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We're speed running to the collapse of the US empire?

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[–] daychilde@lemmy.world 25 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Can we fucking not.

Also:

“He is spending a lot of time thinking about this,” one source said.

No he fucking is not.

[–] green_red_black@slrpnk.net 7 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I mean it sounds like all the pieces are in place. So WTF is Trump waiting for?

You think that an ass that doesn’t care about the nitty gritty just the spectacle would just get on with it, not like things will be different if the strike happens this weekend or tonight

[–] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 8 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

I mean it sounds like all the pieces are in place. So WTF is Trump waiting for?

Separately, Israel’s public broadcaster KAN said that the Security Cabinet meeting scheduled for Thursday to discuss developments in Iran has been rescheduled for Sunday, without providing any additional details.

The end of the Winter Olympics, can't be fighting that for ratings.

https://sopuli.xyz/post/41372441

[–] green_red_black@slrpnk.net 0 points 1 month ago

Ahh but a Strike would have been Breaking News. As in “we interrupt your current broadcast.”level

[–] daychilde@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

Either way, letting them know we're about to strike is stupid, so of course that's why he can't keep his trap shut about it.

[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 22 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Trump doesn't get to make the final call.

Not that anyone in congress is going to stop him.

[–] choui4@lemmy.zip 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Right??? Wtf. This is Liberal media towing the line. Its fucking insane.

[–] betterdeadthanreddit@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

"Towing the line" is a reasonable error to make but "toeing the line" is the expression.

[–] choui4@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 month ago
[–] decapitae@sh.itjust.works 16 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Congress should be stopping the Venezuela mass murders, but here we fucking are.

[–] choui4@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 month ago

Wait, what mass murders do you mean? The terrorism by the usa? (Gen)

[–] rushmonke@ttrpg.network 1 points 1 month ago

Congress' job is to distract people from how they're being robbed by their rulers.

Almost time to drag out the banner again.

Israel’s BITCH

[–] doug@lemmy.today 3 points 1 month ago

I have “breaking news” alerts enabled on my phone and, let me tell ya, they never fucking stop.