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[–] AJ1@lemmy.ca 11 points 1 day ago

It's getting harder and harder to distinguish NTO headlines from the rest. That's how stupid this motherfucker is. Every Trump headline could be posted here unironically.

[–] DarkFuture@lemmy.world 43 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Imagine living in a country with the face of a felon rapist traitor on our currency.

Brought to you by dipshit conservatives.

[–] thisbenzingring@lemmy.sdf.org 20 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Do you know about Andrew Jackson's behavior?

[–] chaogomu@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago

For all of his many flaws, I don't think Jackson was an agent of a foreign power.

Even so, there are places in Oklahoma where a 20 isn't considered valid currency.

[–] darklamer@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 1 day ago

Imagine living in a country with the face of a felon rapist traitor on our currency.

From my experience travelling the world, that's not particularly uncommon. The US doesn't have to feel singled out for having such people on their bank notes.

[–] Daelsky@lemmy.ca 34 points 1 day ago (3 children)

"President Trump could be enjoying his golden years golfing and spending time with his family," Gill told Fox News Digital. "Instead, he took a bullet for this country and is now working overtime to secure our border, fix our uneven trade relationship with the rest of the world, make America energy independent again, and put America first by ending useless foreign aid."

I can’t I give up. I’m Canadian and America is fucked. There are no policies, no plans to make projects or fix problems. It’s all a campaign and political points. This is just pure trash satire at this point. URGH

[–] Sauerkraut@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

2016 was the year that satire died

[–] ZILtoid1991@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

It was much earlier.

In 2010, a christian fundamentalist on youtube started to overanalyse Lady Gaga MVs, then moved onto other artists and eventually other media. He was pretty much the forerunner of those wokespotters (except not even SJW was a snarl word at that point), and yes eventually he dabbled into racism too, but he was also openly "not antisemitic" (he loved the sinner and hated the sin). When he first posted his videos, people, including me, thought it was a satire of conspiracy theorists. He was dead serious. I remember him nuking his old videos and making more sane sounding ones once gamergate hit mainstream, even backpedalling on his earlier analysises pointing out Freemasonry symbols and David Stars in media.

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Shouldn't Trump be on the ruble?

[–] KulunkelBoom@lemm.ee 20 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I'd rather see George Clooney's asshole on the 100. Put this fuckers ugly face on the ruble.

[–] Venus_Ziegenfalle@feddit.org 1 points 52 minutes ago

Make americans vote between the two. I feel like that's gonna be more decisive than the last election.

[–] Hossenfeffer@feddit.uk 43 points 2 days ago (8 children)

This was absolutely on my 2025 bingo card along with plans for a new face on Mount Rushmore and a mountain, river, or national park being named after him.

[–] ozoned@lemmy.world 12 points 2 days ago

You forgot Constitutional Amendment to allow a 3rd term.

[–] SocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago (4 children)

I'm naming a toilet bowl after him.

[–] Pulptastic@midwest.social 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)
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[–] Kit@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

That's gonna be tough when he gets rid of all of the park rangers.

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[–] sunbytes@lemmy.world 22 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It's all just ring-polishing stuff to openly declare fealty to him.

Same as the third term stuff.

They don't actually care if it works, only that they have proof of it to show him down the road.

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[–] pHr34kY@lemmy.world 32 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Changing U.S. law would be necessary to allow living people to appear on currency.

Or he could, ya know, die.

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[–] Stern@lemmy.world 52 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

Ahh yes, Benjamin Franklin, founding father, inventor of the bifocals, lightning rod, and Franklin stove, first postmaster general, founder of the University of Pennsylvania, signed the constitution and the declaration of independence along with drafting the latter. Definitely not nearly as important to this country as Donald Trump, who is singlehandedly keeping the orange spray tan market alive.

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[–] redlemace@lemmy.world 27 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I thought only deceased people with a positive influence on society could end up on money. The latter requirement will never happen, and the way he acts many will think it's about time the met the first requirment.

[–] Archelon@lemmy.world 13 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Yeah unfortunately Andrew Jackson’s still on money so…

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[–] LordCrom@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I thought there already was a law stating living persons cannot be placed on currency. Am I not correct?

