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silence7@slrpnk.net to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish ·
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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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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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  • StinkyFingerItchyBum@lemmy.ca
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    “Was ready” They still are.

    • Catma@lemmy.world
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      They used to be ready. They still are. But they used to be too.

      • StinkyFingerItchyBum@lemmy.ca
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        *chef’s kiss

    • Velma@lemmy.today
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      Yeah I don’t think Trump’s obsession with Greenland is over.

      • Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world
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        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.netOP
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          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
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          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
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            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)_/¯

        • Velma@lemmy.today
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          Tbf Trump has said a lot more about Greenland than 1 tweet.

  • zeppo@lemmy.world
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    My conservative coworker: “he never threatened to invade Greenland”

    • SeductiveTortoise@piefed.social
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      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
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        Can I get in on that

        • Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world
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          Me three!

    • StinkyFingerItchyBum@lemmy.ca
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      How is their nose after you punched them?

      • Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world
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        Really thought you were going in a whole new direction with that.

        • HumanOnEarth@lemmy.ca
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          They weren’t, but the dude’s nose sure is

  • sns@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    It’s best to be prepared when threatened by an unstable fascist.

  • pomegranatefern@sh.itjust.works
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    Does anyone have a paywall-free version?

    • silence7@slrpnk.netOP
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      Looks like the gift link ran out https://archive.ph/bOGqj

      • pomegranatefern@sh.itjust.works
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        Thanks!

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    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.

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      The fuck are you on about you mad bastard?

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