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[–] SaharaMaleikuhm@feddit.org 15 points 11 hours ago (2 children)

Is there a polymarket bet on who kicks the bucket first, Trump or Putin? Hard to say

[–] dan1101@lemmy.world 7 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Such a ridiculous situation that 2 old bitter people are responsible for so much trouble in the world.

[–] placebo@lemmy.zip 9 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

Putin, Trump, Xi, Modi, Netanyahu, and until recently Khamenei - they're all 70+, they don't understand modern world. And yet they rule some of the biggest and/or influential countries.

[–] bridgeburner@lemmy.world -1 points 6 hours ago

Why did you list Xi? He made China a global superpower, and nowadays China is even leading in some technological areas like Battery Technology. Putin and Trump are killing their countries, whereas Xi does the opposite.

[–] optimisticturtle@lemmy.world 10 points 10 hours ago

Those hamberders and old age will catch up to Trump any second now. He's already had a mini-stroke on national TV. Putin is 7 years younger and is health conscious to the point it was memed on, But unlike Trump, Putin seems to know he's in over his head and is looking to contain fallout from this invasion. Dr. William Spaniel thinks 'Putin is done' talk is overblown though acknowledges things don't look great at all for Putin in Ukraine or domestically.