this post was submitted on 18 Jan 2026
744 points (98.8% liked)

World News

52182 readers
3507 users here now

A community for discussing events around the World

Rules:

Similarly, if you see posts along these lines, do not engage. Report them, block them, and live a happier life than they do. We see too many slapfights that boil down to "Mom! He's bugging me!" and "I'm not touching you!" Going forward, slapfights will result in removed comments and temp bans to cool off.

We ask that the users report any comment or post that violate the rules, to use critical thinking when reading, posting or commenting. Users that post off-topic spam, advocate violence, have multiple comments or posts removed, weaponize reports or violate the code of conduct will be banned.

All posts and comments will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. This means that some content that violates the rules may be allowed, while other content that does not violate the rules may be removed. The moderators retain the right to remove any content and ban users.


Lemmy World Partners

News !news@lemmy.world

Politics !politics@lemmy.world

World Politics !globalpolitics@lemmy.world


Recommendations

For Firefox users, there is media bias / propaganda / fact check plugin.

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/media-bias-fact-check/

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
 

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 127 points 3 days ago (4 children)

So a protection racket, in other words.

Setup by the dollar store godfather wannabe

Ever since trump got elected, the news has been either bizarre, devastating, hilarious, insane, removed, cringe, maddening....

Can that heart attack come already? Come on, McDonald's hamburgers, do your job

[–] OhmeHose@feddit.org 8 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Heart Attack would be nice, but the men next in line are worse.

[–] elucubra@sopuli.xyz 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Yeah. A crushing defeat in midterms is a better outcome. Also, if some republican senators and congrespeople figured that they can save their asses by opposing Trump, those from tariff ravaged states, for example, he could even be impeached.

[–] OhmeHose@feddit.org 2 points 2 days ago

I don't think you'll have midterms. Trump's just one year into his presidency and already has his SS(private military) deporting people with citizenship. There's no consequences to his actions, so why follow laws?

[–] Tyrq@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 3 days ago

Make news boring again

[–] Voroxpete@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Absolutely fucking terrible protection racket if that's what it is.

The US spends 7tn per year on government spending. Even if the entire UN ponied up a billion each, every year, that would be less than 200bn in additional revenue. Not nothing, but barely a fraction of the 5tn in tax revenue the US government takes in every year.

That's like the mafia hitting you up for $50 a month.

[–] dreamkeeper@literature.cafe 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Lol as if this money will go to us. Trump will pocket it for himself just like he's doing with Venezuela.

[–] Mirshe@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

Actually, at least according to this article, the charter does state that any funds will be personally controlled by Trump (or whoever he designates as his successor).

[–] 0x0@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 days ago

Can that heart attack come already? Come on, McDonald’s hamburgers, do your job

Can We the people wake the fuck up already and use the 2A to do a burger's job?