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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/24891753

A bill to add a carving of President Donald Trumpto Mount Rushmore has been introduced by a MAGA politician.

Florida Representative Anna Paulina Luna announced the bill Tuesday calling for Trump to be added to the South Dakota monument with the message: "Let's get carving."

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[–] caboose2006@lemm.ee 12 points 1 hour ago

Surely this will bring down the price of eggs

[–] BonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world 4 points 1 hour ago

I'll be there with a chisel and spraypaint.

[–] rayyy@lemmy.world 9 points 2 hours ago (2 children)

Might as well put Hitler there beside him.

[–] octopus_ink@lemmy.ml 2 points 22 minutes ago

Putin, nibbling his ear.

[–] NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 3 points 2 hours ago

Couldn't we just carve a mustache on Trump?

[–] Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 9 points 3 hours ago

Be a great place for some RPG practice

[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 21 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Who is this "Republican Bill" fella?

[–] whotookkarl@lemmy.world 9 points 5 hours ago

Florida's best and brightest they sent to DC to represent themselves, Anna Paulina Luna, the same certified genius who tried to expunge the Trump impeachments for extorting a foreign leader to influence US elections by withholding Congress approved resources, and inciting a failed insurrection and disenfranchising American citizens from their votes in federal elections.

[–] Resand@lemmy.world 26 points 5 hours ago (3 children)

Sounds like a great idea.

A constant reminder for the US for centuries to come.

[–] DicJacobus@lemmy.world 4 points 2 hours ago

The actions America has taken the last 10 years should never be forgotten, like a Hans-Landa Swastika cut into ones forehead as a mark of shame.

[–] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 7 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago) (1 children)

I think it is a fantastic idea because they will hire a shit contractor who is completely incapable and they will either do a laughably bad job or they will just take the money and run, whatever happens is gonna be hilarious...

[–] PM_Your_Nudes_Please@lemmy.world 3 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago) (1 children)

Nah, this is Trump we’re talking about… They’ll do a mediocre job, and then Trump will refuse to pay them. Because for some reason, these idiots always believe they’ll be the exception and never demand payment up front.

[–] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

...and thus the system functions like an Idiot Polymerase, only ever ratcheting forward from random shocks of chaos, insistent on replicating stupidity and blind hatred imperfectly into the future, each new act of violent collision an opportunity for beneficial mutations that can more effectively manipulate people's trauma into heinous and cruel beliefs.

[–] digdilem@lemmy.ml 4 points 5 hours ago (1 children)
[–] alnitak@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 hours ago

Enough sed.

[–] mPony@lemmy.world 45 points 7 hours ago

" How can we keep distracting from implementing Project 2025?? "

[–] PanArab@lemm.ee 45 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago) (1 children)

Haven’t the Lakota people suffered enough?

[–] Warl0k3@lemmy.world 10 points 7 hours ago

Well clearly no.

[–] bstix@feddit.dk 31 points 7 hours ago (7 children)

It would be vandalized very quickly, which could be a nice outlet for a lot of people.

With time it would probably turn orange from all the piss too.

[–] octopus_ink@lemmy.ml 19 points 6 hours ago (2 children)

As much as I like the thought, I've been to Mt. Rushmore and I don't think vandalizing it would be easily achieved. Maybe with a drone or paintball gun - the first time - after that I think they'd be prepared. There is national parks apparatus surrounding it IIRC.

You think they’re gonna not defund the National parks service? They’re basically the “don’t ruin nature” police, and the people in charge now don’t fucking care about nature.

[–] BeMoreCareful@lemmy.world 7 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Plus it's in South Dakota. Security by obscurity.

[–] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 2 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

Also Security by bigotry, which I am not sure works that well since you always end up just hiring the badguys and empowering them instead of protecting people from them.

Edit* I know all people in SD aren't bigots, forgive me if my tone is a bit harsh these days...

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[–] HawlSera@lemm.ee 19 points 8 hours ago

They're taking the piss at this point.

[–] andros_rex@lemmy.world 91 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Mount Rushmore was intentionally done to insult Lakota/Dakota people anyway. The “Six Grandfathers” were sacred, and Mount Rushmore was intentional defacement and sacrilege.

[–] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 3 points 3 hours ago

It has that look of tacky art that you can tell always was made for a hollow purpose

[–] Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world 39 points 14 hours ago

...silly shit like this is a distraction - shit like the email that just went out to every federal employee encouraging them to resign is where the potential for damage is. Today.

[–] Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 17 points 12 hours ago

He would only sign it if they carved away all the other faces to have only his on the whole mountain. He doesn't share.

[–] schizo@forum.uncomfortable.business 167 points 19 hours ago (28 children)

I mean this won't happen, but I kinda threw up in my mouth a little bit.

The one thing keeping me sane is the realization that that old crusty piece of shit will be dead soon, and I'll never have to see their rapist face again.

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[–] postcapitalism@lemmy.today 27 points 15 hours ago

I’m actually okay with this because it’s bizarro and devalues the assholes already on the mountain. Good let’s reveal the farce for what it is!

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