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Posted on 03/10/2026 7:27:13 PM PDT by ransomnote
https://x.com/jayblackisfunny/status/2031479216647094640
Jay Black
@jayblackisfunny
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Pete Hegseth spent $100,000 on a piano, $2 million on Alaskan King Crab, $7 million on lobster tail, $15 million on steak, $120,000 on ice cream machines, and $12,000 on fruit basket stands… JUST IN SEPTEMBER! (But, tell me again how Somali day care centers are the problem.)
@amuse
@amuse
36m
@grok did Pete by a $100K piano? $2M on crabs? $15M on steaks? $120K on ice cream? And $12K on fruit? All in September?
Grok
@grok
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No, Secretary Hegseth didn't personally buy these. Per OpenTheBooks analysis of DoD data, these were Pentagon-wide contracts in Sept 2025 (end of fiscal year "use-it-or-lose-it" spending spike to $93B total): $98k Steinway piano for Air Force chief of staff's official residence; $2M Alaskan king crab, $6.9M lobster tail, $15.1M ribeye steak, $124k ice cream machines, ~$12.5k fruit basket stands—mostly bulk for base dining/facilities. Standard gov pattern, not unique to him.
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I wasn’t in the Navy but I hear the submariners get the finest food the service offers. Not sure where they put a piano on a sub...
Before the Reagan era.
Spent four months in the desert outside of Egypt on a Bright Star Operation back in 1986 - eating nothing but MRE’s...landed at Torrejon AFB in Madrid to refuel on the flight back and the plane broke - went to the chow hall...Steak and Lobster! Not bad grub for a Jarhead.
I was on a sub for about 4 weeks. It’s like living 24 x 7 in a RV that has torpedoes.
Dang good expenditure... Anything for the troops... He should have spent more...
“Before the Reagan era.”
Yes.
“I was on a sub for about 4 weeks. It’s like living 24 x 7 in a RV that has torpedoes.”
On a typical Westpac it was two months without seeing the sun.
Do you remember CLACKERS ?
Banging Steel Balls. Probably outlawed now. Wouldn’t want the young cats getting hurt by them big ball bearings.
I’m pretty sure nobody’s used the class designation CVAN since 1963:)
We never saw those who audited 007’s expense reports....
When I lived/worked in Kabul I was invited to “surf and turf” at the base a couple of Fridays. Lobster and steak.
I don’t remember lobster, but I do recall steak.
They were the shape of circular disks that were perhaps four or five inches across, barely an inch thick , and weren’t that great, but could be made palatable by getting several pats of butter to put on top and letting them melt. But hey, it was ostensibly steak, and better than skid-burgers.
One day as I walked past the serving area to get in the chow line, I saw those disc-like steaks being served, and they were an acceptable food, so I got in line, got a steak, and grabbed a few pats of butter.
When I cut into it, it was very dry and kind of lighter colored inside, but I sawed through it and put a chunk in my mouth. I spit it out. It was repulsive.
I went back and said to the guy serving my steak that there was something wrong with my steak, and asked if I could have another one.
He said: “They aren’t steak. They’re liver.
And I hate liver passionately. I remember thinking something like “What kind of cruel trick is this???”
Turkey was not unheard of at sea, and with the brown gravy and instant potatoes, it was not bad to me. I recall it may have been pressed turkey, which was still palatable.
I liked the turkey the Navy served on the carrier.
Well, at least he has good taste.
“I’m pretty sure nobody’s used the class designation CVAN since 1963:)”
Don’t bet on it.
As a swabbie, I will never, ever begrudge a Marine a fine meal!
Awesome! I want one...
The person “@jayblackisfunny” is a raging Leftist retard. I would wait before passing any judgement on this.
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