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10. Apropos of "Golden Fleece", it's a shame that Senator Proxmire...

Sun Dec 28, 2025, 12:51 PM

Dec 28

...isn't around anymore. He created the infamous "Golden Fleece Award" to highlight moronic, out-of-control, wasteful Federal spending. Trump's signature battleship fleet would certainly be a contender.

https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Pork#The_Pork_Crusader
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Fleece_Award
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Proxmire

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Trump's new class of battleships should be called the "Golden Fleece", not Fleet. [View all] Chasstev365 Dec 22 OP

"Fleet" might actually be OK, since it's a kind of enema. Ocelot II Dec 22 #1

Battleships were fazed out The Wizard Dec 22 #2

It's amazing, huh? They're now primarily for ship to shore bombardment. TheBlackAdder Dec 22 #5

The cost will be paid from Secret Service golf cart fees Emile Dec 22 #3

Of course. He gets a piece of all the govt contracts. Irish_Dem Dec 22 #4

A nice ferryboat for Kash Patel's new luxory armored BMWs. jeffreyi Dec 22 #7

Top secret video of Trump's new fleet. Just released on Signal app. LetMyPeopleVote Dec 28 #9

Apropos of "Golden Fleece", it's a shame that Senator Proxmire... keep_left Dec 28 #10

USS Pedophile LetMyPeopleVote Dec 29 #11