A qr code as a stamp that takes you to an easy list about Trump's Epstein ties would be easy enough to make

A quick internet search reveals:

Whoever […] defaces, disfigures, […], or does any other thing to any bank […] note […] with intent to render such […] unfit to be reissued, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than six months, or both.

18 U.S. Code § 333

So personally I wouldn’t bet on this not being illegal. On the other hand, freedom of opinion might save your butt. But what do I know about US law?

Doesn't communicate that information as directly as something written on the bill itself

Well but see the intent isn't to render it unfit to be reissued, the whole point is that you want it to stay in circulation so as many people as possible see the additional message.

The MAGoos have been stamping 'Donald Trump Lives Here' on US currency for years.

They are supposed to do it on bills that show the White House, but they've also put in on $5 bills that show the Lincoln Memorial

¿Por qué no los dos?

Why not both?

Yeah I'm not scanning an unknown QR code on a grungy bill

They would first have to prove that you were the one who did it. Good luck with that.

Good point!

Is this a normal thing for every president, or is the Cheeto actually coming up with new dollar bills? And by Cheeto, I mean fragile, not only orange.

Live a little

This would also bring a new Leopards Eating Faces episode were MAGAs would shred all the bills offending their Fuhrange, and then crying for the money loss.

We can do this right now also, I think I might start it on normal bills, get the ball rolling for when his name shows up on them

Absolutely not normal. Never been done with a sitting president, AFAIK.

It has never been done before. A sitting president doesn't sign currency. It is often the secretary of the treasury.

To be fair, there's a whole lot of difference between defacing a banknote vs. rendering it unfit for issue.

In any case, cause of how often it changes hands, and how little supervision its under, it'd be very difficult to actually identify who defaced a specific note - especially if you've git a whole bunch of people doing it to a whole bunch of notes

There are multiple money stealing scams involving sketchy QR codes...

How can they steal your money when it's in your hand? /s

I mean, they do it all the time with beer and whatever without realizing. I'm not sure if they would realize it when it came to money.

there so much defaced money already out there

you'd have to really make a big scene where it makes a lot of noise to even stand out

Quick, which one shows a graveyard?

It's not my fault the staff doesn't trust you with anything valuable.

On the other hand, freedom of opinion might save your butt.

It almost certainly would... if you have the money to win a lawsuit on First Amendment grounds, which is far from cheap.

My idea was something like:

______ rapes children! Scan here for proof [qr code]

with intent to render such […] unfit to be reissued

This isn't trying to take it out of circulation tho, so that probably wouldn't apply. They'd have to make an argument that effectively goes against the first amendment to say you can't write on currency you plan to spend.

I love the idea but the OP knows physical American cash isn't used around the world though, right? Like yes a lot of trade is done in USD but most people outside of their country have never seen an American bank note before unless they've visited the US or been one of the many people yelled at by American tourists for not accepting USD

You're kinda wrong man. There's a bunch of counties where dollars are essentially the main currency. I go to Lebanon often and yeah, USD is the main currency, esp after the financial crisis a few years ago. There's also Ecuador where USD is the actual official currency.

As someone else already pointed out, the "with intent to render such [...] unfit to be reissued" part is key here.

The Stamp Stampede has a good resource on this.

Essentially, the argument just boils down to the fact that you're... not making the bill unusable. As long as the denomination is still visible and not altered to another number, and it's possible to see anti-fraud measures like the green seal well enough, you're not rendering it unfit for circulation.

There is the problem of ATMs sometimes rejecting stamped bills (or accepting them but having the bank send them back to the Fed to be replaced with new, clean ones) but afaik it's rare and not too likely as long as you don't cover the denomination.

Most businesses don't reject stamped bills as they have no reason to expect additional markings would mean a bill is actually NOT real, and most people won't decide to just never spend it again because it has a stamp.

As long as you don't promote/advertise a business, or change the actual denomination of the bill, you're fine.

Love it. The third comment really highlights how good the idea explained in the first two comments is, too.

There is actually more us currency in circulation outside of the us than inside.

We need stamps, so it is real easy. Que the etsy crowd to get on this.

physical cash isn't really used in America either.... I mean... I can't even remember the last time I paid for something with cash or was handed cash. Almost everyone just pays with card (or phone tap, etc etc).

okay... but like.... who really uses cash?

Well duh.

This was my second thought when I heard the news. My first thought wasn't so much a thought as it was an all-too-familiar stabbing pain in the middle of my brain accompanied by a feeling that if I had to put into words would translate to "oh god."

I mean, yeah, I realise that but I wasn't going to write out that there are exceptions with some unstable countries using it. The OP writes as if the whole world like Canadians, Portuguese, French, Chinese, etc, etc, are using USD daily. I wouldn't point this out if I hadn't literally met Americans who were confused that the USD isn't the only currency in the world

Good idea, for those who use cash. I haven't used cash in almost three years, now. And, then it was only because I got a discount for doing so.

I don't think you understand the Supreme Court and Justice department in the US. It's only illegal for Democrats.

gotta love plausible deniability, too.

"it came to me like this" /shrug

Actually this wouldn't work that well. In many countries that informally use the US dollar, they're very particular about keeping the bills in pristine condition.

https://www.mybanktracker.com/credit-cards/travel/crisp-clean-us-dollar-bills-travel-country-275899

If Democrats ever regain power, this needs to be official. "Donald Trump is a pedophile" should be by law written on all currency. It will take decades to educate Americans.

Biden tried the quiet "let's sweep it under the rug and everyone will forget" approach. It didn't work.

Trump is a pedophile needs to become the modern "Ceterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam"

(In ancient Rome it was traditional to end every speech, no matter what the speech was about, with the phrase, "Carthage must be destroyed.")

"Money trades hands all over the world"

No, no actually no dollar bills are trading hands in almost any country at all times

I guess I’ll just have to get a cooler credit card to join the group?

That doesn't say it changes hands "all over the world" though. physical USD isn't used in the vast majority of the world.

sitting shitting president

FTFY

It was Cato who was famous for that, he was the Lindsey Graham of the Republic.

Met more than one American in Brazil who was shocked that people there actually lived in Portuguese and didn't speak English at home.

I guess they thought all of bossa nova was some kind of tourist trap thing?

Drugs and petroleum trade in dollars

Don’t some Central American countries like to use US dollars in cash, often preferred rather than their own currency? Mainly due to tourism but also probably some shadier stuff.

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