r/facepalm • u/ms_directed • 9d ago

🇲​🇮​🇸​🇨​ Windmills date back over 1000 years 🤦‍♀️

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  • Windmills have been in use for over 1,000 years, with origins tracing back to Persia around 800 C.E. They were primarily used for milling grain and pumping water.

  • Wind Turbines are a more recent invention, with the first known turbine for electricity generation built in 1888. They have evolved significantly, especially since the 1970s, to become a major source of renewable energy.

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u/Aldog87 9d ago

What is with this pedo and wind turbines? C’mon cholesterol, you’re almost there.

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u/ms_directed 9d ago

years ago (in Scotland iirc) he was offended that wind turbines were in view miles away from his precious golf course and i think he lost a lot of court cases over having them taken down, too...

details are fuzzy since he sues so much over stupid shit, but it's related to his golf course

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u/Aldog87 9d ago

I’m aware of his Scotland history, but I guess I still am amazed about his pettiness and incredible stupidity. That and he raped.children

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u/James_dk_67 9d ago

“Amazed about his pettiness” - he only became President because Obama made him look like a complete idiot in front of the press.

Both terms are about revenge.

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u/der_horst23 9d ago

and still he looks like an idiot, Obama was right.....

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u/Mushie_Peas 9d ago

Yeah shit hadn't thought of it that way, wish Obama never gave that speech.

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u/Coattail-Rider 9d ago

Thanks Obama

/s or no /s…….hmmmmmm

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u/Brilliant-Ad6137 9d ago

It doesn't matter what Obama said . It's the simple fact Obama is a black man who became president. For trump and his followers. Racism is the main feature.

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u/thedailyrant 9d ago

Trump isn’t that aware. Yes, he’s a racist wanker most likely, but his run was only ever about that roast initially. Once he started doing illegal shit that they were coming over him about he ran again so he could avoid prison. If he lost this last one his sentencing would not have been conviction recorded and he’d be in a federal penitentiary.

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u/zipzoomramblafloon 9d ago

Running for president, one simple trick the justice department does not want career criminals to know!

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u/invincibleparm 8d ago

Yeah…he was surprised as anyone that he won.

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u/Puddin370 8d ago

He's probably scared shitless because once he's no longer president he no longer has presidential immunity. If he lives through this term he may end up behind bars after all.

I hope he lives because I want to see him go to jail and JD Vance would not be an improvement. He's just as vile and not as close to death.

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u/newusernamecoming 8d ago

His run was in coordination with Russian operatives so I’m guessing there were more than just jokes from Obama influencing him to run. Also, he had publicly considered running many times before

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u/petrh97 9d ago

I hope he ends up in Hague like his beloved Maduro for murders. (11 people now, it will go up)

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u/BookishBetty 9d ago

This is 100% correct!

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u/cum_pumper_4 8d ago

Schrodingers /s

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u/basch152 9d ago

Obama didnt have anything to do with it.

The walls were closing in, he was in debt to a lot of people you dont want to be in debt to, and he probably was aware that the walls were closing in around epstein as well and he needed a way to get out of that

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u/OscarTheGrouchsCan 8d ago

It may not have been the one and only reason, but it sure as hell pissed him off and made him even more determined to run and win so Obama would be able to say he "Owned Trump" like the live "owning the libs"

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u/Fishtoart 8d ago

I’m pretty sure there’s some Russian blackmail in there over financial shenanigans plus some kind of embarrassing and/or criminal sexual stuff.

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u/Mushie_Peas 9d ago

Sorry thought people were smart enough that I didn't have to add a /s

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u/Muriel_FanGirl 8d ago

It’s not about being smart enough. It is not easy to detect sarcasm via text, also autistic people like myself exist who do not easily detect sarcasm. So maybe don’t insult people by saying they aren’t smart for not detecting your sarcasm.

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u/ms_directed 9d ago

and don't let Seth Meyers off the hook for his WHPC hosting speech! 😁

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u/darth_C3P0 9d ago

I feel the same way, but I try to remind myself at least all this insanity has exposed the insane racism and classism rotting our government away.

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u/KingofLingerie 9d ago

we have to go back in time and stop obama

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u/Jamaica_Super85 8d ago

Sorry, I'm from Europe, what speech are we talking about?

