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He’s threatening again!

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ayse Sun 11-Jan-26 14:55:12

www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2kv2gn62vo

BBC has recently posted this. They are now telling Cuba they must make a deal or suffer the consequences! Last time this happened we nearly had a nuclear war USA v USSR!

This is a bit of a frightened time.

petra Wed 14-Jan-26 15:34:47

dotpocka

no the majority do not want him ,too frickin late
as for the couch fucker him and the yellow one both or marriied to none americans but hurt people here that are born or legal here
the killer of mr good is
he looks like he has been treated for stroke/mri's
'tests were not what he think they are
told everyone in 81 to stay away from him
half the street i live on were magas now these changed their word is not u
i know the 'c' word is not used on mn but they all are c......ts
trump miller vance noem etc basically the whole gop

Killer's Name: Jonathan Ross "And the first words of her murderer Jonathan Ross after shooting her: 'Fucking bitch'"

Incident Description: Ross shot Good while she was in her car, which he had reportedly jumped in front of to pretend he was going to be hit. "He killed her because he felt powerful and hated her. That’s all that happened here."
"He knew he could get away with murdering someone he just didn't like. That's why he jumped in front of her car to pretend like he was going to be hit"

Victim's Last Words: Renee Nicole Good's last words to her killer were, "That's fine, dude. I'm not mad
and his wife is no white wtf

Could someone translate that for me 🤦🏼‍♀️

lainieb56 Wed 14-Jan-26 17:39:43

I think Trump.must have a Big red hat in his bedroom, with every country in the world, and it's areas, all written down on pieces of paper.. and every morning after he's had his coffee and triple.chocolate donut for breakfast, he picks one, looks it up.on the map, does a google search to see if it's worth anything, and then decides if he wants to take it, attack it, or leave it alone. I wonder who'll be next!
I suppose being in America has lots.to.answer for.
I have tried to understand Ukraine and Russia, I've tried to understand tariffs, and sanctions etc
But why Greenland?
Why does he want to re name airports and canals?

And why wasn't he stopped from being head of the whole.of the US after being impeached enough to get him a ( presumably)hefty prison sentence?

Aveline Wed 14-Jan-26 17:43:27

Greenland has many useful earth minerals. Lots for his companies to mine and profit from. He is scum.

mae13 Wed 14-Jan-26 17:47:00

And unconfirmed rumours hint that Trump has sights set on the Channel Islands to monitor Russian activity at sea.......

This man is the reincarnation of Hitler, if ever there was.

Oreo Wed 14-Jan-26 17:48:00

Sigh

Oreo Wed 14-Jan-26 17:48:55

Greenland is in a very strategic position which is why there’s a big military US presence there already.

Aely Wed 14-Jan-26 17:48:59

He's an ignorant fool, is Trump. He'll be dead and gone before Gloabl Warming is advanced enough for anybody to get to a mineable and profitable amount of rare earths and minerals in Greenland. He probably just hasn't noticed the ice!

Allira Wed 14-Jan-26 18:00:43

Could someone translate that for me 🤦🏼‍♀️
Best not.

Casdon Wed 14-Jan-26 21:13:55

Just pointing out the obvious, but this made me laugh. It’s USA the Daily Show.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2wbV4LsOZwQ

Mamie Thu 15-Jan-26 05:24:06

If Trump thinks Greenland is in a strategic position, do you think he knows where Alaska is?

Whitewavemark2 Thu 15-Jan-26 05:31:00

Mamie

If Trump thinks Greenland is in a strategic position, do you think he knows where Alaska is?

Zero to do with strategy. It is blindingly obvious what the fool is after.

Whitewavemark2 Thu 15-Jan-26 05:32:40

And tellingly, the USA has been reducing its military presence in Greenland .

Mamie Thu 15-Jan-26 05:36:09

Whitewavemark2

And tellingly, the USA has been reducing its military presence in Greenland .

Did you hear TRIP on the subject? I thought the stuff at the end about the Arctic was fascinating.

Whitewavemark2 Thu 15-Jan-26 05:42:15

Yes I did. I need to re-listen sometimes to get the detail into my mind.

The Vance stuff was good as well.

Also Rory’s AI stuff is excellent, I’ve listened to one and have more to do.

I do wonder whether Stewart is on a dodgy footing with Trump, given these podcasts, - wouldn’t be surprised to hear his visa had been revoked.

Mamie Thu 15-Jan-26 05:52:12

I wondered that too. He has certainly upset the Conservative party 😂. I agree about the series on Vance and have one AI left to hear.

