I have never been more embarrassed to be an American as I was watching Trump and Vance try to browbeat the Ukranian president. What an international humiliation for the US. Remember when Dumb Donnie addressed the UN during his first term? Remember how they laughed to his retarded face and he didn't understand? This was 1,000 times worse. Someone should show him Musselini's last photo. Maybe then he'll understand.
Even during this utter disgrace today, Zelenskyy insulted Trump, Vance, and Glenn (MTG's boyfriend - the tool asking about Zelenskyy's outfit) right to their faces with his various replies and they very obviously didn't realize it. That shit sailed clear over their heads.
I remember seeing Bush on tv and thinking "couldn't they have found someone better for that job? There's 350 million of them." But apparently he wasn't the worst option.
I just KNOW that some dude in his circle told him of the importance of rare earth metals to modern electronics and that China has the most of it and his 2 brain cells just remembered "Good stuff Ukraine earth, need to get"
Never in a million years did Trump know before what rare earth metals are, what they are used for and where they are found.
Someone set him up on this path and is now leaning back and watching the show unfold.
It's just so embarrassing that not only is he a Mafia-esque thug, but he's just so incompetent about it. Can't even shake down a former ally without sticking his foot so far in his mouth he's crapping shoelaces.
Russian state media was at the event without credentials or being cleared security. I wonder how they got into one of the most secure rooms within ten feet of POTUS without some kind of invitation...
How hilarious would it have been for Ukraine to have Trump sign a binding security agreement that gave the US like 80% of the profits from Ukraine's "Raw Earth Minerals" though?
They were never going to sign a security agreement and they never will. And even if they would, it'd probably be worthless with the exception of the areas they would be exploiting
Just have them swap the paperwork for the exact same paperwork but with a guaranteed 100% us protections buried in the middle ... the orange dipshit and his team would more likely than not even notice til zelensky points it out
That's the thing the US has the best earth cookers, everyone says so. So it's a win-win, Ukraine's earth is now safe for consumption, and the US gets all the profits for doing zero work.
You lot created a culture where the kids left town to get educated and the dumb ones came back. Rinse and repeat for 100 years and the popular vote insists that plants crave Brawndo.
Yup, all the smart ones gravitated towards major population centres and land should not be allowed to vote. Gerrymandering is fucking un democratic and evil. However, didn't Trump win the popular vote. It seems as though stupidity is spreading nicely.
Worse, we created a nation governed by two diametrically opposed factions that are meant to govern a fuckin' nation, think about it, politicians that are more motivated to destroy each other over ideology, instead of policy, (save for policy, to destroy the other faction) It's fuckin' lunacy to have mortal enemies govern the same nation! Get rid of ideology, and parties, as both are in the way of proper governance! It's why we're here, with a convict that has the power to affect millions!
You may downvote this, but we are here today, facing a nazi uprising in our own fuckin' government because we allowed confederates to serve in our government, and, form a literal faction for the express purpose of revenge for taking their slaves away from them... I mean, that's what it's all about, upturning the nation for christofascist rule and revenge...
Pretty sure you're getting downvoted for "both sides"ing the nazi takeover. One side has poor messaging and doesn't listen to younger members. The other side is full of fascists, rapists, scammers and more. They are not the same.
First off, thanks for the explanation, secondly, I am very much on the side that doesn't want to destroy lives, and are only motivated for revenge and conquest...
I believe that we need to re-think about the role politicians have on our lives as they have too much power, as ideology should not be in politics, as it is being used as a weapon to destroy others, no, policy should take precedence, Ideology is for the individual, and family, never for any leadership/governance!
Also of note, I do not think they're the same, as that would be ridiculous... No, my entire point is that opposing factions will never work together to govern a nation, not that they are the same side, that's as ridiculous as saying ice cream is made from beef... x^D
But yes, people will jump to that conclusion as most are on edge already, and with good reason, but I need more than 500 characters to fully explain my ideas, theories and solutions about this mess!