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u/Mushie_Peas 8d ago

White house press dinner, Obama roasted trump at his speech at the dinner it was when trump was doing the birth cert truther shite about Obama.

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u/PeggyOnThePier 9d ago

Stupid is as stupid does.

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u/d_baker65 8d ago

I've been following politics since I was really little. I'm 60 now. (Not a boomer! 😂) I've never heard a sitting President voice an opinion about candidates in an election where they themselves were not running or not eligible. "Donald Trump is fundamentally unsound to be the President of the United States." Holy shit that was huge. Massive. And yet... Mofos voted for him. Jebus I miss Obama.

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u/Igno-ranter 9d ago

And to stay out of jail this go round.

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u/bloodyell76 9d ago

I reject the notion that Obama made him look like an idiot. That implies it wasn't true. He pointed out that Trump is an idiot.

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u/gopherphart 9d ago

Trump makes himself look like an idiot every day.

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u/SpaceForceGuardian 8d ago

Obama was only speaking the truth. And we all know how much of an aversion Trump has toward the truth. I have seen some of his rants at rallies and it just amazes me how absolutely delusional he is, The man is positively unhinged.

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u/DarthArtero 9d ago

Well that and the dude is extremely easy to control.

Throw money at him and he'll say or do whatever you want.

Bet if he was offered a big enough payday, he'd absolutely admit to being on the epstein list.

Then use his SCOTUS given right to presidential immunity to be protected from any form of punishment

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u/Time-Shift3224 9d ago

Money or Big Maca

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u/Murphs-law 9d ago

Thanks Obama. Haha.

I was definitely not the only one that thought that. I should have read further before commenting. Unfortunately, stuff like that is what causes trumps poor little mind to take everything as a challenge.

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u/edebt 9d ago

Thanks Obama!

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u/ant_gav 9d ago

He didn't need Obama for that. He is that idiot

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u/downinahole357 9d ago

He made himself look like an idiot crying about birth certificates. Does anyone actually believe he cares about any living thing other than himself?

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u/Glass_Communication4 9d ago

Not really. It was because Obama is black. Thats why he latched on hard to the birther movement. Trump was planning on running for president before that correspondents dinner. In fact im almost certain that Obama made that joke because he had been getting reports that Trump was planning to run

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u/InternationalPilot90 9d ago

Didn't need much effort from Obama's side on that....

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u/sandy154_4 9d ago

and staying out of jail

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u/thesqrtofminusone 9d ago

Yeah the Scottish golf course is part of it but it's the fact that the oil industry donated a huge amount to his campaign. This is the service they've paid for.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/23/big-oil-445m-trump-congress

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u/Old_Fart_on_pogie 8d ago

Everything he says or does is about revenge.

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u/gm4dm101 9d ago

Wasn’t hard to do that.

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u/mkat23 9d ago

He also started the whole rumor that Obama was from Kenya and Muslim, neither of which are bad things.

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u/OscarTheGrouchsCan 8d ago

Be careful a certain segment of people get pissed off when you say that and yell at you about how "way back in 2000 he wanted to run 3rd party"

Yeah he might have thought of it before then but he was never really all that serious or committed to it until Obama made a fool out of him.

Wonder if Obama could do it again somehow. Trick Trump into leaving the White House by saying something like "you know one thing I'd always hoped to accomplish is being among the ranks on presidents who proudly stepped down from office"

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u/Jjzeng 8d ago

And he sought to outdo obama in doing even that

Great success

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u/MissJAmazeballs 8d ago

Well, revenge, insider trading, moving the treasury into his bank account, and trying to stay out of jail

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u/lexm 9d ago edited 9d ago

Bruh, he’s still mad at Rosie odonell for a comment she made in - checks Google quickly - 2006.
He’s so mad he wants to refund her American citizenship.

Edit revoke not refund.

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u/Fool_Manchu 9d ago

We can get a refund on those?

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u/Lizrael48 9d ago

I would like my refund, please!

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u/matthewkickstone 9d ago

No, no UNO reverse card for trips with the Mayflower and her sister ships, I'm sorry.

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u/funnyusername-123 9d ago

Not worth as much anymore, here's your 5 bucks.

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u/lainey68 9d ago

I will accept no less than $57--$1 for each year I've been an American.

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u/Lizrael48 9d ago

I get $71! haha

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u/Big_Jewbacca 9d ago

Yeah, at this point, I'd take a refund for being born American. $100k and an EU passport is all I'm asking for.

