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#287876: Aug 15th 2019 at 5:42:08 PM

Trump is clearly playing world Monopoly or something..he'd probably try to build hotels there

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#287877: Aug 15th 2019 at 5:42:30 PM

Isn't Greenland the place whose moniker is a complete flippin' falsehood? Because it's actually covered with ice all over?

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#287878: Aug 15th 2019 at 5:43:20 PM

Good lord, I leave for a day and everyone's going wild about military interventions, Saudi Arabia and Greenland.

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unknowing from somewhere.. Since: Mar, 2014
#287879: Aug 15th 2019 at 5:44:42 PM

"And you think the people living under an oppressive, brutal authoritarian regime would prefer life under it to liberation?"

As someone who is in fact, living under a oprevise regime, i can feel to have voice heard here.

In one hand, we need and intervention and this Is just a fact, chavismo Is not going to go without a fight and none here in LA Is going to do it, in this case i said Perú already did beyond what it need to do.

On the other Hand i just dont Trust you about it, people kept taking about doing "right"but the track récord Is lacking so far, also this Isnt a video game were you cant do awfull shit and Sort saying "oh well, next Time" specially since some shit you did like abu grab or drone strike it just get pass around, for me this Is just top privilege speaking "we did some tinny binny mistakes here but we can do better next Time" after all, it Will never happen to you.

And with saudí Arabia Is a serious blindspot because they have gond away with tons of shit over and over again, Is something you Will have to deal eventually to put your Monet were your mouth Is.

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Parable Since: Aug, 2009
#287880: Aug 15th 2019 at 5:49:34 PM

Has Fox News mentioned Greenland recently? Only explanation I can think of.

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#287881: Aug 15th 2019 at 5:50:27 PM

Isn't Greenland the place whose moniker is a complete flippin' falsehood? Because it's actually covered with ice all over?

Yeah, that's the place. The name "Greenland" is a practical joke on the Vikings that continues to haunt high school geography students to this day.

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#287882: Aug 15th 2019 at 5:50:32 PM

Accidental double post

Edited by TobiasDrake on Aug 15th 2019 at 6:51:30 AM

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#287883: Aug 15th 2019 at 5:50:44 PM

~unknowing, I did ask people to take the intervention discussion to the appropriate thread.

unknowing from somewhere.. Since: Mar, 2014
#287884: Aug 15th 2019 at 5:52:08 PM

[up]i didnt see it so, sorry about it

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HailMuffins Since: May, 2016 Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
#287885: Aug 15th 2019 at 5:53:23 PM

[up]x3 It wasn't covered in ice when the vikings landed and English speaking geography students are paying the price for their impulsiveness ever since.

Edited by HailMuffins on Aug 15th 2019 at 9:54:05 AM

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#287886: Aug 15th 2019 at 5:53:49 PM

I had read somewhere that apparently the US Government attempted to buy Greenland from Denmark (yes, Greenland isn't its own country, it's a part of Denmark) after WWII due to having a massive military presence there, for around $100 Million, but the Danish Government turned them down. Unless Trump is going to spend a Trillion, I think the Danish Government would reject them again.

Also, if Trump so desperately wants to make a 51st State, he should just push Congress to make Puerto Rico into the 51st State. Of course he won't, because he hates Hispanics, but he should.

Also, if we're talking about unrealistic US expansion, I think the Baja Peninsula would be a better buy then Greenland.

unknowing from somewhere.. Since: Mar, 2014
#287887: Aug 15th 2019 at 5:55:57 PM

Can someone link me the intervention thread, please?

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#287889: Aug 15th 2019 at 6:17:24 PM

So apparently there was a Fox News poll recently where Trump loses to every single one of the major democratic candidates. I find this notable because well, it's a Fox News poll. I guess maybe that means it might not be so reliable, but it's interesting nonetheless. Two things are worth noting: Warren has made an 8% gain compared to the last survey they did, and Harris has the smallest margin to defeat Trump by, so much so that it's within margin of error whereas the others are not.

Speaking of Warren, a poll from Wisconsis has her as the most popular candidate, even beating out Biden. The survey suggests a very tight presidential race where the democrats are only favored to win by a single percentage point which seems well within margin of error.

