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[–] YerbaYerba@lemm.ee 4 points 2 hours ago

Luckily my trump bible already includes a copy of the constitution!

[–] CynBonnBonn@piefed.social 9 points 7 hours ago

Same reason they shut down tick tok. To orange wash it. Now it’s under investigation and he is recommending shutting it down again.

White House.gov had a 404 error DURING the inauguration and with a link that redirects you to the new website. I have screenshots of this I can provide.

[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 14 points 8 hours ago

Everyone already knows what the constitution says:

We the people, er, can be assholes to you whenever we want and you can't do shit, and we got big guns, and trucks, and fuck you.

[–] iAmTheTot@sh.itjust.works 44 points 11 hours ago (1 children)
[–] Hobbes_Dent@lemmy.world 29 points 11 hours ago (3 children)

Nor that people don’t care about shit like this anymore.

Remember all those movies where America was smart, strong, and just? What a bunch of bullshit.

[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 7 points 7 hours ago

It has always been very striking how Americans love movies where in times of trouble disparate people overcome their differences to work together and solve problems selflessly for the greater good, but in real life they absolutely hate this idea.

[–] Australis13@fedia.io 18 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

You're forgetting that the President is typically a decent, honorable, heroic individual in many of those films too.

[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 3 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago)

A lot of movies are more or less subtle political propaganda.

[–] adarza@lemmy.ca 11 points 10 hours ago

fantasies, the whole lot.

[–] Aurenkin@sh.itjust.works 46 points 11 hours ago (2 children)

Very efficient. Who needs 3 branches of government when one branch will do. /s

[–] adarza@lemmy.ca 5 points 10 hours ago

old spice is in charge. paying a multi-billionare to do routine IT and site maintenance. very 'efficient' indeed.

[–] fox2263@lemmy.world 10 points 9 hours ago

Constitution? Never heard of her

[–] xmunk@sh.itjust.works 21 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

404 Birthright Citizenship Not Found.

[–] errer@lemmy.world 13 points 10 hours ago

Can’t tell me my executive orders aren’t constitutional if you can’t find the constitution!

[–] cyborganism@lemmy.ca 12 points 10 hours ago

At this point I think anyone who gives a damn should order a physical paper copy of the Constitution.

[–] ProIsh@lemmy.world 12 points 11 hours ago
[–] aarRJaay@lemm.ee 2 points 8 hours ago

All eyes will be on it when it comes back to see what's been changed.

[–] hOrni@lemmy.world 6 points 10 hours ago

No shit. It's not like it really means anything. I think they only use it to fill out the page count in the bible sold by Trump.