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[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 1 points 14 minutes ago

DOES HE THINK THE INTERNET IS A TELEGRAPH STOP IT IS NOT A TELEGRAPH IT IS A SERIES OF TUBES EXCLAMATION STOP

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 2 points 9 minutes ago

He really thinks he can just say shit online and have it happen because he demands it. If it worked that way, the world would have already been a smoldering ruin 10 minutes after the first Usenet board went up.

[–] Almacca@aussie.zone 23 points 7 hours ago

International diplomacy via social media in public. What a world.

[–] Psythik@lemmy.world 14 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

So bombing Palestinian children is okay but he draws the line at Iran?

[–] 13igTyme@lemmy.world 1 points 6 hours ago

Iran is supported by Russia.

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 18 points 8 hours ago (2 children)

Did he add a "hereby" to his demand?

[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 10 points 8 hours ago (2 children)
[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 1 points 36 minutes ago

that dedare looks a little eyetalic.

[–] MutilationWave@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 7 hours ago

Need to check the keming on that font.

[–] underwire212@lemm.ee 4 points 7 hours ago

I didn’t say it, I declared it.

[–] makyo@lemmy.world 32 points 11 hours ago (2 children)
[–] RagingRobot@lemmy.world 1 points 12 minutes ago

At least he spelled his own name right this time

[–] MJKee9@lemmy.world 27 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

That's the most baffling part. I never had a high opinion of the general populations intelligence. But you got to be a goddamn moron to be impressed by the current president. It's not hyperbole to say I've lost all faith and humanity.

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 10 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

Yep. So many people flying their stupid Taco flags and wearing their "Let's Go Brandon" shirts and so on just seemingly have no idea how normal people view Taco.

To me, it's like watching the stupidest kid in the class with his underwear on his head and smearing feces on the wall. And I'm hardly alone in that view - Taco is and always has been a ridiculous and unserious dumbass. And these people think he's not only the best Republican candidate for office, they think he's the best they've ever had.

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 1 points 35 minutes ago

wait what they're flying taco flags? ^is^ ^nothing^ ^sacred^ ^don't^ ^answer^ ^that^

[–] showmeyourkizinti@startrek.website 6 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

Well at least he spelled his name right this time. I guess that’s something.

[–] crystalmerchant@lemmy.world 1 points 6 hours ago

Whatever donakd

[–] Vanilla_PuddinFudge@infosec.pub 12 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

MAJOR VIOLATION

He's forgetting who he works for again.

Good. Make sure he makes all the enemies he can.

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[–] sad_detective_man@leminal.space 47 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Woah is truth social not an effective way to conduct international relations or something? damn. I guess he'd better try Facebook

[–] D_C@lemm.ee 24 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Whoa, I thought Signal was the go to app for war plans?

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[–] barneypiccolo@lemm.ee 61 points 14 hours ago (5 children)

"I HAVE SPOKEN!"

"Hey, guys, I have spoken, hear me? Guys? Hey, guys?"

"GODDAMIT, I SAID I'VE SPOKEN, HEAR ME? DO WHAT I SAY! I DEMAND YOU DO WHAT I SAY! HERE'S MY NAME!"

The Art of the Deal, indeed.

[–] Tower@lemmy.zip 25 points 13 hours ago (1 children)
[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 21 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Cartman has internal consistency and the ability to finish a thought.

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[–] ubergeek@lemmy.today 14 points 10 hours ago (3 children)

Oh wait, do you mean he is finally starting to realize Israel is (In this case) the bad guy in the dispute?

PS Yes, yes, yes, I know, Iran isn't "the good guy" in most respects, I mean in the case of this war.

[–] Almacca@aussie.zone 1 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

There are no good guys in charge. Anywhere. Only greedy guys.

[–] Zedd_Prophecy@lemmy.world 2 points 4 hours ago

There's one or three - out of thousands.

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[–] ThePantser@sh.itjust.works 224 points 16 hours ago (3 children)
[–] sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 20 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago) (1 children)

(*) Donakd J. Trump.

Or, if you go by his Press Secretary...

President Chump.

She keeps saying Trump as Chump, in official press conferences.

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[–] ramenshaman@lemmy.world 20 points 11 hours ago (2 children)

He spelled his name correctly this time.

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[–] piskertariot@lemmy.world 146 points 16 hours ago (8 children)

You don't have to sign your tweets.

Signed everyone. 2007.

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 1 points 21 minutes ago

sometimes you need to though.

love and kisses, 1996

[–] tburkhol@lemmy.world 53 points 15 hours ago (3 children)

I think he signed this one just to prove that he can spell his own name right.

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 1 points 20 minutes ago

proof someone else wrote it

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[–] PattyMcB@lemmy.world 112 points 16 hours ago (10 children)

I guess truth social is now an "official channel" for international diplomacy. What a brave new world we live in

[–] DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works 4 points 8 hours ago

Step 1. Hack "Truth" Social

Step 2. Post: "My fellow Americans. I have signed ~~legislation~~ an executive order today that will outlaw China forever. We begin bombing in five minutes"

Step 3. ???

Step 4.

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[–] CatZoomies@lemmy.world 10 points 11 hours ago

Thank you for your attention to this matter!

[–] DarkFuture@lemmy.world 7 points 10 hours ago

What a sad, sad man.

Tick tock Trump.

[–] crusa187@lemmy.ml 31 points 14 hours ago

Baby’s first diplomatic relations.

And boy is it a magnificent debacle.

Trump is at least consistent - fuck things up, then pause the fuckup to pat himself on his back and demand praise for not fucking things up even more. Then once the news cycle progresses, continue fucking things up even worse. He’s such a master of this fail technique!

[–] dumbass@quokk.au 89 points 17 hours ago (4 children)

This dumb fuck really though he could bomb Iran and it would bring peace to the middle east, you just gave Israel the ball and they're gonna run with it.

He needs to go chill in a bunker.

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[–] just_another_person@lemmy.world 83 points 17 hours ago (3 children)
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