had reason to be even more frustrated than Ronald. Harris' 396-foot flyout had a 108.5 mph exit velo and 27 degree launch angle. 97.1% (33 of 34 of balls hit w/ combo of 109 mph/27 degrees were homers last year. 97.4% (37 of 38) w/ combo of 108/27 were HRs.

I really don’t understand using Didier as a long reliever. Why are the Braves fooling themselves? Let the kid spin it. We need it

Grand slam walk off! Let’s gooooo

Please don’t get hurt please don’t get hurt please…

@steakshapiro The Grill Mushroom Swiss Burger, feta sauce and finish with a vanilla milkshake.

If you were going to eat one meal in Athens, Georgia what would it be?