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"The United States has reached out to Denmark..."

You know, the country the United States wants to invade and forcefully take land from.

America: The dumbest rocks in the sock drawer.

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[–] MyOpinion@lemm.ee 320 points 1 week ago (4 children)

Do not help us. This is what we deserve.

[–] takeda@lemm.ee 65 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (4 children)

What's ironic is that from all countries he is asking Denmark. Greenland is An autonomous territory under the kingdom of Denmark.

I heard that before asking Greenland he was asking Canada as well.

[–] Enkers@sh.itjust.works 35 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Is he trying to neg us by threatening our sovereignty and then asking for a favour??? Most high schoolers know better than to fall for that. Like, get real.

I think that's the point. Bullying/Threatening countries and then "asking" them for help. Then if they don't oblige he uses it to booster support for the bullying and threats. Similar ordeal with cutting aid to Egypt and then asking them to take something like 1.5 million people in from Gaza that Trump doesn't want on their homeland.

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[–] MyDogLovesMe@lemmy.world 183 points 1 week ago (9 children)

Canada here. Our eggs are cheap.

You want em?

Take your trade war agression and shove it up your ass!

You want to take our sovereignty away?

…starve.

[–] baggins@lemmy.ca 47 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Brb going to throw eggs across the border

[–] TheLowestStone@lemmy.world 58 points 1 week ago

Aim for a Tesla

[–] growsomethinggood@reddthat.com 33 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)
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[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 116 points 1 week ago

Denmark, from who they want to steal Greenland. They are obviously terminally stupid in Washington.

[–] stardust@lemmy.ca 106 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Help? Help? What happened to wanting to be a proud independent country that don't need no allies.

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[–] zephorah@lemm.ee 82 points 1 week ago

This is why we HAD allies. Had. To assist with the largesse we consume as Americans. You don’t get to swing your orange dick around at the world, offending and assaulting every ally, and then ask for help.

[–] ragingdachshund@lemm.ee 80 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Citizen of the United States here. Don’t. Assume whatever this orange anal fistula offers to pay will in fact not be paid. Assume whatever agreement brokered will immediately be ignored or violated. Assume this pus filled clementine will still try to “take” Greenland.

Let this shithole 3rd world country burn. It asked for fascism in the form of egg prices, let them deal with their egg prices.

[–] pancakes@sh.itjust.works 29 points 1 week ago (1 children)

As a Canadian, the US can have my eggs on the condition of the delivery method being lobbing them over the border at official government buildings.

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[–] PaulBunyan@lemm.ee 23 points 1 week ago (17 children)

Also a Yank. At this point we really do deserve the punishment. I just hope that when we get a new administration in a little less than four years the world has a shred of sympathy for us.

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[–] tracker@sh.itjust.works 75 points 1 week ago (8 children)

Ask Canada… oh, wait!

WOMP WOMP WOMP, EH?

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[–] pjwestin@lemmy.world 73 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Good thing we've got so many international allies and are known for being such a stable, reliable economic partner. Now, if you'll excuse me, I haven't read the news in two months and I need to catch up on current events.

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[–] Goretantath@lemm.ee 65 points 1 week ago

As a true American, don't help us with eggs, it'l hurt your country in the long run. Let us suffer so we can get our heads out of our asses and purge the nazis.

[–] Brotha_Jaufrey@lemmy.world 62 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

"You will become part of the US."

two days later....

"Bro my egg prices are high, can you help a brotha out?"

[–] newthrowaway20@lemmy.world 60 points 1 week ago (1 children)

So Trump can't get it under control. Got it.

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[–] Nangijala@feddit.dk 57 points 1 week ago (11 children)

Let me see... since new years you have threatened to annex Greenland, had Musk call our finest astronaut retarded, called our Prime Minister retarded, recently Roger Stone called one of our conservative politicians a sick demented asshole on Twitter when said politician asked for the general secretary of NATO to not joke about Trump and Greenland and... oh yeah, Trump and Vance attacked and insulted our dear friend, President Zelenskyj on world wide TV.

So...... how about no? Oh, I'm sorry: no, thank you.

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[–] sunfur82@lemmy.ca 52 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Hilarious. The US reaching out to the people they've insulted, threatened or victimized in some way, shape or form and asking them for help. And when they get refused, they'll tell the American people that everyone is being so mean to them.

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[–] someguy3@lemmy.world 52 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Oh now Trump wants allies?

Recognize the passive voice: "The US has reached out". They don't say Trump reached out or the Trump administration reached out.

[–] Wispy2891@lemmy.world 51 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (4 children)

Air delivered eggs from another continent, surely they're going to be cheap. If only there were at least two neighboring countries that could be able to send them for cheaper...

