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regrub 179 points 2 years ago
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papalonian 74 points 2 years ago

Yup. Everyone will treat this like a silly, "wow so dumb and pointless" thing.

It's all quite calculated.

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andallthat 10 points 2 years ago

That's even worse news in a way. I thought a big share of these "executive order" fest was showmanship and propaganda. I.e. they were made to be over-the-top, largely ineffective and eventually shot down by judges so they could help Trump advance his "Judges bad, me King" position while at the same time strengthening the air of constant rage and outrage that his supporters seem to thrive in and paralyzes his opposers.

The fact they are actually trying to do this evil shit, covertly, with no particular intent to "go viral" like a wannabe teenage influencer is somehow worse. Not that this one was particularly subtle so maybe it was still done to be found...

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blazeknave 5 points 2 years ago

Yes. When they say the loud stuff is the distraction, you're now seeing the slight of hand.

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webghost0101 22 points 2 years ago

Legal aside it also empowers a certain “this is murica we talk english here” kind of person.

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SecondaryAnnetagonist 74 points 2 years ago

This "use executive orders to bluff until people treat them like actual laws" strategy is starting to get really annoying.

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venotic 35 points 2 years ago

He is really nullifying the importance of what an executive order is. From Trump, these are just demands.

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null_dot 21 points 2 years ago

They're not really even that, this is really just a mildly spicy press release.

As in what is this executive order actually intended to achieve? It's a dog whistle designed to embolden idiots that say things like "we speak english in this country".

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NoneOfUrBusiness 13 points 2 years ago

The move revokes a mandate from former President Bill Clinton that required government agencies and organizations that received federal funding to provide language assistance to non-English speakers.

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NoneOfUrBusiness 2 points 2 years ago
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rumba 1 point 2 years ago

Well this is true, he's also illegally firing all of the people that make these things happen. This is basically the outcome of the God King status he has acquired for himself. It's official business therefore not illegal even though it's against the law.

Don't cheapen it by making it sound less dangerous than it is...

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dan1101 4 points 2 years ago

The sooner everyone stops listening to him the better. "Yes Mr. President now eat your cheeseburger."

But he is surrounded with an army of butt lickers. Let's hope he fires them all like last administration, but that might take too long.

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tiefling 51 points 2 years ago

Why would he sign an executive order declaring a language he doesn't speak as the official language of the US

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OutlierBlue 6 points 2 years ago

Because his Russian is even worse.

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solrize 46 points 2 years ago path: 0 15401715, hotness: undefined, score: 46, children: 3
adarza 10 points 2 years ago

ja gärna!

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Potatisen 5 points 2 years ago

Helst inte! Tycker om att vi är lite hemliga, vi förstår dem men dem förstår inte oss.

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don -1 points 2 years ago

Kei te mau mai ahau i ngā rongo kino...

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Qiot 40 points 2 years ago

he tries so hard to be macho and gung ho, but he lacks the gravitas and instead comes off as a de facto prima donna. his modus operandi is faux pas ad nauseam - every day is like a blitzkrieg of déjà vu. we must declare him persona non grata en masse (via coup if necessary), so we can finally say adieu, ciao, sayonara, etc.

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darkdemize 34 points 2 years ago

Enjoying your new dictionary I see

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NoForwardslashS 32 points 2 years ago

English? Like, from England? That's very un-American.

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adarza 7 points 2 years ago

how many times can you add the extra 'u', flip around 'er/re', or use a british term or slang no 'real american' would understand, before you're obligated to have beans for breakfast?

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ninjabard 2 points 2 years ago

Just start using Cockney rhyming slang.

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dan1101 2 points 2 years ago

80s valley girl would be like so totally rad and stuff.

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whelk 26 points 2 years ago

Huh, I am not getting "unified and cohesive" vibes from this guy and his administration.

Oh, it's the "aggressively stamp out anyone not like us" kind.

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atzanteol 18 points 2 years ago

Not Russian?

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iAmTheTot 8 points 2 years ago

I lowkey wish this was a universe in which this was actually the case. Everything else in that universe, up to this EO, has been exactly the same and the only difference is that this EO makes Russian the official language of USA. I kinda just want to see how far backwards some would bend to explain the move.

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spankmonkey 10 points 2 years ago

Just writing laws from the Oval Office.

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f4f4f4f4f4f4f4f4 7 points 2 years ago

Fake laws! Executive orders also say everyone in the US is female; one's gender is now only determined by their body's plumbing at conception 😂

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AlexanderESmith 2 points 2 years ago

Technically the order you're referring to makes everyone either genderless, or both genders. It doesn't make everyone female.

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radiohead37 8 points 2 years ago

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breakfastmtn 7 points 2 years ago

Qu'est ce que fuck!

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nomugisan 7 points 2 years ago

Fuck him. I'm gonna submit my tax return in Japanese.

くそオレンジの人、死ね

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masterofn001 1 point 2 years ago

The IRS will process your return by August, 2042. In the meantime, please enjoy this message from our overlord, elon: 🍆.

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Itdidnttrickledown 5 points 2 years ago

Chico estúpido. I can say what I want how I want to.

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Jerb322 5 points 2 years ago

que`

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ZombiFrancis 2 points 2 years ago

Anglush.

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