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[–] raman_klogius@ani.social 162 points 6 days ago (2 children)

If not dictator why dictator shaped

[–] rafoix@lemmy.zip 35 points 6 days ago (1 children)

If not a dictatorship why PDF file shaped

[–] PanGodofPanic@lemmy.blahaj.zone 27 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I prefer my autocrats in .txt

but seriously why are we censoring "pedophile" here?

[–] rafoix@lemmy.zip 13 points 6 days ago (5 children)

I self censored for no reason really.

I think I’ve written the word pedophile too much lately and wanted to mix things up a bit.

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[–] ClownStatue@piefed.social 7 points 5 days ago (1 children)

if it walks like a dictator, quacks like a dictator, and shits its pants like a dictator…

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[–] fossilesque@mander.xyz 89 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I see the war is going well

[–] imacatnotaman@lemmy.ml 27 points 6 days ago (1 children)

The dirty diaper likely doesn't help the mood

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[–] Formfiller@lemmy.world 9 points 4 days ago

Caesar Augustus for president 2028! Kill the swamp

[–] dumbass@piefed.social 53 points 6 days ago (3 children)

When will Walmart Hitler just fucking die?

[–] minorkeys@lemmy.world 24 points 6 days ago (2 children)

When will Americans exercise their rights and force him out of office instead of waiting for luck?

[–] Medic8eme@piefed.ca 8 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Don't worry. They're sending hopes and prayers.

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[–] devfuuu@lemmy.world 6 points 5 days ago

Americans don't exercise.

[–] victorz@lemmy.world 14 points 6 days ago

He's way past expiration date

[–] TwilitSky@lemmy.world 6 points 5 days ago

At the worst possible time and not a moment before or after.

[–] NutWrench@lemmy.ml 36 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (4 children)

Oh right. The "liberal news media." The one that's owned by six billionaires. The one that sucks up to Trump constantly. The one that's constantly doing. ¯_(ツ)_/¯ in response to Trump's demented bullshit. THAT liberal news media.

[–] daychilde@lemmy.world 22 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Sorry about the loss of your arm. :(

[–] village604@adultswim.fan 10 points 5 days ago (1 children)
[–] daychilde@lemmy.world 7 points 5 days ago

Yeah, but his other arm is fine, so… it's definitely a choice in this case. lol

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[–] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 47 points 6 days ago (1 children)
[–] cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca 10 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Someone just needs to shop Trump's face on this pic

[–] dumbass@piefed.social 23 points 6 days ago (7 children)
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[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 11 points 4 days ago

Trump went on, “The story was knowingly FAKE and, in a certain way, you can say that those Media Outlets that generated it should be brought up on Charges for TREASON for the dissemination of false information!”

I'll take "what was J6?" for a thousand

[–] Avicenna@programming.dev 9 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Uses the word treason quite lightly for someone committing it on a daily basis

[–] petey@aussie.zone 34 points 6 days ago (3 children)

So I listened to it and heard nothing about death penalties for reporters. Am I missing something?

[–] brucethemoose@lemmy.world 103 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (8 children)

Quoting Trump's post, the nugget of truth is from:

The story was knowingly FAKE and, in a certain way, you can say that those Media Outlets that generated it should be brought up on Charges for TREASON for the dissemination of false information!

Which they turned into "Demands Death Penalty" because DailyBeast is a tabloid.

TBH I'm sick of DailyBeast and Rawstory showing up in my Lemmy feed. I'd argue they violate this subs rules:

credible sources

[–] LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.dbzer0.com 42 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (2 children)

Yeah no, the president saying people should be charged with something thats punishment is death or life in prison is exactly that.. saying those journalists should be put to death or life in prison for what they have written.

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[–] thisbenzingring@lemmy.today 29 points 6 days ago (1 children)

well that's true but also the penalty for treason is the death penalty

[–] brucethemoose@lemmy.world 25 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (2 children)

Or imprisonment.

Point is, that's not what the quote directly said. And that's what distinguishes journalism, and tabloids like DailyBeast (or talking heads/"analysis" like Fox News). Hence, every actual news outlet on this topic went with a factual headline, and quoted Trump directly instead of making a jump.

This distinction is very important to me. Ragebait like DailyBeast is why Trump is in power and the world sucks now, because it works.

[–] LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I get your point, but the president saying people should get life in prison if not killed for their 1st amendment right which he swore and oath to uphold would be an absolute reason for an immediate impeachment to most.

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[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 9 points 6 days ago

TBH I’m sick of DailyBeast and Rawstory showing up in my Lemmy feed. I’d argue they violate this community’s “credible sources” rule.

I'll support that motion.

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[–] RePsyche@lemmy.world 9 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Is there a transcript? I’m not exactly sure which unhinged rant I’m looking for.

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[–] lechekaflan@lemmy.world 25 points 6 days ago

As if starving and murdering detainees in ICE concentration camps weren't enough.

What a motherfucker.

[–] Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 17 points 5 days ago (8 children)
[–] Wilco@lemmy.zip 10 points 5 days ago (3 children)

Midterms ... Impeachment ... then Prison or LEGAL execution upon conviction. Can't say Im spouting threats or violence for that.

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[–] daychilde@lemmy.world 13 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Shitty article from a shitty source. In fairness, about a shitty President.

[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 5 points 5 days ago (1 children)
[–] TwilitSky@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Of course Bill Clinton was one of the best ones, but who is counting THE LAST OK DECADE (90's). Everything was horrible after that. Everyone who was an adult in 2000 knows everything turned to poop.

[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 days ago

You're not wrong. The SCROTUS deciding the 2000 election was an early warning sign, then 9/11 came and it just kept getting worse from there.

[–] humanspiral@lemmy.ca 8 points 5 days ago

Iran does have sea drones, and they have made giant holes in tankers at sea level with them. Iraq claimed that 2 of them were used to turn 2 real tankers into 2 giant fireballs in their harbour. I have seen AI of 20 simultaneous missiles hitting downtown Tel Aviv, but a bigger problem than AI on Israel is that Israel is criminalizing the sharing of strike information, with selective permission after for whining about civilian areas. There is a lot of damage every night in Israel.

Trump said the rallies in big square of Tehran are also fake, and even the hits Israel/Israelis admit to are fake. Same with GCC hits that GCC acknowledges.

If using AI for fake news, there is a Netanyahu video out early today, where his wedding ring fades in and out. He should then give death penalty to IDF/Netanyahu (he could be hiding instead of dead) for fake news.

It is next level, Hitler's bunker, and losing, to be resorting to this level of desperation.

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 5 points 4 days ago

The guy who launched a violent Insurrection, and stole hundreds of classified documents to sell, might want to keep his mouth shut about Treason. Glass houses and throwing rocks and whatnot.

[–] El_guapazo@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago

Death to pedophiles!

[–] phoenixarise@lemmy.world 11 points 6 days ago (1 children)

God can’t exist. He just can’t. Because why would he let this pestilence live on, especially with three lifetimes’ worth of KFC and McCrap in his arteries?

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