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PSA: if your country can afford to give your money away to other countries, then you pay way too much in taxes! 😂

U.S. Spending on Foreign Wars and Foreign Aid Since 1917

Since the introduction of the federal income tax in 1917, the United States has spent vast sums on foreign wars and foreign aid. Below is a breakdown of major expenditures, adjusted to 2024 dollars, followed by a total.

### Major U.S. War Expenditures (1917–2024)

| War/Conflict | Estimated Cost (Trillions, 2024 USD) |
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
| **World War I (1917–1918)** | $0.47 |
| **World War II (1941–1945)** | $5.74 |
| **Korean War (1950–1953)** | $0.48 |
| **Vietnam War (1962–1973)** | $1.03 |
| **Post-9/11 Wars (Iraq, Afghanistan, etc.)** | $8.00 |

- The post-9/11 wars include direct appropriations, obligations, and long-term veterans’ care[1][2].

### U.S. Foreign Aid Since World War II

- **Foreign Aid (since WWII):** $3.8 trillion

[3]Foreign aid includes economic, military, and humanitarian assistance to countries worldwide, with major recipients including Israel, Egypt, South Vietnam, Afghanistan, and South Korea[3].

### Grand Total

| Category | Total (Trillions, 2024 USD) |
|-------------------------|-----------------------------|
| **All Major Wars** | $15.72 |
| **Foreign Aid** | $3.80 |
| **Combined Total** | **$19.52** |

### Key Points

- The U.S. has spent **over $19.5 trillion** (in today’s dollars) on foreign wars and foreign aid since 1917.
- The largest single expenditure was World War II, followed by the post-9/11 wars.
- Foreign aid, while smaller than war spending, still represents a significant outflow of taxpayer money[1][3][2].

> PSA: If your country can afford to give your money away to other countries, then you pay way too much in taxes! 😂

**References:**
[1] Investopedia
[3] USAFacts
[2] Costs of War (Brown University)

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[14] foreignassistance.gov
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The Ugly Truth about the Permanent War Economy • Stimson Center

Evaluating arguments for the United States to spend more on national security – and the potential consequences of doing so
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EIR Denounces Death Threats Against Ukrainian Economist Vitrenko eir.news/2025/07/news/eir-deno…

EIR Denounces Death Threats Against Ukrainian Economist Vitrenko

The published version of EIR’s July 6 statement, “Media Slander Campaign Provokes Death Threats Against Ukrainian Economist Vitrenko: Where Are Human Rights Protections in Ukraine?” is now available on the http://eir.news website.
Dennis Small (EIR News)

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When I complain that some software (or its dependencies) doesn't work on *BSD but requires Linux, I'm not criticizing Linux. For me, it's not an OS battle, but a matter of freedom and avoiding a dangerous and rampant computing monoculture. And when people reply to me with "well, just use it on Linux" - while they're giving me sensible advice - they're missing the crucial point: if it ONLY runs on Linux, it's not Linux's fault, but we are, precisely, creating a dangerous monoculture.

#Linux #SysAdmin #OSS #RunBSD #BSD #FreeBSD #NetBSD #OpenBSD #illumos

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I got let go at my job, I only worked there for over a month. I got let go due to my job performance. I didn’t get any feedback on how I could’ve improved for future jobs.

I saw how last week they hired a guy immediately and I saw that my position was already crowded. Then there was my mistake on not picking up an entire order due to not taking into account what I was picking up, the guy giving me the items also didn’t want to look at the paperwork when I gave it to him.

Just feels unfair.

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The United States violates its own laws regarding transfer of weapons to nations committing atrocities, and now it sends people to countries they are not from.

The US government is literally and arms trafficking and human trafficking cartel.

theintercept.com/2025/07/07/th…


Trump Administration Expels Eight Men to War-Torn “Third Country” South Sudan

The Supreme Court is helping Trump expand "third country" deportation — and restrict immigrants’ rights to object for fear of torture.
Nick Turse (The Intercept)
in reply to Fou

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Fou

The leaflets, posted on churches and storefronts, called on the “people of the Levant” to "purify the land" by murdering infidel Christians and to “spare neither their infants nor their newborns.”

