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There is a particular indignity that comes from living in America, derived from the experience of waking up in the morning to see reports that Donald Trump has said something profoundly evil, and then needing to type "truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump" into your web browser to see if he actually said that. Once there, you can see a post in which Trump did indeed threaten to wipe out the entire civilization of Iran, stacked on top of an ad for a sketchy herbal supplement of some sort:

A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again. I don't want that to happen, but it probably will. However, now that we have Complete and Total Regime Change, where different, smarter, and less radicalized minds prevail, maybe something revolutionarily wonderful can happen, WHO KNOWS? We will find out tonight, one of the most important moments in the long and complex history of the World. 47 years of extortion, corruption, and death, will finally end. God Bless the Great People of Iran!

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[-] WanderWisley@lemmy.world 67 points 6 days ago

On the doorstep of the apocalypse all because Donny raped kids and is trying to cover it up.

[-] FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca 16 points 6 days ago

You're delusional if you don't think he'd be doing this without the epstein files

[-] MBech@feddit.dk 8 points 6 days ago

The Epstein files are just a distraction from a fascist takeover of USA and warmongering around the world in an attempt to isolate USA, so the population will be easier to control and so other countries won't intervene when they inevitably start purging their political opponent and minorities.

[-] gwl 5 points 6 days ago

It can be both

[-] greenbit@lemmy.zip 1 points 5 days ago

The Epstein files are the fascist takeover. Of the world. And it's been in place for a while, just more visible

[-] melsaskca@lemmy.ca 3 points 6 days ago

I totally agree with you about his motivation. That sick, twisted degenerate.

[-] Dionysus@leminal.space 47 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

It's fucking TACO Tuesday.

What's everyone expect?

He'll drop a dozen bombs on some children's hospitals and schools, call it a major strategic victory and say they're now begging to make a deal.

The strong man facade is just that.

[-] notabot@piefed.social 26 points 6 days ago

It's that, or he orders the airforce to nuke Tehran. It is my hope that, should that happen, the military step in and remove him from power rather than follow such an order. It's coming to some something when the best hope for the world would be a military coup in the US.

[-] TransNeko@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago

I hate the military... bunch of assholes with a god complex at the top and morons who can't even find an illegal order with a fucking neon sign at the bottom. but anything is better than Trump. Hell I'd take military checkpoints every 5 miles if it gets me the fuck out of the Timeline that looks to be turning into Transphobic Pedophile Nuclear Hellfire every day.

[-] IcePee@lemmy.beru.co 10 points 6 days ago

"TACO Tuesday". One can only hope. The alternative is ghastly.

[-] I_Jedi@lemmy.today 8 points 6 days ago

He just TACO'ed a few minutes ago.

[-] Dionysus@leminal.space 5 points 6 days ago

Fucking called it.

I hate my satire mind calling reality. This is bullshit man.

[-] P1k1e@lemmy.world 4 points 6 days ago

My uncle still says the "Communism" Harris would have brought would be worse.....I hate it here

[-] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 1 points 5 days ago

My uncle still says the "Communism" Harris would have brought would be worse.

We're you brave enough to ask "how, specifically?"

[-] P1k1e@lemmy.world 4 points 5 days ago

You think I want him to talk More?

[-] Goldmage263@sh.itjust.works 1 points 5 days ago

Your uncle sounds a lot like my uncle.

[-] P1k1e@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago

I'm sorry brother. I feel your pain

[-] Atelopus-zeteki@fedia.io 29 points 6 days ago

Congressional Switchboard: 202-224-3121 - Contact your representatives, ask them to support H.R. 1155 Articles of Impeachment, all 13 of them. Stop the madman, stop the madness.

[-] darvocet@infosec.pub 16 points 6 days ago

It's a noble thought but call your senators is a 1950s response to a modern problem.

[-] Atelopus-zeteki@fedia.io 5 points 6 days ago

FRiend, have you called your Congressional Representatives? H.R. (House Resolution) is appended to Bills in Congress, not Senate. Or are you just part of the modern problem? I'm happy to block trolls if you prefer. Have a nice day.

[-] prole 3 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

I don't think that person even knows the difference between the House and the Senate

[-] darvocet@infosec.pub 3 points 6 days ago

I appreciate your comment and I wish it were different. I haven't called because there is no use. Hoping our lawmakers save us hasn't been a tenable solution for a long time.

[-] Atelopus-zeteki@fedia.io 2 points 6 days ago

Prithy do tell, what solution(s) do you find tenable? Broodily commenting on the Fediverse, perhaps? smh

[-] darvocet@infosec.pub 1 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Unfortunately there are no viable solutions for us. We had our opportunity and we squandered it and now we're living the consequences.

[-] prole 3 points 6 days ago

There are literal articles of impeachment being brought in Congress (not the Senate), and contacting Representatives en masse does work.

Why are you on here discouraging people from doing something that could actually help? At the very worst, it does nothing.

[-] darvocet@infosec.pub 1 points 5 days ago

Let me know when it works out for you.

[-] prole 1 points 5 days ago

Buddy, you're talking to like the most pessimistic asshole ever. I have no illusions about how likely this is to work. That doesn't mean I'm going to actively speak out against it. That's just fucking stupid.

[-] webdoodle@lemmy.ml 8 points 5 days ago

How many generals does he have to fire before he finds one willing too launch nukes? Hopefully the whole military will start to refuse his orders.

[-] renrenPDX@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 6 days ago

It’s Taco Tuesday everyone!

[-] betterdeadthanreddit@lemmy.world 14 points 6 days ago

Average mid-2020s Tuesday.

[-] MrSulu@lemmy.ml 11 points 6 days ago

Could you imagine the public revolt if he'd alleged that an election had been cheated? Luckily it's nothing as major as that, just a potential for protracted international war, increasing costs for citizens, loss of lives, more $billions transferred to the military from Public Services. How taxes and fuel prices might need to increase.

[-] gwl 1 points 6 days ago

He did allege that the election was cheated?

[-] gwl 2 points 6 days ago

OpEd framed as news then?

[-] FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca 3 points 6 days ago

Well he isn't going to drop the bombs himself. The people who carry out his genocidal orders will be just as guilty as him

[-] PalmTreeIsBestTree@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago

TACOOOO TUUUUEEEEESSSDAAAAAY

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