We got more than two centuries of functional government out of a shared commitment to stability via traditions and norms, but inevitably the top spot gets taken by a psychopath or narcissist willing to burn it all down just to light up their reflection. I agree we would likely do better with more than two parties, but that would take a rewrite of our constitution and election laws which neither party are incentivized to pursue.
Tbf, only one party wants to crush the other and make it fail, even at the cost of the citizens. But I'm done defending the dems too! Fucking ineffectual knobs.
"Fucking ineffectual knobs." ⇐ Indeed, also of note, we are the most fragmented voting base too (Dem vs Leftists vs Progressives, etc...) IF we voted with the same fervour and unity as the right we wouldn't have this issue, and by vote I don't mean for the idiot president, no, the most vital elections are local/state/midterms, as it is the lawmakers that truly run this nation... And yes, the world be a much better place without the Right wing menace, as "good men have done nothing!"
The bigger problem is that the Democratic party currently contains every non-insane conservative politician, and the party 'liberals' in power got that way by being centrists in the 80s and 90s. There is no actual liberal party right now, there's only fascists vs. a center-right umbrella that's mildly not terrible on social issues.
We as a nation painted ourselves into a political corner that we can't get out of, and it's really frustrating to see the same patterns over the decades play out and there's nothing you can do about it, except protest and vote, and rattle online with political theories, ideas and solutions and hope something sticks, or at least is promptly disproven, I'd much rather be proven wrong than run around in ignorance! I mean, nothing I say is written in stone, until it's proven or disproven.
StellaMatutina
"thighland"
TwistedAro
#politics
noWhiteHorseHereJustBatturuPrinsu
You mean the president of the country that says "hold down the fort" instead of "hold the fort"?
JackieTreehornProductions
Raw earth, and rare milk is where we're at.
Bytencoder
Ukraine should give him all the Promethium ore for free.
SecretAgentSuperBooger
BuckysGambit
cousteau
He thinks he's buying raw eggs
PaddyPatrick
Raw dog earth
Che07
I heard "raw earth's"?!? Stupid bugger doesn't even know what that means, that's for sure.
t9dawg
I hope orange dumbass find a close connection to earth very soon.
xETM
raw, cooked, it's all good
syko2k
That vague approximation of a human being has failed at everything it's ever tried. And you expect it to be able to speak properly?
BlackHoleSon01
I have never been more embarrassed to be an American as I was watching Trump and Vance try to browbeat the Ukranian president. What an international humiliation for the US.
Remember when Dumb Donnie addressed the UN during his first term? Remember how they laughed to his retarded face and he didn't understand?
This was 1,000 times worse. Someone should show him Musselini's last photo. Maybe then he'll understand.
MerriMod
Even during this utter disgrace today, Zelenskyy insulted Trump, Vance, and Glenn (MTG's boyfriend - the tool asking about Zelenskyy's outfit) right to their faces with his various replies and they very obviously didn't realize it. That shit sailed clear over their heads.
ProgeriaProstitutes
I remember seeing Bush on tv and thinking "couldn't they have found someone better for that job? There's 350 million of them." But apparently he wasn't the worst option.
ElvisParsly
FPAlpha
I just KNOW that some dude in his circle told him of the importance of rare earth metals to modern electronics and that China has the most of it and his 2 brain cells just remembered "Good stuff Ukraine earth, need to get"
Never in a million years did Trump know before what rare earth metals are, what they are used for and where they are found.
Someone set him up on this path and is now leaning back and watching the show unfold.
MerriMod
That someone would be Putin and/or Elon.
mithiwithi
It's just so embarrassing that not only is he a Mafia-esque thug, but he's just so incompetent about it. Can't even shake down a former ally without sticking his foot so far in his mouth he's crapping shoelaces.
tzahtman
Russian state media was at the event without credentials or being cleared security. I wonder how they got into one of the most secure rooms within ten feet of POTUS without some kind of invitation...
Rodley
They have office in WH bunker - da!
