• ALQ@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    He’s not even back in office yet and I’m already so. Fucking. Exhausted.

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      5 months ago

      Can someone please set up an AI to track everything he does and says, parse out the important bits, and give us the rundown? Then he can yell into the void all he wants and we can keep our sanity while staying informed.

  • Snot Flickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    This is it folks, this is his “making us respected on the world’s stage again.” He’s going to piss off absolutely everyone and balkanize the US.

    I’d say it’s been a good run, but it hasn’t been.

  • cyd@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    Interesting how Latin American leaders are pushing back firmly against Trump’s trash talk, whereas Canada and Europe have been almost totally spineless.

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    So he has foolish ideas about ending existing wars and plans to start a few new ones.

    He really can’t wait to go full Hitler.

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    I’m sure the 25th Infantry Division is thrilled to know they’ll be required to fight a jungle insurgency for an obsolete canal.

    /s

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        It is actually not as useful. Panamax ships were getting made 1985. But then they figured out they could actually ship more with larger designs even going around the “long way”. So the route is longer but ships are faster and larger enough that the “bandwidth” is higher than going through the canal.

        The canal is also running out of water. It’s supplied by a lake at the highest point and every time they run the locks they lose water. They put some pumps in to bring water back up but it’s not enough to offset the loss.

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      Honestly, I’d prolly die day 1, but as a Honduran, I’d probably consider volunteering to go to Panama and fight you guys if you do end up sending armed forces to take the Canal. Fuck you guys…I mean, not you specifically, or anyone here for that matter, but… you know what I mean…

  • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
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    Wouldn’t be the first time the U.S. ignored a treaty with a land full of indigenous people…

  • passivelnk@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    Ignore him. He is only trying to distract from his latest failures. Expect more distractions as the failures mount up.

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    The point is to water down the idea of imperialism, which serves Russia and China.

    The same way they tried with impeachment over everything, the same way they’re watering down the concept of the pardon, the same way they watered down the term “coup”.

  • AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world
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    Didn’t the US take Panama already?

    I mean they took Panama, but it’s still Panama, hint, hint nudge nudge.

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      From Columbia, yes, the United States took the Central American portion of Columbia and made Panama. Then built the Canal and leased it from Panama for 100 years.

      Edit: there is a lot more to it but that’s the gist of it.

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        What?

        I mean wft are you talking about ?

        Well, yes, there’s definitely a hell of a lot more of a fuck about it.

        Good grief. Is this what the US education has become ?

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          Grand Columbia, the Panama Canal project, a Bull Moose, $40 million, Manuel Amador, The Torrijos Carter Treaties, and a little bit of hyperbole.

          Your mom is what US education has come to.

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    Don’t anyone panic! There are still 3 death row inmates to do something about and a whole constitution to scramble.