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Peacetrain

(24,291 posts)
Sat Apr 18, 2026, 02:30 PM Apr 18

Put down the hammers, put away the blueprints for ballrooms and huge arches and feed our people

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/04/16/iran-war-mail-packages-middle-east/89609308007/

"Dan F. was alarmed when his daughter, a Marine aboard the USS Tripoli, a warship deployed to fight the Iran war, sent him a photo of a meal served on the ship. A lunch tray, two-thirds empty, carried one small scoop of shredded meat and a single folded tortilla."

What in the world is going in in Washington
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Put down the hammers, put away the blueprints for ballrooms and huge arches and feed our people (Original Post) Peacetrain Apr 18 OP
Excuse me SuzyandPuffpuff Apr 18 #1
Kick BlueWaveNeverEnd Apr 18 #2
Yes, Yes, Yes, Yes, Yes, IA8IT Apr 18 #3
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