Maremia Thu 15-Jan-26 09:50:28

Casdon, that is just so clever, and it shows how stupid Trump is.
He doesn't understand History or Geography.
But, at the moment, he appears to be 'winning'.

Maremia Thu 15-Jan-26 09:52:34

Have started listening to TRIP, thanks GNs.
Will look for the Greenland one now.

CariadAgain Thu 15-Jan-26 10:03:46

lainieb56

I think Trump.must have a Big red hat in his bedroom, with every country in the world, and it's areas, all written down on pieces of paper.. and every morning after he's had his coffee and triple.chocolate donut for breakfast, he picks one, looks it up.on the map, does a google search to see if it's worth anything, and then decides if he wants to take it, attack it, or leave it alone. I wonder who'll be next!
I suppose being in America has lots.to.answer for.
I have tried to understand Ukraine and Russia, I've tried to understand tariffs, and sanctions etc
But why Greenland?
Why does he want to re name airports and canals?

And why wasn't he stopped from being head of the whole.of the US after being impeached enough to get him a ( presumably)hefty prison sentence?

Imo the least of our concerns if he wants to rename things.

It's a typical power ploy to select a name or new name (as the case may be) - and it means "It's OUR country" if it's a part of a country and it means "Your influence is over now" if it's a house being renamed (that's precisely why I renamed my current house the second I bought it - it was done to say "Next door neighbour does NOT lay down the law about MY house - I've just changed the name"). The local Council fought back and tried to persuade me not to - I ignored them and gave out the message "It's my house now. I'm not asking your permission. I've checked whether I actually can for you and I'm telling you I've already done it. Bye".

Par for the course - and I wouldn't have changed my title from "Miss" to "Mrs someone else's surname" if I'd got married. The name from birth is "Ms my own surname" and was going to remain "Ms my own surname" whatever happened re marriage.

It's an ownership and influence thing...

Elegran Thu 15-Jan-26 10:29:52

"Why does he want to re name airports and canals?"
Same reason a tomcat marks the walls and furniture indoors and everything outdoors - to show the rest of the world that it is HIS territory now.

CariadAgain Thu 15-Jan-26 10:34:42

Elegran

^"Why does he want to re name airports and canals?"^
Same reason a tomcat marks the walls and furniture indoors and everything outdoors - to show the rest of the world that it is HIS territory now.

Yep....typical cat behaviour indeed.

There was two neighbouring female cats that used to hang around my garden a lot until their awful owners moved out. They had decided quite clearly my garden was "theirs" (not too unreasonable an assumption - given I often made a fuss of them) and other cats slunk through at the speed of light - as they knew my garden had been "claimed" by those two girl cats.

icanhandthemback Thu 15-Jan-26 10:55:13

Maremia

Have started listening to TRIP, thanks GNs.
Will look for the Greenland one now.

Is it possible to give a link to TRIP, please? I'd like to listen too but don't know what it is.

Mamie Thu 15-Jan-26 11:20:33

The Rest is Politics is a Podcast with Alastair Campbell and Rory Stewart. You can listen for free or without adverts with a subscription. Alastair and Rory do a weekly Question Time with questions from subscribers and there are longer 3 part podcasts; JD Vance was one, AI is another and Rupert Murdoch (which I found a bit boring). There are also YouTube discussions after significant political events. There is The Rest is Politics USA which is also extremely erudite as well as entertaining.
The podcasts are produced by Goalhanger.

Mamie Thu 15-Jan-26 11:27:01

I use Apple Podcasts, but I think Spotify works as well.

icanhandthemback Thu 15-Jan-26 11:52:15

Mamie, thank you.

CariadAgain Thu 15-Jan-26 13:41:17

Now it makes sense what Trump is up to. These techno billionaires want Greenland.

Cold climates reduces cooling costs of their high technology, improves their hardware longevity and lower failure of their equipment.

Greenland is one of the most technically efficient environments there is for next generation data infrastructure.

Also it sits at the junction of undersea cable/Arctic satellite coverage/early warning systems/transatlantic data routes.

Right - now we can see what's going on. On the other hand Denmark can compete with "We give you access to our welfare state - and you all know America wouldn't give you anything like that. We're an old and peaceful nation - and America most certainly isn't".

So - I guess Trump plans on saying "We've got a few well-paid technical jobs for the lucky and technically-minded ones of you - and the rest of you will just have to forget about having a welfare state and will just have to forget about your pristine country".