8 comments

  • xlayn 4 days ago
    Assumming it's true, half a cup of rice and tortillas it's a formula for a lot of nutrients deficiency + lack of proteins make the body start pulling it from muscles in order to repair other tissues.
    • EA-3167 4 days ago
      The last time dire news about the state of morale and food on board a US Navy ship was paraded around it turned out to be pure fiction. That famous pic of the gray "insole" and pile of ground something with carrots was from years before this conflict and in a totally different context.

      There's a war on, and right now it's mostly a war of propaganda.

      • plugger 4 days ago
        Food maybe, but morale on the Ford was reportedly quite low and there has been some conjecture that the fire that has knocked it out of service was not accidental.
        • EA-3167 3 days ago
          When I consider how highly to value conjecture, I can think about the Mitch McConnell saga and recognize that conjecture is just another word for WAG.
      • gruez 4 days ago
        >The last time dire news about the state of morale and food on board a US Navy ship was paraded around it turned out to be pure fiction

        source?

    • nukethebay 4 days ago
      > half a cup of rice and tortillas it's a formula for a lot of nutrients deficiency

      Maybe some politician should tell them they’re just entitled and that they should be thankful to receive anything. Then they can add a quip about their steak and lobster fest.

      Works for the non-military population

    • gosub100 4 days ago
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  • triceratops 4 days ago
    Loose lips and all that.

    "An unidentified father, who's also a Navy veteran, reportedly said his son described seeing holes that have worn through the ship's deck."

    If true, it's crazy that sailors can tell their families so much. Doesn't speak well of security. I'm reminded of WW2 censors who read letters being mailed to families.

    • pseudohadamard 3 days ago
      You right to bitch and moan about (a) your commanding officer and (b) the army/navy/air force as appropriate (but not the marines, they don't complain) has been enshrined in the UCMJ for as long as it's existed.
      • triceratops 3 days ago
        "There are holes in our ship" and "We're down to two tortillas a day" is more valuable intelligence than "My CO is an asshole".

        But I don't really know military culture or norms so maybe you're right that this is fine.

        • pseudohadamard 2 days ago
          "Join the army they said. It's a man's life they said" - Numerous Roman legionaries throughout all the Asterix stories. Along with "my caligae are killing me".

          So it's been around for at least 2,000 years. I bet that alongside Ea-nāṣir's tablet there are some complaining about the quality of the food in the Akkadian army.

  • 1294786 4 days ago
    If true, Bill Ackman and Miriam Adelson could hire a cruise ship parked next to the carrier for the sailors to rest, eat and enjoy themselves.

    Both of them desperately wanted this war.

  • KitN 3 days ago
    Ghee Khatam?
  • netsharc 4 days ago
    God damn, Trump wanted to be like Putin, and as this shows evidently he's quite good at it!

    The Russian army is also poorly equipped, poorly trained and in chaos...

  • CrzyLngPwd 4 days ago
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  • digitalsurgeonz 4 days ago
    Western imperialism is dead and so is the west. Good riddance. Now build a wall around the west let them stay in their own hubris. While the rest of the world can live in peace with out the greedy westerners. Who also caused climate change
    • Yizahi 4 days ago
      Ahaha, and Iranian/Russian/Chinese/NK imperialism is suddenly good and peaceful? What a hypocrite.