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[–] natecox@programming.dev 32 points 21 hours ago (5 children)

I’m disappointed that they cited “scheduling conflicts”.

I get it, politics being politics I understand why they wouldn’t want to tell the US president to go fuck himself… but I very much wanted them to tell him to go fuck himself.

[–] FatVegan@leminal.space 4 points 8 hours ago

I wonder if it would be okay to say that they don't want to, because they wouldn't feel safe with him in the same room

[–] Delphia@lemmy.world 6 points 10 hours ago

The scheduling conflict was "literally anything else"

[–] rockSlayer@lemmy.blahaj.zone 25 points 21 hours ago (3 children)

Personally, I find it incredibly funny that they "don't have time" for the most powerful politician in the world

[–] UnspecificGravity@piefed.social 13 points 20 hours ago

I'd imagine that the ladies on this team have a lot of experience giving the brush-off to creepy little trolls like Trump.

[–] MrSelfDestruct25@fedinsfw.app 5 points 20 hours ago

I have to return...some video tapes.

[–] Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca 5 points 17 hours ago

I just hope that at the same time as the state of the union the team has their own celebratory event and posts lots of photos on social media as a FU to Trump.

[–] Archangel1313@lemmy.ca 11 points 20 hours ago

"Scheduling conflicts" like, "I'm washing my hair that night", are perfectly valid.

[–] U7826391786239@lemmy.zip 24 points 22 hours ago

fuck that pedo rapist sack of shit. they should have preemptively told him to go fuck himself, even if he begged them to attend

[–] CombatWombat@feddit.online 12 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

PWHL > NHL and it isn’t even particularly close.

[–] ZombieCyborgFromOuterSpace@piefed.ca 4 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago)

Damn right. Go la Victoire de Montréal!!

Edit: To add to this, I don't think I've ever had so much fun going to a hockey game than I did seeing a WPHL game. There is just so much love in the crowd. It's always a blast.

NHL games are, for one, inaccessible because of how expensive they are and the crowd is super obnoxious.

[–] HubertManne@piefed.social 3 points 20 hours ago

every olympic team that has won a member or has any member that got a medal should turn it down.