DrDougsh Since: Jan, 2001
#287890: Aug 15th 2019 at 7:10:03 PM

I have a sneaking suspicion that the people of Greenland would not be all that thrilled about being bought by the US. There's a strong independence movement there, and they'd be far more insignificant as a US territory than as a part of the Danish crown. They probably wouldn't be excited to suddenly be made part of a country that's far less likely to ever allow them to break free.

As an Icelander, I must say I also feel highly uncomfortable about having a US-owned territory right next door. I mean, we're all inside their sphere of influence anyway, but making it official isn't a pleasant thought.

Edited by DrDougsh on Aug 15th 2019 at 7:10:45 AM

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#287891: Aug 15th 2019 at 7:14:38 PM

[up] Canada probably wouldn't be too fond of it either, considering they are much closer to Greenland and potential new shipping routers than the US is.

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#287892: Aug 15th 2019 at 7:40:31 PM

It should be pointed out that while Fox News the channel is a propaganda piece, Fox News polls are surprisingly well done.

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sgamer82 Since: Jan, 2001
#287893: Aug 15th 2019 at 7:48:11 PM

https://whatthefuckjusthappenedtoday.com/2019/08/15/day-938/

    Day 938: Fantastic 
1/ The House Judiciary Committee subpoenaed former Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski to testify publicly about potential obstruction of justice by Trump. The committee also issued a subpoena to former White House deputy chief of staff for policy Rick Dearborn. House Judiciary chair Jerrold Nadler said the two former Trump aides will testify publicly on Sept. 17th and expects their testimony "will help the Committee determine whether to recommend articles of impeachment against the President or other Article 1 remedies." The Mueller report said Trump asked Lewandowski to convince then-Attorney General Jeff Sessions to un-recuse himself from the investigation into Russian election interference, and publicly say Trump had not done anything wrong. (Politico / NBC News / New York Times / Axios)

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/house-panel-subpoenas-corey-lewandowski-amid-possible-senate-run-n1042816

2/ Trump thinks Lewandowski would be a "fantastic" senator if he ran in New Hampshire. Lewandowski has been reportedly considering a Senate run and is expected to make an appearance at a Trump rally in the state on Thursday. The House Judiciary Committee subpoena came hours after Trump told a local radio station that Lewandowski would make a "great senator," who would be "hard to beat" if he ran against Senator Jeanne Shaheen, a Democrat. (New York Times / Washington Post / NBC News / Politico)

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/house-panel-subpoenas-corey-lewandowski-amid-possible-senate-run-n1042816

3/ hite House officials want to invoke executive privilege to limit or block Lewandowski's testimony despite Lewandowski never working in the administration. The White House previously invoked executive privilege to block Don McGahn, Hope Hicks, and Annie Donaldson – who all held titles in the West Wing – from complying with similar congressional subpoenas. Lewandowski, however, has only informally advised Trump since his work on the 2016 campaign ended. (CNN)

https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/15/politics/executive-privilege-corey-lewandowski-subpoena-white-house/index.html

4/ A federal judge rejected the House Judiciary Committee's attempt to link Robert Mueller's grand jury evidence with compelling Don McGahn to testify. The committee contends that the two lawsuits will expedite its decision whether to recommend articles of impeachment against Trump. House General Counsel Douglas Letter argued that the two cases should be paired in front of the judge, because both seek evidence for a potential impeachment and are based on the same set of facts. D.C. federal District Court Chief Judge Beryl Howell ruled that connections between the two suits are "too superficial." (Politico)

https://www.politico.com/story/2019/08/14/judge-rejects-mcgahn-grand-jury-lawsuits-1462917

5/ Trump retweeted a criminologist who argued that there is no evidence that the United States is experiencing an "epidemic" of mass shootings. At least four people have been killed in a mass shooting, on average, every 47 days since June 17, 2015. (Washington Post)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-promotes-views-of-a-criminologist-who-says-theres-no-evidence-of-a-mass-shooting-epidemic/2019/08/15/132c31da-bf4b-11e9-b873-63ace636af08_story.html

