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VladimirIvanovon On Costliest U.S. Warship Ever, Navy Can’t Get Munitions on Deck

My grandfather voluntarily enlisted in the air force in WWII because he didn't want to get drafted as a front line soldier with a rifle. So voluntary enlistment doesn't always reflect agreement with the war, it can be a pragmatic decision.

VladimirIvanovon The Pentagon is battling the clock to fix serious, unreported F-35 problems

The F-22 would win in 1vs1 combat

VladimirIvanovon Salesforce.com tells its customers to stop selling assault-style rifles

I agree with you but I have point out that Pategonia is a private company

VladimirIvanovon US DOE referring to fossil fuels as “freedom gas”

“The United States is again delivering a form of freedom to the European continent. And rather than in the form of young American soldiers, it’s in the form of liquefied natural gas.”

Rick Perry, United States Secretary of Energy

VladimirIvanovon Google’s Shadow Work Force: Temps Who Outnumber Full-Time Employees

This may not be totally relevant but it's always bothered me that he lied about being a chess Fide Master (FM) and then doubled down on his lie in a reddit ama