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[–] FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

What are the odds we're soon about to find out Trump has given Alaska to Russia?

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

Like no joke it's a thing he's floated. Not straight up giving Alaska, but part of it for oil n gas.

[–] lack@lemmy.world 19 points 5 hours ago

Fuck yea, Alaska - that's how you welcome Vladdy Bear and Donald Epstein Trump to their romantic interlude

[–] altphoto@lemmy.today 6 points 4 hours ago

Give'm hell! We don't want his kind touching our soil! If we could make him part of soil, that would be preferred.

[–] Montreal_Metro@lemmy.ca 10 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

For a bunch of 2nd amendment freaks they sure are afraid to use em.

[–] GladiusB@lemmy.world 1 points 51 minutes ago

You have to when you live there

[–] not_woody_shaw@lemmy.world 71 points 10 hours ago (8 children)

How is it that the international war criminal is not getting arrested the very moment he arrives in Alaska?

[–] mrmule@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 hours ago

Because the United States is not a member of the International Criminal Court (ICC).

[–] FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 hours ago

How is Trump not arrested when he leaves the Untied States?

[–] wheezy@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

I'm pretty sure he came to DC and got applause from Congress during a floor speech last time. Didn't he?

Oh, sorry, I'm thinking of a different international war criminal we love even more.

So hard to keep track of them all.

[–] Revan343@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 hours ago (2 children)

Oh, sorry, I'm thinking of a different international war criminal we love even more.

Who?

[–] wheezy@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 hour ago
[–] Zaktor@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 hours ago

Netanyahu. We're checking off state visits for was criminals.

[–] betterdeadthanreddit@lemmy.world 63 points 9 hours ago

Same reason our criminal president isn't getting arrested.

[–] altphoto@lemmy.today 1 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

We should have an amendment...a soil amendment made of 100% putin. Then plant a big big fig tree on it. Each fig carefully packaged and fed to anyone who was hungry in Ukraine. Trees are great at filtering the good from the bad in the soil.

[–] ripcord@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago (1 children)
[–] altphoto@lemmy.today 1 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

High, how are you!

I'm swell!

[–] ripcord@lemmy.world 1 points 55 minutes ago

Hi swell! I'm good, thanks for asking!

[–] some_designer_dude@lemmy.world 24 points 9 hours ago

Oh, you know why. Elsewhere he’s a war criminal. In Trump’s US, he’s home.

[–] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 4 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

As awful as he and Trump are, Diplomatic Immunity is legitimately important. Negotiations are impossible with the threat of imprisonment attached to attending.

[–] Zombie@feddit.uk 2 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

Do you think Hitler would have been granted diplomatic immunity if he visited?

This is not a normal diplomat. This is a person who has committed multiple, documented, crimes against humanity. He is wanted by the International Criminal Court, commonly known as The Hague. If arrested they are likely to hang him until he is dead for the mass suffering he has caused around the world. That is the punishment the Nazis received.

Legitimate negotiations are impossible without inviting Zelensky and yet they have declined to do so. To claim negotiations require diplomatic immunity for Putin, a war criminal, but not to invite Zelensky is ridiculous.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Criminal_Court_arrest_warrants_for_Russian_leaders

Edit: I'm aware America isn't signed up to the ICC, that doesn't change the point though

[–] marsza@lemmy.cafe 12 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Because he’s there to buy it

[–] ThePantser@sh.itjust.works 9 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

No, Trump is there to return it. Russia will bleed it dry and leave it to rot.

[–] marsza@lemmy.cafe 7 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Trading Alaska for the video tape of him pissing on children in a Russian hotel? ;)

[–] kingofras@lemmy.world 3 points 8 hours ago

These two gentlemen of the Mossad would like a word. If you could just step in this room please.

[–] Seleni@lemmy.world 1 points 8 hours ago (2 children)

They voted for this and now they complain.

[–] scoobydoo27@lemmy.zip 20 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

I’m willing to bet the people there protesting did in fact not vote for it. There were 140k people who did not vote for Trump in Alaska. The electoral college is a joke and makes people believe that everyone in any given state must agree with where the points went.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone -1 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

There were 140k people who did not vote for Trump in Alaska

That is not a lot of people...

[–] unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 8 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Thats a 5th of Alaskas population. Considering a 63% voter turn out thats 30% of all voters. So yeah a pretty sizeable chunk but nowhere near enough.

[–] Seleni@lemmy.world 2 points 6 hours ago (3 children)

Which means 4/5ths voted for him. So the majority wanted this.

[–] FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 hours ago

Yes but the people protesting may be the ones who didn't vote for this

[–] scoobydoo27@lemmy.zip 4 points 5 hours ago

How many of those 700k are under the age of 18 and can’t vote? Only 180k voted for trump also, it’s not like it’s some huge majority of voters over who voted for Kamala.

[–] unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

Well no it would be 3.5/5ths but yes a majority none the less. So are you saying people shouldnt protest, because they were overruled by a stupid majority?

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 4 points 7 hours ago

As everyone knows, your state's EC is determined by unanimous consent.