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@DanielKorski I think you're giving too much credit to Trump's thought process on this. He, personally, wants the money that selling raw materials brings, and he wants to be called the ruler and conqueror of Greenland, but he has no interest in GOVERNING it. Personal guess: Puerto Rico 2.0?

The thing about Greenland - setting aside that the Greenlanders don’t want to be American - is that of course the US could take over the island with a tiny number of troops. It’s not like Denmark could militarily stop the US. But then what? Will the US then impose a MacArthur-style governor? Or would it allow the Greenland govt to carry on but curtailing its authority? What if it refused? When the Danish King travels there to argue for the Greenlanders - would the US arrest him? What happens when Denmark invokes Article 5 and it leads to the effective termination of NATO? Is even a Republic-led US Congress ok with that? What happens the first time a Greenlandic court rules against a US directive - does the US ignore the court, dissolve it, or arrest judges? If Greenlanders organise peaceful resistance or civil disobedience, are they protesters or insurgents? The work system of Greenlandic convene and society is enmeshed in Denmark’s - will the US want Greenlandic courts appeal to US courts rather than Danish courts as is the case today? Will the US send senior police officers, judges, doctors etc to Greeland? How does the US justify ruling 2.5 million km² of territory without representation? What happens when US courts are asked whether Greenlanders have constitutional rights? Who insures US companies operating in Greenland under occupation? What happens when sanctions, trade retaliation, and legal claims follow from EU states and the US and Europe enter an all out trade war? Finally what’s to stop the next non-MAGA US president from undoing a move that definitely looks like it doesn’t have any form of bipartisan consensus? Large and more costly colonial projects have been undertaken and of course the US could solve many of the administrate issues. But it’s not simple. Being able to do something, doesn’t mean it’s wise to do so. Especially when the US can get all that it wants already and the argument for a takeover are just expansionist.

@StepanRehak I LOVE how tactile it all looks! the ID line finally matured! driving operations (wipers, lights, mirrors, windows) and other cabin essentials (temp control, routing, media control) should ALWAYS be a function of muscle memory, not one of glancing, swiping and tapping. congrats!

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@fractran @D3rHommel @temberaubend Durch die Chemtrails ist die Sonneneinstrahlung heute viel gefährlicher als damals, muss man wissen!!1!

echt keine ahnung, woher auf einmal diese enorme welle an menschen kommt, die trotzig sonnencreme verweigern, aber das muss dieses prinzip der natürlichen auslese sein, von dem alle sprechen

@ich_denkeselbst @temberaubend Sie dürfen ja, keiner halt solche Leute davon ab! Genauso wenig kann man andere aber davon abhalten, darüber dann den Kopf zu schütteln oder zu lachen. Und richtig problematisch wird es dann, wenn es zu Fremdgefährdung führt, zB mit den eigenen Kindern auch so verfahren wird.

@temberaubend wieso kann ein mensch nicht eigenständige entscheidungen bzgl. seiner persönlichen gesundheit treffen ohne dafür von anderen dafür verurteilt zu werden? soll cremen wer will, und wer nicht will - nennt sich toleranz

@temberaubend Die Schwurbelszene steht auf die dümmsten & lustigsten Verschwörungstheorien, "Keine Impfung!" und "Chemtrails!" waren nur der Anfang, "Windräder vertreiben Regenwolken!" und "Sonnencreme tötet!" sind die nächste Stufe. Es ist Selbstzweck; verrückte Memes verfangen besser.

@modacitylife Ooh not only a walkable city center, they also have a branch of Uniqlo? I'm jealous!

In 2018, the leadership of Mayor Manuela Carmena introduced Madrid Central: a low-emission zone restricting petrol cars from the core, including Gran Vía. There, sidewalks went from 2.5 to 4 m., and car lanes from 6 to 2. Bus lanes, raised crossings, and green spaces were added.

Gran Vía, Madrid’s central avenue, has long been the commercial heart of the city. But by the mid-2000s, it had become overwhelmed by private cars, and noise and air pollution that failed to meet EU standards; reflecting the car-centric urban planning paradigm in postwar Spain.🧵

@AlgeMartin Wer Schülern die Sommerferien neidet, ersäuft sicher auch Babywelpen. Wie bitte muss man drauf sein?!

Wie jedes Jahr endet die Schule de facto bereits ca. 3 Wochen vor den 9 Wochen!!! Sommerferien. Mir wird erklärt, das sei auch gut so, schließlich können die Kinder bei den Temperaturen ohnehin nicht mehr lernen.