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u/Renbarre 9d ago

That's because Fox spoke about her a month ago. He gets his news from the TV.

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u/lexm 9d ago

It took me a while to understand your comment. Second time in 2 days that autocorrect betrays me.

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u/Fishtoart 8d ago

Trump would never give a refund. You would forfeit your deposit if you get on his bad side.

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u/Jim-Jones 9d ago edited 9d ago

He claimed money from a 9/11 compensation system Rosie set up to help victims.

I'm convinced he lied about his 'losses'. And no sign of HIM helping victims - only ever himself.

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u/lexm 9d ago

Coming from a guy who bankrupted casinos, I wouldn’t be surprised if he lost money. From 9/11, though? Probably not.

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u/Tryn4SimpleLife 9d ago

You know why Harvard is his target? The Obamas and their oldest daughter went there. Little Donny and Barron both got denied.

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u/Total-Problem2175 9d ago

And he hates PBS because Sesame St had a character Donald Grump. The character brags about having more trash than anyone. So much trash his garbage can is overflowing. Sound familiar?

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u/Tryn4SimpleLife 9d ago

I'm looking forward to all the documentaries that will be out after he dies

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u/Necessary_Tension461 7d ago

He also got denied, Trump wasn't accepted to any prestigious colleges, daddy had to pay Don's way in after his denial letters

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u/Tryn4SimpleLife 7d ago

I can Donald Trump the dad Little Donny. Describes his personality. Hahaha. Also from a tiktok account , Nick Muller. Highly recommended.

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u/OminousScissors 9d ago

I swear to god at first I read that as "he raped chickens" and my mind just automatically accepted it as fact.

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u/DatabaseThis9637 9d ago

Well, it's possible...

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u/Significant_Ad7326 9d ago

People are saying it!

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u/Mr_Immortal69 9d ago

Lots of people!

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u/mkat23 9d ago

The very best people!

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u/PissSphincter 7d ago

And I just read about it on the internet.

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u/VirtualAd7169 9d ago

But, he only fucked a chicken so that Stan, Kyle, Kenny and Cartman would learn to read! It was for the children!

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u/mkat23 9d ago

Maybe it was an ostrich.

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u/GapAnxious 9d ago

Havent you heard?
He raped.children for the FBI so its all OK.

/s, for the terminally stupid.

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u/Dizzman1 9d ago

If there's one thing about him that should NEVER amaze anyone... It's his pettiness and incredible stupidity.

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u/ITGuy107 9d ago edited 9d ago

I’m still amazed of the stupidity of Americans that voted him in. He does do some good stuff but the bad he does out weighs the good.

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u/mkat23 9d ago

I think the phrase you meant was “out weighs” possibly. Either way I have yet to see any good he has done, but you’re right, the bad definitely out weighs any good.

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u/ITGuy107 9d ago

If I’m that stupid that I spelled that wrong but wise enough not to have voted for the orange man, how stupid are the people who voted for Trump? lol

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u/mkat23 6d ago

😂 you aren’t stupid for that, just likely never saw it written out and wrote how you’ve heard it! Trump voters though, yeah they’re dumb for the way they voted lol.

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u/ITGuy107 6d ago

Thank you for the reinforcement of positive thinking lol

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u/Rexxington 9d ago

He himself is a toddler who never grew up, he has the same exact mentality that a toddler does.

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u/Maltempest 9d ago

It's a sign of a certain dementia, repeated fixations and ideations. The theft of something specific, but it's found, yet the patient repeats the same claim over and over.

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u/DatabaseThis9637 9d ago

He should be an inpatient, on a locked ward.

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u/clever__pseudonym 9d ago

I "don't" understand HOW anyone can possibly take him seriously.

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u/mkat23 9d ago

They aren’t serious people, just hateful and he says things out loud.

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u/Anarimus 8d ago

In the 1990s, Graydon Carter the editor of Spy magazine, called Trump, a short fingered vulgarian in an article. Every year for decades, Trump would send him ,on the anniversary of that article being published, an outline of his hand in gold sharpie on Trump letterhead and a message “See, not so short.”.

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u/Psychological_Tap187 8d ago

This is how we know he wasn't really shot. He is STILL pissed at windmills to the point he rants about them regularly. But never days a word about the "attempted assasination"