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Afatwa, or religious decree, issued by senior Iranian clerics calling for the assassination of U.S. President Donald Trump has attracted online funding worth tens of millions of dollars, reports say.

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[–] SPRUNT@lemmy.world 3 points 23 minutes ago (1 children)

Did Iran just create KillStarter?

[–] S0ck@lemmy.world 1 points 7 minutes ago
[–] thatradomguy@lemmy.world 1 points 39 minutes ago

I feel like him getting more noble peace prize nominations would only make this bounty go up and would become even more comedic. Jehovah forbid they actually give him one. lmao

[–] SocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.world 8 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago) (1 children)
[–] phx@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 hour ago

Iranian hardline version of Kickstarter shoot be called "HeartStopper". I'm wondering what their stretch goals are.

[–] WhatGodIsMadeOf@feddit.org 3 points 2 hours ago

Trump is the anti human.

[–] Bernar_moustach@jlai.lu 18 points 5 hours ago (1 children)
[–] shiroininja@lemmy.world 10 points 4 hours ago

The Nike ad campaign I could get behind

[–] Hikuro93@lemmy.world 5 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago)

Oh my. Many would do it for free, but with this much incentive perhaps someone more "skilled" might want to get some skin in the game and expedite results.

Under other circumstances I'd find this kind of effort deplorable, but oh well. I'll label it balance/Newton's 3rd Law and call it a day. When you have these elephants dancing around with billions of lives there tends to be a push back of some kind, sooner or later.

Even if not now, with this specific effort, someday the bill will have to come due to those involved. Just like Hitler managed to get pretty far in his quest to spread suffering but eventually got his comeuppance. A marathon, not a race, as they say.

[–] paraphrand@lemmy.world 2 points 2 hours ago

The need for GoFundMe in our society has really gotten out of control.

[–] 18107@aussie.zone 25 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago) (4 children)

The problem is that Trump isn't actually in charge. He's just the figurehead who holds everyone's attention.

You'd have to remove half the supreme court, Congress, the electoral college, and the entire Heritage Foundation if you wanted a chance at fixing the US.

Trump on his own is a bumbling toddler who couldn't even make his own executive order to sign. I'd rather see him in a nursing home while the people who put him in power get tried for their crimes.

[–] RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world 6 points 2 hours ago

I realize theyre now all in office now, so you may be right. But did anyone notice how the bumbling idiot orange puppet was a critical part of gaining that power?

[–] SocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.world 3 points 2 hours ago

Swap the prisoners in Gitmo for the Heritage Foundation

[–] Goodmorningsunshine@lemmy.world 8 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Yes, but since all the bumbling toddlers in the US vote for Trump, he's a powerful figurehead. I mean, I'm all for killing the rest on your list too, but he'd be a fantastic start.

[–] blockheadjt@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago) (1 children)

Starting with Dump would give us President Vance, who could mess things up faster

Also more likely to cause a martyr situation starting with him

[–] mrgoosmoos@lemmy.ca 5 points 3 hours ago (2 children)

imo anything that makes this shit hit rock bottom more quickly so america can rebuild as a non-nazi nation is a good move

[–] chaogomu@lemmy.world 2 points 2 hours ago

The problem is, rock bottom has two paths out. The first is to rebuild as a non-nazi nation. The other is to go full Nazi and just stay at rock bottom for a few decades.

[–] blockheadjt@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 hours ago

I don't think reality is that simple

[–] hopesdead@startrek.website 4 points 4 hours ago

So the plot of Eagle Eye and Designated Survivor.

[–] OhStopYellingAtMe@lemmy.world 18 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago)

If some Iranians want to hunt down and put an end to some vile child molester’s wretched existence, who am I to stand in their way?

[–] DarkFuture@lemmy.world 10 points 9 hours ago (1 children)
[–] Cosmonauticus@lemmy.world 3 points 5 hours ago

Lets go half on a sack(of bullets)

[–] ArchmageAzor@lemmy.world 20 points 11 hours ago

Where do I donate?

[–] refract@lemmy.dbzer0.com 17 points 12 hours ago

Oh man, new hope. Thx Iran, I wish you luck.

[–] andallthat@lemmy.world 65 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago) (1 children)

interestingly, $35 millions came from a single donation in $MELANIA memecoins

[–] nibbler@discuss.tchncs.de 31 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

Your comment made me actually open the article. Sadly your comment seems to be fake. I want to believe!!

[–] Siresly@lemmy.blahaj.zone 22 points 15 hours ago (2 children)

The comment is real. I see it too.

[–] nulluser@lemmy.world 9 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago)

It's right there!

[–] nibbler@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 10 hours ago

damn, it actually is! 🤣

[–] skozzii@lemmy.ca 11 points 13 hours ago

Is it GoFundMe ?

[–] mavu@discuss.tchncs.de 18 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Alright, i am a very vocal opponent to Cryptocurrency, but i do see that there might be some cases where they are useful.

[–] rottingleaf@lemmy.world 4 points 12 hours ago

Kill Hitler fundraisers are unironically one of supposed ancap mechanisms against tyranny.

I just love how reality keeps proving me right.

(Would prefer a heaven where it doesn't, of course)

[–] Wilco@lemmy.zip 6 points 12 hours ago

Is there a donation website or something?

Just curious. I wouldn't send money. Thoughts and prayers maybe. No money.

[–] Kinkisthebest@lemmy.org 2 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

I fatwa $50 billion on Putin if the killer sırvives. If he does then I will kill him myself to not pay the price.

[–] DrDystopia@lemy.lol 2 points 4 hours ago

Do you work for the Subnautica 2 publishers?

[–] W3dd1e@lemmy.zip 7 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

How does a fatwa work? I don’t know much about it. Can anyone collect that bounty or do you, like, need to be Islamic/Iranian?

[–] blockheadjt@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

It would be hilarious if a prominent republican tried to collect on that

[–] silicon@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago

"Et tu, Vance?"

[–] frenchfryenjoyer@lemmings.world 5 points 12 hours ago

Humanity gives me hope again 🤘 👍

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