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[–] tonytins@pawb.social 119 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

This guy has one hell of a trophy obsession.

[–] SeductiveTortoise@piefed.social 109 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

They're all participation trophies, as he can't win anything of real value.

FIFA peace price of "at least you tried". Renewable energy price of "didn't understand the task, but cried when he didn't get a medal".

He's such a weird snowflake

[–] Kirp123@lemmy.world 33 points 3 weeks ago

Apparently the participation trophies are fine when they're the ones getting them.

[–] Mirshe@lemmy.world 17 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

He's the one kid at your birthday party who's upset they're not getting attention too.

[–] SeductiveTortoise@piefed.social 13 points 3 weeks ago

And then starts to destroy your stuff because he never learned to cope with frustration.

[–] Cruxifux@feddit.nl 92 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Its just so fucking stupid on its face. How anyone thought calling it “clean coal” was anything besides dumb as fuck is beyond me.

[–] LowtierComputer@lemmy.world 49 points 3 weeks ago (6 children)

Then you should visit Colstrip, Montana or similar coal towns. The propaganda works very well when it's taught from before birth and everyone goes along even if they don't agree!

[–] Cruxifux@feddit.nl 25 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

See, I understand that. What I dont understand is why every other non-coal town trump supporter didn’t immediately understand that this was a stupid as fuck grift immediately after hearing it.

[–] A_norny_mousse@piefed.zip 15 points 3 weeks ago

You simply can't criticize your own team.

And that attitude has metastacized into something even worse in the last decade or so.

[–] LowtierComputer@lemmy.world 8 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Cognitive dissonance and cultism.

[–] Cruxifux@feddit.nl 6 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

Its just really frustrating at how easy it is. Like really fucking disheartening.

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[–] blimthepixie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 64 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

He sure does like his minors

[–] DirtPuddleMisfortune@feddit.org 58 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

When is he starting to wear those nice, shiny medals like the North Korean generals are wearing?

[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 14 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Nobody managed to fill up both pants legs? Pathetic!

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 11 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

6 of those are for basket weaving

[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 7 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

The pants ones are probably from DLC, that's why most don't have them.

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[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 11 points 3 weeks ago

Oh he's going to manage to fill up both pant legs…

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[–] cosmicrookie@lemmy.world 52 points 3 weeks ago

This was such a comical read! It's like reading a joke made into a serious article:

President Donald Trump has added another shiny award to his cabinet of trophies that have just been invented

"I'm thrilled to welcome to the White House the men and women who light our cities, and you know, you do things that people don't even understand, so much, you do so much. You heat our homes, fuel our factories and turn natural resources into American riches and dreams. Our amazing coal miners.”

“I ended the war on coal,”

It is not the first time Trump has been the “inaugural recipient” of an award presented by those looking to curry his favor.

a bronze statue of a coal miner on the top and was engraved with “Undisputed Champion of Beautiful Clean Coal.”

Infantino also handed Trump “a beautiful medal for you that you can wear everywhere you want to go,”

[–] ThePowerOfGeek@lemmy.world 49 points 3 weeks ago

So he won a made-up award about a made-up technology. Sounds about right.

[–] A_norny_mousse@piefed.zip 38 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

At this point I'm convinced they're inventing shiny stuff to keep the drooling senior happy until it's time to replace him.

[–] cosmicrookie@lemmy.world 16 points 3 weeks ago

Agree! It basically says so in the first sentence of the article!

President Donald Trump has added another shiny award to his cabinet of trophies that have just been invented

[–] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 35 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (3 children)

Meanwhile China is positioning itself as a leader in the energy sectors of the future.

It's depressing to watch these displays, but even more depressing in the knowledge that our nation's power is (as usual) being squandered to make a demented old man feel like a big boy and for keeping a handful of billionaires marginally richer with money they'll never actually live to spend anyway.

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[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 26 points 3 weeks ago

At this rate, he's a shoe-in for the Never Poopies in His Pants During Meetings Award of 5-Star Excellence.

[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 25 points 3 weeks ago

Fascism is a parody of itself.

[–] KiloGex@lemmy.world 23 points 3 weeks ago

What a fucking child.

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 19 points 3 weeks ago

He can put it on the mantle next to Melania's FIFA Oscar for Best performance by a whore in a documentary.

[–] zabadoh@ani.social 19 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

So ‘Undisputed Champion of Utter Fraud’ then.

[–] Red_October@lemmy.world 12 points 3 weeks ago

That would be one of the few awards he actually deserves.

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[–] HejMedDig@feddit.dk 17 points 3 weeks ago

Someone should offer to present him with "America's most talented child molester" award. At this point he'll probably be dumb enough to accept it, and brag about it

[–] phutatorius@lemmy.zip 14 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

He'll also soon get an award from the foundation that promotes measles and meningitis.

[–] Spacehooks@reddthat.com 7 points 3 weeks ago

Nurgle foundation

[–] als@lemmy.blahaj.zone 14 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Clean Coal is an oxymoron, like compassionate republican or good cop

[–] XeroxCool@lemmy.world 13 points 3 weeks ago

This reminds me of how I just flew through India, saw pro-coal ads crediting Modi in the airport, and then walked out into all-winter smog that smells like burning hydrocarbons.

[–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 12 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

It should be "of beautiful black coal"

Makes for a better acronym

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[–] FellowEnt@sh.itjust.works 11 points 3 weeks ago

Watched Inglorious Basterds for the first time the other night

[–] Fedizen@lemmy.world 10 points 3 weeks ago

Donald "Mercury Poisoning" Trump.

Most the mercury in fish comes from fossil fuel burning and mining. Coal is both.

[–] Bwaz@lemmy.world 10 points 3 weeks ago

Clean coal makes as much sense as healthy disease

[–] bitjunkie@lemmy.world 10 points 3 weeks ago

What a pathetic fucking circlejerk.

[–] GraniteM@lemmy.world 10 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] Rooster326@programming.dev 11 points 3 weeks ago

I'm just here so I don't get fired energy

[–] djmikeale@feddit.dk 9 points 3 weeks ago

He should get a medal saying "cleverest and bestest person of the entire universe". Hold that thought. Wondering what the stupidest thing is, which people could bring him pride in accepting

[–] Dorkyd68@lemmy.world 9 points 2 weeks ago

Participation trophy ass snowflakes

[–] mojofrododojo@lemmy.world 7 points 3 weeks ago

another participation prize for the draft dodging shitbag

[–] melsaskca@lemmy.ca 7 points 3 weeks ago

I could pay for naming a star in the past. I wonder if that grift still exists. Imagine what an oil company could get away with if they gave him a certificate showing that a star is named after him.

[–] Mr_Dr_Oink@lemmy.world 7 points 3 weeks ago

This is like giving him a participation medal, which is something he and his moronic followers are vehemently against.

[–] ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net 6 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Not enough propaganda. They should call it 'Beautiful, Clean, Greenest of the Green, Climate Protecting, Bird Saving, Woke Antifa Tears Inducing, All-American, Beef Loving, Lungs Restoring Coal'.

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[–] notannpc@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

I wonder what the bribees gets in exchange for this made up trophy that means nothing.

[–] Mihies@programming.dev 7 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Read the news. Extended life for coal power plants, upgrades, department of war signing contracts for buying coal energy etc.

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