US threatens to annex Greenland - 2025/2026

[PrairieWind]

Not according to the New York Times.

"Friedrich Merz, the chancellor of Germany, urged European leaders on Thursday to strengthen their militaries and shed bureaucracy to survive in an international order whose “very foundations have been shaken” by Russia, China and the United States.

Echoing Mark Carney, the prime minister of Canada, Mr. Merz ... called on them to recommit to strong national defense ... to thrive in a more protectionist and isolationist world.

“This new world of great powers is being built on power, on strength, and when it comes to it, on force. It’s not a cozy place,” Mr. Merz said. “We do not have to accept this new reality as fate. We are not at the mercy of this new world order. ... To succeed, we must face harsh realities and chart our course with clear-eyed realism.”
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The chancellor also implicitly chided President Trump for his demeaning treatment of European allies, in which he assailed European society and threatened economic warfare if Europe did not bend to his will. “Democracies do not have subordinates,” Mr. Merz said. “They have allies, partners and trusted friends.”
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“We must never forget one thing,” he said. “The world where only power counts is a dangerous place, first for small states, then for the middle powers, and ultimately, for the great ones.”

Friedrich Merz, German Chancellor, Urges Europe to Spend Big on Defense

Speaking in Davos, Chancellor Friedrich Merz also implicitly criticized President Trump’s demeaning treatment of European allies.

www.nytimes.com

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Despite all the frustration and anger of recent months, let us not be too quick to write off the transatlantic partnership," Merz said in a sweeping speech covering global security and European competitiveness.
"We Europeans, we Germans, know how precious the trust is on which NATO rests. In an age of great powers, the United States, too, will depend on this trust. It is their — and our — decisive competitive advantage."
Europe and the United States must repair the trust on which the transatlantic alliance was built, he said."

Germany's Merz: Europe must not rush to write off transatlantic ties

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz welcomed on Thursday U.S. President Donald Trump's shift in rhetoric on Greenland and urged Europeans not to be too quick to write off the transatlantic partnership.

www.reuters.com

Why are you so eager to drive a wedge?

 

[branmuffin]

I found this very interesting website from Denmark called Verfassung which means constitution in English. This particular topic is about The End of NATO as we Know It

The End of NATO As We Know It

verfassungsblog.de

 

[Inthedetails]

https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/115940231479630134

 

[otto]

"
Despite all the frustration and anger of recent months, let us not be too quick to write off the transatlantic partnership," Merz said in a sweeping speech covering global security and European competitiveness.
"We Europeans, we Germans, know how precious the trust is on which NATO rests. In an age of great powers, the United States, too, will depend on this trust. It is their — and our — decisive competitive advantage."
Europe and the United States must repair the trust on which the transatlantic alliance was built, he said."

Germany's Merz: Europe must not rush to write off transatlantic ties

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz welcomed on Thursday U.S. President Donald Trump's shift in rhetoric on Greenland and urged Europeans not to be too quick to write off the transatlantic partnership.

www.reuters.com

Why are you so eager to drive a wedge?

No one is ready to cancel a trade relationship, there is a warning that the direction that the US is taking against EU will have consequences.

Merz makes clear that trust is gone, and that the EU and the US "must repair the trust on which the transatlantic alliance was built." Trust between Canada and the US is broken. Trust between Greenland/ the Kingdom of Denmark and the US is broken. Trust between the US and the EU is broken. That's the reality today.

"Against that backdrop, the chancellor appealed for European unity and commended an apparent deal struck on Wednesday between President Trump and Mark Rutte, the secretary general of NATO, to strengthen Arctic security — a move that appeared to defuse Mr. Trump’s efforts to gain ownership of Greenland for the United States. Mr. Merz said Europe would not have tolerated an effort to seize the Danish territory by force and that it would have responded to tariffs meant to pressure Denmark into a sale, which Mr. Trump threatened days ago.

Mr. Merz also seemed to direct a message to Mr. Trump — with whom he has built a friendship — about the value of allies even for the most powerful countries.

“We must never forget one thing,” he said. “The world where only power counts is a dangerous place, first for small states, then for the middle powers, and ultimately, for the great ones.”

Prince Harry in court looked like a pub prowler desperate for a fight

With unsettling stares and an inability to give a straight answer, His Royal Prickliness took to the witness box and spoke of Meghan’s ‘misery’

www.thetimes.com

 

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https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/115940231479630134

Western democratic countries, including Canada, the EU, Australia, New Zealand, Greenland, Iceland, Denmark and more, are not interested, or semi-interested on condition that money is given directly to agencies that assist the people of Gaza.

