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[–] Abyssian@lemmy.world 7 points 57 minutes ago

Why not just follow Israel's lead and declare all other countries and the buildings and homes in them property of the United States?

Then everyone else becomes a criminal tresspasser terrorist and they have to do what we say because they're bad and we're right and it's normal and reasonable for us to zip tie a man's peener and parade him naked in front of his family, they shoot the kids if they so much as look at the rocks that are everywhere because we smashed their neighbors house into rubble the day before.

[–] beejboytyson@lemmy.world 1 points 18 minutes ago

Man, I'm not pro china but dam if the sign out front changes I genuinely don't think it's a negative

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 6 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

How does this dumbfuck manage to get STUPIDER with each passing day? It's like he's studying to get a PhD in Imbecility.

[–] FlexibleToast@lemmy.world 2 points 24 minutes ago

His brain is atrophying as his dementia continues to worsen.

[–] cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 hour ago

And I declare that trump's rectum is a Putin territory.

There's historical precedent.

Isn't this what the British did with the Suez Canal? And the US with the Panama Canal?

[–] KulunkelBoom@lemmus.org 3 points 1 hour ago

Trump declares the moon is his.

Film at eleven.

[–] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 6 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

Anything to distract from the Epstein Files.

[–] FaceDeer@fedia.io 1 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

Honestly, the "distractions" are at this point so far far worse than the Epstein files themselves are that I do kind of want to focus on them.

[–] impairedimperator@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 hour ago

Dude probably doesn't even remember the files, he's just trying to do crazier shit than yesterday with the knowledge that if he can't do something crazier then people might catch up.

[–] LemmyBruceLeeMarvin@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 hour ago

See, he Declared it

[–] rem26_art@fedia.io 85 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

“Pretty soon, I will be declaring the Hormuz Strait a territory of the United States,” Trump said during an address highlighting his administration’s efforts to combat crime in the U.S.

That'll do it. That'll stop crime in the US for sure. I can follow the logic

[–] Rhaedas@fedia.io 20 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Only losers stick to a single topic. This guy multitasks like no other.

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 11 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Nope. Not really. All this random multitasking, all the constant never ending bullshit. It's all actually 1 task.

That 1 task is called "Distract everybody from the epstein files"

[–] AlecSadler@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 hours ago

Would he even lose his existing base at this point though?

[–] nomecks@lemmy.wtf 1 points 1 hour ago

I believe the standing order is that an attack on American territory can be met with nuclear deterrence.

[–] popekingjoe@lemmy.world 40 points 4 hours ago (1 children)
[–] flandish@lemmy.world 6 points 2 hours ago

it’s an oldie but it checks out.

[–] eager_eagle@lemmy.world 131 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago) (3 children)
[–] greatwhitebuffalo41@slrpnk.net 2 points 2 hours ago

Thank you, I came to see if this had been posted. I need this humor to deal with this bull shit.

[–] NateNate60@lemmy.world 41 points 5 hours ago (2 children)
[–] affenlehrer@feddit.org 15 points 4 hours ago

Abstract Art of the deal

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

...but none of it is canon.

[–] turdburglar@piefed.social 5 points 4 hours ago

we had the same inclination. thank you internet twin.

[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 hour ago
[–] darthsundhaft@piefed.social 4 points 2 hours ago

Classic conquistador heritage strategy. Taking what isn't yours by force because you can't think of any other way other than violence against people who didn't want to deal with you in the first place.

more ranting
Typical fucking wanker. He'll rewrite every bit of history he doesn't like to satisfy his own ego no matter how cruel or vile.

Yeah, remember folks. Did you all see that article about how the Pentagon admitted to slaughtering civilians in that one US war crime? Yeah, they're still fucking doing that. STILL.

They're not even fucking hiding it anymore. They're literally telling you to your face that the US has committed the same stupid ass crimes the media portrays as only being done by other war powers.

THAT right there is the problem. This has never been a west vs east battle. This has always been a class war. The greedy and vengeful don't see anything other than a battlefield but they use the rest of us as pawns. They could give two shits if you or I die for their cause.

USA this, Russia that--who cares! What we should be doing is taking them all out. Don't like Trump? Guillotine. Don't like Putin? Guillotine. Kim Un? Guillotine. As entertaining as feeding them to wolves sounds, I wouldn't wish their filth to any animal as food. which should be enjoyed.

[–] Buffalox@lemmy.world 66 points 5 hours ago

Absolutely brilliant Trump. And now that you are at it, why not declare China a US territory too?
I wonder why nobody thought of that before? I guess it's because they don't have big brains. 🤡 🤢 🤣

[–] Buffalox@lemmy.world 55 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago) (1 children)
[–] return2ozma@lemmy.world 30 points 5 hours ago

Fixed it. Sorry

[–] rottenmummy@lemmy.ml 7 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago)

Probably will rename it strait of America as well

[–] radiofreebc@lemmy.world 22 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago) (4 children)

Isn't it already in Iranian AND Omani waters? You can't just claim something someone already owns...especially a country you're not at war with (Oman).

[–] moldy_rice@piefed.keyboardvagabond.com 1 points 33 minutes ago* (last edited 28 minutes ago)

He just did. It's a violation of the UN charter, but that's kinda his schtick.

We just nerd other UN members to grow some balls and start issuing sanctions and embargoes on the US.

[–] GreyEyedGhost@piefed.ca 34 points 5 hours ago

As a matter of fact, you can! It's a great way to start wars and annex territories. Not so good for treaty negotiations, though.

[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 18 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

You can’t just claim something someone already owns…especially a country you’re not at war with (Oman).

Buddy...

Most wars start because someone claimed someone else's territory...

[–] kevincox@lemmy.ml 7 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago) (1 children)

Yeah, anyone can claim whatever they want. Making other people respect your claim is the hard part.

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 8 points 4 hours ago

Alright. Thats it. I've had enough of these territory disputes. I declaire all of existence to be my territory. Yep. Every single atom that exists. All mine. I own everything now.

And for anyone who wishes to dispute this, the process is simple. Just take a number, use your toungue to write out a letter of dispute, directly onto my butthole! Anyone who doesn't do this respects my claim to everything.

[–] AlecSadler@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 hours ago

US colonialism has entered the chat

[–] molestme247@lemmy.world 3 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Senile pedophile jackass with brain rot tells more stories news never

[–] orbituary@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 5 hours ago
[–] limonfiesta@lemmy.world 9 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

Listen and learn boys. This is 12D chess, straight from the grandmaster.

[–] BuckFutter@timeyak.com 7 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

This seems like a good candidate for one of those real men of genius commercials they used to do in the late 90’s. Shame this is reality.

[–] Cricket@lemmy.zip 6 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Remember that those commercials used to say "real American heroes" instead of "real men of genius", until 9/11 happened.

[–] BuckFutter@timeyak.com 3 points 4 hours ago

Oh wow you’re right, I forgot that…that explains why they had a gap in the commercials around 9/11

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

The question is, who is profiting off of this? I mean not Trump money, but real money (JP Morgan, Deutsche Bank, etc.)

Is it just a way to sell a few thousand missiles? I think there's more behind this (that Trump is unaware of, because he's a moron).

[–] aramis87@fedia.io 3 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Please do it. Once he does it, we can complain about the inordinate number of aliens present and tell him he should send ICE there.

God, I would love to see ICE agents get massacred by Iran.

[–] Aqivex@fedinsfw.app 1 points 3 hours ago

... Wouldn't that then mean that every single US company would have an avenue to sue the US government for "negligence" in the handling of the Strait causing disruption?

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