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From BBC News: https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cd9w8xk75ndt Title as of 16:15 EDT.

Posting a screenshot, because it's a live story and the BBC might change the title as the story develops.

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[–] hanrahan@slrpnk.net 1 points 2 hours ago

build a wall /s

[–] ecvanalog@lemmy.world 4 points 5 hours ago

This fucking guy I swear to god

[–] Typotyper@sh.itjust.works 8 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Maybe they should worry about their fires

[–] Lushed_Lungfish@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 hour ago

Canada has routinely sent folks to help fight American forest fires. Because that is who we are.

[–] xangadix@lemmy.world 3 points 8 hours ago

Are the Epstein Files in the wildfire smoke? No? Then let the fire department do their job and bring the child-molester-in-chief to justice. Also, it wouldn't hurt to bring back those environmental laws you abolished.

[–] ivanvector@piefed.ca 52 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

As a punishment for Canadian wildfires, Trump raises taxes that only Americans pay.

Make it make sense, challenge level impossible

[–] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 5 points 9 hours ago

Simple. These wildfires are exacerbated by climate change. American consumerism fuels climate change. By increasing taxes on Americans, he's reducing future wildfires.

[–] dregan@lemmy.world 22 points 17 hours ago (2 children)

The ONLY reason he is aware of this is because the air in DC sucks.

[–] peteypete420@sh.itjust.works 6 points 10 hours ago

But he is in Florida, how would he know?

[–] man_wtfhappenedtoyou@lemmy.world 8 points 16 hours ago

Hope it kills him faster

[–] jj4211@lemmy.world 18 points 18 hours ago

Quick, divert ICE to dealing with that invasion instead.

[–] Bluewing@lemmy.world 9 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

I don't know about you, but the "filthy" air invading my home is caused by the 70,000 acres of forest burning my own state......

****This is what can happen if you do not properly manage the fire burden of forests by allowing fire to consume the dead trees and ground cover. But god forbid the tourists from big cities see a section of burned forests! They tend to get all riled up.

[–] musubibreakfast@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

This is why we wrap tourists in kindling and give them tiki torches before we send them off into the forest in my state.

[–] Varpeggio@lemmy.zip 8 points 16 hours ago

I want off Mr. Bones’ Wild Ride.

[–] ilinamorato@lemmy.world 61 points 1 day ago

Literally old man yells at cloud.

[–] rottenmummy@lemmy.ml 10 points 19 hours ago

Shit, it is real. peak idiocracy 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[–] Skullgrid@lemmy.world 4 points 17 hours ago

From BBC News: https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cd9w8xk75ndt Title as of 16:15 EDT.

Posting a screenshot, because it’s a live story and the BBC might change the title as the story develops

Great quality posting standards, good job

Take my energy tiny blood clot

[–] radix@lemmy.world 292 points 1 day ago (4 children)

Is he saying the atmosphere is a shared resource that no nation should be filling with pollution?

It's fascinating how close he is to getting it, while the world knows he never, never will.

[–] quick_snail@feddit.nl 9 points 17 hours ago

I mean, he has done more for renewable energy than any previous president.

He's increased the cost of gasoline, and done wonders for the electrical grid in Cuba.

[–] dreamkeeper@literature.cafe 4 points 18 hours ago

It's just another excuse to shit on and threaten Canada.

[–] amio@lemmy.world 95 points 1 day ago

Meh, weaponized hypocrisy is 99% of what comes out of his blubbery bitch-ass.

[–] Solumbran@lemmy.world 45 points 1 day ago

No, he's saying that the atmosphere is a resource owned by the US and that other countries should pay for it.

[–] Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works 22 points 1 day ago

This assfuck is all-in on AI and data centers. He doesn't give a fuck about the air.

He could help Canada, but he won't. It's all about bullshit. He needs to feed his fat fucking cow followers with endless bullshit. No gaps in the feedings. Bullshit day and night.

[–] CyberneticOwl@lemmy.world 17 points 1 day ago

I mean, careful what you wish for: legislators could troll Trump by drafting bills that use the same language to go after his agencies that have screwed up air quality, water quality, etc.

[–] Wren@lemmy.today 87 points 1 day ago

As a Canadian in the middle of these wildfires, which fire marshalls and environmental scientists have been warning about for years, I'm glad Doug Ford is getting chastised by his big buddy over a problem that should weigh heavily on his shoulders.

And yes, please, set a precedent to start treating the air as a shared resource. I can't wait to see what kind of penalties get levied against the US once we make that a thing.

I know he'll forget the whole thing once he starts sundowning tonight, but a girl can dream.

[–] ClassyHatter@sopuli.xyz 12 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Trump should put 100% import tariff on wildfire smoke.

[–] schipelblorp@sh.itjust.works 4 points 15 hours ago

I only breathe smoke from domestic wild fires and AI data centers.

[–] plasticbuddha@lemmy.world 20 points 1 day ago

Now Canada is distracting from the Epstein files...

[–] jubilationtcornpone@sh.itjust.works 14 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Dear Canada,

I am really sorry about the senile old fuckwit criminal that some of us decided to let run wild. I tried to tell the other fuckwits that it was a terrible idea. They did not listen.

Sincerely,

Your Friend in the Banana Republic to the South

[–] quick_snail@feddit.nl 1 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

Where does the US grow bananas?

[–] obvs@lemmy.world 3 points 16 hours ago
[–] fizzle@quokk.au 65 points 1 day ago (4 children)

This fucking dumbass. Lets tariff them, that will surely stop them creating all this smoke. The outcome from his liberation day tariff war was so abysmal I'm surprised he's not too ashamed to utter the word ever again.

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 35 points 1 day ago

That would require an iota of self-awareness.

[–] radiofreebc@lemmy.world 28 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Tariff THEM? Do Americans not know how tariffs work? This is like punching yourself in the face and then saying you got beat up.

[–] bigkahuna1986@lemmy.ml 33 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I've had maga family tell at me that the other nation pays tariffs despite all evidence to the contrary. To answer your question, no they don't know how it works.

[–] Klanky@sopuli.xyz 12 points 1 day ago

As someone who works with tariffs every day, people believing this infuriates me.

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[–] RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago

Old Man Yells at Cloud

[–] atzanteol@sh.itjust.works 23 points 1 day ago

He's this close to understanding externalized costs...

[–] prenatal_confusion@feddit.org 12 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Bet those windmills would be nice to have now.

[–] quick_snail@feddit.nl 1 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

I think you mean turbines?

[–] uriel238@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 points 1 day ago

This comes from the rake the forests guy.

Nowadays he alternates between old man yelling at cloud and batshit insane.

Can't ICE just shoot the dirty air for moving in the general direction of one of those masked goons? They could fear for their life or something.

[–] Bebopalouie@lemmy.ca 14 points 1 day ago

Hmm when compensation from America since they are now invading us with vile smoke from Oregon and Idaho at this very moment?

[–] HotsauceHurricane@lemmy.world 14 points 1 day ago

Jesus Christ he is stupid

[–] theparadox@lemmy.world 29 points 1 day ago (1 children)
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[–] NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 12 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Our windmills arent actually windmills, they're fans, and we're blowing all the smoke at you!

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[–] Steve@communick.news 24 points 1 day ago (4 children)

Seriously. I've said this many times before.
Not everything Rump says is newsworthy. Reporters need to learn when to ignore the moron.

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