@davesmithskvn.bsky.social
Watching the world go by with an increasing sense of disbelief.
Indeed. Starmer ain't going to improve things. None of the others will be able to either. Milliband is no worse (or better) than the rest.
Then we get Reform in 2029 (IMO in a hung parliament). They obvs won't be able to do much either.
So who IS going to return Britain to the hazy, half-remembered, halcyon utopia of the older population's imaginings?
Whilst dealing with £40,000+ government debt per head and national infrastructure that's not seen investment for 20 years, of course.
"It’ll have to be done eventually though."
As soon as anyone attempts it they will be voted out - be it by a parliamentary party, party or public.
The voters will then retreat into their comfort echo-chambers and continue pretending it all everyone else's fault.
Is there a Shahed-139?
There seems to be a Shahed-136 (we know from Ukraine) and a Shahed-149 (more reaper-like).
iranprimer.usip.org/blog/2024/fe...
Everything is going to work out great.
No need to worry.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9y4C...
I very much hope you are right.
For those looking for an easy time, they did have the option of leaving Canada and Greenland as they were.
I really don't think Trump is going to worry too much about precedents 160+ years ago. Just as in 2021 he didn't worry too much about the insurrection thing. It would be a delay to elections and excuse to change the rules.
"He won't go THAT FAR" didn't work last time.
We're well on the way to 2026 elections being "adapted". A few more 5-year-olds kidnapped / summary executions by ICE in democrat leaning areas to generate fear and suppress turnout.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnUO...
They were at war in Iraq and Afghanistan a lot more recently and held elections. The pretext would be war with a neighbour.
I fear "constitutionally mandated" is a historical notion of little interest to the Trump team - the supreme court seems pretty pliant.
Tell me where this is implausible?
Its certainly bold.
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"2. He has no actual plausible plan to do so."
I fear he (or those around him) might. You just have to think on a grander scale...
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"Lost in the floods of 1967"...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-s-...
Fiendish!
Are you on Android?
Settings -> Google -> In "Google Services" select "All Services" -> "Search Assistant and Voice" -> Google Assistant -> "Digital Assistants from Google" -> Link at bottom of screen "you can turn off your digital assistant at any time" -> confirm in pop-up
Its not far away from James Bond.
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This is very much not the point... but the "gift" was said to be in 2009 and Epstein died in 2019.
A gift of £10k is not the most fishy thing. 7 years after his death we still have no ideal where his $577m wealth came from.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Xys...
31/ US actions indicate they know NATO is toast. They're just not admitting it until Canada "gets it" in 2028.
www.reuters.com/world/hegset...
He probably did a first degree at a poly.
In those days not a "university" of course. He may be a bit shy about it and emphasises his MBA/PhD.
The word "redesign" is in there.
Richmond here we come!
Map of flights over Greenland
If there's a conflict, things might change a little.
The current flightradar...
www.flightradar24.com/62.43,-53.71/4
Spread the word.
If the US gets Greenland bases - even under the 1951 agreement - and then invades Canada it can simply declare Greenland 'annexed', refuse to move and halt cross-Atlantic support.
![Manifest destiny was the expansionist belief in the 19th-century United States that American settlers were destined to expand westward across North America, and that this belief was both obvious ("manifest") and certain ("destiny"). The belief is rooted in American exceptionalism, romantic nationalism, and white nationalism,[2][3][4] implying the inevitable spread of republicanism and the American way.[5] It is one of the earliest expressions of American imperialism.[6][7][8] According to historian William Earl Weeks, there were three basic tenets behind the concept:[5]
The assumption of the unique moral virtue of the United States.
The assertion of its mission to redeem the world by the spread of republican government and more generally the "American way of life".
The faith in the nation's divinely ordained destiny to succeed in this mission.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:j4kgep26bjrmzdbhmphzmll4/bafkreid5wutz3hxwxiqq6ejjq3n4o3bbujpjvxnfpasxa4tpr5ezjgse2i@jpeg)
Manifest destiny was the expansionist belief in the 19th-century United States that American settlers were destined to expand westward across North America, and that this belief was both obvious ("manifest") and certain ("destiny"). The belief is rooted in American exceptionalism, romantic nationalism, and white nationalism,[2][3][4] implying the inevitable spread of republicanism and the American way.[5] It is one of the earliest expressions of American imperialism.[6][7][8] According to historian William Earl Weeks, there were three basic tenets behind the concept:[5] The assumption of the unique moral virtue of the United States. The assertion of its mission to redeem the world by the spread of republican government and more generally the "American way of life". The faith in the nation's divinely ordained destiny to succeed in this mission.
Oh Boy. There's even a name for it: Manifest Destiny.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manifes...
AI generated photo of Oval Office with Trump, European leaders and a map of North America with Canada and Greenland covered in a Stars and Stripes.
So on 19th Jan this was posted.
Its all in plain sight.
Yeah, over the last few days, given the Greenland thing, this is getting less far fetched.
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My guess would be 2028. They have to get the Greenland bases built first.
We'll also see the US lift Russian heavy crude sanctions (to replace Canadian Crude) in the next few months whether Ukraine likes it or not.
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If the Trump admin was quietly preparing to go "full Lutnick" in a couple of years and turn on Canada/Europe, how could the bases be neutralized?
22.01.2026 15:42 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0If full control of Greenland is not available, he can set up some additional heavily defended airbases and just declare annexation when he feels like it.
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Nordic paratrooper numbers. (from AI, so may be wrong)
US 11th Airborne (Fort Wainright, AK) is about 1,800 miles from Pituffik. Seems to have about 3,500+ "jump-qualified [Arctic] paratroopers".
AI summary of Nordics below. Gripens currently 900 miles from Nuuk.
I fear it has the potential to get ugly - but won't for some time yet.
Its all in plain sight.
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They tried that in August.
I'm very much with you on not taking his statement seriously. I suspect the US is not yet ready to make a move but come spring he'll find some reason military action is "back on the table".
www.reuters.com/world/europe...
"The Ukie’s have said US info has dried up"
Fair enough.
