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[–] ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net 124 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Trump, picking a Fox news host to run the military

"How could this be any worse?"

That motherfucker: takes off shirt

Narrator: "It got worse."

[–] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 50 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Wait until he opens his mouth and starts talking

[–] 100_kg_90_de_belin@feddit.it 9 points 2 years ago

Wait until he uses the military to do something even more nefarious than what they usually do around the world

[–] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 57 points 2 years ago (3 children)

The entire cabinet is something from a comic book. These guys are all cartoonishly evil.

[–] Schadrach@lemmy.sdf.org 8 points 2 years ago

It literally seems like he's just picking a mix of Republicans who are most notorious on social media and people who would make Putin the most happy, so you're not wrong but I don't think it's the actual criterion he's using.

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[–] masterofn001@lemmy.ca 55 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (4 children)

When does Russia invade to de-nazify the US?

(They already have, comrade. And your citizens voted it in)

Here's another question:

If Russia launched a nuke at the US, would puppet trump use the launch codes?

[–] Jesusaurus@lemmy.world 26 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Probably not because he would probably tell Putin to target a major Democratic city center

[–] masterofn001@lemmy.ca 11 points 2 years ago

Dearborn, MI would probably be high on the list.

High Muslim population. Heavy Democratic leaning (except this year. Lol)

One obvious one NYC, but he wouldn't want to hurt his property value.

So, pretty much the entire pacific coast.

[–] deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The launch codes are 00000 anyway, so...

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[–] watson387@sopuli.xyz 45 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Of course he does. These are all complete garbage human beings. Can't wait to hear the moronic defense of this is somehow not racist.

[–] Zachariah@lemmy.world 22 points 2 years ago (1 children)

“It’s all just a joke.”

[–] Drusas@fedia.io 17 points 2 years ago (7 children)

Who doesn't tattoo jokes onto their body?

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[–] Bakkoda@sh.itjust.works 43 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] Soup@lemmy.world 18 points 2 years ago

I had to check if this was a bad freeze frame or what and nope she fires that hand out straight as a goddamn arrow and leaves it like that. She wasn’t caught mid-wave, just straight up doing the ol’ nazi salute.

It’s wild that these people are using the same imagery as the nazis. You’d think that they’d have their own brand as most people aren’t knowingly the bad guys and the ones that are are generally smarter than that but they just can’t fuckin’ help larp as the poster children for worst thing the modern world has dealt with(though more recent times are making it look kinda normal).

[–] thesmokingman@programming.dev 36 points 2 years ago (3 children)

If this person gets clearance and is not open about the hate group ties, that can be grounds for prosecution. The big question will be whether or not anyone cares.

[–] billiam0202@lemmy.world 31 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The big question will be whether or not anyone cares who has the ability to do anything about it.

[–] RvTV95XBeo@sh.itjust.works 19 points 2 years ago

Yeah, I'm sure AG Gaetz will get right on that

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[–] BigMacHole@lemm.ee 30 points 2 years ago

Trump nominating a Literal Nazi to lead our Military is PROOF that DEMOCRATS were Overreacting!

[–] Prandom_returns@lemm.ee 28 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Yeah, the news-media is salivating on all the clicks it's receiving right now.

Almost if it's benefiting them that Trump was elected. Hmm.

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[–] LittleTarsier@lemmy.ca 26 points 2 years ago (5 children)

Some of those that work forces...

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[–] steel_nomad@lemmy.world 26 points 2 years ago (9 children)

"Trump Accountability War Room". Because suddenly presidential accountability is VERY important.

.....wait, what?

Also, using the term "war room" for everything. Peak USA.

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You know what, I'm starting to think you guys really should start building that wall around you.

[–] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 19 points 2 years ago (2 children)

People shouldn’t fear governments. Governments should fear their people.

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[–] abbiistabbii@lemmy.blahaj.zone 17 points 2 years ago (1 children)
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[–] Allonzee@lemmy.world 16 points 2 years ago

Allies kill Nazis, Allies have babies, babies become assholes, assholes have baby Nazis.

[–] pineapplelover@lemm.ee 14 points 2 years ago

Probably why trump picked him

[–] ohlaph@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago (2 children)

So, Nazi Germany has returned.

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[–] Andromxda@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 2 years ago

Reminds me of Putin and his buddy Dmitry Utkin, initial founder of the Wagner mercenary group with multiple tattoos that show the symbol of the Waffen-SS, as well as other Nazi symbols.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/8/28/who-was-dmitry-utkin-a-key-wagner-mercenary-who-died-alongside-prigozhin

[–] TheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.com 12 points 2 years ago

he also doesn't believe in germ theory

[–] technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 2 years ago (1 children)

This is what USA actually is.

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[–] Showroom7561@lemmy.ca 10 points 2 years ago

Miller and this guy. Two confirmed Nazis... this is going to end up great. /s

[–] enbyecho@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

I found the documentary "Bad Faith" to be quite enlightening. Highly recommend it:

https://www.badfaithdocumentary.com/

Edit: For understanding more of the context of white christian nationalism, white supremacy, etc

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[–] PanArab@lemm.ee 9 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

No one should be surprised, this book was written 12 years ago:

"Irregular Army: How the US Military Recruited Neo-Nazis, Gang Members, and Criminals to Fight the War on Terror"

[–] Gammelfisch@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago

Very dangerous and the US military will soon resemble the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, because of their insanity towards religion. God is not the the MAGATs.

[–] LuxSpark@lemmy.cafe 8 points 2 years ago

Oh...right.

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