Donald Trump has threatened that Iran will be “blown off the face of the earth” if it attacks US vessels trying to reopen a route through the strait of Hormuz.

The US launched an operation on Monday to help hundreds of ships trapped with their crews in the Gulf, dragging the region back to the brink of full-scale war.

Over 800 ships and roughly 20,000 crew members remain stranded in the region.

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    I really hope Americans have learned something from this and that is to not elect demented pedophiles to be presidents FUCKING TWICE, third time’s the charm right? right?? And while everyone else is trying to deescalate the situation he and his “top” officials are trying to make it as difficult as possible to reach a peaceful solution.

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      come on now you think the yanks have learned something? they haven’t learned a thing for decades. Did they learn anything after Reagan? Bush Senior? Bush Jr twice? you honestly expect them to figure it out NOW?

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        A good percentage of the US population would elect Satan himself as long as he was “sticking it to the liberals.”

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          Satan as in Lucifer? The light bringer? The symbol of knowledge and enlightened thought? That Satan?

          Would be way better than what we have right now.

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      He’s getting a 3rd term. The American people are dead and oligarchs are stripping the country for parts

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          Who knew rules mattered basically fuck all? Image the people who spent tens or even hundreds of thousands of dollars studying US law, all for it to mean fucking nothing. Not to mention everyone who got a “secure government job” just to have a couple of coked up losers fire you and ruin your life.

          I don’t even really understand how people are being so apathetic? Was it the constant school shootings? Or maybe even social media? I don’t get it.

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      It could be worse. We accidentally voted for an orangutan. But it could have been a WOMAN OF COLOR! Really dodged one there… /s

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        Be nice to orangutans, they’re so chill. They can’t help that a reviled wannabe dictator dyed himself orange for some stupid reason. :(

        I’d vote for president actual-orangutan over of any of the garbage choices we keep getting.

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      Americans have no such self-awareness. The ones that do do everything in their power to leave the country or isolate themselves in communes and imply don’t participate.

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        Tempting, to just go inna woods and run from society, but from what I’ve seen the ones that have self awareness are actually flooding the streets across the country with protests and getting teargassed and stuff.

        I get that the internet can be a collective jar to sigh and vent into but let’s not discount the sacrifices many are making because they believe tomorrow can be better.