Swipe Right for Subsidized War
Congress ghosts student debt but thirst-texts Kyiv $2.7 billion in air-defense at 3 a.m.
On the Capitol dome’s giant phone screen, the drafted text reads: “hey ukraine… u up for another $2.7B?” — below it, unread messages from Flint, Maui, East Palestine, and the Bronx just say “?”
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US approves potential $2.7 bn air defence sale to Ukraine
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Forecast
Through December 10, Houthis Won’t Damage Pakistan or Turkey Infrastructure
The Mecca Defense Pact just put two more flags on the Saudi firing chart. The consensus panic says this widens the war within weeks. The signal says the Houthis will talk big, hit Saudi and the sea, and leave Pakistan and Turkey’s hard targets alone for this 60 day window.
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Quiz
Choose Your Most Unhinged Desert Road Trip Aesthetic And We’ll Reveal Your Extinct Drama Guide
Strap on your dustiest boots and your most questionable sunhat. From cursed fossil gift shops to sketchy 4x4s that *definitely* can’t outrun a sandstorm, your chaotic desert road trip vibe will summon the overdramatic prehistoric creature that’s clearly your vacation spirit guide.
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