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[–] CaptainBasculin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 22 points 1 day ago (1 children)

According to United States law, any children born in United States territory is considered an US citizen and regardless of the claim being legitimate or not according to the US it is their territory, therefore any child born there would be considered US citizen, basically allowing in free immigration from Iran.

[–] MisterLister@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

Republicans already seem intent on nullifying birthright citizenship, not that it would stop them from simply ignoring laws they don't like anyway...

[–] Bwaz@lemmy.world 24 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Iran should declare Florida an Iranian territory.

[–] CorporalCookie@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)
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[–] mechoman444@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

Please take it. We don't need it any more. Plus you get all the scientologists.

[–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 35 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I’ll declare myself President of the United States.

Difference is I’d actually show up and do a better job.

[–] eager_eagle@lemmy.world 235 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (4 children)
[–] NateNate60@lemmy.world 75 points 2 days ago (3 children)
[–] Anivia@feddit.org 12 points 2 days ago (1 children)

That game should really be called 4d chess with multiverse time travel. They "only" added two dimensions to regular chess, but in regular chess the pieces don't move in all 3 dimensions, only 2.

That being said I have almost 20 hours in this game and am still too stupid for it, even if it's "only" 4D 😭

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[–] affenlehrer@feddit.org 21 points 2 days ago

Abstract Art of the deal

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[–] mechoman444@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

O shoot! We can do that? We can just do that? Alright. I call Ohio a mechoman444 territory!

[–] rem26_art@fedia.io 185 points 2 days ago (2 children)

“Pretty soon, I will be declaring the Hormuz Strait a territory of the United States,” Trump said during an address highlighting his administration’s efforts to combat crime in the U.S.

That'll do it. That'll stop crime in the US for sure. I can follow the logic

[–] Rhaedas@fedia.io 57 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Only losers stick to a single topic. This guy multitasks like no other.

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 34 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Nope. Not really. All this random multitasking, all the constant never ending bullshit. It's all actually 1 task.

That 1 task is called "Distract everybody from the epstein files"

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[–] hanrahan@slrpnk.net 40 points 2 days ago
[–] humanspiral@lemmy.ca 19 points 1 day ago

There is a far greater senility problem, than anyone could ever accuse Biden of having. The problem is greater because he has no handlers around him to filter the stupid.

Trump also announced a few weeks ago that the US would collect 20% tarrifs/tolls on all shipments in the SoH. He had to walk back the stupid 2 days later. The only path towards the stupidity becoming reality is if Iran or Oman becomes a US territory, although planting a US flag on a small rock near the SoH, and setting a precedent of whoever controls that rock has territorial control over the SoH (pure stupid), would legitimize Iran's full claim, after they kill all US troops on the rock.

This would justify immediate impeachment, or to at least force another cognitive test at congress's request for review by congress.

[–] bfg9k@lemmy.world 26 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I can declare whatever the fuck I want but it doesn't make it real you fuckass

I have just now declared that the USA is my territory.

See, nobody cares.

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[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 69 points 2 days ago (3 children)

How does this dumbfuck manage to get STUPIDER with each passing day? It's like he's studying to get a PhD in Imbecility.

[–] FlexibleToast@lemmy.world 40 points 2 days ago (2 children)

His brain is atrophying as his dementia continues to worsen.

[–] valkyre09@lemmy.world 15 points 2 days ago (4 children)

I guess there’s still hope then that one of these days a piece of the brain will die where he loses the ability to speak & move. I’ll sleep well tonight to the thought that this vile piece of shit could die slowly, alone and afraid 🤗🛏️

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 12 points 2 days ago

It will be hilarious if Biden out lives him

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[–] neukenindekeuken@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Sure, but also, he was always a fucking idiot. He's never been smart,even by average idiot American standards.

