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LessAspin

(1,615 posts) Thu Mar 13, 2025, 06:03 PM Mar 13

Portugal cancels order for F-35s

Will the Defense Contractors push back on Trump's crazy rhetoric or just bite the bullet? ✈️

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Portugal cancels order for F-35s (Original Post) LessAspin Mar 13 OP

The military industrial complex should contemplate their ballot choices. Irish_Dem Mar 13 #1

The Mango Malefactor will probably sell them to NK and Russia. CentralMass Mar 13 #2

Smart move, don't buy anything from this shithole fascist country. They prob found out about the built in kill switch ImNotGod Mar 13 #3

Canada 🇨🇦 & Australia 🌏 LessAspin Mar 15 #4

Lockheed Martin paying a Trump Tax 💸 LessAspin Mar 21 #5

Irish_Dem

(69,937 posts)

1. The military industrial complex should contemplate their ballot choices.

Reply to LessAspin (Original post)

Thu Mar 13, 2025, 06:09 PM

Mar 13

They are going to lose business.

Weapon and aircraft sales require back up, repair, training, assistance.
You need to be able to trust the sales source.

CentralMass

(16,108 posts)

2. The Mango Malefactor will probably sell them to NK and Russia.

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Thu Mar 13, 2025, 06:13 PM

Mar 13

ImNotGod

(688 posts)

3. Smart move, don't buy anything from this shithole fascist country. They prob found out about the built in kill switch

Reply to LessAspin (Original post)

Thu Mar 13, 2025, 06:40 PM

Mar 13

controlled by the pentagon, When tRump sides with russia against NATO he can shut all US aircraft down.

LessAspin

(1,615 posts)

4. Canada 🇨🇦 & Australia 🌏

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Sat Mar 15, 2025, 05:52 PM

Mar 15

Canada and Australia looking to deal around US too..

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LessAspin

(1,615 posts)

5. Lockheed Martin paying a Trump Tax 💸

Reply to LessAspin (Original post)

Fri Mar 21, 2025, 02:21 PM

Mar 21

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Shorter Lockheed: Please keep buying our planes, even if Donald Trump wants to make them unusable.

Contemplating adding "There is no kill switch" to my Bluesky bio.
— emptywheel (@emptywheel.bsky.social) 2025-03-20T00:08:34.391Z

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