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The Iran war has cost the Pentagon $38.1 billion so far. More than half of it is missiles that now need replacing.
> $38.1 billion in estimated direct Pentagon costs through Aug 1, 2026.
> $21.7 billion to replace munitions used in the fighting.
> $13.1 billion of that for missile defense interceptors.
> $7.3 billion for land-attack cruise missiles.
> $10.4 billion for extra flying hours.
> Half to two-thirds of the missile defense interceptor inventory used since June 2025.
> At least 5 years to rebuild interceptor stocks, even with higher production.
> $2 billion to $3 billion for each additional month of fighting.
Source: Congressional Budget Office letter to Rep. Brendan Boyle, Sep 15, 2026 - warren.senate.gov/wp-content…
Coverage: militarytimes.com/news/your-…
rollcall.com/2026/09/15/iran…
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What was historically actually shockingly strange is that the (D)s managed to be the establishment and rebels
"Want radical change? Vote (D)!"
"The (R)s are trying to change the status quo! Vote (D)!"
The federal government has a backlog of savings work. GAO says the open items are worth more than $100 billion.
> 610 matters and recommendations remained open in March 2026.
> 182 open items could produce financial benefits.
> More than $100 billion in potential benefits from completing the work.
> 97 new matters and recommendations added in the 2026 report.
> 1,662 of 2,148 items fully or partially addressed since 2011.
> 77% of all identified items fully or partially addressed.
> $774.3 billion in financial benefits already produced.
Source: U.S. Government Accountability Office — gao.gov/products/gao-26-1085…
It took at least 3 generations for these groups to fully assimilate.
And they weren’t the Euros you see now.
The Irish were closer to wild animals. Public filth, open waste, and disease.
That’s what the Irish immigrants gained their reputation to be barred from working in lots of places.
Border apprehensions kept falling in July. Border Patrol reported a fifteenth straight month with zero releases.
> 9,295 Southwest Border apprehensions in July.
> 9,855 Southwest Border apprehensions in June.
> 6% monthly decline.
> 11,298 nationwide Border Patrol apprehensions in July.
> 1% fewer nationwide apprehensions than in June.
> 94% below the prior administration's monthly average.
> 15 consecutive months with zero releases at the border.
Sources: U.S. Customs and Border Protection — cbp.gov/newsroom/national-me… | cbp.gov/newsroom/stats/natio…
The federal debt has already generated $1.27 trillion in interest expense this fiscal year. One month remains.
> $1.268 trillion in interest expense through August.
> $1.129 trillion at the same point in fiscal 2025.
> $139 billion year-over-year increase.
> 12.3% increase from fiscal 2025 through August.
> $97.8 billion in interest expense during August alone.
> $115.3 billion per month on average through August.
FOUR DAYS, FOUR RECORDS
Diesel has broken its all-time record four days in a row.
> $6.23 a gallon for diesel, Monday morning
> $6.20 Sunday, $6.16 Saturday, $6.06 Friday, all records
> $5.82 was the record that had stood since June 2022
> +69% vs one year ago ($3.69)
> +33 cents vs one week ago
> $4.32 for regular unleaded, up 36% in a year
PUMPING FASTER THAN EVER
America is pumping more oil than ever. It still can't beat a closed strait.
> 13.95M barrels a day of US crude production last week, a record
> +452K barrels a day vs the same week last year
> +85K barrels a day vs the week before
> $104.61 for Brent at Friday's settle anyway
> $100.05 for WTI, first triple-digit close since May
> 5.5M barrels a day of Middle East output still shut in
ELEVEN MONTHS IN
Eleven months into the fiscal year, the deficit is already $3.94 trillion.
> $3.94T deficit through August, with one month left in the fiscal year
> $512B deficit in August alone
> +48% vs last August's $345B
> $1.22T spent in August, $704B collected
> September usually helps: last September ran a $198B surplus
> $40.05T total debt as of Thursday
Then explain this.
Nooo guys you’re missing the point or maybe just engagement baiting. They’re spoiled godless millennial brats who grew up coddled and sheltered and have never experienced any serious consequence or hardship in their lives up until their foray into politics. They don’t grasp the gravity or sanctity of anything and therefore make a mockery of everything. They lack even the social grace to at least fake an air of solemnity for the optics. Their much vaunted charisma and savvy is just being loud and aggressive. Their hierarchy of values and sense of meaning is totally scrambled. The only thing that moves them to tears is feelgood progressive abstractions.
BOTH OVER $100
Both oil benchmarks closed above $100 for the first time since May.
> $100.05 for WTI at Friday's settle
> $104.61 for Brent at Friday's settle
> +8% for the week on both benchmarks
> $107.63 was Thursday's Brent settle, the week's high
> 5.5M barrels a day of Middle East output still shut in
> $6.16 for diesel Saturday morning, an all-time record
