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Davriellelouna@lemmy.world to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days ago

UFC to host first-ever fight event at the White House

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UFC to host first-ever fight event at the White House

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Davriellelouna@lemmy.world to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days ago
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White House to host UFC fight night on 4 July
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The fight is set to be part of a series of events commemorating the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States.
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    I’m so embarrassed to be associated with this country. I’ve only grown less and less patriotic as time goes by

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    I literally saw a comment about a month ago on Lemmy saying “what’s next, wrestling matches in the white house?” Or something like that.

    Whoever you were, you fucking called it

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      They’ve been discussing this for the past couple of months at least though.

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    President Camacho approves

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      At least camacho listened to tiny Head smart guy.

      Yes we are in the timeline where the stupidest most over the top attempt at playing a stupid president would be a better candidate than the current president.

      • PattyMcB@lemmy.world
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        I just meant the MMA bit. He was a champion!

      • /home/pineapplelover@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        But we do have smart guy. Elon Musk will solve all our problems

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    We live in a joke of a country

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    How is this not the Idiocracy timeline? I’d anything it feels like the pace of the “dumbing down” is too fast.

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      The president in Idiocracy sought the help of someone smart.

      Y’all need to remember that and realize we are way past this movie.

      • ivanafterall ☑️@lemmy.world
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        He could also form coherent sentences, was in Terry Crews-shape, and didn’t shit himself once. We’re already well into Idiocracy 2: Electric Boogaloo territory.

      • Tollana1234567@lemmy.today
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        and it was the AI assigning jobs to people too.

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      Idiocracy would be a vast improvement over our current predicament, no joke.

      • A_norny_mousse@feddit.org
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        Ignorant but willing to learn. And laugh about farts, not violence.

        IIRC. Maybe I should re-watch it.

        • PattyMcB@lemmy.world
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          Don’t forget the Dil-dozer!

      • Zorque@lemmy.world
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        Yeah, there weren’t leagues of malevolent rich assholes seeking to make the world worse for their own profits. Just a bunch of idiots who apparently forgot how to think.

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      Absolutely, idiocracy was too optimistic. In their version, it took 500 years to get there.

      We’ll be there in a generation, maybe 2. (If we have that many generations.)

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    what about the Epstein files

    • kbobabob@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      Trump/Epstein files*

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    UFC started to become fascist, absolutely ruinimg the sport. UFC In the facist house

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      We need more politically and philosophically astute sports.

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    • Kyrgizion@lemmy.world
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      Camacho would be such an improvement on reality nowadays…

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        Ya, at least he recognized there was someone out there smarter than him and brought him in as an advisor.

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      I hate how increasingly accurate this movie has become.

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        As is usually pointed out, the similarities are not strong.

        President Camacho actually wanted to help his people, hired the smartest person he could find, and listened to his advice.

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          And stepped down as President in the end to let someone else lead. For a better comparison of leadership now, look at Don’t Look Up. Far more realistic in so many ways.

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            I’ll also throw in Iron Sky.

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          The problem with that is the world has to get bad enough for President Camacho to help the world. We’re in the Pre-Camacho era

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    Release the Trump/Epstein files.

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    How tacky.

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    When are these “Alpha Males” going to turn on the pedo in chief because they certainly look like a bunch of beta cucks right now

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    Dana White at the inauguration was such a fever dream experience.

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      his creation of trying to make the trashy SLAP-fighting a thing should tell you as much, he mustve seen the UFC is declining, and need a new grift.

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    Probably just a coincidence that Paramount is purchasing UFC exclusive steaming rights in a seven year deal.

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      skydance a trumper, trying to save the dying stream industry, trying to get the conservative audience on board.

      without TREK, and south park, Theres no reason to even have paramount.

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    UFC to host first-ever fight event at the White(trash) House

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