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malaise

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78. Tell me about it

Reply to Renew Deal (Reply #77)

Mon Mar 24, 2025, 07:57 AM

Mar 24

The rule apparently never applied to the Brits

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Donald Trump Suggests US Could Join British Commonwealth [View all] NYC Liberal Mar 21 OP

Does this mean we'll have a real Queen, not named Melanoma? wcmagumba Mar 21 #1

I'm not sure which is worse, Camilla or Melania? Blue_playwright Mar 21 #64

Too close to call. TomSlick Mar 21 #65

Only a shit-brain idiot would shit on Commonwealth w tariffs incl. UK, Canada, Australia... and then ask for favours. nt Bernardo de La Paz Mar 21 #2

Why does Newsweek waste their time on the ramblings of an idiot? groundloop Mar 21 #3

Remember decades back when they were actually a good news magazine? Prof. Toru Tanaka Mar 21 #46

Newsweek was one of our go to sources for my high school extemporaneous speaking contests in the mid 70s... wcmagumba Mar 21 #48

I always kick myself after clicking on one of their articles. nilram Mar 21 #58

When was the exact moment that reality ceased to exist? LudwigPastorius Mar 21 #4

It is now Bizarro World which has hypothesized in a comic book in 1961. n/t John1956PA Mar 21 #9

Also Seinfeld! Initech Mar 21 #13

11/5/24 11:59 PM EDT Initech Mar 21 #12

We are in the weasel time line. Swede Mar 21 #60

I think a bunch of shitweasels are responsible for this nightmare we're living in. raccoon Mar 24 #75

A ploy by the UK to keep your enemies closer? Irish_Dem Mar 21 #5

So now this motherfucker wants to toss out the results of the American Revolution? JFC steelyboo Mar 21 #6

Not entirely a bad idea Easterncedar Mar 21 #16

Two possible reasons: LudwigPastorius Mar 21 #25

#2 odins folly Mar 21 #40

LOL!! flamingdem Mar 21 #36

Isn't our nation's Capitol City named after the man who led the revolution? Botany Mar 24 #76

SQUIRREL! maxsolomon Mar 21 #7

So we fought that Revolution for nothing? sinkingfeeling Mar 21 #8

Actually, since he self-proclaimed being the king of the USA on Lie Social.. Justice matters. Mar 21 #42

Any of you "AMERICA!!! FUCK YEAH!!!" Trumpsters out there want to take this? Aristus Mar 21 #10

Imagine the reaction if Kamala Harris were exploring such a "secret offer." Paladin Mar 21 #21

Fucking what??? Initech Mar 21 #11

On the bright side, that might dissuade Trump from invading Canada. Qutzupalotl Mar 21 #14

This is Trump we are talking about. I'll bet a hi-diddilly-doh against a damned-if-I-know he is thinking steelyboo Mar 21 #19

He knows "usurp". Here's a post of his today! Plus his cult called Obama "the usurper" for years. Bernardo de La Paz Mar 21 #30

Ok, I'm a big Anglophile even though I'm no fan of Chuck Rex Blue_playwright Mar 21 #63

Only if we can divorce ourselves from you and your MAGAT ilk... I would gladly consider it then... hlthe2b Mar 21 #15

Next thing you know DFW Mar 21 #17

So he's renovating dweller Mar 21 #18

Charles Won't Let Him Be King Deep State Witch Mar 21 #20

I hear they would have a nice room for him in the Tower of London. mackdaddy Mar 21 #57

Okay. Then Charles can put him in gaol. Maybe with a nice set of those wall manacles ms liberty Mar 21 #22

Didn't you Yanks Andy Canuck Mar 21 #23

You think a chuzzlewit like Trump knows that? Aristus Mar 21 #38

Two of them, actually! Prof. Toru Tanaka Mar 21 #47

Oh ya, Andy Canuck Mar 22 #68

And on behalf of X%+ of us US'rs; we Apologize for drumphf electric_blue68 Mar 24 #80

... orangecrush Mar 21 #24

trump would not accept being second to anyone. LetMyPeopleVote Mar 21 #26

Next thing we'll know, that felon will want to "annex" the UK... Justice matters. Mar 21 #45

Cool, the entire history of the U.S. like the 9th season of Dallas--all just a dream. tanyev Mar 21 #27

LOL!! sinkingfeeling Mar 21 #53

This psyop is becoming absurd. n/t rzemanfl Mar 21 #28

And we are going to ignore lexington and concord, 1776, and the Sons of Liberty? AZLD4Candidate Mar 21 #29

As if he knows what that means IronLionZion Mar 21 #31

He is insane. CentralMass Mar 21 #32

Britain enid602 Mar 21 #33

OK, but what about the next 30 seconds? Turbineguy Mar 21 #34

I'll Believe This When We Start Driving On The Other Side Of The Street.....nt global1 Mar 21 #35

I hope we can be part of the British Commonwealth flamingdem Mar 21 #37

Who wants to tell him that the king doesn't get to make those kinds of decisions anymore. Biophilic Mar 21 #39

We'd have a real universal healthcare system then! n/t PatrickforB Mar 21 #41

My first thoughts as well. Would we get healthcare coverage? harun Mar 21 #43

And Cheato would take credit AwakeAtLast Mar 21 #67

Didn't we fight a war so we wouldn't be part of the British Commonwealth? Ray Bruns Mar 21 #44

That was in the honest cosmos where Trump lost and was jailed. GreenWave Mar 21 #51

The Commonwealth didn't exist then DavidDvorkin Mar 21 #66

Was he responding to a satirical essay? DavidDvorkin Mar 21 #49

The United States doesn't qualify. mwooldri Mar 21 #50

WHEN will everyone realize Diamond_Dog Mar 21 #52

Geezzzzz guys. You all know Charles is only a figurehead. He has no actual say. Srkdqltr Mar 21 #54

Maybe he thinks they'll let him be king SSJVegeta Mar 21 #55

The man is stark raving mad. Martin68 Mar 21 #56

Someone seriously needs to find Trump's crack dealer and throw him in jail jmowreader Mar 21 #59

Insane ravings ramapo Mar 21 #61

I can't even fathom what some of these secret phone calls he makes to travelingthrulife Mar 23 #71

They'd never have us. n/t malthaussen Mar 21 #62

Some would argue they already do have us snot Mar 22 #69

"NewsWeak" SorellaLaBefana Mar 23 #70

I seriously Rebl2 Mar 23 #72

Word is he accepted malaise Mar 23 #73

They didn't stop them from fighting each other for the last 1000 years. Renew Deal Mar 24 #77

Tell me about it malaise Mar 24 #78

Trump would never take a backseat to an actual king. alarimer Mar 23 #74

I do not think he realizes that means that the U.S. would have to adhere to British Commonwealth standards. Like metric, LiberalArkie Mar 24 #79

Does he know that would make him subject to the King? iemanja Mar 24 #81