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[–] adespoton@lemmy.ca 37 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Within four years, America will be a healthy country … if President Trump is elected and honors his word.

Well… that’s a pretty easy statement to make. He could have thrown in free property on the moon for every American while he was at it.

[–] Valmond@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

And everyone gets a free pony.

[–] Jasonw911@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

But who will pay for the ponies?

[–] ProceduralDeathLab@lemmy.world 7 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] adespoton@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] P00ptart@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

"thanks salamon! I'm gonna name her 10W-30!"

[–] aodhsishaj@lemmy.world 36 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Here's the first on a four part series. You're in for a wild ride involving assassinations, threatening a cop with a hawk, taking psychedelics next to a slaughter pit, and brain worms in the amazon.

https://omny.fm/shows/behind-the-bastards/part-one-the-rfk-jr-episodes

[–] ggppjj@lemmy.world 26 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Oh my God, you killed a Kennedy!

[–] NegativeInf@lemmy.world 15 points 3 months ago

I fully guffawed at that portion of the story.

[–] takeda@lemmy.world 7 points 3 months ago

I'm now thinking that Kenny from South Park was just an inside joke representing the Kennedy family.

[–] adespoton@lemmy.ca 27 points 3 months ago

It takes one day. One day. At the end of that day, if they’re guilty, which they /always are/ … within one day, that person is executed.

That is rather chilling.

[–] nkat2112@sh.itjust.works 22 points 3 months ago

This is a hilarious saga that is further bankrupting the party of pedophiles.

[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 7 points 3 months ago (1 children)

And Kennedy’s hour-long speech today was nearly as meandering and filled with lies as any average hour of Trump.

Can you imagine having to sit through an hour of his voice?

[–] P00ptart@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

"earl, I'm sick of this guy talking, throw the switches so he spends the last 10 mins speedbagging his nut sack"

Lmao this sideshow is FASCINATING. I genuinely have no idea what the worm will command RFK Jr to do next, and it’s keeping me on the edge of my seat.

[–] EleventhHour@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Holy shit, I miss The 90s

[–] igorette@lemmy.ml -1 points 3 months ago