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[–] aesthelete@lemmy.world 4 points 41 minutes ago

Trump discovers a new level of loserdom daily.

[–] Australis13@fedia.io 14 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

I honestly don't know how the Onion is going to beat this.

Heck, I don't know if future students of history are actually going to be able to believe the history books about this decade, should they be written with any sort of accuracy... Reality's jumped the shark.

[–] nialv7@lemmy.world 3 points 1 hour ago

Of course they will. Political leaders in the past have done many many bizarre things.

[–] Zier@fedia.io 2 points 1 hour ago

This is more pathetic than getting sports trophies off of Freecycle and claiming you "won" all of them. What a pedophile loser!

[–] hector@lemmy.today 4 points 1 hour ago

This is not pathetic at all.

[–] aarRJaay@lemmy.world 3 points 1 hour ago

He can put it next to his "World's Greatest Dad" mug which I'm sure he thinks is real, valid and earned rather than something to soothe his fragile ego

[–] aarRJaay@lemmy.world 2 points 1 hour ago

Mutual respect? How's he shown he's respected anyone but himself?

[–] ThanksObama@sh.itjust.works 30 points 4 hours ago
[–] Mongostein@lemmy.ca 13 points 3 hours ago

Fucking pathetic

[–] santa@sh.itjust.works 31 points 4 hours ago (2 children)

It means nothing because it can’t be given to anyone other than whose won it. Like you can’t give the medal of freedom to Oscar the Grouch.

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

I would. Oscar's the freeest muppet, he lives by his own rules. (And his garbage can is bigger on the inside, so that includes the laws of physics)

[–] goldteeth@lemmy.dbzer0.com 17 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

We really should, though. Dude needs a win.

[–] CIA_chatbot@lemmy.world 13 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

He helped teach the world to read, if Oscar doesn’t deserve it who does?

[–] santa@sh.itjust.works 5 points 4 hours ago

Is this Oscar?

[–] thehowlingnorth@lemmy.ca 44 points 5 hours ago (3 children)

It's like fucking Putin and the Superbowl ring.

[–] hector@lemmy.today 2 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

Someone gave putin a superbowl ring? Is putin an american football fan?

[–] parody@lemmings.world 4 points 58 minutes ago

He stoles its from us

He was allegedly being shown the ring when he simply walked it out of the room and didn’t return

Allegedly (wasn’t there myself)

[–] santa@sh.itjust.works 8 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)

What…? Didn’t know about this. Need to search web

Holy shit. What a piece of work…

[–] ryokimball@infosec.pub 7 points 5 hours ago

... I had forgotten about that.

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

lol. It actually happened?

What the fuck is this timeline?

[–] xenomor@lemmy.world 20 points 4 hours ago (1 children)
[–] goldteeth@lemmy.dbzer0.com 24 points 4 hours ago (3 children)

Say what you will about participation awards, but at least their recipients actually participated in the activity in question. I don't know what this is.

[–] harmbugler@piefed.social 4 points 2 hours ago

It's a bribe.

[–] hector@lemmy.today 1 points 1 hour ago

The zionist encouraging the us to install a puppet government won the peace prize.

[–] mrmacduggan@lemmy.ml 4 points 4 hours ago (2 children)

I theorize he is trying to get into heaven (???) and he might believe that the only thing that could cancel out all his sins is to become the Nobel Peace Prize winner (???) through violence (???)

None of this makes any sense if you don't have severe dementia.

[–] kinsnik@lemmy.world 7 points 3 hours ago

It is because Obama got it before. It is not that deep

[–] goldteeth@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)

Well boy howdy, do I sure hope he gets to test that hypothetical assumption real soon.

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 20 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

JFC, how pathetic this guy is.

That's not how medals work, asshole.

Who would have thought a guy practically in the Silent Generation would have pined for a participation trophy? Such a loser.

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 9 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

Not even a participation trophy. I have recieved exactly 1 trophy in my life. It was a 1992 participation trophy for playing 1st grade basketball as mandated by the school.

But I DID play the season of basketball. I DID participste.

