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This all could have been avoided if one dude had better aim. 😑
He thinks because daddy vladdy does stuff that way he can. Rube
Kinda incredible how quickly he pivoted from, “We’re gonna stop spending billions on all these wars,” to, “Fuck it, I feel like invading Greenland.”
I feel like if they make good on their threat of exiting NATO we’ll soon see the US invade an “ally”
It’s fucking insane. Even MAGAs didn’t vote for this. He just suddenly started talking about taking over Greenland and making Canada a state between the election and the inauguration, and the billionaires are just trying to extract whatever wealth they can out of our government before grandpa drives the car into a ditch.
United states takes over Greenland. Greenland people not USA citizens. Deported coz not citizens.
I still have my fingers crossed that RFK accidentally gives him some kind of super ebola that causes his anus to melt
He’ll just wear a bigger diaper then. A huuuge diaper, absolutely tremendous. The biggest in the world.
gesticulates with tiny hands to indicate gargantuan size
Just casually threatening war with NATO. From Mr “yOuR ThReAtEnInG wOrLd WaR 3” less than a week ago
Listen I don’t believe Greenland has ever worn a suit.
And I don’t think Greenland ever thanked Trump for being such a good partner. Very disrespectful!
I’m still convinced he only wants Greenland because it looks big on a map.
The assumption should never be that Trump wants a thing but that Putin wants it.
Somebody’s feeding him grandiose ideas about global warming and northern sea routes. Probably some flattering lies about splitting said routes between them and dominating world trade too, once Canada and the EU are out of the way.
To be fair, China has been investing in thawing sea routes for a while, though largely to free themselves from having to pass through the US-controlled South China Sea.
Excuse me? South America Sea*
Wait… South America is already a thing.
But not a sea! I’m guessing it works like email addresses… As long as someone else doesn’t have it, you can make it your own
I don’t see how thawing seas help China unless they’re planning on retaking Outer Manchuria from Russia?
I believe the correct term these days is Personchuria
Putin wants it. That’s why this is happening.
Damn you web mercator projection! If only Robinson projection was the default on google/apple/whatever trump uses -map.
To be fair even on a globe Greenland is still massive. Just not quite as bad on Mercator.
It is also mostly ice. The entirety of the central Greenland is covered by 1.6km to 3.7km thick ice.
Settlements are around the coast, as Greenland has about 100km roads in total, no railroads and no inland water.
Touché.
Its going to be a small invasion using that though.
No. They won’t.
Sorry I got a bone spur, cant join the (US) military.
(are they gone yet? 👀)
Tip: be smart, move to europe
Braindrain incoming :)
… Maybe not Greenland.
Greenland is geographically not Europe
Oh, TIL
I mean it’s obvious when I look at a map 😅
Are we minions? Really? Like the entire USA doesn’t have a way to remove this guy on a technicality at least? …to be president you must also be 7ft tall or younger than 65y? Must fit thru a 12" wide slot without extruding internal organs? Something! Maybe hair must be exactly 27um thick at the root and this must be measured after a hefty meal.
Like the entire USA doesn’t have a way to remove this guy on a technicality at least?
If the entire US wanted him gone, he wouldn’t have taken off to begin with. The problem is that big swaths of the country are absolutely Q-pilled on this guy. They genuinely believe his schtick (thanks, in no small part, to a fully compliant corporate media and a complicit religious movement).
Past that, there’s a mushy middle that feels utterly powerless. I’m sitting here on my couch in Houston. I don’t have any way to get rid of my shitty mayor, much less my fascist President. The issue isn’t finding a technicality. The issue is that bureaucrats in the US aren’t seriously interested in doing a coup. Comey/Mueller aren’t coming to save anyone. Hell, much of the police state is in the bag for this guy in one way or another. We’ve got enough Pam Bondis and Tulsi Gabbards and Ken Paxtons and Pete Hegseths and Michael Flynns bouncing around the branches of government that nominally provide national security to buffer out the opposition.
It comes down to the fundamental problem of the American system of governance. We weren’t that far off the mark from outright fascism under Reagan or Truman. Trump’s crassness and ignominity are not, themselves, sufficient to get him removed from office. He’ll get away with trying to seize control of Greenland for the same reason Bush Jr got away with invading Iraq and LBJ got away with invading Vietnam and McKinley got away with invading the Philippines. Because this is who we are as a country. We’re a big military that steals shit from the periphery to enrich the elites in our imperial core.
We’re an Imperial Power full of violent, invasion-loving thugs, rapists, and looters. We’re doing what we’ve always done.
Trump is making it unsafe for Americans to travel across the globe. Seriously if he keeps making these hostile statements some person with mental health issues will snap and attack American tourists in Denmark.
Prepare for a lot of fake Canadians.
Easy test, make fun of the usa in front of them. Any Canadian worth their salt will join in (more so now a days), but most americans can not seem to do so without mentioning weird colours and parties.
Jokes on you I love making fun of big fat idiot Americans.
Looks like Denmark needs nukes.
Let’s take that hot air argument off the table.
Escalating into nuclear conflict is a total loss scenario. The first one pressing a button would trigger a chain reaction that would render the planet an irradiated rock. Nobody gains anything.
Nuclear armament is the last hidding place for fragile egos and we would be very fortunate if after this insanity streak there was a complete nuclear global disarmament.
When one country has nukes, every country needs nukes.
Nuclear armament has given world unrivalled period of peace. " chain reaction that would render the planet an irradiated rock. " Nuclear winter is a lie. Nuclear weapons are not that radioactive. We do not have that many of them. Do not worry, your beloved mankind will survive to do another 100,000 years of genocide, rape, torture, murder, destruction, oppression and all the other things our sacred texts say are fun and good.
Considering trump, are we absolutely sure he doesn’t suddenly decide to throw a nuke at somebody who opposes him ?
Putin is an ass, but I’m also fairly certain he won’t drop nukes on anybody unless somebody is about to invade the Kremlin. Trump however…
This guy needs a reality check! Can somebody take over the US please?
Russia already own the US that why all of this happen now
This oversimplification is how the world will learn nothing from this. Putin didn’t compromise 47 million Americans into voting for fascism.
Major political and economic change is needed. How many times does fascism have to materialize exactly as leftists have predicted before people start reevaluating the economic system that creates Elon Musks.
Putin didn’t compromise 47 million Americans into voting for fascism.
Nah, he conned them into it. But does the difference matter?
Yes, my point is you can Thanos snap Trump and Putin out of existence today and if you make no other changes then fascism will still be here or will rise again soon.
Economic and political change is needed
Seems like he’s a terrorist.
If you think it’s insane it’s basically still how we took the Kingdom of Hawaii.
I always see photos of him with the fist raised like that. Looks like he chose his own salute. Not surprising at all, but seeing it is still both saddening and maddening
So far nazis have ruined the toothbrush moustache, the swastika, the Gadsen Flag, Pepe (no big loss there), the OK symbol, and are on their way to ruining the US flag since anymore I nearly only ever seen it flown next to a Trump flag.
Now they are going to ruin the raised fist too.
they can pry pepe from my cold dead hands
