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There is no Russian city called Leningrad anymore, but apparently no one bothered to tell Donald Trump.

Archive article:https://archive.is/BNBGH

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[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago

Corporate News Sewers: Hey now that trump is predisent again, doesn't it seem like he’s so demented people should be concerned?

Everyone not a MAGAt: (╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻

[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago

He... he thinks he CAN get Moscow and "Leningrad" for free? 🤔 You don't trade cities like sports players...

[–] ieatpwns@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago

The first part of that headline really excited me for a second

[–] Formfiller@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I thought the long winded rambling about medians in the middle of his conference declaring martial law on Washington was a pretty big red flag

Petrograd gang

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world -2 points 1 day ago (4 children)

I've been reading the "Politician I Don't Like Has Dementia" for 40 fucking years.

Please either put up or shut up.

[–] hyperhopper@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

It's even worse when one side in it's entirety says "this person has dementia and is unfit to lead", then immediately chooses to vote for the person that's roughly the same age instead of somebody two decades younger.

When the progressive or leftist or liberal group says it, they mean it. When the right wing media says it, they are just repeating the normal propaganda news cycle.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago (2 children)

When the progressive or leftist or liberal group says it, they mean it.

Biden, Sanders, Trump... :-/

Like, it's clear the issue isn't simply age.

[–] hyperhopper@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

None of those 3 are part of the same political party

Also, nobody was saying Bernie had dementia when he was running for president.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 day ago

Biden literally quit the election because of it. Republicans don't do that shit.

[–] Hawke@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

two decades younger.

We need somebody four decades younger than the current president.

[–] queermunist@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 day ago

Yeah, because this is a gerantocacy. A lot of politicians in both parties are too old and they have been for a long time.

[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 day ago

Show us the way.

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