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Starbeach

(298 posts) Fri Jan 16, 2026, 02:53 PM 3 hrs ago

This Ain't Oz

It worked in Oz.

The heart warmed the scarecrow, the diploma enlightened the tinman, and the medal toughened up the lion.

But no secondhand Nobel Peace Prize will turn Trump into a peacemaker. Sorry.

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This Ain't Oz (Original Post) Starbeach 3 hrs ago OP

Dump has no heart, no courage, and no brain. Dave Bowman 3 hrs ago #1

And No Empathy! electric_blue68 3 hrs ago #2

Very true. Dave Bowman 3 hrs ago #3

Oh, he's got his trophy guy making a giant plaque 'splaining why it's really his tanyev 22 sec ago #4

Dave Bowman

(6,749 posts)

1. Dump has no heart, no courage, and no brain.

Reply to Starbeach (Original post)

Fri Jan 16, 2026, 02:56 PM

3 hrs ago

electric_blue68

(26,049 posts)

2. And No Empathy!

Reply to Dave Bowman (Reply #1)

Fri Jan 16, 2026, 03:01 PM

3 hrs ago

Dave Bowman

(6,749 posts)

3. Very true.

Reply to electric_blue68 (Reply #2)

Fri Jan 16, 2026, 03:05 PM

3 hrs ago

tanyev

(48,708 posts)

4. Oh, he's got his trophy guy making a giant plaque 'splaining why it's really his

Reply to Starbeach (Original post)

Fri Jan 16, 2026, 06:10 PM

22 sec ago

and all the reason he deserves it. In fact, that plaque was probably completed before Machado showed up to hand him the medal. The big problem now is finding enough empty wall space in the White House to display it.

😒

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