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[–] [email protected] 53 points 4 months ago (2 children)

If you think Trump's Agenda 47 is scary, take a look at Trump's Rule 34.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago

If you think Trump's Rule 34 is scary, take a look at Trump's Order 66.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I know what this is but I’m still kind of curious to look. But I’ll never unsee goatse or tub girl so I’ll refrain. There is only so much eyebleach.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

Believe me, it exists.

A lot of it is Biden x Trump or Trump x Biden too.

[–] [email protected] 51 points 4 months ago (22 children)

Remember these same assholes that started this shit in the 90's about the "Gay Agenda" converting all the children? According to that very same fear mongering, we're all supposed to be gay by now, cuz that's how that works...

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago (2 children)

We would be if not for their efforts

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

It couldn’t be that they were wrong right?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Yes, they were wrong. There was no "Gay Agenda" trying to convert people to being gay. That kind of dumb activity is apparently only meant for the religious nutjobs trying to turn people straight, which was and is a real thing that happens.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 4 months ago (4 children)

They're being sarcastic lol

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I’d rather not ruin the joke by screaming “it’s a prank bro”

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

Judging from the downvotes, people evidently really need the /s...

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[–] [email protected] 42 points 4 months ago (1 children)

On schools:

Safe, Secure, and Drug-Free, by "immediate expulsion for any student who harms a teacher or another student." This includes sending the "out-of-control troublemakers OUT of the classroom and INTO reform schools and corrections facilities,"

Yikes. Start rounding em up and locking them away, probably as free labor, while they're young.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago

There's no need for the "probably".

[–] [email protected] 11 points 4 months ago (1 children)

The plans include constructing "freedom cities" on empty federal land, investing in flying carmanufacturing, introducing baby bonuses to encourage a baby boom, implementing protectionisttrade policies, and over forty others. Seventeen of the policies that Trump says he will implement if elected would require congressional approval. Some of his plans are legally controversial, such as ending birthright citizenship, and may require amending the Constitution.

I’m not even shocked anymore. Flying cars?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (2 children)

I used to chuckle about people pushing flying cars.

Aircraft typically use their main engines to push themselves around on the ground. It’s ridiculously inefficient. If you add an otherwise more efficient drivetrain that powers the wheels, that’s added weight, added complexity, and these hybrid trains usually suck at both jobs anyhow.

Further, flying will always be more fuel inefficient because in addition to moving, you’re spending some energy on staying in the air.

The best approach, if your rich enough to afford entertaining this notion, is just to have 2 vehicles, one a car designed to do car-things and the other an aircraft (probably a far 103 compliant ultralight.)

And if you are rich enough, please please get any of the large number of quad-rotor designs that are coming out- and right me in the will. (For some reason they forgot that bird strikes shatter rotors and the disc planes are literally at neck height. Just saying. Cf this one)(also, just for the record my 150 rc helis have enough energy to decapitate you in the rotors if you disrespect it. These, when they shatter, are basically thrown straight out and are flying daggers.)

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Don't worry, when people start catching up to this one, they will downplay it and start pushing Order 66.

I want off Mr Bone's Wild Ride!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Yes, you’d know this, too, if you’ve done any research on Rule 34.

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Can we just call it Order 66 and be done with it?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

Those dorks are far nerdier than that.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 months ago

Ii was hoping that I misread the title and that it was actually trump vs agent 47

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago

that’s way too close to Agent 47. please don’t hurt my favorite hitman

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