Is this Plan B? NATO will not hand over Greenland, so the US will create a Peace Board where the US dictates terms and decisions while other countries enforce those terms?

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/board-of-peace-gaza-trump-list-of-countries-9.7055866

 

[branmuffin]

"Speaking on the sidelines of Davos, California Gov. Gavin Newsom urged European leaders to stand up to Trump.

The U.S. president shared several bellicose social media posts early Tuesday, and said there was "no going back" on his goal to control Greenland. One post Trump shared including a picture of a meeting with European leaders last year at the Oval Office, but with what appears to be an edited map on display in which the land masses of Canada and Greenland are depicted with American stars and stripes."

NOTE: this falsified image is published by the President of the United States

https://twitter.com/x/status/2013494238949056956

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/greenland-europe-reaction-trump-tariffs-threat-9.7052436

I'm so glad Hobby Lobby doesn't sell gold decals to put on the Resolute desk.

 

[otto]

I found this very interesting website from Denmark called Verfassung which means constitution in English. This particular topic is about The End of NATO as we Know It

The End of NATO As We Know It

verfassungsblog.de

Foreboding, to say the least. It ends on a positive note, one that I believe is heeded today by all EU countries and NATO (minus the US). Europe and Canada must direct vast sums towards defence building not to defend against former threats of Russia and China, but to defend against all major powers.

Ukraine and Greenland must be defended first and foremost. Russia and the United States are threatening those two countries. It is believed that if Ukraine falls, the EU will be next. Similarly, if Greenland falls, Iceland and Canada will be next.

"It is frighteningly easy to picture a situation in which President Trump steps off a plane and declares: “I have in my hands a paper signed by Mister Putin, there will be peace for our time.” When Neville Chamberlain declared “peace for our time” on 30 September 1938, holding up the Munich Agreement which condoned the German Annexation of the Sudetenland, the world was at war only one year later.
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Within one month in office, the United States has withdrawn from the Paris Climate Agreement and the World Health Organization, blamed Ukraine, a state attacked in flagrant violation of international law, for the war waged against it and initiated bilateral talks with Russia on the future of Ukraine, regardless of Ukrainian sovereignty, making it an object rather than a subject of negotiations. Current US-strategy is designed around fast-moving shock-and-awe announcements.
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Treaty. Issuing a threat to use military force to seize control of Greenland, a self-governing territory belonging to the Kingdom of Denmark, another NATO-Member, is beyond any doubt a violation of the Prohibition of the threat of force in Article 2 (4) UN-Charter. Furthermore, this threat contradicts the terms and spirit of the NATO-Treaty. Since President Trump is legally prevented from leaving NATO by the 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (Sec. 1250A) which requires a two-thirds majority in the Senate for a decision to leave NATO, the aim is rather to undermine it. The non-committal nature of Article 5, in spite of a formidable standing NATO-command structure, leaves room for such an approach.
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A political community that cannot defend itself against external threats and must depend on others for its defence is, sooner or later, faced with decline, much like the Roman Empire. Europe still has a choice."

same link

~ in my humble opinion ~​

 

[seasideForest]

I found this very interesting website from Denmark called Verfassung which means constitution in English. This particular topic is about The End of NATO as we Know It

The End of NATO As We Know It

verfassungsblog.de

That's a German website actually. .de is Germany .dk is Denmark

 

[branmuffin]

Europe is not recognizable.

I’m NOT being racist, everything has changed. Everything.

Have you been there recently? IMO, MOO

I've been there twice in the last year and I didn't notice that it's unrecognizable. I was in Italy and Spain. Where were you?

 

[acutename]

No one is ready to cancel a trade relationship, there is a warning that the direction that the US is taking against EU will have consequences.

Merz makes clear that trust is gone, and that the EU and the US "must repair the trust on which the transatlantic alliance was built." Trust between Canada and the US is broken. Trust between Greenland/ the Kingdom of Denmark and the US is broken. Trust between the US and the EU is broken. That's the reality today.

"Against that backdrop, the chancellor appealed for European unity and commended an apparent deal struck on Wednesday between President Trump and Mark Rutte, the secretary general of NATO, to strengthen Arctic security — a move that appeared to defuse Mr. Trump’s efforts to gain ownership of Greenland for the United States. Mr. Merz said Europe would not have tolerated an effort to seize the Danish territory by force and that it would have responded to tariffs meant to pressure Denmark into a sale, which Mr. Trump threatened days ago.

Mr. Merz also seemed to direct a message to Mr. Trump — with whom he has built a friendship — about the value of allies even for the most powerful countries.

