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Category Archives: Greenland
Trump’s Greenland Antics Drove Canada & Europe From Anger To Hatred
I love the clarity of this 2021 paper: We argue herein that, while often conceptualized as an extreme form of anger, hatred is a human emotion distinct from anger, with unique triggers, conceptual orientations, and terminating conditions. An examination of … Continue reading
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The Greenland Struggle
Adam Townsend, who writes the “The Townsend Letter” and posts as @adamscrabble, views the current tension between Trump, Europe, and Greenland through the lens of a “civilizational” and “energy” struggle. He argues that the move to acquire Greenland is not … Continue reading
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Trump, Greenland, & Vulnerability
Last night, after connecting with friends and family, and excited by the great college football championship game, I thought that Trump’s threats to Greenland were the funniest thing I’ve ever seen. Today, in the cold light of dawn, after normal … Continue reading
If Trump Invades Greenland, Imagine The Live News Coverage!
Gemini: A desk with a heavy oak finish. A man in a tailored suit sits perfectly still. He stares at the camera with the unblinking intensity of a person reporting on a nuclear launch, but he is talking about ice. … Continue reading
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If Trump invades Greenland, has there ever been anything funnier in world history?
Gemini: A geopolitical move as surreal as an invasion of Greenland would belong to a specific category of historical absurdity where the sheer scale of the ambition clashes with the triviality or bizarre nature of the target. History provides a … Continue reading
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Why can’t Euro elites laugh about Trump’s Greenland fetish?
I can laugh about almost anything but my survival. It is easy for me to laugh about the grim struggles of other people, particularly if they don’t affect me and the ones I love, particularly if they are part of … Continue reading
How Do Stupid People Survive In Greenland?
LA is filled with stupid people who make stupid decisions but seem to live on the streets for years. Gemini: It is surprisingly difficult for the “unprepared” (or “stupid,” in the Darwinian sense) to survive in Greenland compared to almost … Continue reading
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Margaret Thatcher: ‘Being powerful is like being a lady. If you have to tell people you are, you aren’t.’
Sovereignty that is secure need not be loudly advertised; the very necessity of the denial proves the offer is credible. Conversation is rarely significant to me, but when it is, it is often because unnecessary things are being stated such … Continue reading
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What Does Trump’s Venezuela Operation Mean For Greenland?
Gemini: The raid on Venezuela (Operation Absolute Resolve) on January 3, 2026, has immediate and serious implications for Greenland because it signals the aggressive activation of what analysts are calling the “Trump Corollary” to the Monroe Doctrine. In short: The … Continue reading
Politico: An Expert in Grand Strategy Thinks Trump Is on to Something Do you want a future in which Canada defects to the EU, Russia rules the Arctic and China runs Latin America? That’s the default outcome of non-action.
Thomas Barnett writes for Politico Jan. 16, 2025: Three key trends animate the globe right now: (a) an East-West decoupling dynamic, (b) a re-regionalization imperative along North-South lines that brings “near-shoring” production close to home markets, and (c) a growing … Continue reading
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