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Permanut

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26. Genius.

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Sat Jun 20, 2026, 11:56 PM

10 hrs ago

I'm thinking about setting up my own toll booth on the I-5 freeway out of Portland. Say, five bucks a car, there must be 25,000 cars going throug there every day.

Why didn't I think of that before?

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Trump threatens to charge US tolls in Strait of Hormuz if final Iran deal not reached in 60 days [View all] BumRushDaShow 17 hrs ago OP

Someone should tell the delusional clown he doesn't control the Strait.. agingdem 17 hrs ago #1

Like that hasn't been going on since he got elected again. OldBaldy1701E 2 hrs ago #32

Wut? FalloutShelter 17 hrs ago #2

another 'statement' that is so far fetched as to be delusional stopdiggin 17 hrs ago #3

"You're not charging tolls! I'M charging tolls! So there!" tanyev 17 hrs ago #4

Oh FFS! sheshe2 17 hrs ago #5

There is no way China is paying the US tolls Johonny 17 hrs ago #6

How long before shithead TACOs again on this? AZLD4Candidate 17 hrs ago #7

I give it 24 hours. Ray Bruns 16 hrs ago #12

Taco tolls. nt ImNotGod 17 hrs ago #8

Who's paying his stupid tolls? C_U_L8R 16 hrs ago #9

Venmo Eric @ Cryptocon.Ineedahug rubbersole 16 hrs ago #10

I don't understand where the UN is in all this. Non-actor? nt wiggs 16 hrs ago #11

The UN, like all of us, are just hoping that... LudwigPastorius 7 hrs ago #30

Defensive organization, not offensive. Trump's doing this all on his own. travelingthrulife 43 min ago #33

The Trump Organization will now be selling tags cloudbase 16 hrs ago #13

STFU liberalgunwilltravel 16 hrs ago #14

60 days? What happened to two weeks? ananda 16 hrs ago #15

The $14M grift on the reflecting pool is over,thinks this one will be his next Bengus81 16 hrs ago #16

"60 days, 2 weeks, soon, we'll see what happens".... AZ8theist 16 hrs ago #17

like a yapping azureblue 16 hrs ago #18

Doors can have locks two sides, like Germany after WWII. Surprised it took him this long to figure it out. OC375 16 hrs ago #19

"services rendered as the Guardian Angel to the countries of the Middle East."--so our military riversedge 15 hrs ago #20

Any and all money collected from "tolls" will automatically find its way slightlv 14 hrs ago #22

He knows NOTHING!! bluestarone 15 hrs ago #21

I CAN SEE IT NOW ; The Donald J. Trump TOLL BOOTH OF THE STRAIGHT HORMUZ YoshidaYui 13 hrs ago #23

Then it will be The Strait of Warm Dues ananda 12 hrs ago #24

Good luck with that one, cupcake. jeffreyi 11 hrs ago #25

Genius. Permanut 10 hrs ago #26

where's he putting the toll booth? Historic NY 9 hrs ago #27

Oh good lord, make it stop! Dude, you don't get to threaten shit now. 0rganism 9 hrs ago #28

He's pissed because he made a fool of himself at the G7 meeting. travelingthrulife 39 min ago #34

"Guardian Angel" to the Middle East... LudwigPastorius 7 hrs ago #29

he's such a fucking embarrassment Skittles 5 hrs ago #31

TACO time! Every day is becoming TACO day. Wonder Why 24 min ago #35