• الأرض ستبقى عربية
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    “We have intercepted electronic communication indicating that al-Qaeda members are actively plotting to stay out of the way while America as we know it gradually crumbles under the weight of its own self-inflicted debt and disrepair,” FBI Deputy Director Mark F. Giuliano told the assembled press corps. “If this plan succeeds, it will leave behind a nation with a completely dysfunctional economy, collapsing infrastructure, and a catastrophic health crisis afflicting millions across the nation. We want to emphasize that this danger is very real.”

    “Praise Allah, for soon every American city shall be plagued with disaster and hardship,” al-Zawahiri said in the video, which includes several minutes of footage of young, masked al-Qaeda militants casually sipping beverages as they thumb through the latest issues of Time and U.S. News And World Report. “The infidels have brought this pain and destruction upon themselves through their arrogance and callousness. Soon, the United States will watch in horror as its bridges crumble, its desperate citizens suffer in want of medicine and paying employment, and its once vast riches are reduced to naught. The righteous warriors among our ranks must now unite, get comfortable, and look on from afar at the calamity unfolding in the West.”

    https://www.theonion.com/fbi-uncovers-al-qaeda-plot-to-just-sit-back-and-enjoy-c-1819576375

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      6 months ago

      TIL that some think these moldy Pooh jokes still have legs. Tell Facebook I said hi.

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      Did you ever stop to consider that a big yellow bear might be a little bit of a racist caricature?

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      Obligatory “Shut the fuck up Crakkker”

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      I never understood the Winnie the Pooh jokes. They’re not funny and he’s a beloved character so I don’t get it…

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        I think the meme started with a picture of Xi and Obama being compared with Winnie the Pooh (yellow asian) and Tigger (rhymes with ******). It’s always been racism.

        https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/xi-jinping-winnie-the-pooh-comparisons

        I can understand if it was censored in China for becoming a fascist symbol for the color revolution, however, it seems to not be the case.

        https://news.cgtn.com/news/3d41544e31497a4d/index.html

        If a country would go out of their way to ban a cartoon character they wouldn’t have an article in the national news outlet about it. Unless they realized a bit later that banning Winnie the Pooh would be seen as very silly.

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          Oh so just straight up lies and racism… racists get weirdly creative when it comes to their hatred… I don’t understand the thought process but that’s probably for the best.

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      6 months ago

      b8

      lol dudes bringing his alts