PENTAGON’S BUDGET IS SO BLOATED THAT IT NEEDS AN AI PROGRAM TO NAVIGATE IT

BECOMEA MEMBER U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin is seen on a monitor while testifying during a House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense hearing in Washington, D.C., on May 11, 2022. Photo: Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images Codenamed GAMECHANGER, an AI program helps the military make sense of its own “byzantine” and… Continue reading

PENTAGON-FUNDED STUDY WARNS DEMENTIA AMONG U.S. OFFICIALS POSES NATIONAL SECURITY THREAT

BECOMEA MEMBER Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., looks on during a news conference with Senate Republicans at the U.S. Capitol on July 26, 2023, in Washington, D.C. Photo: Drew Angerer/Getty Images Sens. Mitch McConnell and Dianne Feinstein, who have access to top-secret information, recently had public health episodes. Ken Klippenstein… Continue reading

Sanders Unveils Bill to Force Pentagon to Pass an Audit—or Return Part of Its Budget

U.S. Pentagon Secretary Lloyd Austin and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Army Gen. Mark Milley attend a press conference on March 15, 2023 in Arlington, Virginia.  (Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images) “The Pentagon and the military-industrial complex have been plagued by a massive amount of waste, fraud, and financial… Continue reading

Military bloat and empire as a way of life

Recalling William Appleman Williams final work PATRICK MAZZA JUN 3, 2023 The Raven (theraven@substack.com) Source: CBO’s Estimate of the Budgetary Effects of H.R. 3746, the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 Starve the poor – Feed the Pentagon Once again, while other needs are squeezed, a federal budget deal will literally starve the… Continue reading