6/ Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu blocked Reps. Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib from visiting Israel after Trump lobbied Israeli leaders to block them from entering the country. Trump tweeted that allowing Omar and Tlaib to enter Israel "would show great weakness," because they're "a disgrace." Omar and Tlaib have been critical of Israel and outspoken about their support for Palestinians and the boycott-Israel movement. Under Israeli law, supporters of the movement can be denied entry. (NBC News / Washington Post / New York Times / Haaretz / Politico / BBC)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-promotes-views-of-a-criminologist-who-says-theres-no-evidence-of-a-mass-shooting-epidemic/2019/08/15/132c31da-bf4b-11e9-b873-63ace636af08_story.html

    Notables 
The Trump administration wants to redirect money from Homeland Security accounts to Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Last year, the Trump administration redirected $200 million from various Homeland Security accounts – including the Coast Guard and TSA –into ICE. Nearly $10 million was also diverted from FEMA at the start of hurricane season. Congressional appropriators are reviewing the request. (Politico)

https://www.politico.com/story/2019/08/14/trump-administration-federal-funding-ice-1662256

A correctional officer drove a truck into ICE protesters outside a private prison. Some were treated at a hospital, though none were severely injured. The officer was wearing a badge and a uniform and police officers at the protest did not intervene. The driver eventually walked into the prison after guards pepper-sprayed the protesters. (Washington Post)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/08/15/video-ice-protesters-hit-truck-guard-rhode-island-wyatt/

Trump administration asked Congress to reauthorize a law that lets the National Security Agency gain access to the logs of Americans' phone and text records. While the program is set to expire in December, the Trump administration is pushing to make gaining access to the logs of Americans' domestic communications permanently within the legal authority of the NSA. The program was indefinitely shut down after technical issues repeatedly caused the NSA to collect more records than it had legal authority to gather. (New York Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/15/us/politics/trump-nsa-call-records-program.html

In 2017, Fox Business host David Asman advised then-Treasury Department spokesman Tony Sayegh about how the administration should pursue tax cuts. Four days later, Asman emailed Sayegh to tell him that a significant portion of a Fox Business show would focus on the administration's tax policies. "You'll like it," Asman said. "Awesome David," Sayegh wrote back. "You're the man." Sayegh is a former Fox News contributor. (Hollywood Reporter)

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/youre-man-fox-news-emails-trump-treasury-team-reveal-coziness-1231461

Trump floated the idea of buying Greenland to aides in meetings, at dinners, and in passing conversations. Trump has reportedly asked advisers whether the U.S. could acquire Greenland, which is a self-ruling part of the Kingdom of Denmark. (Wall Street Journal)

https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-eyes-a-new-real-estate-purchase-greenland-11565904223

Parable Since: Aug, 2009
#287894: Aug 15th 2019 at 8:45:27 PM

The Fox polls are part of the news side of the channel, and are pretty much trusted by everyone involved in polling. The Democrats even use them to tell who qualifies for the debates.

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#287895: Aug 15th 2019 at 9:14:53 PM

As covered by Colbert, there's a petition going around to rename 5th Ave to Obama Ave to troll Trump and it has 300,000 signatures.

CNN also did an opinion piece on it and even suggested that an alternate name would be for Rosie O'Donnell since Trump hates her too.

Remember, these idiots drive, fuck, and vote. Not always in that order.
RedSavant Since: Jan, 2001
#287896: Aug 15th 2019 at 9:42:30 PM

Given the choice between trolling Trump with an actually capable President and trolling Trump with a racist ex-comedian who peddles Trumpian conspiracy theories, I think the choice is clear.

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Oh, bother.
#287897: Aug 15th 2019 at 9:44:49 PM

[up]Um, I think you have Rosie O'Donnell confused with Roseanne Barr.

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Steven (Edited uphill both ways) Relationship Status: YOU'RE TEARING ME APART LISA
#287898: Aug 15th 2019 at 9:47:56 PM

Yeah you thinking Roseanne there.

Remember, these idiots drive, fuck, and vote. Not always in that order.
RedSavant Since: Jan, 2001
#287899: Aug 15th 2019 at 9:50:28 PM

...Would you believe me if I said I had honestly thought they were the same person?

It's been fun.
Steven (Edited uphill both ways) Relationship Status: YOU'RE TEARING ME APART LISA
#287900: Aug 15th 2019 at 9:55:15 PM

....maybe?

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