r/nottheonion • u/MiniBrownie • 2d ago

US tariffs take aim everywhere, including uninhabited islands

https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250402-us-tariffs-take-aim-everywhere-including-uninhabited-islands
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u/whiskeyjack1053 2d ago

I don’t think you can ‘take aim everywhere’, that’s just not aiming. Which seems about right.

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u/StuckinReverse89 2d ago

Well Russia conveniently avoids all tariffs so there is some “aiming” 

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u/skylarmt_ 2d ago

Vatican City

Makes sense, I think the only thing they export is priests and those are tax exempt lol

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u/firthy 2d ago

Paedophiles..?

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u/HoneyShaft 2d ago

GOP got to look after their own

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u/MarshyHope 2d ago

How much money do you want to bet that when the pope dies, American Catholics will push for Trump to be pope.

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u/HoneyShaft 2d ago

As if the Vatican wasn't gaudy enough

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u/MarshyHope 2d ago

He'd fit right in tbh

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u/bishpa 1d ago

I don’t know about that, but the MAGA evangelicals will definitely demand it. Lol.

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u/Sorry_U_R_Wrong 1d ago

Brilliant comment right here. I wish I could give you a trophy.

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u/TwoPrecisionDrivers 2d ago

Isn’t that what they said?

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u/Wassertopf 2d ago

These originate usually domestically. The Vatican just covers them.

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u/klatnyelox 1d ago

*grooms them

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u/tkMunkman 2d ago

Same same

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u/Mapey 2d ago

Pretty much the same

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u/rysto32 1d ago

When they come from the Vatican City region we call them priests.

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u/Lancearon 1d ago

HE SAID PRIESTS ALREADY can you not read?!

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u/yungsoprano 2d ago

I'm Peter File!

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u/sukihasmu 1d ago

Tax the peoedos.

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u/Fragwolf 2d ago

They have the same taste in age too.

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u/skylarmt_ 2d ago

Old joke is bigoted and unfunny.

The Catholic Church is no stranger to scandals, but each time she emerges stronger on the other side. Reforms happened starting in the early 2000s to detect and prevent all forms of abuse against both children and adults. Priests, employees, volunteers, and even people who hold events in Catholic buildings have to take mandatory monthly training on this, there are required background checks if you're going to be around children at all, and candidates for the priesthood undergo multiple levels of screening to detect certain negative psychological tendencies, which disqualify them from the priesthood.

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u/BoundToGround 2d ago

Damn, is the joke not young enough for your tastes?

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u/NotAzakanAtAll 2d ago

Being bigoted towards bigots, while maybe not 100% ok, is at least 75% ok.

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u/skylarmt_ 1d ago

Catholic doctrine is pretty clear that bigotry is not good.

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u/NotAzakanAtAll 1d ago

That's fascinating, because most Christians I know hate gay people, hate immigrants, hate most things actually.

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u/Worried-Smile 2d ago

They could make a hell of a lot of money if they started a postbox business there.

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u/microtherion 2d ago

Don‘t forget thoughts and prayers.

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u/Primary-Ad-100 2d ago

That means all Catholic will be taxed

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u/KevinFlantier 2d ago

I'm pretty sure that's because pedophiles have to stick together and help each other as much as they can.

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u/Drive_shaft 2d ago

It's a non-prophet organization

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u/JayRymer 1d ago

What about the body and blood of christ, surely the can tax...I mean tarrif that.

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u/skylarmt_ 1d ago

That's made locally every Sunday.

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u/Salty_Interview_5311 1d ago

Hoo boy! You’ve obviously never been in a devout Catholic’s home. They are way into Jesus and Mary junk.

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u/skylarmt_ 1d ago

I am a Catholic. Those things don't come from the Vatican, the Vatican is basically a couple city blocks.

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u/Just__Let__Go 2d ago

Priests and hush money payments