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submitted 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) by micnd90@hexbear.net to c/news@hexbear.net

This headline is a vibe, and why are they using Trump's mugshot on the bill

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[-] SootySootySoot@hexbear.net 38 points 6 days ago

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@hexbear.net 15 points 6 days ago

Lincoln, but he did some genocide. We would've had Harriet Tubman if that hack hadn't written a musical about rapping slaveowners.

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@hexbear.net 38 points 6 days ago
[-] JoeByeThen@hexbear.net 28 points 6 days ago
[-] SorosFootSoldier@hexbear.net 18 points 6 days ago

It's that hentai comic about mega milk but it's Trump taunting the american public with his inflated ass.

[-] chgxvjh@hexbear.net 16 points 6 days ago
[-] TankieTanuki@hexbear.net 20 points 6 days ago
[-] micnd90@hexbear.net 10 points 6 days ago

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.

[-] cornishon@lemmygrad.ml 25 points 6 days ago

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.

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[-] LeninWalksTheEarth@hexbear.net 21 points 6 days ago

lol plz put the pedo doing the Kubrick stare on a bill only rich people will use. perfect.

[-] tactical_trans_karen@hexbear.net 20 points 6 days ago

Folks, is this a sign of inflation?

[-] hotcouchguy@hexbear.net 14 points 6 days ago

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

[-] Rey_McSriff@hexbear.net 11 points 6 days ago

When President Barron Trump drops the $1,000,000,000,000 bill: no-choice

[-] Owl@hexbear.net 9 points 6 days ago

The economic process? No, not really.

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

[-] solrize@lemmy.ml 21 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

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@hexbear.net 33 points 6 days ago

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

[-] solrize@lemmy.ml 23 points 6 days ago

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

[-] 30_to_50_Feral_PAWGs@hexbear.net 29 points 6 days ago

$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

[-] TankieTanuki@hexbear.net 16 points 6 days ago

they are trying to eliminate cash

arthur-punch

[-] FumpyAer@hexbear.net 12 points 6 days ago

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@hexbear.net 13 points 6 days ago

well yeah next year it would be a $251 bill

[-] MayoPete@hexbear.net 1 points 5 days ago

Someone, somewhere is genning a Trump-Washington yaoi manga

[-] ClassIsOver@hexbear.net 19 points 6 days ago

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.

[-] haxboar@hexbear.net 16 points 6 days ago

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.

[-] daniyeg@hexbear.net 19 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

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@hexbear.net 9 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

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.

[-] daniyeg@hexbear.net 3 points 6 days ago

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

[-] BigWeed@hexbear.net 15 points 6 days ago

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.

[-] cisco@hexbear.net 14 points 6 days ago

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.

[-] CommieKhinkali@lemmygrad.ml 7 points 5 days ago

democracy never existed in the usa

[-] bobs_guns@lemmygrad.ml 13 points 6 days ago
[-] micnd90@hexbear.net 16 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

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@hexbear.net 9 points 6 days ago

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?!

[-] NephewAlphaBravo@hexbear.net 7 points 6 days ago

he looks like hyper gorbachev

[-] microfiche@hexbear.net 11 points 6 days ago

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.

[-] red_giant@hexbear.net 7 points 6 days ago

“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”

[-] CliffordBigRedDog@hexbear.net 7 points 6 days ago

Dude this looks so fucking ass man

[-] Assian_Candor@hexbear.net 6 points 6 days ago

Lmao this guy isnt going anywhere

[-] AmazingSUPERG@thelemmy.club 6 points 6 days ago

On the reverse side will be a picture of the ballroom.

Might as well put an image of my ballsack on the notes, would be more appealing to look at.

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