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micnd90 [he/him,any]@hexbear.net to news@hexbear.netEnglish ·
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Democracy dies in darkness with a mugshot picture of a convicted felon on a $250 bill

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Democracy dies in darkness with a mugshot picture of a convicted felon on a $250 bill

micnd90 [he/him,any]@hexbear.net to news@hexbear.netEnglish ·
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This headline is a vibe, and why are they using Trump’s mugshot on the bill

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  • SootySootySoot [any]@hexbear.net
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    Isn’t basically everyone on all the dollar bills some combination of war criminal, slaveowner and sex pest? Still waiting for Trump to do something truly novel.

    • Le_Wokisme [they/them, undecided]@hexbear.net
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      Lincoln, but he did some genocide. We would’ve had Harriet Tubman if that hack hadn’t written a musical about rapping slaveowners.

    • LeeeroooyJeeenkiiins [none/use name]@hexbear.net
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      Still waiting for Trump to do something truly novel.

      Some might argue being all 3 and the highest value denomination likely to be used for transactions counts

  • WilsonWilson [comrade/them, any]@hexbear.net
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    should be this:

    • JoeByeThen [he/him, they/them]@hexbear.net
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      Hard disagree. thicc-trump

      • SorosFootSoldier [he/him, they/them]@hexbear.net
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        It’s that hentai comic about mega milk but it’s Trump taunting the american public with his inflated ass.

        • chgxvjh [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.net
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          maga milk

    • TankieTanuki [he/him]@hexbear.net
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      feast-1feast-2

      • NephewAlphaBravo [he/him]@hexbear.net
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        mccrucified

      • micnd90 [he/him,any]@hexbear.netOP
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        This pic is unironically a better fit for the $250 bill. Even as a leftist vegan, I can’t hate on the McDonalds White House Summit, that was peak fire. Probably the only thing Trump ever did with broad populist appeal.

    • miz [any, any]@hexbear.net
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      my-hero

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    I bet some Chinese troll planted that idea in Trump’s head.

    If this goes forward — $250 bill with Trump’s face on it. — Chinese will get a huge kick out of it. “250” (二百五, èrbǎiwǔ) is a common Chinese insult meaning a half-wit, a blockhead, a fool. Comedy writes itself. 笑死.

    source

  • LeninWalksTheEarth [none/use name]@hexbear.net
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    lol plz put the pedo doing the Kubrick stare on a bill only rich people will use. perfect.

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    Wait what? 1) they are trying to eliminate cash and making bills larger than the existing $100 is counterproductive for that. It’s why they got rid of the $500 and larger bills decades ago. The 500 euro bill was discontinued a few years ago for similar reasons, though the 200 euro bill still is being produced, and you can use the 500’s if you have them.

    And 2) usual pattern in the US is that the next one after $100 would be $200, then $500. But, I don’t think there has been a $200 before.

    • micnd90 [he/him,any]@hexbear.netOP
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      You’re thinking like an EU bureaucrat. Trump just wants BIG BEAUTIFUL NUMBER, BIG BEAUTIFUL MONEY with his face on it. The $250 is for celebration of US 250 independence

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        Oh right I didn’t think of the 250th anniversary connection. Yeah that would fit.

    • 30_to_50_Feral_PAWGs [she/her]@hexbear.net
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      $250 is how much a McDomble’s Big Mac combo with EXTRA BIG-ASS FRIES is going to cost after about two months of stagflation and declaring war on every OPEC member country

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      they are trying to eliminate cash

      arthur-punch

    • FumpyAer [any, comrade/them]@hexbear.net
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      This is a novelty bill for the 250th anniversary of the USA. I doubt they’ll print more than a couple thousand of them. It’s like a specialty coin minting. It’s also a vanity project for kissing up to DJT.

      They won’t be printing them next year, is what I’m saying.

      • Le_Wokisme [they/them, undecided]@hexbear.net
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        well yeah next year it would be a $251 bill

        • MayoPete [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.net
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          Someone, somewhere is genning a Trump-Washington yaoi manga

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    Folks, is this a sign of inflation?

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      From now on every president gets to create a new larger bill

      • Rey_McSriff [he/him]@hexbear.net
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        When President Barron Trump drops the $1,000,000,000,000 bill: no-choice

    • Owl [he/him]@hexbear.net
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      The economic process? No, not really.

      The thing a surprising number of furries are into? Well, I’m not gonna say it’s not.

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    it’s not his mugshot, it’s his official portrait. yes it is that bad. honestly his mugshot looks better, at least it has better lighting.

    EDIT: correction, it is his inaugural portrait not his official portrait. the inaugural portrait is a placeholder that is used before the official portrait is taken. his official portrait is also ass but it’s not this bad.

    • micnd90 [he/him,any]@hexbear.netOP
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      You’re right, I stand corrected. But I think Trump might be actively trying to meme and recreate the infamous mugshot with his current portrait. Clinton, Bush, Obama, Trump #1 and Biden are all smiling in their inaugural portrait.

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        i think the one who took it said he was inspired by the mugshot

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    I’ve never been so glad I work in retail and can absolutely refuse to take these. Customers routinely pay in cash and have hundred-dollar bills, so they’ll bring these just to flex.

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    They should make it one of those trick images where it changes depending on which angle you are seeing it from. From the right-side, it’s Trump, from the left-side, it’s Epstein.

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    I pull out my Trump Nature Pass, “Sorry”, she said, “this expired last month.” I completely forgot. I empty my pockets on to the table and pull out the only bill I have, a crumped Trump buck. “Do you take this?” I almost beg. “No, we don’t accept cash here.” I think for a moment, petting the top of my 24 carat gold Trump desert eagle 50 caliber as I decide what to do.

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    Honestly, I hope this happens. Specifically, I hope they use a design just like the mockup where it’s a crudely superimposed image of Trump and not even a traditional woodprint like the current banknotes.

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    That looks quite bad.

    • micnd90 [he/him,any]@hexbear.netOP
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      The mugshot might be unironically the best Trump have looked in recent years, he had the determined Kubrick stare and his cheeks are not puffy/bloated. The mugshot was taken ~3 years after Trumpo stopped becoming President, throughout 2020-2023 all he did was play golf and self-care in Mar-a-lago. Now he looks old, bloated, and haggard.

    • SorosFootSoldier [he/him, they/them]@hexbear.net
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      Yeah the mugshot didn’t translate to black and white, looks like he’s got blood on his head. Oh my god, is this PREDICTIVE PROGRAMMING?!

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        he looks like hyper gorbachev

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    They’re using his mugshot because there is an actual subset of 'mericans who think it’s the shit, unironically. Likely the Cheeto thinks so too.

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    “the buck stops here” lmao

    I bet she thought up the pun and was just looking for a reason to quit.

    “this kubernetes deployment”… 😎🤏… “is about to rollout”

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    Dude this looks so fucking ass man

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