Another way to understand the size of CEO compensation at the big contractors is to look at how many jobs would be created if that $287 million were spent on something else. The answer is that spending that money on productive activities would create thousands of jobs: 2,812 jobs in clean energy or infrastructure; 4,104 jobs in health care; and 4,362 in education, calculated using data on the jobs impact of government spending generated by Heidi Peltier for the Brown Costs of War Project.

The “Nation Rebuilding Industry” Salivates Over Ukraine

December 13, 2022December 13, 2022 Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

American taxpayers must prepare to foot the bill.

The powerful military-industrial complex, with generous campaign contributions funneled via K-Street lobbyists to both parties, celebrated a huge victory yesterday. By getting overwhelming majorities in both chambers to approve a whopping, unprecedented $856 billion Pentagon bill, America’s defense industries are assured of continued prosperity for years to come. Pentagon budgets are rarely cut year after year and generally only rise with time.
The “Nation Rebuilding Industry” Salivates Over Ukraine

NDAA: Comparing votes with campaign contributions

December 10, 2022December 10, 2022 Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

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A reminder that most Democrats in Congress aren’t antiwar and most Republicans in Congress aren’t fiscally conservative. And neither party cares about representative government. They voted yes on a bill they didn’t read! So much for representing you. NDAA passed overwhelmingly. https://t.co/UlmrFei8hK pic.twitter.com/rmBj8FuEOq
— Justin Amash (@justinamash) December 8, 2022

[2011] The Tyranny of Defense Inc.

December 5, 2022December 5, 2022 Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)2 Comments

In 1961, Dwight Eisenhower famously identified the military-industrial complex, warning that the growing fusion between corporations and the armed forces posed a threat to democracy. Judged 50 years later, Ike’s frightening prophecy actually understates the scope of our modern system—and the dangers of the perpetual march to war it has put us on.
The Tyranny of Defense Inc.

The Emperor Elonicus

November 27, 2022November 27, 2022 Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

Everyone is going to hate this column. Musk worshipers are going to hate it because I’m going to blaspheme against Elon Musk. Musk demonizers are going to hate it because I am not going to blaspheme against him enough. Everyone else is going to hate it because they’re sick to the gills of hearing about Musk, and Musk’s destruction of Twitter, or his salvation of Twitter, and censorship, and “hate speech,” and all that stuff.
The Emperor Elonicus

SO it begins, U.S. starts INVASION of Haiti with military force

October 13, 2022October 13, 2022 Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

Oct 13, 2022 “The United States is moving forward with military missions in Haiti and Canada is considering getting involved too. The coast guard has sent ships with machine guns, which signals some kind of special, covert operation. Life in Haiti is in chaos and increasingly so by the day. Protestors are calling for the resignation of Prime Minister Ariel Henry and are blocking imports of critical infrastructure such as gasoline imports. Banks and grocery stores are operating on limited schedules. What is the U.S.’s interest in this? We break it down with independent journalist Dan Cohen from Uncaptured Media.
SO it begins, U.S. starts INVASION of Haiti with military force | Redacted with Clayton Morris

Note: Dan Cohen claims that Jimmy Cherizier has changed his tune. Canadian-based Haitian, Jafrikayiti, argues otherwise.*

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Why the military-industrial complex went woke

October 9, 2022October 9, 2022 Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

Wokeness is so shallow that even NATO, the CIA and weapons manufacturers have embraced it.
Why the military-industrial complex went woke

Pentagon Opens Review Of Its Clandestine Psychological Operations

September 19, 2022September 20, 2022 Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)1 Comment

The move came after a report on fake US military-linked accounts that were promoting pro-Western narratives on Facebook and Twitter
Pentagon Opens Review Of Its Clandestine Psychological Operations

With the rise of Russia and China as strategic competitors, military commanders have wanted to fight back, including online. And Congress supported that. Frustrated with perceived legal obstacles to the Defense Department’s ability to conduct clandestine activities in cyberspace, Congress in late 2019 passed a law affirming that the military could conduct operations in the “information environment” to defend the United States and to push back against foreign disinformation aimed at undermining its interests. The measure, known as Section 1631*, allows the military to carry out clandestine psychologic operations without crossing what the CIA has claimed as its covert authority, alleviating some of the friction that had hindered such operations previously.

*The Law of Military Cyber Operations and the New NDAA

We’re Being Trained To Worry About ‘Russian Propaganda’ While Drowning In US Propaganda

August 31, 2022August 31, 2022 Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

We’re Being Trained To Worry About ‘Russian Propaganda’ While Drowning In US Propaganda

Pentagon contractors in Afghanistan operated with minimal disclosure and oversight

August 9, 2022August 10, 2022 Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

According to a new report, the Defense Department doled out billions to companies that are not identifiable on contracting databases.
Pentagon contractors in Afghanistan operated with minimal disclosure and oversight

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NDAA: Comparing votes with campaign contributions

[2011] The Tyranny of Defense Inc.

Why the military-industrial complex went woke

Pentagon contractors in Afghanistan operated with minimal disclosure and oversight