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Afatwa, or religious decree, issued by senior Iranian clerics calling for the assassination of U.S. President Donald Trump has attracted online funding worth tens of millions of dollars, reports say.

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[–] [email protected] 101 points 3 days ago (10 children)

Did you know that it's illegal to say, "I wish someone would kill the president of the united states"?

Im not saying it, im just letting you know that it's illegal. Like a public service announcement.

[–] [email protected] 35 points 3 days ago (3 children)
[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

"Fun" fact. Trevor "Fell from his Balcony" and died shortly after this video.

What a weird coincidence.

Edit: Apparently it was a decade later. I was confused.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

12 years later is “shortly after”?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago

No. I was just confused. The first time I saw this was a few months before he died and I guess I didn't realize it was from years earlier. My bad.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 days ago (1 children)

For some reason I thought this was a Matt Walsh bit. Wkuk and ucb occupy a similar area of my brain.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

They are pretty similar in a lot of ways. Like how Matt Walsh walks around with a gallon of meth on most days, and he probably has kids tied to his radiator in his basement so he can grape them. Just uncanny really.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I got so many questions I'm not sure I want the answers to.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

🤦

Edit to add;I never claimed to be terribly bright.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Will no one rid us of this turbulent president?

[–] lmmarsano 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Did you know that it’s illegal to say, “I wish someone would kill the president of the united states”?

Nope: can't know things that aren't true.

It's not a true threat. When someone said

If they ever make me carry a rifle the first man I want to get in my sights is L.B.J.

that, too, was rejected as a true threat. The Secret Service may pay you a visit, though.

So, when are you not killing the president?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] lmmarsano 1 points 1 day ago

Okay, but where are the diagrams?

[–] [email protected] 14 points 3 days ago

But I thought murica was the pinnacle of free speech? 😮

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago

"Freedom of speech" mfs when it's not about literal speech.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 days ago

Okay but what about investing in the Fatwa ETF?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 days ago

You can, however, wish bad fortune and ill luck befall the president. Its the "I want a person to do a thing" problem because it sounds like you could looking for somebody to hire.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago

In the US.

Most countries wouldn't care at all.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago

When I see a cheeto on the floor, there is always a demon voice in my head telling me to stomp it with my foot