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https://buddycarter.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=15398

Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) released the following statement today after introducing a bill authorizing President Trump to acquire Greenland and renaming it Red, White, and Blueland:

“America is back and will soon be bigger than ever with the addition of Red, White, and Blueland. President Trump has correctly identified the purchase of what is now Greenland as a national security priority, and we will proudly welcome its people to join the freest nation to ever exist when our Negotiator-in-Chief inks this monumental deal.”

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 day ago

Thankfully, the dipshit, Buddy, is not related to former President Jimmy Carter.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 day ago

Careful, his idiot followers are going to believe this 4200%

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 day ago

Those colors don't even make green you morons

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 day ago

"is to be given" is the wrong case to use, the bill is in committee. "Would be given" would be better to say.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 day ago (1 children)

This is what our elected representatives believe is important. This is what they are wasting our tax dollars on. Burn it all down.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 22 hours ago

To be fair, I'd be very happy if they were to waste all their time, money and effort on just renaming shit. I mean, go crazy, the sky is the limit, make up some ridiculous names for things.

At least then they wouldn't have time to actually do fucked-up shit.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

In other news, Republicans vote to turn Congress into giant MAGA circle jerk.

[–] [email protected] 33 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 day ago

I thought I was genuinely being tricked when reading this article. Thank you for providing a source.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 day ago

Oh look it's the United States Congress version of shitposting.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 day ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago

They forget we had a red, white, and blue Brexit.

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (4 children)

I'm not saying this as a joke, but I recently saw the movie Greenland and I'm confident this is all happening because he watched it.

mild spoilers

Main character is a man from his demographic. A presidential message is what's supposed to save people. Greenland is where people go for safety. Main character cheated on his wife but it's ok because he saved his family.

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 day ago

What is he doing or plotting that is so brutal as to create such a smokescreen?

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Can we all just start chanting "Eggs" whenever he tries to talk from now on? I'd like that.

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