Donald Trump now genuinely lives in a different reality, one in which neither grammar nor history nor the normal rules of human interaction now affect him. Also, he really is maniacally, unhealthily obsessive about the Nobel Prize. The Norwegian Nobel Committee, not the Norwegian government and certainly not the Danish government, determines the winner of that prize. Yet Trump now not only blames Norway for failing to give it to him, but is using it as a justification for an invasion of Greenland.
Think about where this is leading. One possibility, anticipated this morning by financial markets, is a damaging trade war. Another is an American military occupation of Greenland. Try to imagine it: The U.S. Marines arrive in Nuuk, the island’s capital. Perhaps they kill some Danes; perhaps some American soldiers die too. And then what? If the invaders were Russians, they would arrest all of the politicians, put gangsters in charge, shoot people on the street for speaking Danish, change school curricula, and carry out a fake referendum to rubber-stamp the conquest. Is that the American plan too? If not, then what is it? This would not be the occupation of Iraq, which was difficult enough. U.S. troops would need to force Greenlanders, citizens of a treaty ally, to become American against their will.
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The last ten years have been filled with last straws. Pick one for godsakes! This dude is a child rapist
The author is married to the polish minister of defense. Not that it matters, just a fun fact.
He’s currently Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs.
And in case anyone reading takes her professional credentials to be “wife” instead of just taking it as a fun fact, she’s a renowned journalist, a Pulitzer Prize-winning author, and one of the world’s most important experts on modern authoritarianism. wiki
Right, Foreign Affairs. I wasn’t sure but don’t care enough to double check :) As I said, just a fan fact. I knew she was a writer but I never saw her “in the wild”.
Totally. It is a fun fact!
So this is, what, the 329th ‘last straw’? (just a number I plucked out of the air - it’s probably way higher) Fuck me I’m sick of people treating this dickhead with kid gloves while he and his cronies run rough-shod over every institution. Grow a fucking backbone, America.
There have been so many last straws. America is a threat to the world. That he remains in power is evidence.
Right? Swear to god I want to throw anyone who says “this most recent thing is the start of the descent into…”, or whatever other similar nonsense, into a big hole in the ground. Weak cowards who want the thrill of being close to danger but who never want to actually walk the walk.
Straw? Seems it’s more like a bunch of sledgehammers that won’t break the camel’s back.
It should be, but will it be?
Trump mocking that disabled reporter because of who they are should’ve been the last straw.
Trumpie saying it was okay to grab them by the pussy, should’ve been the last straw.
If Donald’s sibling Robert took over the Trump Organization instead, Donald wouldn’t run for President to begin with.
Would you like some more appeasement mr president?
The 25th amendment should be immediately invoked and Trump removed.
Article 2 section 4 removes him and his entire cabinet instead
That has to be done by his cabinet.
The people who trip over themselves fondling his balls on live TV.
Only way a “25th amendment” happens on this fucker is if it plays out like it would in North Korea.
There’s been so many “last straws” there’s not a camel out of traction in the whole world.
In any sane country, sure, but we’re well beyond that at this point.
Not the rape, murder, torture, kidnapping, corruption, illegitimacy, illegality, unconstitutionality, warmongering, domestic and international terrorism, pedophilia, economic harm, environmental harm, the destruction of public landmarks, undermining congressional power, illegal firings and appointments, nepotism, theft, convictions, insurrection, sedition, or treason but his grade school bullying of our allies? THAT should be the last straw?
I mean, apart from all that, what’s so bad about him? ;)
(a: He’s also ugly and smells like shit.)
Amidst all the doomers in here… I know a crazy MAGA person in my family. They have been staunch about supporting him and defending him since the beginning.
They are livid about this Greenland situation.
I’m glad they have a line but they’re an irredeemable piece of shit for voting for him 3 times
Thank fuck. This at least gives hope!
They’ll change their tune if he does actually invade
Trunp campaigned on being the “peace president” and no more foreign wars. He actually meant he is the war president and MORE foreign wars.
“it can’t be a war if I do it. I’M THE PEACE PRESIDENT!!”
Did they say why?
Well at least they draw the line somewhere
Maybe the Americans were the evil Russians all along and the Russians are just soviets?
The last straw before what? What is supposed to happen when the camel’s back breaks?
The final straw. After that maybe the ultimate straw! Heaven help us if we ever get to the terminal straw, that one’s a doozey!
Some very angry tweets and some really pointed think pieces!
Spontaneous combustion?
