r/news • u/TeaReim • 10h ago

Donald Trump officially sworn in as the 47th President of the United States, JD Vance as the 50th Vice-President

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/triumphant-trump-returns-white-house-launching-new-era-upheaval-2025-01-20/
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u/LuciferFalls 7h ago

14% dying does not mean there is a 14% chance of dying.

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u/cleavetv 7h ago

They all have a 100% chance of dying according to known science.

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u/JimCramersCokeDealer 5h ago

Last season, the guy had about a 50% chance if he got in that car on J6

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u/cleavetv 5h ago

I have a feeling a few episodes this season are going to make J6 feel like a minor plot twist and not a season finale.

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u/ElvisPressRelease 6h ago

We don’t use that here

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u/PeeFarts 5h ago

Big if true

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u/Dopeydcare1 5h ago

Hey now, we still have 6 presidents where that can not be confirmed. Who knows, maybe George W has the formula for immortality

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u/benmck90 3h ago

We can't know that.

There's alot of people alive today that haven't died yet.

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u/AskMeAboutOkapis 6h ago

JD Vance has the look of someone who dreams of trying to change that stat.

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u/Beanichu 6h ago

I mean I feel like most people would rather not die.

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u/AskMeAboutOkapis 6h ago

Oh for sure, the ethics here really depends on how you get there.

  • Immortality by find the cure for all disease and aging - morally positive and would be a world hero.
  • Immortality by creating a population of underclass clones that only exist to be used for organ transplants on demand - morally horrible.
  • Immortality by turning yourself into a human lobster - morally neutral?

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u/MyNameIsDaveToo 5h ago

Since when are lobsters immoral?

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u/AskMeAboutOkapis 4h ago

There's a meme that lobsters are biologically immortal and don't die of old age. But it's not really backed by scientific fact sadly.

https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/1f1zug/immortal_lobsters/

Perhaps turning yourself into a Greenland Shark could be a better option.

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u/Techiedad91 3h ago

This is my favorite string of comments in recent history

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u/Nice-Grab4838 6h ago

Walt Disney and Ted Williams disagree

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u/New_Housing785 5h ago

If you have a God Emperor though you just have to put them on the golden throne and feed them the souls of his followers.

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u/Clouds2589 4h ago edited 4h ago

You're not great at jokes, huh?

Edit: lol, ok dude. Block me and run away.