Knifesmith
Well, it's not a security risk in the traditional sense. I mean, it's not like they're going to harm their most valuable agent.
SaintSleepyWeasel
This.
xETM
such a mystery
eion85
How hilarious would it have been for Ukraine to have Trump sign a binding security agreement that gave the US like 80% of the profits from Ukraine's "Raw Earth Minerals" though?
Bojovnik84
Send him raw glass, otherwise known as sand and tell him he go pound sand until he creates glass.
dirtybarnacles
69, yer welcome ;)
crimpitdown9001
Wow, and more than doubled the upvotes in less than an hour. Impressive
Sh1tMovieGroup
Exactly, Zelensky should've been, raw earth's? Um sure, you know what, you can have them all...
iLoveItWhenMyFingersSmellLikePussy
They were never going to sign a security agreement and they never will. And even if they would, it'd probably be worthless with the exception of the areas they would be exploiting
Zamm005
I get the joke, but Trump would be happy about that... This isn't about the money, it's about giving Putin what he wants.
Trump would accept "we get nothing and Putin gets everything" if there was a magic way to not have that appear that he lost the negotiation
That was the subtext of what he screamed at Zelensky and the world on Friday.
Pokegeologist
Soil. You bought soil, King Dumbass.
SalmonTheWise
Unfortunately, Ukraine has probably the best soil in Europe so it would actually be a good deal. Possibly better than the rare earth minerals one.
Icantthinkofacleverusernametouse
Just have them swap the paperwork for the exact same paperwork but with a guaranteed 100% us protections buried in the middle
... the orange dipshit and his team would more likely than not even notice til zelensky points it out
ZachariasWolfe
We literally already have an agreement to protect them in exchange for nukes they gave up. What would another protection agreement do?
Gwarpony
Just mail hundreds of boxes of dirt to the white house while blasting Johnny Cash's version of Hurt from UPS trucks? That would be glorious.
IAmTheBadW01f
I think Ukraine has some special dirt he can have
DrWolfram
Ironically enough Ukraine is famous for its soil.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chernozem
maincarrot
"here is your dirt, sir."
Trump: "is it raw?"
"Indeed, sir. From the Ukraine district."
Trump: "mmm. I can sense its value. Good. Thank you, everyone, that is all."
maincarrot
(it's literally just cow shit tilled in top soil.)
An astute nostril, my liege.
Hackwitch
Or just send some from Pripyat.
Ambipolar
Hm. Maybe you could sell him a bunch of uncooked earth?
IhopeUgetwhatUvoted4
Is someone selling cooked earth?
SalmonTheWise
Humanity is currently working on cooking Earth.
Allusernamesaretakensoichoosethis
kris40k
Just a bunch of sacks of potting soil
BananaForScaIe
That's the thing the US has the best earth cookers, everyone says so. So it's a win-win, Ukraine's earth is now safe for consumption, and the US gets all the profits for doing zero work.
SignedEpsteinsMother
ODB has entered the chat
woozle
I like mine medium-well
epicurusaquinas
Medium-well huh? An aristocrat. /jk
ReelPoop
your taste in fine planetary dining is as bad as the orange dumbass
BigRedTX
Having flashbacks to him mispronouncing "Yosemite". Oh wait that was like, last week.
Canucklesammich
Don't forget "Thigh-land".
billstranger
Its because he's an anti-yosemite.
soulthreat
Did he say “yo-semite”?
mikeatike
Yo
ChareAndFlaff
I think you already know the answer.
tzahtman
He sure did.
soulthreat
I would ask “how did we get here” but i know i dont want the answer
ih8clickb8
Yo…Semite! I’m coming to pave your strip!
Frederf
No way. Jaweh.
UncreativeCreator
Whats the correct pronounciation? I only know the written word?
soulthreat
Yoh-seh-meh-tii
squirrelgirl86
Like if you aren't from the US this is totally fair
UncreativeCreator
nope. Greeting from the other side of the pond :)
tanebot
You lot created a culture where the kids left town to get educated and the dumb ones came back. Rinse and repeat for 100 years and the popular vote insists that plants crave Brawndo.
