Denmark was ready to blow up Greenland runways if US invaded | Danish soldiers sent to Arctic island in January were also given blood supplies in case of combat
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Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca · 78 pts · 149d
"Was ready" They still are.
Catma@lemmy.world · 35 pts · 149d
They used to be ready. They still are. But they used to be too.
Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 149d
*chef's kiss
sneakypersimmon@lemmy.today · 16 pts · 149d
Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world · 28 pts · 149d
It might be. His attention span is like a gnat.
Remember when he wanted to bomb Ohio in 2017? Most people don't. He probably doesn't. He sent 1 tweet, that if any other president said that would be all that president would ever be known for. Here, it doesn't even crack the top 1000 list of craziest things he's been part of.
Nobody I know even remembers that.
silence7@slrpnk.net · 21 pts · 149d
Trump's Greenland thing is a multi-year obsession, not a one-off
It's not quite as bad as his obsession with attacking Iran, which goes back into the 1980s, but it's long-lasting enough that it's not safe to count on it just going away.
Fuckfuckmyfuckingass@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 149d
I don't remember him wanting to bomb Ohio, do you have a source? It's not that I don't believe you, it's just googling this man's name and bomb is a fruitless endeavor.
sin_free_for_00_days@sopuli.xyz · 5 pts · 149d
I just remember him being all hysterical about "they're eating pets!!!??!!" and then a bunch of dumb ass MAGAts phoned bomb threats in to Ohio. Stochastic terrorism. I don't remember him saying he'd bomb though. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
sneakypersimmon@lemmy.today · 2 pts · 149d
zeppo@lemmy.world · 47 pts · 149d
My conservative coworker: “he never threatened to invade Greenland”
SeductiveTortoise@piefed.social · 42 pts · 149d
Tell him I hate him, and most of the world does as well. We all think he's a dumb asshole and responsible for the situation we're all in.
HumanOnEarth@lemmy.ca · 12 pts · 149d
Can I get in on that
Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 149d
Me three!
Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca · 13 pts · 149d
How is their nose after you punched them?
Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 149d
Really thought you were going in a whole new direction with that.
HumanOnEarth@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 149d
They weren't, but the dude's nose sure is
frank@sopuli.xyz · 6 pts · 149d
I'm assuming that's in the US not in Denmark lol cuz holy shit even my most conservative coworkers are pretty floored by the Greenland stuff
8oow3291d@feddit.dk · 5 pts · 149d
Sometimes, like your comment, I wonder if "conservative" is used as a synonym for "stupid".
Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca · 5 pts · 149d
For me it's synonymous with selfishness, stupidity and cruelty.
Edit: especially seeing everything as zero sum. There is no win-win. Everything is win-lose.
8oow3291d@feddit.dk · 2 pts · 148d
The wild thing is that thing would be so much better, if they were just capable of being rationally selfish. Like, don't elect a blatantly corrupt selfish billionaire to be President. Instead elect people who don't want tax cuts for the 1%.
sns@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 26 pts · 149d
It's best to be prepared when threatened by an unstable fascist.
L0rdMathias@sh.itjust.works · 8 pts · 149d
Hell yeah bro. This is the type of thing I like to see. Preparedness never stops, always be planning ahead, always be ready for every possible outcome and at least one impossible outcome and also an additional five impossible ones.
MutantTailThing@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 149d
The fuck are you on about you mad bastard?
WolfmanEightySix@piefed.social · 1 pts · 149d
He’s saying to be prepared.
Attacker94@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 149d
The ye olde swiss bridge strategy.
pomegranatefern@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 149d
Does anyone have a paywall-free version?
silence7@slrpnk.net · 3 pts · 149d
Looks like the gift link ran out https://archive.ph/bOGqj
pomegranatefern@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 149d
Thanks!
john_lemmy@slrpnk.net · 1 pts · 148d
Why? Are they vampires?
assa123@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 148d
since no /s and I'm tone deaf: Blood is used for transfusions to wounded soldiers. It's a shame that the words of a mad man translate to blood going to waste.