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More revolting, disgusting, unadulterated narcissistic behavior from u know who… his actual self is a hubristic parody

#Trump unveiled a new “Trump class” of Navy battleships Monday, describing them as a superior war fighting vessel to replace an “old and tired & obsolete” US fleet.

#vanity #narcissism #Authoritarianism #Autocracy #Despotism #Dictatorship #fascism #hubris #Tyranny #MafiaState #law #UnitedStates #democracy #nonpartisan #military #Constitution
https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/22/politics/trump-shipbuilding-venezuela-tensions?cid=ios_app

CNN

President unveils new ‘Trump class’ fleet of battleships | CNN Politics

President Donald Trump announced a new “Trump class” of Navy battleships Monday, describing them as a superior war fighting vessel to replace an “old and tired and obsolete” US fleet.

Scott D. Strader 😐

@sstrader@masto.ai replied · 2 hours ago

@Nonilex They will be built right after the ballroom is.

JeffreySmith 🌻🍉🇨🇦

@JeffreySmith@mastdn.social replied · 4 hours ago

@Nonilex

The name of the first Golden Battleship of the Trump class will be the.... Jeffrey Epstein. #EpsteinFiles #TrumpEpsteinFiles

Graham Palmer

@gpnaturephotos@aus.social replied · 5 hours ago

@Nonilex Anyone remember the Dreadnoughts? Anyone know where they are now?

Graham Palmer

@gpnaturephotos@aus.social replied · 5 hours ago

@Nonilex Anyone remember the Dreadnoughts? Anyone know where they are now?

Nicole Parsons

@Npars01@mstdn.social replied · 5 hours ago

@Nonilex

Trump's regime uses taxpayer dollars to reward donors.

Everyone remember the littoral ships boondoggle?
https://www.propublica.org/article/how-navy-spent-billions-littoral-combat-ship

https://www.propublica.org/article/aiviq-icebreaker-military-coast-guard

https://features.propublica.org/navy-accidents/uss-fitzgerald-destroyer-crash-crystal/

https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/us-navy-needs-end-littoral-combat-ship-disaster-now-212160

https://dailymontanan.com/2023/09/14/supporting-the-troops-means-ending-the-pentagons-defense-boondoggles/

Lockheed Martin wants a do-over, with Tommy Tuberville 's assistance.

https://www.al.com/news/2025/12/democratic-strategist-calls-tommy-tuberville-gold-standard-of-stupidity.html

Bigots adore Tuberville

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/12/15/republicans-muslim-mass-expulsions/

https://apnews.com/article/tommy-tuberville-auburn-alabama-governor-2026-49d4c19205951ed06edd92d93ecc51a2

https://www.npr.org/2023/11/02/1210266271/tommy-tubervilles-anti-abortion-protest-is-causing-outrage-among-senate-republic

AP News

US Sen. Tommy Tuberville announces 2026 bid for Alabama governor

Republican U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville says he’s running for governor of Alabama next year. His announcement on Fox News came after weeks of speculation and associates saying Tuberville planned to enter the race.

Democratic strategist calls Tommy Tuberville ‘gold standard of stupidity’

James Carville weighed in on Doug Jones’ chance of winning the 2026 race for Alabama governor.

Daily Montanan

Supporting the troops means ending the Pentagon's defense boondoggles • Daily Montanan

We must be able to support troops and also be critical of the Pentagon budget, and no other project demonstrates that more than the Littoral Combat Ships, writes columnist Darrell Ehrlick.

The National Interest

The U.S. Navy Needs to End the Littoral Combat Ship Disaster Now

Summary and Key Points: The U.S. Navy’s Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) program has been plagued by overhyped expectations, high costs, and underperformance. The ships have faced numerous issues, including problematic Combined Diesel and Gas (CODAG) powerplants and hulls prone to cracking at high speeds. -Despite attempts to fix these issues, the Navy has lowered its […]

ProPublica

The Inside Story of an American Warship Doomed by Its Own Navy

Investigation finds officials ignored warnings for years before one of the deadliest crashes in decades.

ProPublica

This Icebreaker Has Design Problems and a History of Failure. It’s America’s Latest Military Vessel.

The builder of the icebreaker Aiviq has given more than $7 million to political campaigns, parties and committees since 2012. Under pressure from Congress, the Coast Guard purchased the vessel late last year.

ProPublica

The Inside Story of How the Navy Spent Billions on the “Little Crappy Ship”

Littoral combat ships were supposed to launch the Navy into the future. Instead they broke down across the globe and many of their weapons never worked. Now the Navy is getting rid of them. One is less than five years old.

Netraven

@Netraven@hear-me.social replied · 6 hours ago

@Nonilex No worries everyone. This is gonna sink because the US Navy hasn't designed a working ship in ... gosh... I dunno how long.

huntingdon

@huntingdon@mstdn.social replied · 6 hours ago

@Nonilex

Two words: Exocet missile.

troy_friz_zell

@troy_frizzell@mstdn.social replied · 7 hours ago

@Nonilex

If someone assassinates the heir to the Austro-Hungarian Empire, we'll be set.

nothingiseasy

@Robgbysea@mstdn.social replied · 7 hours ago

@Nonilex The design looks somewhat familiar. Zumwalt class destroyer:

Sleek gray military ship with sloping sides and a helicopter pad at the stern.

diana 🏳️‍⚧️🦋🌱

@dianea@lgbtqia.space replied · 7 hours ago

@Nonilex

Will these multi billion dollar gold plated ships be like Russia's and get taken out by a single $500 drone from the country they invade

Zhi Zhu 🕸️

@ZhiZhu@newsie.social replied · 7 hours ago

@Nonilex

This is so pathetic.

:nfld_tri: 🇨🇦 CowMan 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 🇲🇽

@cowman@nfld.me replied · 7 hours ago

@Nonilex ah, well, if that is the boat, it should come as no surprise ... that stem to stern ... she is a flawed design.

JillL

@jillL@theblower.au replied · 7 hours ago

@Nonilex #uspol I'm guessing Musk will benefit somehow, probably to the detriment of the US military.

PKs Powerfromspace1

@Powerfromspace1@mstdn.social replied · 7 hours ago

@Nonilex will they be gold plated .. be so cool looking 😉

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