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Donald Trump erupted at the United Kingdom Tuesday morning over its refusal to join the United States in its war against Iran, issuing the European nation a notice that the United States would no longer be offering it “help.”

“All of those countries that can’t get jet fuel because of the Strait of Hormuz, like the United Kingdom, which refused to get involved in the decapitation of Iran, I have a suggestion for you: Number 1, buy from the U.S., we have plenty, and Number 2, build up some delayed courage, go to the Strait, and just TAKE IT,” Trump wrote on his social media platform Truth Social.

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[–] andallthat@lemmy.world 8 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago)

Yes please, stop helping. And thank you! See? I didn't forget to say it.

But really, you have done more than enough. A LOT more. Some would say you have done way too much. Get on your couch, turn on the tv, order a Big Mac and please, please, stop helping.

[–] FosterMolasses@leminal.space 1 points 1 hour ago

Oh shit lol

[–] sirico@feddit.uk 4 points 3 hours ago

No help only help

[–] metermatic26@lemmy.world 2 points 3 hours ago

Why can’t the UK just deal with Iran directly? Why pander to an ungrateful US?

[–] Nunar@lemmy.world 19 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

What is a king if his crown is worthless? Not a man of the people, but surrounded by cultists. Praised by the loudest, loved by the thoughtless. Crowned not by honor, but by lies that were endless.

His walls crumble as whispers grow louder, Causing once-shaking hands to grip blades ever prouder. The throne he once clutched, now colder than stone, His fate sealed by the seeds of ruin he'd sown.

He feasts while his kingdom is left to rot, Drunk on his power yet blind to the plot. A puppet on strings, now tangled and caught. If he ends up dead, then that is his lot.

The crown on his head, a mockery now, A hollow gold band on a sweat-ridden brow. No glory remains, no trumpets resound, Only silence and ash on the burning ground.

Betrayed not by foes but those he called his closest friends,

Their daggers ensuring his rule meets its end. No prayers are whispered, no mourners will weep, For kings who sow torment shall fall just as deep.

When he ends up dead, the people have spoken, A crown polished with falsehood is a crown that is broken. And a kingdom built on cruelty is one which ends with dread,

The crown on his corpse was always a crown of the dead.

[–] zenzanzoo@lemmy.world 0 points 3 hours ago (1 children)
[–] smeenz@lemmy.nz 2 points 2 hours ago

I read it on lemmy, just above your comment.

We will! And it'll have blackjack ... and hookers!

[–] libre_warrior@lemmy.ml 2 points 4 hours ago

Why cant the Washington regime "just take" it?

[–] DMCMNFIBFFF@lemmy.world 14 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Maybe we can build even more big beautiful windmills.

[–] darkmogool@feddit.org 4 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

oh nooo… they kill millions of birds and [insert random idiot argument]…

[–] chrizzly@feddit.org 2 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)

plus they're eating the dogs!

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

UK just has to agree not to help Israel or the US, pay in yuan and tada they get their oil.

[–] MrSulu@lemmy.ml 6 points 6 hours ago

Even in that statement he seems to suggest taking oil from another sovereign country. Taking over other countries is sadly our British history, but not current practice, unlike the US.

[–] Digit@lemmy.wtf 1 points 4 hours ago

Plenty more in the North Sea.

[–] pineapplelover@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 7 hours ago

Renewable energy baby go!

[–] Aeao@lemmy.world 6 points 7 hours ago (2 children)

Trump: “what if we pissed off everyone

Generals: pissing of all countries who-

Trump: “I said everyone! Every single person on the planet! I want them pissed all the time!

[–] FosterMolasses@leminal.space 1 points 1 hour ago

This but unironically. It's how authoritarians retain power.

[–] smeenz@lemmy.nz 1 points 2 hours ago

Sadly 20% of Americans would rather cut their own head off than think badly of god emperor trump, so he'll never be able to upset everyone.

[–] theacharnian@lemmy.ca 8 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago)

At some point, some world leader should do a dressing down of this fuckface right there in the world stage.

Edit: Trudeau was too polite: https://youtube.com/shorts/G0va-McELJE

[–] RosaLuxemburgsGhost@lemmy.ml 11 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago) (1 children)

At least the ruling class isn’t hiding behind diplomacy anymore while they rape and pillage the world. They are showing their true colors in their political and economic wars and in their personal behaviors (Epstein).

[–] MyVeryRealName@lemmy.world 2 points 7 hours ago

They don't need to anymore

[–] StarryPhoenix97@lemmy.world 32 points 13 hours ago (3 children)

I’m not saying the system was good (far, far from it) but this asshole walked into office and started dismantling 100 years of economic diplomacy and peace through trade. There’s no way you can tell me he isn’t a useful idiot for Russia.

[–] FosterMolasses@leminal.space 1 points 1 hour ago

And his entire campaign was based on convincing willful idiots that his presidency would do the exact opposite.

Now the US is dead last in education, science, GDP and trade. Lmao

Good luck blaming all that on Biden and Obama as if it's possible to pretend that any facet of society wasn't objectively better. There is no war in Ba Sing Se!

[–] Napster153@lemmy.world 4 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

He's a useful fool every supermaster above him, especially those we don't know.

[–] Digit@lemmy.wtf 2 points 4 hours ago

In a pub, in 2004, an ex-colleague of Trump's told us about what a joke of a narcissist he is, being played by his psychopathic handlers, priming him for a puppet presidency.

[–] how_we_burned@lemmy.zip 12 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

And all it took was letting someone capture him doing the most vilest and evilist shit to children.

[–] ripcord@lemmy.world 20 points 13 hours ago

All it took was for virtually no one to do anything to stop him from doing whatever he wants

[–] Sharkticon@lemmy.zip 11 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

And yet during this entire thing, like a battered spouse, Starmer has still been allowing US planes to use their bases. And will continue to do so.

[–] zenzanzoo@lemmy.world 1 points 3 hours ago

He must kneel to be allowed to have US nukes.

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