The flyers call for the killing of children, enslavement of women, and destruction of churches.

Ansar al-Sunnah, who claimed responsibility for the Mar Elias Church suicide bombing, has allegedly denied involvement.

The Cradle

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World’s Largest Floating Dry Dock Was Towed Across the Atlantic to Bermuda in 1869
When Britain needed a solution for ship repairs in the Atlantic, engineers built the largest floating dry dock ever attempted, a 380' iron structure weighing over 8K tons

Built near Woolwich on the Thames, the dock was designed to lift 10K-ton ironclads like HMS Warrior & w/stand Bermuda’s warm waters

Unable to build a conventional dry dock due to porous sandstone, the Brits opted for mobility&scale, creating a self-contained U-shaped platform that could sink&raise vessels from the sea w/ballast compartments & powerful pumps

In June 1869, the dock embarked on a 4K-nautical-mile journey to Bermuda, towed in stages by Britain’s heaviest ironclads—Agincourt, Northumberland, Warrior, & Black Prince—assisted by HMS Terrible

W/closed ends to reduce drag & a sail rigged inside to capture tailwinds, the voyage reached speeds of over 6 knots

Once in service, it supported Royal Navy ops for over 30 yrs before being replaced in 1906

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"We've got to teach history based not on what's in fashion but what's important. If we forget what we did, we won't know who we are. I'm warning of an eradication of the American memory that could result, ultimately, in an erosion of the American spirit."

-- Ronald Reagan
(1911-2004) 40th US President
Source: Ronald Reagan in his farewell address in January 1989

Quotation by Ronald Reagan

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Gaza and American Mercenaries: Signs of a Ceasefire dailyyemen.net/2025/07/06/gaza…

Gaza and American Mercenaries: Signs of a Ceasefire

A Haaretz editorial (July 4, 2025) was significant when it discussed the role of American mercenaries in the killing of Palestinians in Gaza, stating that the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation’s mission had failed miserably.The newspaper referred to an i
DAILY YEMEN

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7.7.25 Share this please... people need to know this and TALK ABOUT IT... the more people the more pressure!

WHO IS ON THAT LIST, AND WHO ARE THEY COVERING FOR???

This is all B.S. and a lie... and we all know it!

Stop and think about 2 things.....

the first... he knew how many people? ... and he kept ALL THEIR PHONE NUMBERS IN HIS HEAD? he had a "phone book"...which IS a client list!

The second... you can "delete" someone with PHSYC drugs that make them commit suicide! Pay attention to T.V. commercials... all the "anti-depression" meds that their SIDE-EFFECT is suicide! Causing someone to commit suicide is still MURDER!

thegatewaypundit.com/2025/07/i…


If Jeffrey Epstein Had No Client List Then Why Did AG Pam Bondi Tell Reporters the List "Is Sitting on My Desk Right Now to Review - That's in the Process of Being Reviewed" (VIDEO) | The Gateway Pundit | by Jim Hᴏft

          The Swamp wants you to believe—once and for all—that Jeffrey Epstein was nothing more than a lone-wolf pervert who conveniently “killed himself” in a filthy Manhattan jail cell.
Jim Hᴏft (Where Hope Finally Made a Comeback)

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"The people are Sovereign. ... at the Revolution, the sovereignty devolved on the people; and they are truly the sovereigns of the country, but they are sovereigns without subjects... with none to govern but themselves; the citizens of America are equal as fellow citizens, and as joint tenants in the sovereignty."

-- John Jay
(1745-1829) first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, First President of the United States - preceding George Washington,
one of three men most…

Quotation by John Jay

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Serving 200 million requests per day with a cgi-bin (via) Jake Gold tests how well 90s-era CGI works today, using a Go + SQLite CGI program running on a 16-thread AMD 3700X.

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Serving 200 million requests per day with a cgi-bin

Jake Gold tests how well 90s-era CGI works today, using a Go + SQLite CGI program running on a 16-thread AMD 3700X. Using CGI on modest hardware, it’s possible to …
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