• TheRealKuni@piefed.social
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      24 hours ago

      So UN leaves to Geneva.

      Then the US says, “The UN has abandoned us. We are leaving the UN.”

      The US leaves the UN, throwing away an incredible amount of soft power. We fade on the world stage.

      Trump is a horrible pathetic moronic excuse for a leader.

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        23 hours ago

        I know a kid (I work with kids) who provokes the adult (me) until it gets a negative reaction, which it then spins and exaggerates and tells their parents and friends.

        Simply remaining calm does not help. They will needle and prod until they get a reaction. And if I don’t my silence will be interpreted as a negative reaction.

        So, kinda fascinating how this 8-year-old’s behavior tracks with US government’s behavior.

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      21 hours ago

      The real estate belongs to the United States government. Trump, of course, has already said he wants to build a hotel/casino there.

      Edit: oops, my mistake. The city of New York donated the land to the UN, on which they built the complex. It is considered international territory. Something I did not know.