What has Trump done now?

[pmccarthy]

Greenland has (I think) 52,000 inhabitants, and they really don't like the Danes. Give them a million dollars each and they could vote for independence, then sign up as a US state. A good deal for $52 billion.

[rgmwa]

Why would they want to swap the Danes for the Americans? If they want to be independent and know they sitting on massive natural resources, why would they give that away just to become another US state, especially the way the US is self-destructing under the new management.

 

[facthunter]

When AMERICA is too hot to live in , Greenland will be fine. Nev

[pmccarthy]

They would want the $1M each. As most have families, this could be $4-5M for many. And then the benefits of being US citizens. I reckon they would queue up.

[octave]

32 minutes ago, pmccarthy said:

They would want the $1M each. As most have families, this could be $4-5M for many. And then the benefits of being US citizens. I reckon they would queue up.

This is not a question of debate regarding Trump's expansionist appetites but just a general question. In this scenario who would do the essential low-paid jobs?   A society full of millionaires still needs people to fill holes in the road and someone to wipe the arses of the elderly in care.  Would a society of millionaires be a nice place to live?

[red750]

Is there anything this bastard won't stuff up?

 

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-14359569/Trump-plan-scientists-climate-change.html?ito=social-facebook

[facthunter]

Daily Mail is a rubbish rag.    Nev

[red750]

That's alright then. The world is safe - just like the US Social Security system.

[rgmwa]

1 hour ago, pmccarthy said:

And then the benefits of being US citizens. 

Why would they want to go backwards?

 

[facthunter]

Peter, That's an ODD reaction?  Nev 

Edited 9 hours ago by facthunter

[red750]

Daily Fail aren't always wrong. I know they often are. Maybe they are just ahead of the rest this time.

 

The BBC outlines Trumps opinion.

 

[Jerry_Atrick]

48 minutes ago, facthunter said:

Daily Mail is a rubbish rag.    Nev

Maybe, but a quick search indicates it has more legs than sensationalism: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/epa-fired-email-employment-b2691315.html

 

Of course, many news outlets do fall into the trap of echoing a single source from another outlet; this time, the NY Times, which is not known to be a rag paper.

 

[facthunter]

That's NOT a real BBC site either. Where'd you dig that one UP Peter?

   Yeah Jerry but how do you trust a show that is not that highly regarded for accuracy even though it sells a lot of Papers   39% is their rating for accuracy . Not good enough for me  Would you fly, or buy Insurance on such rating? Nev

[red750]

19 minutes ago, facthunter said:

Where'd you dig that one UP Peter?

Internet search results

 

 

 

Here's the link

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-51213003

[octave]

 

 

 

Yep, it is a lie however his sycophantic followers believe it. Banks are not allowed to do business in Canada -YES THEY ARE AND THEY DO. 

 

Fact check: Trump falsely claims Canada prohibits US banks Daniel Dale By Daniel Dale, CNN

Trump falsely says U.S. banks aren't allowed to do business in Canada. What does he mean?

Trump wrong, U.S. banks can and do operate in Canada, association and professor say

Trump says Canada doesn’t even allow US banks to operate but...  Read more at: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/global-trends/us-news-trump-tariff-canada-banks-open-do-business-whats-that-all-about-trump-says-canada-doesnt-even-allow-us-banks-to-operate-gets-fact-checked/articleshow/117916180.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst

No, Mr. President, Canada Doesn’t Prevent U.S. Banks From Operating There

 

I mean there are about 20 more links I could post but I am sure I have made my point. 

Trump spews bulsh1t and you Trumpers eat it up.  You don't seem to get that Trump's modus operand is to make up a problem or at least exaggerate a problem, then take some kind of action and then claim that he fixed it.

[facthunter]

THAT link Worked Peter. Your original one didn't. BUT anyhow, Helier Cheung BBC NEWS WASHINGTON, FOUR Years ago. IS that useful?  Nev

[octave]

I just heard a line in a video analysing Trump's tariff policy that made me laugh. It referred to the tariff policy from the US perspective as "stop or I'll shoot myself in the foot"

[pmccarthy]

The unpredictability and the nonsense is what makes it great. It wrong foots his opponents.

[octave]

14 minutes ago, pmccarthy said:

The unpredictability and the nonsense is what makes it great. It wrong foots his opponents.

 

So is that was this buffoonery is about, is it actually a cunning plan?

 

 

 

Edited 6 hours ago by octave

[red750]

https://au.yahoo.com/finance/news/trumps-china-tariffs-are-shutting-the-big-loophole-that-make-shein-and-temu-so-cheap-234229735.html

[red750]

President Donald Trump issued a chilling warning to Iran if the Middle Eastern nation tried to assassinate him. 

 

Trump signed an order in the Oval Office Tuesday that detailed a 'maximum pressure' campaign, as he worked to prevent Iran from getting a nuclear weapon. 

 

The president said he was 'torn' when signing the order - which prompted the question why he was hesitant when Iranian leaders have threatened to assassinate Trump and his allies over the U.S. killing of Quds force leader Qasem Soleimani.

 

'If they did that, they would be obliterated,' Trump responded. 'I have left instructions. If they do it, they get obliterated, there won't be anything left.' 

 

When asked to clarify his comments, the president made the same threat. 

 

'That would be called total obliteration,' Trump said. 'I can't imagine they would do that,' he also commented. 

[onetrack]

Trump closing off the "de minimis" import tax loophole is no different to the ATO making us pay GST on nearly every single item that comes into Australia, whereas previously, imports under $1000 were GST free. The only way of getting around that ATO tax is by finding a seller who does little business in Australia (under the GST limit, $75,000) - but that is increasingly harder to do.

[rgmwa]

7 minutes ago, red750 said:

'If they did that, they would be obliterated,' Trump responded. 'I have left instructions. If they do it, they get obliterated, there won't be anything left.' 

That's an empty threat because he can't leave posthumous instructions. If he's dead, he's no longer the president so his orders in the envelope on his desk are meaningless.

 

[Marty_d]

1 hour ago, pmccarthy said:

The unpredictability and the nonsense is what makes it great. It wrong foots his opponents.

Of course, silly me. I didn't realize that unpredictability and chaos are desirable qualities in a world leader.

[onetrack]

Here's a bloke who rages about all the wasteful wars America has indulged in for the last umpteen decades, under Democrat-led Govts, and how he was dedicated to ensuring that all wars are stopped, and Americans will be grateful to him as a great peacemaker - and no sooner are the words out of his mouth, and he's off planning to invade Palestine, and take it over, and kick the Palestinians out - and start WW3.

 

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02-05/trump-netanyahu-gaza-plan/104900896

 

Edited 3 hours ago by onetrack