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cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/29934421

Trump offered to buy the vast Danish territory during his first term in office -- receiving an abrupt refusal -- and he revived his push over the weekend when naming his ambassador to Copenhagen for his incoming administration.

Greenland's Prime Minister Mute Egede quickly sought to quash any chance of a deal. "Greenland is ours. We are not for sale and will never be for sale. We must not lose our long struggle for freedom," Mute Egede said in a statement.

Greenland, the world's largest island, is an autonomous Danish territory with its own parliament, about 55,000 inhabitants, and a small pro-independence movement. It relies on Denmark to fund more than half of its public budget.

Trump on Sunday posted that "for purposes of National Security and Freedom throughout the World, the United States of America feels that the ownership and control of Greenland is an absolute necessity."

[–] eccentric@lemm.ee 13 points 2 weeks ago

Actually, he is an illegal immigrant.

The reason this is relevant is because he has spent the better part of a year complaining about “illegal immigrants” who are “invading” the country. But an old video from 2013 resurfaced on Saturday that appears to show the billionaire admitting he was at one point building his small business in the country illegally, describing it as a “gray area.”

Here's a link to an article talking about it: https://gizmodo.com/watch-elon-musk-talk-about-being-illegal-immigrant-1851376973

[–] eccentric@lemm.ee 13 points 2 weeks ago

Looks like it.

[–] eccentric@lemm.ee 29 points 2 weeks ago

The !ExtremelyInfuriating@lemmy.world community seemed dead so I posted it here instead.

[–] eccentric@lemm.ee 4 points 2 weeks ago

Reminds me of the !LemmyBeWholesome@lemmy.world community. Thanks for that story!

Also, !ItsRick@lemmy.ml might get you.

 

cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/16371226

Context:

Trump is following. He’s trying to pretend otherwise but he’s following. And unlike all of Trump’s other bad hires or hires he gets tired of, he can’t just shitcan Musk. Musk is worth hundreds of billions of dollars. He’s got a bigger megaphone. And he’s got his own brand. I’m pretty sure there will eventually be a really big and really ugly falling out between the two of them. But it will take a while to get there and the costs are potentially quite large for both of them.

Trump has sewn himself into a sack with Elon Musk, a few billion dollars, a cat and a snake, and had the sack tossed into the Tiber. That’s the story here. And it will go on for a while.

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It Was Inevitable (poptalk.scrubbles.tech)
 

cross-posted from: https://poptalk.scrubbles.tech/post/1793500

Lucky for me my parents were both "I didn't save anything for retirement, my kids will take care of me when I'm older", so I don't have to suffer through this.

 

cross-posted from: https://quokk.au/post/1304654

 

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Dangly Derp (i.imgur.com)
 

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[–] eccentric@lemm.ee 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I have heard of super homophobic guys not washing their butthole because they think it's gay to touch it.

“I have had boyfriends that think it’s gay to wipe their arse because what if their finger touches it through the paper. Thank god I’m with a hygienic bi man now.”

[–] eccentric@lemm.ee 2 points 1 month ago

It's not gay if her balls don't touch yours.

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Religion (sh.itjust.works)
 

cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/47373766

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/21268863

The reason this is relevant is because he has spent the better part of a year complaining about “illegal immigrants” who are “invading” the country. But an old video from 2013 resurfaced on Saturday that appears to show the billionaire admitting he was at one point building his small business in the country illegally, describing it as a “gray area.”

*Edit: typo

[–] eccentric@lemm.ee 7 points 1 month ago

Four different machines pouring into four different cups.

[–] eccentric@lemm.ee 2 points 1 month ago

Oh, that's just Margot. Don't mind her.

[–] eccentric@lemm.ee 3 points 1 month ago

I can imagine the ruling class to still have their pissing contests with other billionaires from their secure bunkers. Eventually they'll develop bunker busting nukes and everyone will be gone.

[–] eccentric@lemm.ee 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It's all so depressing. I know it's not going to help but I need a drink.

[–] eccentric@lemm.ee 2 points 1 month ago (4 children)

somebody reading it in an old internet archive in a bunker in 2090

How very optimistic of you. I've been a little more despondent about our future. I doubt we'll still exist as a species in 2090.

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