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[–] CileTheSane@lemmy.ca 10 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I take solace in the fact that this man never knows peace and never knows happiness. Everything he has is never enough, and every moment is spent trying to protect strength he does not possess.

[–] uairhahs@lemmy.world 1 points 6 days ago
[–] a_good_hunter@lemmy.world 66 points 1 week ago (4 children)
[–] Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 31 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] Spacehooks@reddthat.com 8 points 1 week ago

Cinco de mayo taco

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[–] Sturgist@piefed.ca 59 points 1 week ago (11 children)

CNN anchor John Berman said Tuesday as the news broke. “We think that’s what the administration announced just moments ago.”

No one is entirely sure exactly what the Dementia in Chief is ever saying.

Macron added, “We are not going to take part in any forceful operation within a framework that does not seem clear to me.”

Others have said Trump risks “humiliation in full view of the world.”

That implies that he hasn't already been an embarrassment multiple times prior to this.

[–] Tja@programming.dev 11 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] Sturgist@piefed.ca 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Why would he fuck with his embarrassment streak? Not like he has the cognitive capacity to understand what's happening.

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.cafe 10 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

He's aced three cognitive tests, and he can tell the difference between a lion, bear, alligator, and...he thinks it was a squirrel, so that proves he's the smartest president ever.

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[–] victorz@lemmy.world 52 points 1 week ago (3 children)

92-word sentence. I counted 92 words.

This is a man who just starts talking/writing, and doesn't really think about what he's going to say, but just rolls with it.

It's like pressing the next word suggestion on your phone keyboard and talking like that.

[–] blattrules@lemmy.world 30 points 1 week ago (2 children)

He doesn’t even have a plan to end the current sentence he’s working on and people wanted to trust him with military plans.

[–] meejle@piefed.world 12 points 1 week ago

He has concepts of a plan

[–] k0e3@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 week ago

He doesn't even serve sentences. How do you expect him to end one?

[–] deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz 14 points 1 week ago (1 children)

That's exactly how an LLM works.

Have they Weekend at Bernie's'ed Trump?

[–] victorz@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I strongly believe that he doesn't run his own socials, and never did while president. Possibly right at the very beginning.

Edit: ahh. Ehh. You know what, I don't even know. Could be him.

[–] ewo@piefed.ca 11 points 1 week ago

That's a good analogy at the end there.

[–] billwashere@lemmy.world 45 points 1 week ago (4 children)

I’m sure I’m not the only one but I hate to listen to audio of him. His voice grates on my nerves, his thought patterns make feel like I’m getting dumber by the day every time I hear him speak, and it’s cringe worthy that a certain percentage of the population feel like he is an intelligent person.

[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 2 points 6 days ago

I have to mute, skip, or shut off any video with him in it. He's an unbearably evil, stupid person.

[–] HubertManne@piefed.social 9 points 1 week ago

my wife continually complains that him speaking or even seeing his face makes her want to bark at the screen. Like a dog where every fiber of its being is saying bad person.

[–] demonsword@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I can relate. We had our own trump-wannabe running things in Brazil for 4 years. I couldn't stand hearing his voice (or of any of his shitty sons), it made my blood boil.

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[–] Bustedknuckles@lemmy.world 38 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Remember that republican could stop him at any time. This isn't about Trump anymore - he isn't running for re-election so disapproval has no direct effect. The only way we have in our legal framework to stop an insane authoritarian in the white house is for Congress to stop him. Their abdication of duty need to be laid at the feet of every R in office

[–] billwashere@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I completely agree except for the disapproval rating. I haven’t done the math but I’d suspect that a sitting president’s disapproval rating affect tickets down the ballot. Although that may just be wishful thinking.

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[–] Crackhappy@lemmy.world 36 points 1 week ago

These billionaires love to spend. Spend spend spend. Your lives.

[–] kmartburrito@lemmy.world 34 points 1 week ago (3 children)
[–] phutatorius@lemmy.zip 7 points 1 week ago

One of those isn't rotten.

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[–] axh@lemmy.world 14 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

Trump realised he doesn't actually like freedom, at least not for others

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[–] hOrni@lemmy.world 14 points 1 week ago (5 children)

Why does he keep singing his own tweets? We know it's him. His name is on the top.

[–] MalReynolds@slrpnk.net 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)

TBF for the longest time I thought it was a satire account ;}

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[–] jaybone@lemmy.zip 7 points 1 week ago

Mental Illness

[–] Flower@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

He just wants to see his face and name everywhere. Buildings, tweets, ...

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[–] Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works 13 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Pretty sure they got two civilian ships out. Two.

[–] Tja@programming.dev 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

And got one ship damaged, or did that turn out to be false?

[–] Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It's very hard to tell who's bullshitting and who isn't, but reportedly one ship damaged, who the US claim wasn't part of the convoy.

[–] phutatorius@lemmy.zip 6 points 1 week ago (2 children)

It got removed from the convoy because it was damaged, most likely.

[–] qprimed@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 week ago

the policy fell off.

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[–] ProfThadBach@lemmy.world 13 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] Doubleohdonut@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 week ago

Part of your cinco de mayo

[–] resipsaloquitur@lemmy.cafe 11 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Wow, that’s quite unusual for Donald.

[–] MastKalandar@feddit.online 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] billwashere@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago

I think there was implied /s

[–] Lemmyoutofhere@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 week ago

‘Epic Failure’

[–] MutantTailThing@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

Project Freedumb

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