Show me where trump has participated in acts that promote peace.

[–] hector@lemmy.today 1 points 1 hour ago

What ending the wars in palestine, syria, lebanon, yemen, palestine again, yemen, lebanon, then iran, then palestine aren't good enough for you?

Well do not worry he may be ending wars this year in venezuela, cuba, mexico, canada, denmark, and iran again. /s

[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 10 points 4 hours ago

I thought right-wingers hated participation trophies for all kids, even the dregs. Hypocrite.

[–] breakfastmtn@lemmy.ca 12 points 4 hours ago

haha oh man what a loser

[–] optissima@lemmy.ml 10 points 4 hours ago

And now he has no use for her. Goodbye.

[–] Godort@lemmy.ca 7 points 4 hours ago (2 children)

I'm sure this was a difficult choice.

It's basically this, and hope that it buys enough goodwill with Trump to let you take over the government there, or you keep it and let the US operate the government as a puppet state.

Ultimately, if this pays off, the medal is a pretty cheap price to pay all things considered

[–] Voroxpete@sh.itjust.works 11 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

The medal doesn't even mean anything. It's like buying a purple heart at an auction; doesn't make you a veteran. Of course, Trump would never understand that.

[–] someguy3@lemmy.world 8 points 4 hours ago

It's a gold trinket. Everyone has clued in this is what you do with Trump.

[–] roguetrick@lemmy.world 6 points 4 hours ago (2 children)

Be a puppet state either way, she just wants to signal that she'd be an enthusiastic puppet.

[–] hector@lemmy.today 1 points 1 hour ago

The venezuelan military is the de facto ruler since they made that deal to give up maduro and stand down.

[–] Godort@lemmy.ca -2 points 3 hours ago

I'm not so sure

Assuming she is appointed as the leader of the country, she can use that position to save people from callous deaths that would otherwise happen with a full US occupation.

It's a harm reduction measure, rather than a path to victory

[–] ThePantser@sh.itjust.works 9 points 4 hours ago (2 children)

Well that thing is null and void now

[–] mrmacduggan@lemmy.ml 10 points 4 hours ago (2 children)

I feel like her sacrificial decision to give him this (ultimately meaningless) symbolic token in exchange for the potential of peace for her country is showing why she deserved the Peace Prize in the first place. If handing it over makes Trump chill the hell out about working with Venezuela's succession, it will have been worth it.

(This situation is obviously batshit insane and it's pathetic that he's extorting her, but at least she's trying to use all her resources available to manipulate this mad king and sue for peace - if this Nobel Prize was driving his hatred, it's best to sacrifice it I guess. Especially since the actual honor is non-transferrable LMAO)

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[–] DaMummy@hilariouschaos.com 1 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

The Kissinger one didn't do it, the Deporter in Chief with a War on Whistleblowers who started 5 wars and has a 90% civilian death rate among his drone strikes didn't do it, but this is where you draw the line?

[–] hector@lemmy.today 1 points 1 hour ago

Also used the cia to impersonate vaccination workers.

A despicable act.

[–] MutantTailThing@lemmy.world 5 points 4 hours ago

Donnie wins the biggest boy prize.

[–] slothrop@lemmy.ca 4 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago) (3 children)

can it be revoked?

eta: I did the google and apparently it can't be revoked, but I'm sure history will award it an asterisk.

[–] someguy3@lemmy.world 7 points 3 hours ago

It's not transferrable. He gets the gold trinket, that's it.

[–] Nollij@sopuli.xyz 8 points 4 hours ago

It's not his. He's just proud to be holding onto someone else's award. Which is somehow the most pathetic thing I think I've ever heard. It's like being a cuck for the actual holder.

[–] mrmacduggan@lemmy.ml 4 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)

It can't be revoked or transferred, he just has the physical token. He's an idiot.

[–] doug@lemmy.today 3 points 4 hours ago

plz. where is the shadow cabal of some other government to stop this shit. plz. it’s morons in charge rn there’s a huge blind spot open. plz take it.

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