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[–] spirinolas@lemmy.world 34 points 2 days ago (1 children)

This guy has ruined satire news...

[–] W3dd1e@lemmy.zip 10 points 2 days ago

Satire now would just be him doing anything like a normal sane president.

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 25 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Noice country ya have here, vary vary noice...would be a shame if someone invaded it....wunnit?

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[–] SethTaylor@lemmy.world 39 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Trump is a genius inventor: he keeps coming up with new ways to take bribes

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

It's a coin operated system. Insert $25M for the next 6 days of peace.

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[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 18 points 2 days ago

Why can't they just make a Discord server for free instead??

[–] Puddinghelmet@lemmy.world 26 points 2 days ago

First one trump invited is ofcourse putin ... ???

[–] Avicenna@programming.dev 10 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

"I am a Nigerian Princess and I am going to start my own UN. If you decide to invest a billion dollars in it now, you are guaranteed to at least double your investment by the end of the year."

[–] skisnow@lemmy.ca 38 points 2 days ago (1 children)

On Friday, the White House presented the composition of "a founding Executive Board", consisting exclusively of figures loyal to Trump: his Middle East adviser Steve Witkoff, his son-in-law Jared Kushner, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and former UK prime minister Tony Blair.

It's astonishing how often Tony Blair manages to find new ways to be a massive fucking disappointment. It's like he's already concluded that he's going to hell for the whole Iraq thing so he'd may as well lean into it by being a huge cunt while he's alive.

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[–] Natanael@infosec.pub 21 points 2 days ago

A board of peace - after telling the Norwegian prime minister that he's not committed to peace anymore because he didn't get the peace price (and no, the PM doesn't control the peace price)

[–] verdi@tarte.nuage-libre.fr 13 points 2 days ago

The US government is now a racket headed by an infamous NY gangster that made a fortune scamming people in the real estate business.

History does beat fiction

[–] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 27 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (3 children)

Rimmer: United America? Who's that?

Kryten: Well, at the end of the 23rd century, America attempted to bring peace to the world by asking every nation on Earth to sign a peace treaty.

Any nation that refused, they invaded.

Now, a war ensued that was called the War Against War. Those countries who went to war because they were so against war, they were prepared to go to war to fight in a war against war, called themselves United America.

United America

(Sorry can't find a better source)

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A "Board of Peace" membership and a 100 Euro bill are worth 100 Euros combined.

[–] trslim@pawb.social 16 points 2 days ago

He doesn't know how to spell, its meant to be "Bored of Peace"

[–] PhAzE@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 day ago

Bored of peace....

[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 182 points 3 days ago (6 children)

The document describes a mechanism resembling the "purchase" of influence: standard membership in the Board of Peace is limited to three years and depends on the will of the chairman. This restriction is lifted for states that contribute more than US$1 billion in cash to the fund within the first year.

"Decisions would be taken by a majority, with each member state present getting one vote, but all would be subject to the chairman's approval," Bloomberg says.

Pay a billion to get a vote, and everyone gets a vote...

But trump can overrule any vote...

And he can kick anyone out that he wants, so if you ever go against his opinion of the moment, he'll kick you out.

Why the fuck would any country pay this?

[–] cygnus@lemmy.ca 104 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (3 children)

Why the fuck would any country pay this?

Same reason they would gift Trump an airplane?

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[–] Witchfire@lemmy.world 10 points 2 days ago

Board of peace has the same energy as ministry of truth

[–] TigerAce@lemmy.dbzer0.com 24 points 2 days ago (1 children)

It costs money to join the axis? This will break the future Hearts of Iron IX mechanics.

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[–] TanteRegenbogen@feddit.org 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] Sunflier@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

It's Trump, so the odds are ever in your favor.

[–] Bronzebeard@lemmy.zip 15 points 2 days ago (3 children)

It's is honestly amazing just how giving stupid this man is. Like, I am amazed.

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[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 127 points 3 days ago (8 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

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[–] Aceticon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 18 points 2 days ago

Well, after he got a Nobel Peace Prize, it makes sense that he moves onwards towards his next great wish: King Of The World.

[–] skisnow@lemmy.ca 21 points 2 days ago (2 children)

The stupid thing about this is the US already has a disproportionate amount of influence in the UN. Greed is something that can't ever be satisfied.

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[–] irelephant@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 2 days ago (1 children)

The 1bn requirement is a great way to make sure countries in the global south can't join.

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[–] queueBenSis@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 days ago

didn’t he just threaten denmark that he’s done with peace because he didn’t win the peace prize 😑

[–] razen@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago

And what if they don't, will he kidnap their Presidents too? Or maybe tarrif them?

[–] MisterOwl@lemmy.world 113 points 3 days ago (1 children)

... oh my god this isn't an onion article.

We are in hell.

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[–] Rozauhtuno@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 points 2 days ago

The grift goes on.

[–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 40 points 2 days ago (7 children)
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Well, that’s one way to start the new Axis powers. The internal fascist structure could be a gamble (usually even other fascist leaders want to have more authority than deference), but I guess we’ll see how it goes.

[–] DylanMc6@lemmy.dbzer0.com 26 points 2 days ago (1 children)

TL;DR: Trump decides to let countries pay him a billion dollars to join his own UN ripoff

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[–] apfelwoiSchoppen@lemmy.world 87 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (4 children)

Outside of the overt extortion for entry bit, how would this be any different than the current UN where the US unilaterally controls basically every decision or its consequences?

[–] DarkCloud@lemmy.world 100 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (2 children)

It's called the board of peace so we can assume it will be a global Mafia demanding protection money, and going to war whenever it's the more profitable outcome.

The kind of group that should be nuked from orbit.

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[–] Krauerking@lemy.lol 6 points 2 days ago

Sounds like the league of nations just collapsed

[–] DarkDinner@quokk.au 42 points 2 days ago (4 children)

Every pro Trumper I know also has a deep fear of the UN or some shadowy organisation controlling the world. Every conversation ended up with "Well at least he will take back power from the elites". Now Trump declares he wants to rule the world, and outlines their exact fears as his plan and they are silent. No comment. Why are people so stupid? And pathetically so. It not even hard to see how ridiculous this guy is, but people are still bowing down to it.

[–] phutatorius@lemmy.zip 14 points 2 days ago

Always projection. As long as it's their guy doing it, yay team.

It's WWE politics.

I still remember when people were fearmongering about Obama enacting martial law.

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[–] 0x0@lemmy.zip 6 points 2 days ago

That's cute but where are the Epstein files?
The "in cash" part is quite interesting...

[–] Redacted@lemmy.world 71 points 3 days ago

"Bored of peace" coalition

[–] LaunchesKayaks@lemmy.world 9 points 2 days ago

I sure do love being an American (I don't)

[–] melsaskca@lemmy.ca 8 points 2 days ago

"Board of Peace" tracks better than "Golden Dome". Good phrase donny. That'll make everyone forget about your pedophiliac degeneracy.

[–] kingofras@lemmy.world 51 points 3 days ago
[–] Switorik@lemmy.zip 30 points 2 days ago (7 children)

Can we start a go fund me to remove him from office since no one else with the power has the balls to do so?

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[–] D_C@sh.itjust.works 34 points 3 days ago

The words in the picture are wrong. It should be:
I'm going to build my own UN with
little children and more little children!

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