@samlitzinger Complaining about NYT distracts from the way more important news they may have missed.
JD Vance tells US troops in Greenland, stationed in that part of the Kingdom of Denmark under an agreement with Denmark, that the US has to gain control of Greenland.
About as aggressive as it gets.
Let's be clear. #Vance did not visit #Greenland, because he realized he'd be met with protests if he did. He flew to #Pituffik Air Base (which I'm sure he wants to rename back to Thule Air Base, as an insult to the locals), met some US troops stationed there, and slinkered back to DC like the coward he is.
An overwhelming majority of #Greenlanders oppose the idea of #American annexation, a poll indicated in January. #Greenland's prime minister has said the #US visit showed a "lack of respect".
Vance & his wife were in Greenland for just a few hours, visiting just the #Pituffik Space Base, a missile defence facility in the remote north of the island, some 930 miles (1,500km) from the capital, #Nuuk. #auspol #USPol
GREENLAND
JD Vance Alters Trip to Avoid Protests
VP Vance skips public events, visits Pituffik Space Base instead.
Greenland, Denmark weren’t consulted; PM calls it “unacceptable pressure.”
Trump again pushes for US control of Greenland: “We have to convince them.”
Protests, independence fears, and coalition tensions intensify in Nuuk.
#Greenland #Denmark #JDVance #Trump #Geopolitics #Pituffik #US #Arctic
The #Greenland visit by #Trump admin puts spotlight on #Pituffik, the US base ‘at the top of the world’
A high-profile U.S. delegation will visit Greenland this week to visit an American military base and watch a dogsled race as President Donald Trump promotes the idea of a U.S. annexation of the strategic, semi-autonomous Danish territory. #us #usa #news #minimarketonlineltd #minimarket #America #AmericaNews #AmericaFirst #SaveAmerica #trump #donaldtrump #republicans #jdvance #MikeWaltz #Dania #greenland #Pituffik
A high-profile U.S. delegation will visit Greenland this week to visit an American military base and watch a dogsled race as President Donald Trump promotes the idea of a U.S. annexation of the strategic, semi-autonomous Danish territory. #us #usa #news #minimarketonlineltd #minimarket #America #AmericaNews #AmericaFirst #SaveAmerica #trump #donaldtrump #republicans #jdvance #MikeWaltz #Dania #greenland #Pituffik
@SteveThompson
RE #Greeland #goldrush
Article said, amount of #rareearthminerals is not determined and in 1972 record 200mph winds and the US military (small?) nuclesr power plant and _possible_ radiation contamination
️ Wikipedia
"In 2020 #ThuleAirBase was formally transferred to the #USSpaceForce
On 6 April 2023, #Thule was renamed #Pituffik #PituffikSpaceBase reflecting its status as a Space Force base and the native name for the region"
Search #duckduckgo https://duckduckgo.com/?q=thule+nuclear&t=fpas&ia=web
the #USA has a base there for a long time
now apparently called #Pituffik
Under agreement with #Denmark
Because that's how it works: you make agreements with friends
But apparently the way it works now is an entitled child points his stubby fingers and goes "mine" and it's his, who gives a fuck what #Denmark #Inuit #Kalaallit or #Greenlanders think
They only live there- why do they matter? (/s)
And apparently #sovereignty means nothing
So fucking stupid
Has anyone made contact with any of the #AmateurRadio operators at #Thule / #Pituffik #Greenland lately? I'm wondering who is operating there these days.
