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

What does his secretary of war think about this?

[–] Sunflier@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

Just so long as he gets to keep bombing unarmed fishing boats

[–] Lembot_0006@programming.dev 14 points 3 days ago (1 children)

To join MY board of whatever you must pay $30.

[–] sausager@lemmy.world 7 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Mines only $20 and there will be cookies

[–] NatakuNox@lemmy.world 10 points 3 days ago
[–] A_norny_mousse@feddit.org 10 points 3 days ago

Now to see which countries will cough that up.

[–] Bebopalouie@lemmy.ca 7 points 3 days ago

Excuse my ignorance but who in the flaming fuck would pay this child rapist douchebag a thin dime? Oh you say, then my country will be protected as I paid it off. As we have seen countless times over the past few months it changes its mind every 30 seconds on any point big or small if it will benefit itself. Well, PT Barnum did say there is a sucker born every minute.

Little like Trump University, but for peace.

[–] CMDR_Horn@lemmy.world 8 points 3 days ago (3 children)
[–] ReCursing@feddit.uk 12 points 3 days ago

*Axis of Trump

[–] Exec@pawb.social 1 points 2 days ago

The Trump Cards

[–] sik0fewl@piefed.ca 1 points 3 days ago

League of Extraordinary Rendition

[–] cley_faye@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

I'm pretty sure most countries have an idea of peace that does not openly include "start frivolous wars". We'll be ok without that.

[–] the_q@lemmy.zip 6 points 3 days ago

Mafia gonna Mafia.

[–] balsoft@lemmy.ml 4 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (3 children)

I'm quite interested whether Russia will join. On one hand Russia and US are geopolitical rivals, and trump is still helping Ukraine to some degree. On the other hand putin has been trying to suck up to trump at multiple occasions - the last one being that rare earth proposal - and is trying hard to be seen as wanting "peace".

A cool $1b bribe might warm the relationship significantly, hell, I wouldn't be surprised if the US starts selling weapons to Russia at that point.

I guess it also depends on how much EU countries are willing to bend over, if they go all in on it that can scare putin off for a bit.

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[–] ohulancutash@feddit.uk 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

This’ll still beat the Trump Phone to market.

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

Fools and their money are soon parted

[–] Redacted@piefed.social 5 points 3 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Reminds me of the episode of Silicon Valley when Jian-Yang is working on cloning popular western apps for the Chinese market and the whiteboard behind him is just a list of items like "New Facebook", "New Reddit" and "New Pied Piper" etc. Trump has a well established history of slapping his name on/endorsing, crappier versions of other people's ideas, e.g. Truth Social.

[–] Cyclist@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago

And he'll maintain control of the funds in Qatar.

[–] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 2 points 2 days ago

Same energy as the million dollar email service where the idea was that people knew you’d blown a million dollars to have an email on that domain.

[–] 6stringringer@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 days ago

Dang Ol’ St. Charles Place with a goddamn motel!

[–] BigMacHole@sopuli.xyz 3 points 3 days ago

This sounds Like a GREAT idea!

-World Leaders PROBABLY!

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