[–] jj4211@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago

Hmmm... Suddenly I'm on board with this idea

[–] rumba@lemmy.zip 10 points 1 day ago

a what? that word....llllaaaaawwwww can't say I'm familiar with it,

must be some kind of old term that applied to presidents before the current godking....

[–] Estimator0533@lemmynsfw.com 30 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Idiots! Should have made a brand new $500 bill for this! Would work out a lot better with inflation. Great for buying eggs.

[–] SabinStargem@lemmings.world 11 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Musk can be the $1,000,000 bill in Weimer America, suitable for buying a single omelet.

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[–] Ferroto@lemmy.world 33 points 2 days ago (2 children)

We really are on the Biff Tannen timeline.

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[–] SocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The next admin is going to have so much shit to clean up that it'll be like seeing your home after you rented it out to a massive drunken party.

[–] valtia@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago

What do you mean "next admin"? This is it

[–] dan@lemmy.i.secretponi.es 254 points 2 days ago (8 children)

A great idea. Then, when you have to spend four donalds for a carton of eggs you'll remember why voting for con-men is a bad idea.

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[–] pubquiz@lemmy.world 101 points 2 days ago (8 children)

Excellent news since only dead people are permitted on $US. When's he dying? I have March 5th 2025 in the pool.

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[–] Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world 182 points 2 days ago (19 children)

Just so everyone's aware, it's super duper illegal to deface currency.

So like, it would be against the law to use a sharpie to add a Hitler mustache to Trump's face on said dollar bill; or add an arm extended in a Nazi salute; or add swastikas over 'god' where it says "In god we trust"; to then bring it to a bank and report that you received defaced currency and would like to exchange it for new bills, only to do it all again.

So... y'know, probably don't do those things.

[–] WhiteRabbit_33@lemmy.world 55 points 2 days ago (7 children)

It's more a legally gray area in the US that as far as I can find from a quick search has never been settled in court. It likely isn't worth the time for police to go after either even if it was more explicitly illegal.

That might change if there's a sudden surge in people drawing on $100 bills, but who uses $100s that often anyway? Most ATMs I used only dispense $20s. It often isn't worth the trip to the bank, and the US is unfortunately mostly cashless now.

But to be clear: fuck this fascist bullshit and resist in whatever ways you can

https://www.stampstampede.org/faq/yes-its-legal/

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[–] NoForwardslashS@sopuli.xyz 151 points 2 days ago (12 children)

President Trump could be enjoying his golden years golfing and spending time with his family," Gill told Fox News Digital. "Instead, he took a bullet for this country and is now working overtime...

  1. Wasn't he golfing yesterday?
  2. We all know he hates his family and is happy to avoid them.
  3. "Took a bullet" is akin to me saying I was stabbed in the face by a deranged idiot when I cut myself shaving.
  4. Working overtime at what exactly? Are his tiny chode fingers getting tired from signing a few bits of paper?
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[–] neuro_88@lemm.ee 12 points 1 day ago

That’s scary.

[–] froh42@lemmy.world 20 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

That's fair. It will be used a lot, as it is about the price of a box of eggs at the end of this year.

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[–] Dorkyd68@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago (3 children)

All about the trumps just doesn't slap like Benjamins. All about the trumps sounds like a nightmare of a reality show

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[–] maplebar@lemmy.world 58 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Whatever. Go for it, cultists.

This type of shit is just noise meant to distract and overwhelm people from paying attention to the stuff that matters.

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Bruh 🤣

What a clownshow 🤡

[–] Adderbox76@lemmy.ca 93 points 2 days ago (6 children)

So....America....you guys really are about a step-and-a-half away from this?

Get your shit together. Christ.

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[–] letsgo@lemm.ee 40 points 2 days ago (3 children)

So a dollar will only be worth one pence?

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[–] SocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.world 22 points 2 days ago

Just build a temple to Trump Baal where they can make sacrifices to him.

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[–] Empricorn@feddit.nl 67 points 2 days ago

Man, these bootlickers are so pathetic. The lengths they go to to kiss his ass would be cringe even if it was towards an actual great person. The fact that it's directed at this hateful, disgusting man is the saddest thing...

[–] eugenevdebs@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 2 days ago (8 children)

God Trump is such a narcissist. I'm sure he wanted every dollar bill but $100 is the highest denomination.

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