• febra@lemmy.world
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    19 days ago

    Hope the US empire goes crumbling down now that the fascist wanna be dictator is in power.

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      19 days ago

      It will crumble, the question is will it crumble fast enough before its oil and gas fetish accelerates climate change too far.

  • Drusas@fedia.io
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    20 days ago

    Frederiksen offered closer co-operation with the US on military bases and mineral exploitation on the island, but senior European officials said Trump baulked at the offer, demanding full US control.

    You could get everything without being a colonialist bully! FFS.

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      20 days ago

      I was hoping it would say someone finally told Trump, “Bitch, get back in your place because no one is putting up with your shit.” Imagine my disappointment at the reasonable attempt to lower tensions and appease.

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        19 days ago

        Trump is head of state of the most powerful country in the world, with a Supreme Court that seems willing to crown him king, and he’s psychologically unstable. You can’t tell a man like that to fuck off.
        Thanks, Americans, for putting us all in this situation.

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    20 days ago

    This wasn’t “perfect” because he won’t get impeached or investigated for it?

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    20 days ago

    Sorry for multiple posts, but my points are different.

    Impose tariffs on Denmark? Do you all know what we import from Denmark? Medication and medical devices. So that would further increase the cost of healthcare in the US. He already signed an executive order to undo the $35 insulin cap for Medicaid recipients. He is actively raising healthcare prices.

    Tariffs would only hurt both countries.

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      19 days ago

      It would hurt both countries, but Denmark can still sell their medication and medical devices to the rest of the world.

      These tariffs in general are going to hurt Americans far more than anyone else.

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      19 days ago

      Do you think he cares?

      That is very on brand for trump. Pissing off a former ally and messing up healthcare worse for “his own” country.

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      19 days ago

      It’s also an integrated EU economy, so I’d assume the entire European single market would retaliate.

      But yeah, he doesn’t care about or understand that. Or at least won’t until there’s active unrest in America over the crazy inflation and layoffs.

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        19 days ago

        Yes, to add you cannot impose targeted tariffs on Danish goods, as these are typically traded within the EU before going to the US.

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      20 days ago

      It all makes sense when you accept that he’s been installed by our enemies to destroy the US.

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    20 days ago

    I would have hung up on the dirt bag. FDJT and every single one of his mindless sheep.

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      Better: just tell him greenland is full of spanish-speaking mexicans, it’s the only place he hasn’t talked about annexing.

      If that doesn’t work, Greenland could always take all the undocumented immigrants the US deports and become a booming nordic economy that would be a pain to invade. And imagine the irony.

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    Trump ginning up beef with Greenland and Panama, for “security” and “defense” is all simply to grant geopolitical cover to Putin for Russia’s invasion and ultimate annexation of Ukraine. “Watch me do the same thing as Russia for the same reasons” gives the world a second Imperialist foil, regardless of Trump’s actual intent.

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    20 days ago

    Summary:

    In a recent 45-minute phone call, U.S. President Donald Trump reiterated his demand for the United States to gain control over Greenland, an autonomous Danish territory. Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen firmly responded that Greenland is not for sale. According to European officials, the conversation was aggressive, with Trump threatening punitive tariffs against Denmark if it refused to relinquish control of Greenland. Frederiksen proposed enhanced cooperation on military bases and mineral exploitation in Greenland, but Trump dismissed these offers, insisting on full U.S. control. This development has heightened concerns in Europe about strained transatlantic relations, especially following Trump’s recent threats of heavy tariffs on the EU and demands for increased defense spending from NATO allies.

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    19 days ago

    I can’t wait for the US to enter the “find out” phase. It will take some time, sure, but heh, hubris always invites nemesis.

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      19 days ago

      Yeah… Some country’s “find out” phase in history occurred only after unspeakable horrors were committed and the country was crushed jnto submission by an international coalition. So… Idk

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        19 days ago

        The find out phase also might mean come countries with equally unhinged leaders feel emboldened to attack others, as countries start divesting from their US relations.

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    19 days ago

    I love that the map in the article only labels a few locations, but one of them is the Gulf of Mexico.

    Nice subtle dig at the man-baby.