Wait, we are (or were) capable of deploying a burger king to a base in Iraq, but they made them eat MREs twice a day while in the nation's capital?

I burned them with a flamethrower in my playthrough. Can't be too careful.

There was a lot of initial confusion on that point, but, last I read, they are not subject to the 10%.

... But by this point it is really clear that behaviour I consider to be petulant, irrational, whiny, self-pitying, and contemptible are by them viewed to be expressions of peak masculinity. I genuinely can't tell what is happening here, I am really not sure where the disconnect has arisen or why.

No greater hypocrisy than yelling all day about how meritocracy has been killed by diversity programs in job hiring, then putting profoundly unqualified people in legitimately important positions

This is defeatist bullshit. There have been wannabe dictators in the US and other liberal democracies before. They've been squashed by the rule of law before, and they can be now.

I mean, yes, I would prefer if this administration followed norms.

I was always an Io guy cuz volcanoes are neat, but you make compelling points.

Wtf why

And as far as I'm concerned, that strategic question is secondary to the point that it's just wrong and newsworthy on its own merits. It's still not normal and shouldn't be treated as such.

I agree that pointing out the Musk salute is not the One Secret Trick that will disqualify him, but I have to assume stunts like that are at least off-putting to the median voter, and continued coverage can make a difference.