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This is just another stupid Friday distraction to keep people from talking about other crimes being committed
"If you don't make news for the weekend, then the news agencies will, and we haven't outlawed free press yet"
- The Trump Party Platform
Dudes got fucking dementia
I really wish removing a president wasn't so difficult. We're all staring at the train wreck being told it's completely normal for a train to be running off the tracks.
I really wish removing a president wasn’t so difficult.
You just need someone with better aim than the last guy who tried.
Last 2 guys who tried.
Remember there was that dude with an AK hiding in golf course bushes. He didn’t shoot, but you can also count that as missing his shot, as he was well within the range of the rifle.
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What the fuck? I know it's Donald Dump, but despite all the insanity happening since his inauguration this is the first headline that manages to surprise even me. Dude's talking about annexing Canada and Greenland on one hand, but then bows to the former UK colonial project? What?
GG Trump, I honestly did not see this one coming.
I am wondering if he thinks this means unrestricted access to natural resources of eastern members lol
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Hold on, let's ask George Washington and see what he says, oh right, fuck you traitor.
Benedict Arnold at least had an understandable (if stupid) reason to flip sides. Trump's just an idiot.
Welcome to reverse 1776. We are living in the twilight zone.
Technically, I don't think that being in the Commonwealth as it exists in 2025 would actually change much. It's a pretty loose organization these days. More than a third of the world's population is in it.
Being in the Commonwealth realms, which are the Commonwealth members that have King Charles as head of state, would, I suspect, be unconstitutional.
EDIT: All that being said, I think that it's reasonably safe to put this in the "distraction" category of Trump statements, rather than the "serious proposal" category.
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He's high, stupid, AND suffering from dementia.
Good lord, this is a strange timeline.
As non-functional as it is, we don't need to make it ten times worse. If this happens Elon and Trump will likely behave like they own the rights to every resource on the eastern members of CW.
Also trying to side with an openly fascist, sexist, racist president? King Edward III much?
an article from British tabloid The Sun reporting that King Charles III was making a "secret offer" to the White House, and that plans are in process for the U.S. to become an associate member of the international organization.
Ah yes, the classic cuck king making deals to give more power and alliances to a fascist. What can possibly go wrong? Let's ask Vittorio Emanuele III and Michael I of Romania.
This is why monarchy has to be destroyed, every single atom of it.
You don't need to go too far, King Edward III is believed to write letters of good intent to hitler, urging him to keep bombing the UK a little more and that they would cave in.
This would make a great entry point for the protests against this. And the left should be a bit opportunist and use the "proud British" rhetoric that the right used for Brexit against US "taking over leadership of CW"
Charles is making zero deals giving power to anyone; any words out of his mouth on this are coming from the UK cabinet.
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Does he sit on the floor of the oval office getting high and sending out memos? "Man, wouldn't it be cool if we were like, you know, part of this kingdom man..."
" "I Love King Charles. Sounds good to me!" Trump wrote in response to the report." He sounds like he's been invited on a date.
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I...just...what...I...I...I....
Awww fuck this.
Benjamin go get the musket!
Tally ho, lads!
The USA can join the Commonwealth by becoming a Territory of Canada. Just give us a sec while we change the rules on representation in the house of Commons.
British Royals playing the longest game. Now I halfway excpect the Spanish inquisition next...
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If Russian speaking parts of Ukraine should be ceded to Russia by Trump's opinion, English speaking parts of the USA may just as well join England again.
I have no fucking idea what to make of this
I'm beginning to think he's a bit enamoured with class, Sir Keir seemed to come out of his meeting with Trump relatively unscathed too. Almost like he sees posh people as his social superiors?
He is the poor man's idea of a rich man.
He is a weak man's idea of a strong man.
He is the failure's idea of success.
He is delusion made manifest.
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I understand the plan now. America was great when it didn't exist
What is even happening
Am I the only one who things this is way more insane than 2016-2020? He did tell people to drink bleach but that is borderline stable.
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The president shared an article from British tabloid The Sun reporting that King Charles III was making a "secret offer" to the White House, and that plans are in process for the U.S. to become an associate member of the international organization.
The idea to join the Commonwealth was first floated during that 2017-2021 term.
This is for real. Now Brexit makes sense.
I mean it's logical.
We go from destroying Nazis to employing Nazis. And we did that after destroying ties to an overreaching monarchy, so let's get it all tied tight again, right? Full circle.
Next stop is giving back land to the natives?
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Only if the Red Coats take back the USA as their former colony and press fucking RESET.
So wait then we can join that weird low rent commonwealth games Olympics knock off? Fuck it why not let’s do it.
They already wasted the tea. There is no way to unwaste the tea.
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