JohnSmithterms
Yup, all the smart ones gravitated towards major population centres and land should not be allowed to vote. Gerrymandering is fucking un democratic and evil. However, didn't Trump win the popular vote. It seems as though stupidity is spreading nicely.
Butidontwanttomakeausername
Its got electrolytes, it's what plants crave
cousteau
Pretty sure it's already at that level.
tanebot
Yes, the rinsing and repeating started at least 100 years ago. :/
TZO2k15
Worse, we created a nation governed by two diametrically opposed factions that are meant to govern a fuckin' nation, think about it, politicians that are more motivated to destroy each other over ideology, instead of policy, (save for policy, to destroy the other faction) It's fuckin' lunacy to have mortal enemies govern the same nation! Get rid of ideology, and parties, as both are in the way of proper governance! It's why we're here, with a convict that has the power to affect millions!
pikemccallister
Football they gotta pick a team
TZO2k15
I always detested football, the American version that is... ;^)
TZO2k15
You may downvote this, but we are here today, facing a nazi uprising in our own fuckin' government because we allowed confederates to serve in our government, and, form a literal faction for the express purpose of revenge for taking their slaves away from them... I mean, that's what it's all about, upturning the nation for christofascist rule and revenge...
phobosorbust
Pretty sure you're getting downvoted for "both sides"ing the nazi takeover. One side has poor messaging and doesn't listen to younger members. The other side is full of fascists, rapists, scammers and more. They are not the same.
TZO2k15
First off, thanks for the explanation, secondly, I am very much on the side that doesn't want to destroy lives, and are only motivated for revenge and conquest...
I believe that we need to re-think about the role politicians have on our lives as they have too much power, as ideology should not be in politics, as it is being used as a weapon to destroy others, no, policy should take precedence, Ideology is for the individual, and family, never for any leadership/governance!
TZO2k15
Also of note, I do not think they're the same, as that would be ridiculous... No, my entire point is that opposing factions will never work together to govern a nation, not that they are the same side, that's as ridiculous as saying ice cream is made from beef... x^D
But yes, people will jump to that conclusion as most are on edge already, and with good reason, but I need more than 500 characters to fully explain my ideas, theories and solutions about this mess!
phobosorbust
We got more than two centuries of functional government out of a shared commitment to stability via traditions and norms, but inevitably the top spot gets taken by a psychopath or narcissist willing to burn it all down just to light up their reflection. I agree we would likely do better with more than two parties, but that would take a rewrite of our constitution and election laws which neither party are incentivized to pursue.
bloodtaker3
Tbf, only one party wants to crush the other and make it fail, even at the cost of the citizens. But I'm done defending the dems too! Fucking ineffectual knobs.
TZO2k15
"Fucking ineffectual knobs." ⇐ Indeed, also of note, we are the most fragmented voting base too (Dem vs Leftists vs Progressives, etc...) IF we voted with the same fervour and unity as the right we wouldn't have this issue, and by vote I don't mean for the idiot president, no, the most vital elections are local/state/midterms, as it is the lawmakers that truly run this nation... And yes, the world be a much better place without the Right wing menace, as "good men have done nothing!"
phobosorbust
The bigger problem is that the Democratic party currently contains every non-insane conservative politician, and the party 'liberals' in power got that way by being centrists in the 80s and 90s. There is no actual liberal party right now, there's only fascists vs. a center-right umbrella that's mildly not terrible on social issues.
TZO2k15
We as a nation painted ourselves into a political corner that we can't get out of, and it's really frustrating to see the same patterns over the decades play out and there's nothing you can do about it, except protest and vote, and rattle online with political theories, ideas and solutions and hope something sticks, or at least is promptly disproven, I'd much rather be proven wrong than run around in ignorance! I mean, nothing I say is written in stone, until it's proven or disproven.