They had to go after the coin with FDR, because conservatives REALLY hate FDR. So petty.
this post was submitted on 14 Mar 2026
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The US Americans are so screwed. Just take a look at Russia if you want to see the future of the US. Widespread poverty, endless war, crony capitalism with a strong and untouchable oligarchy, all ruled by an incompetent but brutal dictator and his loyalists. At least Russia has history and an intellectual class, the US is devoid of anything grounding it. It's going to be an unending clown show of horrors.
ook at Russia if you want to see the future of the US. Widespread poverty, endless war, crony capitalism with a strong and untouchable oligarchy, all ruled by an incompetent but brutal dictator and his loyalists.
The future of the US? That's the present! The future is much worse because of the massive concentration/death camps being constructed.
Believe me. If Trump was as competent as Putin we'd be fucked even faster. His sheer incompetence was the chance given to the american people, but most of them are on the same level.
"Are we the baddies?"
Christ, I thought this was an Onion headline at first.
Can't believe the USA fell to such insufferable edgelords. Just kill me already please.
They’re like little boys only with real instead of toy guns.
Even worse.
Their toy soldiers are real people. Most people know someone somehow that's in the military
They’ve been blowing up fishermen from afar as a test run for playing with these ”toys”. They don’t care.
Before:
After, and only available for 2026:
In other news, the Treasury is drafting a new $1 coin with the fuck-knuckle in both sides
Drafted image (WIP)
The latter is literally illegal, and has been since 1866. No portraits or likeness of a living person may be put on US currency, bonds, or securities. For very good reason.
Honestly, making him eligible is entirely acceptable.
When has the law ever stopped these shit stains?
Haha do you guys remember laws
Maybe the treasury knows something that we don't?
A laser cutter could etch "TRAITOR" across his face in bulk
I'd like to find something anti-Donvict to stamp on all my paper money so it circulates with that on there.
Any ideas?
How much does a laser cutter cost?
Never done metal, but it looks like what people like for it is called a "fiber laser"
They seem to go for about $1400 but have not shopped around or tried to pick up a used one
Besides being illegal, that is not a very wise thing to do. Given enough time, the majority of those coins in circulation are going to be defaced. Of course you’d have to be looney to use a coin for a dollar, but what do I know, eh?
looney
(I get the feeling the joke was intentional)
I will happily throw these in the trash where they belong if I ever come across them.
Ew
The bird looking at it's empty foot like it left home without its wallet again
It’s looking for its Florsheim shoe that used to be there. It was a couple of sizes too big, so it fell off during flight.
Literal warhawk on the dime.
War eagle. It's a nod to wartime Colonel insignia, during war the eagle faces the arrows during peace it faces the olive branch.
It doesn’t change directions during war. It always faces the olive branch, to show a commitment to uphold peace during peacetime, and a hope to return to peace during wartime. But the arrows are always held, as a symbol of the capacity for force when necessary. Maybe it used to switch sides? But it has always faced the olive branch since at least the end of WW2.
That “it has always faced the branch” thing is a large part of why the branch being absent is so jarring. Now it’s just facing… An empty foot? And it is extremely concerning, because it shows a marked shift in imagery from the regime. They’re not just posting dog whistles and pretending they don’t know… They’re actively abandoning established symbolic images in favor of more aggressive ones.
The bird looks confused now, just liking at an empty talon
It doesn't now, it did you until iirc like 1960ish. One shoulder would have peace the other would face war, during war a few manufacturers made sets that only faced war hence war eagles.
It has not "always" faced the branch. Literally 30 seconds of Google or Bing or whatever will tell you that much at least it's not true.
It's not changed during war or peace.
It carries arrows to show readiness for war and faces the olive branch to show a preference for peace, since it was modified by Truman in 1945.
1951 and they are no longer approved for use yet they are still called was eagles and that's what they're evoking.
Jesus, what edgelords.
Kill em all.