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On January 7, US president Donald Trump promised to withdraw the US from 35 international organizations and 31 UN agencies:

The Memorandum orders all Executive Departments and Agencies to cease participating in and funding 35 non-United Nations (UN) organizations and 31 UN entities that operate contrary to U.S. national interests, security, economic prosperity, or sovereignty.

Unverified: then the White House deleted the announcement from their website (personal note: I did receive 404 on it for a while).

Correction: announcement is still up or has reappeared. An archived copy is also available in case they change their mind.

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[–] whotookkarl@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 5 hours ago

If a president has this much power there shouldn't be a president.

[–] phutatorius@lemmy.zip 4 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Does Trump have legal authority to abrogate treaties without congressional approval?

[–] myfunnyaccountname@lemmy.zip 6 points 10 hours ago

Like that’s going to stop him. It hasn’t so far.

[–] kingofras@lemmy.world 61 points 1 day ago (1 children)

This is the year boys.

If there’s something particular you want to do during peace time, do it know, soon it’ll be Sudan and Ukraine everywhere.

[–] Lucky_777@lemmy.world 13 points 1 day ago

GTA VI was my escape. Now we probably won't even get to release date. Fuck this timeline

[–] ToiletFlushShowerScream@piefed.world 46 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Release the evidence trump raped children! Not these distractions

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

You're a child is you think this is the distraction. If anything, the Epstein files are the distraction. FFS, think BIG. There is no way the kiddie fuckers get justice.

We learned from WWII and taken the oil fields right off the bat. We're talking world domination here. And the fascists are going for it before the cult leader's dementia takes him off camera.

[–] Hayduke@lemmy.world 24 points 1 day ago

Putin’s little dotard piggy bitch

[–] perestroika@slrpnk.net 16 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Correction of facts: the announcement is still up or has reappeared, though it was inaccessible for a while, enough for some journalists to provide an archived copy.

Personal opinion:

  • diagnosis: raging delirium / stable genius syndrome
  • prognosis: at this level of progression, ritual suicide within 18 months
[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 13 points 1 day ago

The White House did not immediately respond when asked for further details and a list of the organizations.

Silver lining, it was probably only 3-5...