Merged Greenland is part of NATO via Denmark

[barbos]

Again, why is Congress doing nothing about it?

We have the weakest congress in my lifetime. Shame on them. Shame on Americans for not picking better representatives. Lets hope we wake up in 26.

That does not answer my question. They have the easiest job in this particular case. And yet they are doing nothing.

 

[Axulus]

Again, why is Congress doing nothing about it?

Institutional collapse. The process was a decade in the making to reshape the GOP into a group of bootlicking cultists, led by Trump and his loyal followers.

 

[Swammerdami]

Off-topic(?) Bragging. I've turned almost all my savings over to my children, but I still have a few thousand in an IRA account. Eleven months ago, I sold the stocks in that account and -- more as a statement to myself than as a clever investment -- put al the proceeds into the EUAD Etf. During this time it outperformed the S&P 500 and just hit an all-time high price.

EUAD is a fund with Airbus, Rheinmetall, Rolls-Royce and othr European defense contractors -- suppliers of what Europe will need with enemies on both the ast and the West.

 

[Jimmy Higgins]

Again, why is Congress doing nothing about it?

We have the weakest congress in my lifetime. Shame on them. Shame on Americans for not picking better representatives. Lets hope we wake up in 26.

That does not answer my question. They have the easiest job in this particular case. And yet they are doing nothing.

It isn't clear. The GOP in the US House is probably 60/40 or 70/30 (80/20?) MAGA. And they are all in. I have no idea if they know what they are all in on.

The GOP in the Senate is 20/80 MAGA, which makes their inaction very confusing. I don't know if they are holding pat because they fear the MAGA base primarying them, whether there will be no actual seated Congress in 2027, or they are all in on this new world order shit. Project 2025 is successfully fucking up the Executive Branch, so the GOP is winning there, but the tariffs... I just can't understand why they aren't stepping in on the tariffs. The other thing to consider is the GOP know SCOTUS is locked for the next 20 years, so lots of deregulation is coming, so their donors are happy. With the Project 2025 stuff going down, they might be looking to hang that on Trump when shit goes bad. And then move on. But otherwise, we don't know why the GOP Senators aren't stepping up against things they have historically stood for (anti-tariff, pro-NATO).

The Democrats are the minority and have very limited capacity to enact any action.

 

[Axulus]

Excellent article describing the likely outcome of the path Trump and MAGA have sent us down.

Americans are entering the most dangerous world they have known since World War II, one that will make the Cold War look like child’s play and the post–Cold War world like paradise. In fact, this new world will look a lot like the world prior to 1945, with multiple great powers and metastasizing competition and conflict. The U.S. will have no reliable friends or allies and will have to depend entirely on its own strength to survive and prosper. This will require more military spending, not less, because the open access to overseas resources, markets, and strategic bases that Americans have enjoyed will no longer come as a benefit of the country’s alliances. Instead, they will have to be contested and defended against other great powers.

Americans are neither materially nor psychologically ready for this future. For eight decades, they have inhabited a liberal international order shaped by America’s predominant strength. They have grown accustomed to the world operating in a certain way: Largely agreeable and militarily passive European and Asian allies cooperate with the United States on economic and security issues. Challengers to the order, such as Russia and China, are constrained by the combined wealth and might of the U.S. and its allies. Global trade is generally free and unhampered by geopolitical rivalry, oceans are safe for travel, and nuclear weapons are limited by agreements on their production and use. Americans are so accustomed to this basically peaceful, prosperous, and open world that they tend to think it is the normal state of international affairs, likely to continue indefinitely. They can’t imagine it unraveling, much less what that unraveling will mean for them.

Worth reading the whole thing.

Gift link: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazin...opy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share

 

[Elixir]

we'll be still stuck with Vance.

Great. Just as obviously a corrupt fuck, but with all the charisma of trash can.
The MAGA base would rather worship a picture of The Felon than follow that guy.

Already addressed that. If democracy is gone, his charisma doesn't matter whatsoever. He'll just be forced through.

Force only works when it has some popular support. If not for the 38-43% who still support Trump, his blatant lawlessness would not sell. Most of those are cultists and Vance lacks the ability to keep a cult together.

But still the question remains, who would do anything about it? Not the 2Aers.

It depends on whether voters still have a voice, which appears less likely by the day.

 

[Elixir]

Anyone who still refuses to accept that Trump has the mentality of a six year-old brat has got to be on drugs.

... or has the mentality of a six year old brat.

 

[Elixir]

Off-topic(?) Bragging. I've turned almost all my savings over to my children, but I still have a few thousand in an IRA account. Eleven months ago, I sold the stocks in that account and -- more as a statement to myself than as a clever investment -- put al the proceeds into the EUAD Etf. During this time it outperformed the S&P 500 and just hit an all-time high price.

EUAD is a fund with Airbus, Rheinmetall, Rolls-Royce and othr European defense contractors -- suppliers of what Europe will need with enemies on both the ast and the West.

GFY, SoHy! I gotta ask - WHY did you pick that? Emotional? Advice? (FWIW I've had better luck with the former.)
It's funny how courageous and successful we often become with smaller amounts, right?
I just checked ... of the nine issues I bought myself, eight are in the green today while one is slightly down (0.02%), but all three major indices are down more. And the nine together are up 108% in two years... it's tempting to think I'd be fucking rich if I was managing ALL my own liquid assets. But probably not true; despite considerable recent luck, I harbor no illusions about knowing wtf I'm doing.

