Ops Brief 055: Daily Drop - 4 June 2025 (Drones & $38M Daycares)

Strap in and put your outrage pants on, because this Ones Ready Daily Drop is pure Pentagon chaos. Jared drops a firestorm of updates faster than a drone swarm over Belgorod. NATO wants 5% GDP? Greenland’s back on the menu? Pete Hegseth skips Ukraine for brunch in Brussels? And oh yeah — $38 MILLION for a child development center that could’ve bought an entire gated suburb in Vegas.

We hit drone warfare’s brutal reality check, the baffling state of U.S. air defenses, and why letting China buy farmland next to our missile silos is somehow still legal. Spoiler: It shouldn’t be. This episode is fast, furious, and fired up. If you're not yelling at the sky by the end, check your pulse.

🔥 Key Takeaways:

NATO wants 5% GDP defense spending. U.S. wants brunch.
Greenland is now a missile defense outpost. Let that sink in.
Ukraine drone strikes = genius. U.S. defenses = “yikes.”
$38M for a military daycare… because gold-plated juice boxes?
Operation Spiderweb flipped the script on Russia's bombers.
Foreign-owned farmland near military bases — still a thing. WHY?!
Space Force is broke, but missile tracking satellites? We got those.
⏱️ Timestamps:
00:00 – Daily Drop intro + Operator Training Summit hype
01:10 – NATO spending: Pete Hegseth’s D-Day tour and Ukraine sidestep
02:20 – Greenland joins the Golden Dome defense network
03:00 – Drone drama: Who's actually winning Operation Spiderweb?
04:00 – DOD civilian workforce + border security weirdness
04:30 – Michael Duffy confirmed for Pentagon acquisitions
05:00 – Transgender service member policy under review
05:30 – Gen. Alvin warns: U.S. drone defense is weak
06:20 – $38M for a child care facility… is that normal?
07:20 – Space Force: Budgets slashed, satellites funded
08:30 – Could the U.S. stop a Ukraine-style drone swarm? (Spoiler: lol no)
09:15 – Why is China buying land near U.S. bases and we’re letting it happen?
10:00 – Jared signs off with a well-earned WTF

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