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[–] spirinolas@lemmy.world 34 points 6 days ago (1 children)

This guy has ruined satire news...

[–] W3dd1e@lemmy.zip 10 points 6 days ago

Satire now would just be him doing anything like a normal sane president.

[–] SethTaylor@lemmy.world 39 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Trump is a genius inventor: he keeps coming up with new ways to take bribes

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 7 points 6 days ago (1 children)

It's a coin operated system. Insert $25M for the next 6 days of peace.

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[–] skisnow@lemmy.ca 38 points 6 days ago (1 children)

On Friday, the White House presented the composition of "a founding Executive Board", consisting exclusively of figures loyal to Trump: his Middle East adviser Steve Witkoff, his son-in-law Jared Kushner, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and former UK prime minister Tony Blair.

It's astonishing how often Tony Blair manages to find new ways to be a massive fucking disappointment. It's like he's already concluded that he's going to hell for the whole Iraq thing so he'd may as well lean into it by being a huge cunt while he's alive.

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

I thought the same thing. I mean the whole Iraq thing could be seen as a misjudgement in hindsight. Now though he just looks evil.

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 25 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Noice country ya have here, vary vary noice...would be a shame if someone invaded it....wunnit?

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[–] Puddinghelmet@lemmy.world 26 points 6 days ago

First one trump invited is ofcourse putin ... ???

[–] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 27 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (3 children)

Rimmer: United America? Who's that?

Kryten: Well, at the end of the 23rd century, America attempted to bring peace to the world by asking every nation on Earth to sign a peace treaty.

Any nation that refused, they invaded.

Now, a war ensued that was called the War Against War. Those countries who went to war because they were so against war, they were prepared to go to war to fight in a war against war, called themselves United America.

United America

(Sorry can't find a better source)

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[–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 40 points 6 days ago (7 children)
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A "Board of Peace" membership and a 100 Euro bill are worth 100 Euros combined.

[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 18 points 6 days ago

Why can't they just make a Discord server for free instead??

[–] Natanael@infosec.pub 21 points 6 days ago

A board of peace - after telling the Norwegian prime minister that he's not committed to peace anymore because he didn't get the peace price (and no, the PM doesn't control the peace price)

[–] TigerAce@lemmy.dbzer0.com 24 points 6 days ago (1 children)

It costs money to join the axis? This will break the future Hearts of Iron IX mechanics.

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[–] DylanMc6@lemmy.dbzer0.com 26 points 6 days ago (1 children)

TL;DR: Trump decides to let countries pay him a billion dollars to join his own UN ripoff

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[–] skisnow@lemmy.ca 21 points 6 days ago (2 children)

The stupid thing about this is the US already has a disproportionate amount of influence in the UN. Greed is something that can't ever be satisfied.

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[–] trslim@pawb.social 16 points 6 days ago

He doesn't know how to spell, its meant to be "Bored of Peace"

[–] Aceticon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 18 points 6 days ago

Well, after he got a Nobel Peace Prize, it makes sense that he moves onwards towards his next great wish: King Of The World.

[–] verdi@tarte.nuage-libre.fr 13 points 6 days ago

The US government is now a racket headed by an infamous NY gangster that made a fortune scamming people in the real estate business.

History does beat fiction

[–] Bronzebeard@lemmy.zip 15 points 6 days ago (3 children)

It's is honestly amazing just how giving stupid this man is. Like, I am amazed.

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[–] Avicenna@programming.dev 10 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

"I am a Nigerian Princess and I am going to start my own UN. If you decide to invest a billion dollars in it now, you are guaranteed to at least double your investment by the end of the year."

[–] Witchfire@lemmy.world 10 points 6 days ago

Board of peace has the same energy as ministry of truth

Well, that’s one way to start the new Axis powers. The internal fascist structure could be a gamble (usually even other fascist leaders want to have more authority than deference), but I guess we’ll see how it goes.

[–] Rozauhtuno@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 points 6 days ago

The grift goes on.

[–] irelephant@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 6 days ago (1 children)

The 1bn requirement is a great way to make sure countries in the global south can't join.

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

I sure do love being an American (I don't)

[–] queueBenSis@sh.itjust.works 7 points 6 days ago

didn’t he just threaten denmark that he’s done with peace because he didn’t win the peace prize 😑

[–] razen@lemmy.world 7 points 6 days ago

And what if they don't, will he kidnap their Presidents too? Or maybe tarrif them?

[–] TanteRegenbogen@feddit.org 6 points 6 days ago (1 children)
[–] Sunflier@lemmy.world 4 points 6 days ago

It's Trump, so the odds are ever in your favor.

[–] melsaskca@lemmy.ca 8 points 6 days ago

"Board of Peace" tracks better than "Golden Dome". Good phrase donny. That'll make everyone forget about your pedophiliac degeneracy.

[–] Krauerking@lemy.lol 6 points 6 days ago

Sounds like the league of nations just collapsed

[–] 0x0@lemmy.zip 6 points 6 days ago

That's cute but where are the Epstein files?
The "in cash" part is quite interesting...

[–] FreddiesLantern@leminal.space 8 points 6 days ago

Wait, is it me or did they photoshop his hands slightly bigger for this picture?

[–] pir8t0x@ani.social 7 points 6 days ago
[–] Darkness343@lemmy.world 5 points 6 days ago (1 children)

What's the point? Both organizations will be useless as fuck

[–] monkeyslikebananas2@lemmy.world 13 points 6 days ago

Not useless. He’ll now have an additional $1B to steal!

This is hilarious 🤣 I can’t believe he’s just straight up starting a protection racket!

“It’d be a shame if something happened to you green land over here!”

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