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Post TextRemember when Trump threatened to wipe out a whole civilization? And then backed out of that and talked about forming a deal with Iran? And then dropped that and went to a UFC fight as negotiations fell apart? And then unveiled a triumphal arch and a photo of himself as Jesus?

That was this week.

Bluesky.

Like we could forget

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[–] 67 points 6 months ago (15 children)
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  • [–] 5 points 6 months ago (3 children)

    Can I have one with everything.

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    I'm getting the feeling they just put a dancing clown in front of us so we don't start talking about real problems and demanding solutions for them. I hate to sound like a conspiracy theorist, but the entire Trump presidency is one big distraction. We could be talking about and working towards solutions to societies problems, but now the news cycle is a 24/7 clown show.

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  • [–] 3 points 6 months ago

    I’m getting the feeling they just put a dancing clown in front of us so we don’t start talking about real problems and demanding solutions for them.

    That's kinda why the rich let us have elections in the first place.

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  • [–] 1 point 6 months ago (2 children)

    It's probably a mix of distraction and real problem.

    Or they just throw everything at the wall and hope enough of it sticks.

    And the opposition should do the same (but in the opposite direction, of course).

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  • [–] 1 point 6 months ago (1 child)

    If you talk about the problems people actually have, and you suggest solutions without getting distracted by dancing clowns, you win elections. In the US, Zohran Mamdani demonstrated it, and in Hungary, Peter Magyar. The problem is, many politicians are easily distracted. They think they could score points by pointing out problems in the clowns choreography, when they should be talking about their agenda instead.

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    [–] 22 points 6 months ago (2 children)

    I mention the Epstein class all the time, and I straight up said I would kill Trump on the spot if I spotted him, to my co-workers. I do NOT hide it at all.

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    How is this normal? How is ANY OF THIS NORMAL?

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  • [–] 9 points 6 months ago (2 children)

    It’s not, we’ve just had that many “once in a lifetime” crises and are that broken.

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  • [–] 6 points 6 months ago

    Remember when Randy Marsh took that giant shit? That's how I imagine America is going to feel after the big flush.

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  • [–] 5 points 6 months ago

    I mean, when you put it that way, anything can sound bad.

    I hope I don't need the /s tag...

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  • [–] 4 points 6 months ago (7 children)

    My partner and I can’t even remember why he bombed Iran. Anyone able to remind us?

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  • [–] 8 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    I don't think he ever gave a solid reason for it. At first it was something about them refining radioactive material, then it was about the apocalypse, then I stopped paying attention to the flimsy excuses.

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  • it was mostly because Netanyahu talked him into it, and also because it makes a great distraction from domestic problems at home, and also because it makes the stock market go up and down and trump's family can make lots of money through insider trading that way ...

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  • [–] 6 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    Supposedly he thought it would increase his dismal polling numbers, as military action tended to do so for previous presidents.

    Also, to distract from the Epstein files and several other things people are actively upset about.

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  • [–] 3 points 6 months ago

    I've heard the phrase "largest state sponsor of terrorism" thrown around, but honestly I feel like it wasn't even mentioned until well after everything had started and it wasn't an immediate success like they must've thought it would be. No idea if it's true at all. And there's always "we gotta stop them from getting nukes".

    Basically it's whatever they can think of in the moment in the rare instance they get questioned about it. They've also said all goals have been met since like, at least a week ago, so now I guess it's just for the love of the game.

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  • [–] 1 point 6 months ago

    He said it's because they have nukes, then said jt was a pre-emptive strike because he felt they would attack soon, then said it was to bring armageddon as God's will? There was also a point republicans were saying Israel forced our hand into it. I remember there being 1 more reason but forgor.

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  • [–] 3 points 6 months ago (2 children)

    He closed the Strait of Hormuz twice.

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  • [–] 3 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    Did you see the video of Trump talking to the UFC guy? Trump shook his hand and then wouldn't let go. And then Trump touched the guy's bare leg. It was crazy.

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    Florida man strikes again

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  • [–] 1 point 6 months ago

    It’s like one giant Groupon to someone else’s dementia room and we’re all trapped inside.

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  • [–] 1 point 6 months ago

    At this point it reads less like news and more like a chaotic recap montage 😅

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  • [–] 1 point 6 months ago

    Feels like a whole season of a show got crammed into one week 😅

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  • [–] 1 point 6 months ago (2 children)

    Thank you for advertising this content creator's name, Kevin M.

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