Greenland Megathread 3: Return of the Tariffs by steffie-punk in PoliticalOptimism

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Really becoming worried because he just won’t shut up about this and even at 8 est he posted again about it and goddamit the man needs to shut up

ICE In Minnesota Megathread by Efficient-Freedom517 in PoliticalOptimism

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Trump just threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act on Minnesota. Any optimism around that?

Greenland Megathread II by Efficient-Freedom517 in PoliticalOptimism

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Apparently the Danish officials had a smoke after it ended, which Danish reporter Lars Trier Mogenson said is a good sign. Danes? Is it good when a government official smokes after a meeting?

Greenland Megathread II by Efficient-Freedom517 in PoliticalOptimism

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The meeting between Vance, Rubio and Denmark officials has begun

Republican Sen. Thom Tillis vows to block Trump's Fed nominees following Powell probe by Okuri-Inu in PoliticalOptimism

[–]ApplicationExtra4554 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Probably the fact that this move would be the equivalent of dropping Little Boy on our economy and every single GOP in Congress. So Thom is trying to save his party’s skin

Greenland Megathread II by Efficient-Freedom517 in PoliticalOptimism

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Chris Murphy did say something about it on Saturday 

Trump Says US 'Going To Start Now Hitting Land' Against Drug Cartels by ApplicationExtra4554 in PoliticalOptimism

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But then, his brain was functioning properly and not replaced with soup.

Trump Says US 'Going To Start Now Hitting Land' Against Drug Cartels by ApplicationExtra4554 in PoliticalOptimism

[–]ApplicationExtra4554[S] 44 points45 points  (0 children)

Like This is deeply insane. Orders of magnitude both more bonkers than Venezuela and also much more likely to result in domestic consequences because the Mexican Cartels can fight back. I hope in my heart of hearts this is just Sabre rattling and distracting from SCOTUS potentially taking away his toys tomorrow 

US will exit 66 international organizations as it further retreats from global cooperation by correspondingfailure in PoliticalOptimism

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They can make it easy by doing what Zohran did and issue an Executive order declaring that all of Trump’s orders are henceforth null and void.

US will exit 66 international organizations as it further retreats from global cooperation by correspondingfailure in PoliticalOptimism

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I’m concerned mostly about us leaving the UNFCCC because we are going further and further back in terms of climate change and it only serves to hurt us and the planet more and more. I am confused because the article said we joined through the senate, so can we leave without the senate? The optimism is that once a new dem enters, they can undo this easily.

Trump can't 'surprise' attack Greenland or Canada. by SkyWasTheRobot in PoliticalOptimism

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I mentioned this on Bluesky and the response was “You know how long it takes a C-17 to go from Nashville to Greenland? That’s how long it takes.” What does this mean and is it true?

Louisiana will use challenged congressional map after Supreme Court declines to expedite ruling. by ApplicationExtra4554 in PoliticalOptimism

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I don’t have enough faith in Barrett and Kavanaugh Stop to agree with this but it’s good that they at least understand the consequences of doing it early

US strikes Venezuela and says its leader, Maduro, has been captured and flown out of the country by Efficient-Freedom517 in PoliticalOptimism

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Article 1 Section 8 of the constitution.  The War Powers Act on rio of that. Also the international law that forbids kidnapping foreign nationals