@uncledoomer Personally I think it might have to do with less zoomer wives hatching from eggs due to climate change.

all millenials are 30 years old, completely financially destitute, but with intact hairlines and cute but tattooed wifes. all zoomers are 22 years old, have seven figure net worths, but are almost completely bald and have less than a 1% chance of ever finding a wife

@Eherndfdfdf @FlorianDreaming Nur wenn man bei dem Gedanken daran, junge Männer durch Gewalt und willkürliche Schikane in den Wehrdienst drücken zu können, ein ganz hartes Zumpfi bekommt. Sonst nicht.

@FlorianDreaming Alles komplett richtige Maßnahmen.

Ziel: Zivildienst so unattraktiv wie möglich machen! Danke für nichts! 🤬

@KeyserTweet Danke Frankreich! ♥️

Der Auftritt heute von Mahrer zu den #Koalitionsverhandlungen dürfte einige überrascht haben. Nun ja, einer der größten österreichischen Konzerne hat einen mega Auftrag aus Frankreich nicht erhalten - ratet: wegen der #FPÖ Das hat das Fass in der WKO wohl zum überlaufen lassen.

@Betrifft Die Neos werden langsam aber sicher absolut unsympathisch.

Schwerer Tobak! Andreas #Babler ist laut Neos verantwortlich für die gescheiterte Dreierkoalition. Sein „Sündenregister“ zum Nachlesen! #blockade-notwendiger-einsparungsmassnahmen" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">neos.eu/programm/blog/…

@NC_Renic the sun would get replaced by a different star, resulting in harsher light, and somehow keeping us trapped at the civilizational stage of mionic culture?

If everyone used footnotes instead of endnotes

@LangBrigitte4 @msulzbacher @BuchnerBeatrix dann wollen trotzdem mehr leute "was anderes als kickl" als "kickl".

@msulzbacher @BuchnerBeatrix Dann sollten wir noch mal wählen dann hat die FPÖ über 40 Prozent, ich hoffe das passt ihnen dann.

Mich würde wundern, wenn sich die ÖVP nicht Kickl unterwirft. Auch bin ich mir nicht sicher, ob es für den Herrn Präsidenten ein Problem wäre, Leute mit Vorstrafen, Burschenschafter, Russlandfans usw anzugeloben

@cturnbull1968 the interesting bit being, Brazil is now seen as a more sensible country than the US.

My wife called to tell me that some friends of ours, who are cotton farmers in Oklahoma, just lost their biggest contract with a Canadian buyer. The buyer felt there was too much instability so he signed a deal with a cotton producer in Brazil. The Trump effect strikes again.

@stolendogememes @6_shadow_7 @memeticsisyphus remember the recent news how about 50% of adults in the US read on an elementary school level, and a good portion is functionally illiterate? this estimation tracks nicely with that.

@6_shadow_7 @memeticsisyphus Based on my understanding of fractions that would imply that ~20% of people are incapable of comprehending fractions even after being personally turored

When I was a math tutor in college I had a student come in who didn’t understand fractions. She couldn’t tell you what was bigger, couldn’t divide in her head. She didn’t understand the concept.

@anon_opin it's important to understand that this tactic works with ANYTHING. the value of the idea is not reflected. you could make people hate free food for their kids and a bunch of money for each one of them at the end of each month.

The idea of '15 minute cities' is so benevolent and inoffensive that there's really no hope for any progressive idea if the alt right can successfully turn it into some sort of weird conspiracy.

@YossarianLocker @samschmitz travel is purely for leisure. people having to travel for work are lowest on the ladder, you should consider switching.

Serious questions for those who think risk management is beta pussification: how important is your flight, really, if you can risk it so cavalierly? And what are you doing outside the airport that you can’t do in a lounge? You can do typical office work in both spaces. Is this primarily a “one extra hour with my family is worth missing some flights? Because that’s beautiful. That’s a whole Hallmark movie right there. But if it’s just about the concept of not “wasting time” in the airport, I’m genuinely curious. Are you all traveling bible salesmen or something?

airport lounge worship is for dorks who are bad at timing. the optimal airport experience is walking directly from security onto the plane.

@tenobrus Confused American take.

it's pretty clear to me that living with ur parents past 18 is one of the worst things u can do for ur happiness and development as a person. everyone i know who has done or is currently doing this is clearly worse off for it. the monetary savings are not even close to worth it.

@nikitabier Good preparation is expensive and a lot of work. You're comparing cultures where one member of the household stays at home exclusively for cooking & cleaning with those where every family member is out all day at work.

The whitest thing you can do is host a party without food

@ReviewsPossum I'll have you know I'm cheering too and I have o problem with stairs. Serves the Ruzzkis right for doing the same much, much earlier in this war.

Imagine being forced to fight in a war you don't even support because you were conscripted by your corrupt government and then dying in the most painful way possible to a war crime while people watching online who struggle to climb stairs cheer from the safety of their homes.