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[–] AlpacaChariot@lemmy.world 75 points 2 months ago (2 children)
[–] Magister@lemmy.world 58 points 2 months ago (3 children)
[–] Skua@kbin.earth 20 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Pfft, Britain and France already have plenty of islands. No, it is only right that it goes to a country that has none. One that has no islands because it has no land at all any more. Only Yugoslavia has a rightful claim to Greenland. Greenland and Yugoslavia are even roughly the same shape, especially if you just include Albania into Yugoslavia for extra inter-Balkan diplomacy!

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[–] Zero22xx@lemmy.blahaj.zone 21 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Red, white and blue are like the most common country flag colours. USA, UK, Australia, New Zealand, France, Russia, Netherlands, Chile, Cuba, Czechia, Iceland, Laos, Liberia, Luxembourg, North Korea etc. I'm sure you get the point. It seems like most countries aren't particularly creative or daring when it comes to flags. Almost like all the lions and eagles that you see in military or old timey flags and symbols.

[–] ClipperDefiance@lemmy.world 16 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Fun Fact: Jamaica is the only country to not have red, white, or blue in its flag.

[–] Zero22xx@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 2 months ago

Huh that's pretty cool. Definitely a fun fact!

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[–] sinedpick@awful.systems 63 points 2 months ago (2 children)

can you imagine being a Democrat congressperson who actually wants to do something useful for people and having to listen to this? I'd probably just resign.

[–] jjagaimo@sh.itjust.works 54 points 2 months ago (1 children)

All resigning does is give them a greater margin to win votes by. We have several chances to win a tie or majority in the house and senate

Three house seats are up for special elections, two in florida and one in NY. If they all elect democrats, there will be a tie in the houde and any bill can be blocked.

Senate votes can be held without all members present, so making sure all democrat congress members always show up and always vote gives a good chance of blocking some bills

Also in 2026 will be the midterm and we can vote republican congressmembers out, as they only have a majority and not a supermajority.

[–] MangoCats@feddit.it 18 points 2 months ago

What I want to know is: what does the vote of a Republican Senator cost these days? Can we start GoFundMe campaigns to get some things changed in our preferred direction?

[–] SocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.world 18 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Imagine being a republican congressman and jerking off under your desk to this while giggling?

[–] Zorque@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago

Great, now I'm gonna have nightmares.

[–] Flax_vert@feddit.uk 51 points 2 months ago (3 children)

I thought this was just a meme

[–] uservoid1@lemmy.world 60 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

When professional edgelords control the state, us mere shitposters can just watch in awe

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1161/text

[–] tburkhol@lemmy.world 12 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I want to know why it's not "Trump Land."

[–] SocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago (2 children)
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[–] MangoCats@feddit.it 5 points 2 months ago

Saving that for 2029.

[–] skuzz@discuss.tchncs.de 9 points 2 months ago

It really displays how those in US governance have astonishingly low IQs. Being run by evil moronic muppets.

[–] CosmicSploogeDrizzle@lemmy.world 41 points 2 months ago (2 children)

This is fantastic news! I didn't know that's where the world's supply of eggs was stored!

[–] hemmes@lemmy.world 24 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I can taste the lower prices!

[–] blandfordforever@lemm.ee 5 points 2 months ago

I think you could taste a little lower, while you're down there.

[–] SocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Walrus fat can be converted to gasoline. Winning!

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[–] nevemsenki@lemmy.world 30 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I thought we had more time until Idiocracy.

[–] Yawweee877h444@lemmy.world 13 points 2 months ago

They want to make it even dumber than Idiocracy.

[–] Gingerlegs@lemmy.world 25 points 2 months ago

Jesus fucking Christ

[–] ZoopZeZoop@lemmy.world 22 points 2 months ago

I am against trying to acquire Greenland. However, I support this naming. If the USA is going to let something this moronic happen, we deserve to have this be a monument to our impotence and idiocy.

[–] brunacho@scribe.disroot.org 19 points 2 months ago (3 children)
[–] troybot@midwest.social 4 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I'm not your buddy, friend!

[–] Docus@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

I’m not your friend, mate.

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[–] SocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.world 18 points 2 months ago (2 children)
[–] TimboSlice@discuss.online 14 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

"...freest nation to ever exist..."

Fuckin lol

This guy must be choking on Trump's balls

[–] can@sh.itjust.works 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Just find the zip code for his district.

[–] xc2215x@lemmy.world 16 points 2 months ago (2 children)
[–] Num10ck@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

i'm hoping the moronic posturing is just a front for evil.

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[–] SocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

His voters. "Yuck yuck yuck! You go Buddy! Yeeeehaw! Now where's my disability check?"

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[–] Glytch@lemmy.world 16 points 2 months ago (2 children)

This is just more bullshit to distract from egg prices and Elon robbing all of us in a Superman 3 scheme.

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[–] ThePantser@lemmy.world 13 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] spicytuna62@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] davidgro@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago

I want to get off MR TRUMPS WILD RIDE

[–] owenfromcanada@lemmy.world 11 points 2 months ago

I'm seeing the name of the community, and I'm still not entirely sure this isn't an onion. It's that onion-y.

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago

One drugs please, doctor

[–] callouscomic@lemm.ee 8 points 2 months ago

They literally already told us to fuck off.

[–] rayyy@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Jabba-the-Orange is planning on acquiring Greenland by invasion. They have already dusted off the draft and notification of the next-of-kin plans

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[–] theterrasque@infosec.pub 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I'm just waiting for Mexico to rename usa to "Little Mexico"

[–] camus@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 2 months ago
[–] scott@lem.free.as 4 points 2 months ago

The irony.

Russia is to the Ukraine as the USA is to Greenland/Denmark.

[–] mEEGal@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

it should be called "Blellowland"

Change my mind

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