2026 US-Denmark Tensions/End of NATO

[Czech_pivo]

So here's a map to make you spit out your morning coffee -

Trump Posts AI-Style Map Depicting Canada, Greenland, Venezuela Under US Control

Donald Trump shared a controversial social media post showing Canada, Greenland and Venezuela as US territories, triggering fresh global debate.

sundayguardianlive.com

 

[Altair]

So here's a map to make you spit out your morning coffee -

Trump Posts AI-Style Map Depicting Canada, Greenland, Venezuela Under US Control

Donald Trump shared a controversial social media post showing Canada, Greenland and Venezuela as US territories, triggering fresh global debate.

sundayguardianlive.com

He's gone after one.

He's actively pursuing another.

He's mused about the 3rd (Canada) in the past.

Alleged trump whisperers: he's just trolling.

Me:Austria, Czechoslovakia, Poland.

 

[PPCLI Guy]

He's gone after one.

He's actively pursuing another.

He's mused about the 3rd (Canada) in the past.

Alleged trump whisperers: he's just trolling.

Dude, this is pretty transparently targeted.

Any thoughts about the post beyond thoughts about how some here will respond to this post?

 

[Altair]

Dude, this is pretty transparently targeted.

Any thoughts about the post beyond thoughts about how some here will respond to this post?

What else is there to say? The man is unhinged, he was unhinged yesterday, he will be unhinged tomorrow.

 

[Czech_pivo]

What else is there to say? The man is unhinged, he was unhinged yesterday, he will be unhinged tomorrow.

That is less controversial than talking about a scenario where over 40m people died.

 

[Altair]

That is less controversial than talking about a scenario where over 40m people died.

Unhinged leaders can easily stumble ass backwards into such scenarios.

We are in a discussion about a NATO-US conflict

 

[Altair]

Texts between Donald Trump, Jonas Støre, Emmanuel Macron and Mark Rutte

A series of text messages between US President Donald Trump and European leaders have been shared publicly.

www.bbc.com

I wouldnt share texts from a friend, or an ex, with anyone.

Meanwhile

A series of text exchanges between Donald Trump and European leaders about ownership of Greenland have sensationally been released.

The US president has pledged to tell European leaders at this week's forum in Davos, Switzerland, that "we will have to have" Greenland.

Messages released on Monday between Trump and Norway's Prime Minister Jonas Støre revealed the president no longer felt obliged to think only of peace after he was not awarded the Nobel Peace Prize last year.

On Tuesday, Trump has posted his own text exchanges with French President Emmanuel Macron and Nato Secretary General Mark Rutte.

 

[Quirky]

He's gone after one.

He's actively pursuing another.

He's mused about the 3rd (Canada) in the past.

Alleged trump whisperers: he's just trolling.

Me:Austria, Czechoslovakia, Poland.

Canada should take this seriously and adequately prepare to defend its sovereignty. I fully expect the "assault-style" rifle and scary gun Liberal theft program to be cancelled any day now.

 

[ytz]

Canada should take this seriously and adequately prepare to defend its sovereignty. I fully expect the "assault-style" rifle and scary gun Liberal theft program to be cancelled any day now.

This is as silly as Americans who believe they could fight the US military.

But way to go. Deflect from the real threat.

 

[ytz]

Missed about 25 pages on this thread, apologies if this is a re-post/repeat.

Was curious about the anti-coersion legislation; here is a pretty good primer if anyone is interested.

What is the EU anti-coercion 'bazooka' it could use against the US over Greenland?


So not just tariffs, but actual import and export restrictions, as well as restrictions/bans on companies even bidding on contracts. Especially when they get into big IT ones that tend to be long term, I imagine companies like Google, Amazon etc that are pushing cloud computing are really happy about this.

At this point, it's the only way to actually stop this behaviour.

There's a theory I heard this morning. There's two Trumps. TACO Trump and FAFO Trump. The strong get TACO Trump (see China and Russia). The weak get FAFO Trump (Venezuela, Europe). There's no point negotiating with him. You gotta show a willingness to deal pain on the US and eat pain in return.

For Europe, a huge part of this is driven by techbros who despise the EU as the only authority that can and will successfully regulate them in the world. Imposing a massive cost on them might actually bring them to heel. And get them to pressure Republicans and Trump.

As for Canada, zero chance. I see no willingness to eat serious economic pain here. Albertans would sooner join the US than stop shipping them oil. Saskatchewan stop shipping potash? Quebec stop selling electrons south? No chance. It's why he perceives us as prey. We exhibit prey behaviour.

 

[Altair]

At this point, it's the only way to actually stop this behaviour.

There's a theory I heard this morning. There's two Trumps. TACO Trump and FAFO Trump. The strong get TACO Trump (see China and Russia). The weak get FAFO Trump (Venezuela, Europe). There's no point negotiating with him. You gotta show a willingness to deal pain on the US and eat pain in return.

For Europe, a huge part of this is driven by techbros who despise the EU as the only authority that can and will successfully regulate them in the world. Imposing a massive cost on them might actually bring them to heel. And get them to pressure Republicans and Trump.

If Europe removes their recognition of US patents, there is going to be absolute hell to pay, on one side of the atlantic or the other.

 

[ModlrMike]

If it were me, I would have Denmark open a NATO Arctic Training Center in Greenland with a permanent presence. I would then invite Canada to have the Rangers participate and build a similar programme in Greenland, if one doesn't already exist.

 

[Altair]

If it were me, I would have Denmark open a NATO Arctic Training Center in Greenland with a permanent presence. I would then invite Canada to have the Rangers participate and build a similar programme in Greenland, if one doesn't already exist.

The Europeans don't know where we stand.

We are still undecided on the F35.

We are still part of NORAD and are sending forces to the next NORAD exercise in Greenland(which would make us complicit if anything kicks off)

We haven't commited troops to Greenland.

Until we pick a lane, the Europeans have zero reason to trust us.