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[–] mech@feddit.org 11 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Imagine you have the power to make the markets go up or down with a tweet.
And you blatantly use that to make yourself and your pals billions, again and again.
And the consequences of your tweets involve killing thousands of people.
And everyone can see it.
And no one stops you.

[–] 8oow3291d@feddit.dk 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

And Republicans can stop this any time they wanted to, but don't.
And Democrats would stop it tomorrow, if voters gave them the power.
And people here on social media keep saying Democrats are controlled opposition, both sides are the same, don't vote for Democrats.

[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 days ago

And Democrats would stop it tomorrow if voters gave them the power

You ARE joking, right? Democrats will come to power after this and leave everything exactly the way trump left it because they're the same shit, just with a functioning brain

[–] homes@piefed.world 23 points 3 days ago

Trump declared an extension. Iran is conspicuously missing from the announcement.

[–] Gork@sopuli.xyz 7 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Don't you just love that major foreign policy and global economic market decisions are just made on a whim?

[–] Tronn4@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago

Vibe-Foreign Policy

Either an extension or threat to wipe out a civilization, depends on the mood

[–] Tronn4@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago

He's setting up the weekends for more market manipulations.

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

It is TACO! Tuesday!!

[–] VibeSurgeon@piefed.social 2 points 2 days ago
[–] Warl0k3@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

Not trying to defend him but... uh... Why are we making fun of him for not bombing civilians? Clearly he TACO'd but man I sure prefer that to the alternative.

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 1 points 2 days ago

So USA bombing Iran again tonight.

[–] saltesc@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago

This is all part of the Art of the Deal and his 37 point plan of achieving the as-yet-to-be-defined goals—apart from the one about scooping up half a tonne of 60% enriched uranium Iran's just gonna leave on the porch.

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

They have to be playing up the Taco Tuesday thing on purpose. They have to be. To what end? I have no idea. But they cant be oblivious to the meme and yet they keep making these scaling back announcements on Tuesday anyway. There's 6 other days in a week guys.

Maybe Trump's dementia just has a weekly mood cycle? Maybe the cabinet just take turns giving him his daily blow job, and JD just gives the best sloppy ones every Teusday and calms the beast? Idk.

[–] swab148@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 days ago

Tuesday is the worst day for stock market manipulation

[–] switcheroo@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Iran knows they can't take this moron seriously. Taco Taco taco.

I'm looking forward to their newest video tho

[–] potpotato@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago

Gonna keep pushing until Jan 2029.

JFC, we have to wait that long?

[–] Malyca@lemmy.zip 2 points 3 days ago

The lip filler is so ridiculous it never gets old