"You don't spin up this kind of skyward muscle just to flex," said one observer.

Brett Wilkins Jun 16, 2025

Flight-tracking websites showed dozens of Air Force aerial refueling planes departing from military bases in the United States and heading to Europe on Sunday, fueling speculation of direct U.S. involvement in the widening Israeli-Iranian war.

Military-focused news sites reported that around 30 U.S. Air Force KC-135R and KC-46A tankers were identified by flight-tracking software in what The Times of Israelcalled an “unprecedented mass deployment” to Europe.

    • ikidd@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      7 days ago

      Everyone knew he wasn’t going to be able to curtail democratic elections without the excuse of a war. This is on schedule.

        • ubergeek@lemmy.todayEnglish
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          7 days ago

          Not anymore. The SCOTUS ruled already that they must have their ballots approved by the Feds, and feds can overrule their ballots.

            • ubergeek@lemmy.todayEnglish
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              7 days ago

              So, Donald wasn’t allowed to appear on the Colorado ballot, being an insurrectionist?

              • RedditIsDeddit@lemmy.worldEnglish
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                7 days ago

                That’s a state issue, not a federal issue.

                Donald Trump was allowed to remain on the Colorado ballot despite the challenge based on the 14th Amendment’s insurrection clause, because the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that states lack the authority to remove federal candidates from the ballot under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment.

                There is nothing about “approval” from feds, nor is there a process federally to approve such things. There’s courts. That’s it.