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::: spoiler Post Text Remember 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. :::
64 Comments
hOrni@lemmy.world · 68 pts · 113d
Isn't it only Tuesday?
Skullgrid@lemmy.world · 32 pts · 113d
What a week huh? US, it's tuesday.
tomiant@piefed.social · 7 pts · 113d
The US and the rest of the world has the same week. For the same reason.
prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 26 pts · 113d
2025 was an exhausting decade
Buddahriffic@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 113d
Lol remember when everyone thought they had it tough living through history when "history" just meant "a pandemic"?
MadMadBunny@lemmy.ca · 10 pts · 113d
I’m tired, Boss.
Really tired.
marcos@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 113d
Yes. What's your point?
homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 113d
😱
tomiant@piefed.social · 1 pts · 113d
💀
homes@piefed.world · 4 pts · 113d
Every day feels like a week.
tomiant@piefed.social · 3 pts · 113d
Sir, is this a Wendys?
TachyonTele@piefed.social · 5 pts · 113d
Ma'am, we're on Lemmys
tomiant@piefed.social · 5 pts · 113d
Can I have one with everything.
TachyonTele@piefed.social · 5 pts · 113d
One beans with jeans coming right up
tomiant@piefed.social · 2 pts · 113d
Do you stock janties?
TachyonTele@piefed.social · 3 pts · 113d
Of course. All styles come in the "distressed" style
U7826391786239@piefed.zip · 41 pts · 113d
Kowowow@lemmy.ca · 33 pts · 113d
Except his wife
TachyonTele@piefed.social · 15 pts · 113d
"quick, while no ones talking about; talk about it!"
tomiant@piefed.social · 8 pts · 113d
Yeah I mean sure the files and all but nuclear armageddon does, indeed, kind of take precedence of mind
P00ptart@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 113d
Nuclear Armageddon isn't happening. Of all the things that can collapse everything, that's pretty close to the bottom.
hanrahan@slrpnk.net · 34 pts · 113d
fisch@lemmy.world · 30 pts · 113d
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.
FordBeeblebrox@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 113d
That is precisely why my cousin Zaphod was allowed to become president, to draw attention.
quarkquasar@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 112d
He's not the first one.
Reagan was certainly far more qualified and intelligent than trump, but he was the same thing.
An old, white, face-guy who everyone could focus their attention on while the Heritage Foundation did its dirty work in the shadows.
There's a reason everything seems to have started stagnating in the 80's, because it did.
village604@adultswim.fan · 3 pts · 112d
He's always been a puppet. He wouldn't be where he is if powerful people didn't find him useful.
Objection@lemmy.ml · 3 pts · 113d
That's kinda why the rich let us have elections in the first place.
dansemacabreingalone@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 113d
So i have adhd and its goven me some insight:
If you have enough real problems, theyre all distractions from each other! Its great!
MousePotatoDoesStuff@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 113d
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).
fisch@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 112d
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.
MousePotatoDoesStuff@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 112d
You're right, that's better.
WorldsDumbestMan@lemmy.today · 22 pts · 113d
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.
village604@adultswim.fan · 5 pts · 113d
Username definitely check out.
Ramenator@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 113d
https://youtu.be/o8jdzfHvCI8?is=9aLnT6qoZ4-U9sqO
SeeMarkFly@lemmy.ml · 8 pts · 113d
2026 was a long year.
tomiant@piefed.social · 6 pts · 113d
How is this normal? How is ANY OF THIS NORMAL?
WolfmanEightySix@piefed.social · 9 pts · 113d
It’s not, we’ve just had that many “once in a lifetime” crises and are that broken.
tomiant@piefed.social · 4 pts · 113d
I'M NOT BROKEN I WANT TO KILL SOMETHING! I'LL KILL SOMETHING SWEET AND CUDDLY I SWEAR!
I'm fine.
I'm fine.
SeeMarkFly@lemmy.ml · 2 pts · 113d
1/3 of this country would like to kill another 1/3 of this country while the third 1/3 watches.
MadMadBunny@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 113d
We’re barely a four months through…
SeeMarkFly@lemmy.ml · 6 pts · 113d
Can we stop here? I'm done.
MadMadBunny@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 113d
I wanna change to a timeline where it’s nice.
Adderbox76@lemmy.ca · 5 pts · 113d
I mean, when you put it that way, anything can sound bad.
I hope I don't need the /s tag...
bagsy@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 113d
Remember when Randy Marsh took that giant shit? That's how I imagine America is going to feel after the big flush.
WolfmanEightySix@piefed.social · 4 pts · 113d
My partner and I can’t even remember why he bombed Iran. Anyone able to remind us?
village604@adultswim.fan · 8 pts · 113d
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.
gandalf_der_12te@discuss.tchncs.de · 2 pts · 112d
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 ...
tomkatt@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 113d
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.
Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 113d
And to set up the terrorist false flag needed to cancel the midterms.
ch00f@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 113d
It has been an "imminent threat" for the past 40 years. Not sure they understand the meaning of the word "imminent."
edgemaster72@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 113d
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.
bazinga@discuss.tchncs.de · 1 pts · 113d
Jankatarch@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 112d
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.
tomiant@piefed.social · 3 pts · 113d
He closed the Strait of Hormuz twice.
TachyonTele@piefed.social · 3 pts · 113d
He says he did
tomiant@piefed.social · 3 pts · 113d
"You can't close the strait! I close the strait!"
bluegreenpurplepink@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 112d
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.
village604@adultswim.fan · 4 pts · 112d
I guess the dementia is weakening his control over his gay thoughts.
altphoto@lemmy.today · 2 pts · 113d
I remember this:
https://mexiconewsdaily.com/baja-california-peninsula/mnd-local-the-baja-business-deal-that-soured-trump-on-mexico/
ndupont@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 2 pts · 112d
Florida man strikes again
JuliaSuraez@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 112d
Feels like a whole season of a show got crammed into one week 😅
Beebabe@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 112d
It’s like one giant Groupon to someone else’s dementia room and we’re all trapped inside.
SatansMaggotyCumFart@piefed.world · 1 pts · 113d
Thank you for advertising this content creator's name, Kevin M.
night_petal@piefed.social · 2 pts · 113d
The double standard is ridiculous.
SatansMaggotyCumFart@piefed.world · 2 pts · 112d
I have a feeling the double standard is by design.
Jaimesmith@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 112d
At this point it reads less like news and more like a chaotic recap montage 😅