 

[laughing dog]

Letter Trump sent to the PM of Norway. No this is not an Onion spoof:

Dear Jonas:

Considering your Country decided not to give me the Nobel Peace Prize for having stopped 8 Wars PLUS, I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of Peace, although it will always be predominant, but can now think about what is good and proper for the United States of America. Denmark cannot protect that land from Russia or China, and why do they have a “right of ownership” anyway? There are no written documents, it’s only a boat that landed there hundreds of years ago, but we had boats landing there, also. I have done more for NATO than any person since its founding, and now, NATO should do something for the United States. The World is not secure unless we have Complete and Total Control of Greenland. Thank you! President DJT

Trump’s Letter to Norway Should Be the Last Straw

Will Republicans in Congress ever step in?

www.theatlantic.com

Complete and utter embarrassment. Clowns with nuclear weapons.

Pretty sure Trump slammed the door shut on receiving the Nobel Peace prize.

But now I’m curious as to the rightful ownership of the USA. I’m sure no title search occurred.

 

[robnisch]

Geek mode.
Greenland is about 830,000 sq miles. Alaska is about 665,000 sq miles.
Most of Greenland is covered in ice. Alaska has way more habitable land.

 

[aupmanyav]

Greenland is about 830,000 sq miles. Alaska is about 665,000 sq miles.
Most of Greenland is covered in ice. Alaska has way more habitable land.

Trump: "No Nobel prize, no responsibility for peace."
"President Trump has stated that he no longer feels obligated to prioritize peace after not receiving the Nobel Peace Prize, which he believes he deserved for his efforts in ending conflicts. He has linked this sentiment to his push for the U.S. to gain control over Greenland, emphasizing national security concerns."
In coming times,Greenland will have more habitable land than it has now. Sort of Caribbean in North, a central sea surrounded by islands. A veritable paradise.

Click to enlarge the image.

 

[barbos]

If only they gave Hitler a Nobel Prize in 1938

 

[bilby]

After WWII, a lot of people wondered whether the whole sorry mess might have been averted if only Hitler had been allowed to enter the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts, despite his lack of qualifications or ability.

I am wondering whether after WWIII, people will be asking the same question about what would have happened if only Trump had been awarded a Nobel Peace Prize, despite his lack of qualifications or ability.

 

[barbos]

Democracies are supposed to be immune to this shit.
Democrats should come out and say. "We are 100% against it and once We are in power Greenland will be returned to Denmark no matter what happens now under this Orange piece of shit"

EU should also be properly pissed off. So far they were underwhelming to say the least. But they put themselves into this position with their russophobia.

 

[TV and credit cards]

Democracies are supposed to be immune to this shit.
Democrats should come out and say. "We are 100% against it and once We are in power Greenland will be returned to Denmark no matter what happens now under this Orange piece of shit"

EU should also be properly pissed off. So far they were underwhelming to say the least. But they put themselves into this position with their russophobia.

At best Democrats would half step it back. Trump’s goals aren’t necessarily wrong, it’s his methods in achieving them. So it come down to a if we survive this diplomatically type scenario.

Are you not paying attention to the narrative coming out of Moscow? This is drive by a wedge between Europe and the US. You need to get back on message son.

 

[barbos]

I think both parties are in the pocket of oligarchs who themselves are fine with american imperialism, even with this ridiculous attempt to grab Greenland. That's why democrats are not doing anything.
And EU "elite" is in the same pocket of the same oligarchs.
That explains why EU is basically silent.

 

[Spacetime Inhabitant]

Democracies are supposed to be immune to this shit.
Democrats should come out and say. "We are 100% against it and once We are in power Greenland will be returned to Denmark no matter what happens now under this Orange piece of shit"

EU should also be properly pissed off. So far they were underwhelming to say the least. But they put themselves into this position with their russophobia.

Russia's official newspaper had an article which said that Trump should grab Greenland before July 4th, and implied that this would make him a great man, They were really buttering him up and stroking his ego because they want Trump to continue being a moron, and this is one more way to manipulate him.

 

[barbos]

Are you not paying attention to the narrative coming out of Moscow? This is drive by a wedge between Europe and the US. You need to get back on message son.

Don't put it on Moscow. This is all your fault. We have not done anything to cause this.
Yes, Getting back into Europe would be great for Russia, but you did all of that by yourself, starting with your aggression against Russia.

 

[Spacetime Inhabitant]

Are you not paying attention to the narrative coming out of Moscow? This is drive by a wedge between Europe and the US. You need to get back on message son.

Don't put it on Moscow. This is all your fault. We have not done anything to cause this.
Yes, Getting back into Europe would be great for Russia, but you did all of that by yourself, starting with your agreassion against Russia.

What aggression is that? The only aggression observed by the world was Russia invading Ukraine. This was in a violation of a treaty where Ukraine handed over to Russia 1,000 nukes in exchange for an agreement that guaranteed territorial independence.

 

[barbos]

What aggression is that? The only aggression observed by the world was Russia invading Ukraine

Nope, It's western agression against Russia using Ukraine as a proxy, all according to US think tanks published plans