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[–] MML@sh.itjust.works 11 points 2 days ago

Literally syphilis

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[–] Buffalox@lemmy.world 106 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Absolutely brilliant Trump. And now that you are at it, why not declare China a US territory too?
I wonder why nobody thought of that before? I guess it's because they don't have big brains. 🤡 🤢 🤣

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

Why not Taiwan? Then TSMC doesn’t have to build factories in the US.

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[–] Buffalox@lemmy.world 85 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)
[–] return2ozma@lemmy.world 51 points 2 days ago (1 children)
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[–] popekingjoe@lemmy.world 61 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)
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[–] Avicenna@programming.dev 8 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I think at this point he is just jealous that he doesn't have a 10 year war like Vietnam to his name and this is why he is a acting like a spoiled little child regarding this.

[–] Eryn6844@piefed.blahaj.zone 22 points 2 days ago (1 children)

and i declare i am the empress of MARS. woop de dooo. the emperor has no clothes

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 11 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I wouldn't recommend the no clothes thing on Mars.

[–] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 17 points 2 days ago

I wouldn't recommend the no clothes thing on Trump.

[–] Abyssian@lemmy.world 29 points 2 days ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Why not just follow Israel's lead and declare all other countries and the buildings and homes in them property of the United States?

Then everyone else becomes a criminal tresspasser terrorist and they have to do what we say because they're bad and we're right and it's normal and reasonable for us to zip tie a man's peener and parade him naked in front of his family, and shoot the kids if they so much as look at the rocks that are everywhere because we smashed their neighbors house into rubble the day before.

[–] Spacehooks@reddthat.com 6 points 1 day ago

Basically Same energy

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 17 points 2 days ago

Yeah I'm sure that will work.

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 17 points 2 days ago

until the markets open up on monday.

[–] k0e3@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 day ago
[–] cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca 24 points 2 days ago

And I declare that trump's rectum is a Putin territory.

[–] radiofreebc@lemmy.world 33 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (4 children)

Isn't it already in Iranian AND Omani waters? You can't just claim something someone already owns...especially a country you're not at war with (Oman).

[–] GreyEyedGhost@piefed.ca 51 points 2 days ago

As a matter of fact, you can! It's a great way to start wars and annex territories. Not so good for treaty negotiations, though.

[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 22 points 2 days ago (4 children)

You can’t just claim something someone already owns…especially a country you’re not at war with (Oman).

Buddy...

Most wars start because someone claimed someone else's territory...

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[–] UnLocoPoco@lemmy.world 14 points 2 days ago

Damn...I thought I was the emperor of the universe 😞

[–] aldhissla@piefed.world 13 points 2 days ago (7 children)

Somebody tell this 🤡 (and Putin too) that annexations can happen after a war, not during. If you try to do reichskommissariats before the end of the war, you're in shitty company and people will take you less seriously.

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[–] craftrabbit@lemmy.zip 8 points 2 days ago (1 children)
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[–] melsaskca@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 day ago

To trumpy: The trump/epstein mp4's you degenerate pervert. Remember those? No matter what outrageous shit you do as a bona fide degenerate pervert the trump/epstein mp4 files will always be there. Deal with it motherfucker and hate us even more for it. Please clock, tick, tick, tick (embolism go BOOM!).

[–] orbituary@lemmy.dbzer0.com 19 points 2 days ago
[–] KulunkelBoom@lemmus.org 13 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Trump declares the moon is his.

Film at eleven.

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[–] humorlessrepost@lemmy.world 8 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Sounds like he’s setting up justification for nukes. They attacked US territory.

[–] M0oP0o@mander.xyz 12 points 2 days ago (1 children)

That is a russian policy. But I see how you got the two failing empires mixed up.

[–] DeLacue@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

It's still possible that Trump has gotten his wires crossed and thinks it's an American thing. All it takes is one of his Russian handlers to mention that that's how it works in Russian and for him assume it's the same in the US. His brain isn't great with nuance after all. It's not like he understands the hows or whys of preexisting policies anyway.

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