“We must never forget one thing,” he said. “The world where only power counts is a dangerous place, first for small states, then for the middle powers, and ultimately, for the great ones.”

Prince Harry in court looked like a pub prowler desperate for a fight

With unsettling stares and an inability to give a straight answer, His Royal Prickliness took to the witness box and spoke of Meghan’s ‘misery’

www.thetimes.com

24 U.S. States Commit to Paris Agreement Goals After ...​

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Jan 23, 2025 — 24 U.S. States Commit to Paris Agreement Goals After Trump Exits Accord ... The agreement's main goal is to limit the global temperature increase ...

 

[branmuffin]

The claims by the United States president regarding wind farms in China are easily proven to be incorrect. Surely he doesn't expect anyone to believe him.

"Offshore wind farms may do more than boost renewable energy: they might support marine ecosystems, too. That’s the takeaway of a new study conducted in China. The researchers found that wind turbines provided support for colonies of oysters and barnacles and that fish species and biomass were more abundant near the turbines than they were in an area without the machines.

The study counters a frequent criticism of offshore wind farms—that they are detrimental to marine life and may damage the seabed. China, while being the world’s biggest emitter of greenhouse gases, is a global leader in renewable energy build-out, including offshore wind projects. It has the largest wind power capacity of any nation and plans to build the world's largest wind turbine.

Offshore Wind Farm in China Becomes a Haven for Oysters, Barnacles, and More, Study Finds

A wind farm off the coast of China appeared to boost fish numbers and supported colonies of oysters and barnacles, according to new research

www.scientificamerican.com

That makes absolute sense that wind turbines support and promote sea life like mussels, etc. That's why many countries that have a coast have a tendency to sink decommissioned boats to create an environment that supports sea life.

 

[Inthedetails]

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@acutename. I am unable to click on a link to the article.

jmo

 

[SouthAussie]

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"In addition to New York and New Mexico, states participating in the alliance include Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington and Wisconsin, in addition to Guam and Puerto Rico."

24 U.S. States Commit to Paris Agreement Goals After Trump Exits Accord - ESG Today

The US Climate Alliance, a net zero-focused group of 24 U.S. state governors, announced the publication of a letter to UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Stiell, indicating that they plan to remain committed to the U.S.’ Paris Agreement goals, despite President Trump’s announced...

www.esgtoday.com

 

[Inthedetails]

"In addition to New York and New Mexico, states participating in the alliance include Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington and Wisconsin, in addition to Guam and Puerto Rico."

24 U.S. States Commit to Paris Agreement Goals After Trump Exits Accord - ESG Today

The US Climate Alliance, a net zero-focused group of 24 U.S. state governors, announced the publication of a letter to UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Stiell, indicating that they plan to remain committed to the U.S.’ Paris Agreement goals, despite President Trump’s announced...

www.esgtoday.com

Thank you. That's the info I was looking for. I wanted to see the list of states. Arizona is a surprise, gotta admit.


jmo

 

[branmuffin]

That's a German website actually. .de is Germany .dk is Denmark

Thanks!

 

[violet67]

Western democratic countries, including Canada, the EU, Australia, New Zealand, Greenland, Iceland, Denmark and more, are not interested, or semi-interested on condition that money is given directly to agencies that assist the people of Gaza.

Is this Plan B? NATO will not hand over Greenland, so the US will create a Peace Board where the US dictates terms and decisions while other countries enforce those terms?

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https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/board-of-peace-gaza-trump-list-of-countries-9.7055866

Looks like Trump has rescinded his invitation for Canada to join his "Peace Board" per his truth social post.

 

[Andreee]

Looks like Trump has rescinded his invitation for Canada to join his "Peace Board" per his truth social post.

Good! At least our country doesn't have to be put in a position to decline his invite, if we so chose to IMO

 

[Kemug]

It is heartening to see a few people standing up to Trump at last. A pity they're not Americans.

 

[Panniniclaus]

Looks like Trump has rescinded his invitation for Canada to join his "Peace Board" per his truth social post.

I find it absolutely incredible that so many nations have put up a billion dollars. Makes me wonder what the payment plan is or if the money gets refunded with interest if certain goals are met.

 

[Inthedetails]

I find it absolutely incredible that so many nations have put up a billion dollars. Makes me wonder what the payment plan is or if the money gets refunded with interest if certain goals are met.

And how long are the terms? Will Trump have a position for life?

Is there a provision that the people a Board member represents actually agrees to that representation - or just that billionaires get to decide what happens in the world because they were invited and have money?

jmo