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 36 points 1 week ago (4 children)

Unfortunately they have totally unpreventable tariffs right now. I said totally unavoidable. No way to prevent it.

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[–] Spacehooks@reddthat.com 49 points 1 week ago (8 children)

Ask for 50% mineral rights and a thank you.

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[–] eran_morad@lemmy.world 48 points 1 week ago (15 children)

FUCK THAT. Let's see eggs go to $5/each. We need to face the consequences of our collective fucking idiot electoral choices.

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[–] CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 48 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I would love to see NATO countries (besides the US) band together and say:

”We will come together to support our great ally, so long as she saves herself. Upon the acceptance of President Trump's and Vice President Vance's resignation, we will provide the aid that our friend needs."

Trump could, in fact, be the hero here. He could walk away from the presidency with a win. For added measure, these countries could write lofty and wonderful articles about Trump's selflessness.

We know he won't.

Aside: I'm not saying Mike Johnson would make a good president. But let's take this one thing at a time.

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[–] NotSteve_@lemmy.ca 46 points 1 week ago

I thought the US didn’t need anything from anyone else? Isn’t that what you said?

[–] sloppychops@lemmy.ca 45 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Lay your own eggs, turkey looking cunt.

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[–] st33lb0ne@lemmy.world 44 points 1 week ago (1 children)

This is a joke right? Something from the Onion? Why would any country help out Trump now?

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[–] sinnsykfinbart@lemmy.world 44 points 1 week ago (4 children)

The Norwegian government will offer eggs, and we will only ask for the state of New York or as we like to call it: Nye Jorvik. The citizens of Nye Jorvik will enjoy all the benefits from a stabile, functioning social democracy.

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[–] wewbull@feddit.uk 40 points 1 week ago (3 children)

The fastest way to have a people turn on it's leaders is for the food supply to be threatened.

Wouldn't it be wonderful if Americans turned on their leaders?

[–] SpaceCowboy@lemmy.ca 32 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Yup. The US is currently deporting a significant portion of it's agricultural workforce, while putting insane tariffs on the countries it imports food from, while also doing major cuts to the government which makes problems like avian flue more likely.

The Trump regime has a very "let them eat cake" approach to the food supply.

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[–] BedSharkPal@lemmy.ca 38 points 1 week ago

Hold the line Denmark. Don't pull a fucking Australia. Fuck those guys.

[–] slaneesh_is_right@lemmy.org 36 points 1 week ago (21 children)

I don't know if it helps anyone, but you don't need eggs to survive

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[–] Gammelfisch@lemmy.world 33 points 1 week ago (3 children)

I would not send a single good egg until Jan 2029.

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[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 30 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Friends! Canadians! Countries of unfamiliar spellings! Lend me your eggs!

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[–] ogeist@lemmy.world 30 points 1 week ago

Well, well, well... if it isn't the consequences of your own actions

[–] CobraChicken3000@lemmy.ca 29 points 1 week ago

Is this some kind of sick joke?? Get fucked.

[–] ikidd@lemmy.world 29 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Yah, we're going to need you to go fuck yourself.

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[–] Etterra@discuss.online 28 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Government: Runs into crowd of friends while winging haymakers.

Friends: JFC what the hell dude!?

Government: Fuck you, now give me your house. ... ... ... Can you spot me $50 until payday?

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[–] hikuro93@lemmy.ca 28 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Oh? I was under the impression you didn't need us lesser and grifter nations? That we took you for a ride?

Hm... I propose a fair trade - you might even call it "the best deal ever". Our eggs, for your cards.

Wait, I forgot. Your cards lost their value recently, as they couldn't do shit for Ukraine against our common enemy.

[–] Manticore@lemmy.nz 27 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (4 children)

The eggs aren't even that much more expensive to produce. The hit has only been about 2%. There's still plenty of eggs. And it's the same with getting free range eggs instead of battery/cage - the increase in production price is pretty small, really.

It comes down to the same thing: the market charging premiums. They charge more for free range because it's 'luxury'. They charge more for organic because it's 'lifestyle'. And they charge more for eggs during US strife because it's 'supply and demand'.

They have the supply. They also have an excuse, and nobody is regulating them. The country doesn't need to buy eggs en masse, it needs to regulate pricing.

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[–] withabeard@sh.itjust.works 26 points 1 week ago (3 children)

I'm not saying we should...

But negative tariffs on eggs coming out of the USA and ridiculous tariffs on eggs going into the USA would tickle my funny bone

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[–] umbrella@lemmy.ml 23 points 1 week ago (5 children)

everything except actually putting the companies responsible in check.

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[–] Aliktren@lemmy.world 21 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Americas chickens coming home to roost

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