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Department of Defense to be renamed 'Department of War' within week, Trump says (komonews.com)

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[–] DarkFuture@lemmy.world 14 points 2 days ago

This lowers our cost of living, right?

[–] molestme247@lemmy.world 13 points 3 days ago

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[–] pineapplelover@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 2 days ago

Ministry of peace

[–] Jakule17@lemmy.world 11 points 3 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

Dep of health > Dep of pestilence

Dep of Agriculture > Dep of Hunger

Dep of ? > Dep of Death

[–] Smeagol666@crazypeople.online 9 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Department of Health -> Department of Death

Department of Agriculture -> Department of Famine

Center for Disease Control -> Department of Pestilence

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[–] l_isqof@lemmy.world 11 points 2 days ago

Yeah, Epstein would have loved that...

[–] MourningDove@lemmy.zip 10 points 3 days ago

Can someone just get this child a bunch of pillows and blankets that he may make his dream fort so the adults can get to work fixing shit?

[–] arararagi@ani.social 9 points 2 days ago

I mean, that's exactly what it was lol.

[–] Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago

Even his distractions lame

[–] DannyMac@sh.itjust.works 9 points 2 days ago (1 children)

We're not even a quarter of the way through this...

[–] Typhoon@lemmy.ca 9 points 2 days ago (5 children)

Are we still assuming he'll leave after his 4 years are up?

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[–] TuffNutzes@lemmy.world 9 points 3 days ago

That's great. Thanks. I hate it. Now release the Epstein files.

[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 8 points 3 days ago

On related news, the IDF will be named the ITF, for Tourism, based on their recent touring of neighbours' lands to pick their favourite.

[–] QubaXR@lemmy.world 8 points 3 days ago (3 children)

I thought the playbook said it should be called "Ministry of Love"

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[–] Part4@infosec.pub 8 points 2 days ago

Keeps Epstein out of the news.

[–] FartMaster69@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 3 days ago

I mean, it’s a more honest name at least.

[–] humanspiral@lemmy.ca 7 points 3 days ago

This is actually great. It is a big problem that department of offense has always masqueraded as national security instead of insecurity.

[–] iAvicenna@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago

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[–] ArmchairAce1944@discuss.online 7 points 2 days ago

It was known as the department of war until shortly after WW2. This is one change where I appreciate the honesty. Doesn't make him any better.

[–] L0rdMathias@sh.itjust.works 7 points 3 days ago (2 children)

This just screams to me "I'm an old man and I'm butthurt about it."

He probably just forgot it was renamed to DoD, then decided to change the name cuz his 80 going on 90 year old brain has zero plasticity.

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[–] West_of_West@piefed.social 7 points 3 days ago (1 children)

It'd be the department if peace if he was leaning into the 1984 thing

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