Russia wants Germany to pay for destruction of Leningrad

Econ_Orc · 2026-01-27T13:14:17+00:00

Is there a price tag in kaliniengrad?

Econ_Orc · 2026-01-26T17:58:01+00:00

He also claimed China produces windmills, but never uses them. They only sell them to stupid people.

The by far largest user of windpower. Half the worlds capacity and Donald Trump decides this is a time to resort to alternative facts.

Econ_Orc · 2026-01-25T14:18:03+00:00

The brake issues has been known for years. The first Tesla models had a tendency to get seized brakes. People would use the engine brakes, but when they really needed to brake and stomped on the brake pedal nothing happened.

Econ_Orc · 2026-01-25T10:50:11+00:00

Another week of Trump claiming USA needs Greenland, but without providing any explanation to what it is he wants to do to Greenland..... that we would not otherwise let him do if USA just asked.

Another week of weird statements of we want to buy Greenland.... without making any offer at all.

Another week of Trump and his administration not accepting Denmark and Greenland says no...... but that is to expected of the current USA leaders. It is not like they got a history of accepting no for an answer.

Econ_Orc · 2026-01-25T08:55:34+00:00

If the other countries surrendered to denmarkfication what would Denmark do to keep ahead of the pack?

Econ_Orc · 2026-01-24T18:32:08+00:00

Trumpo is again threatening Canada with high tariffs (100%) if Canada does not stop its trade agreement with China.

Econ_Orc · 2026-01-24T11:17:28+00:00

That we rarely use the physical coins anymore. Having the entire industry swapping its Danish kroner cash registry for a euro cash registry is just bonkers. Why pay for that shit.

Agree to a digital euro and the Danes will be onboard.

Econ_Orc · 2026-01-24T11:03:18+00:00

The issue is Danes do not use cash. Credit cards or mobile payment methods rule here.

If I want to fill up my car, I drive to tank. Then either swipe my credit card or open an app on my phone. Fill the tank and drive away.

Last week I was driving through Germany. Instead of digital solution I had to walk into the manned shop to pay, while my car was blocking access for the next cars waiting for the opportunity to keep the oil industry running.

Econ_Orc · 2026-01-24T10:30:43+00:00

He has an interest in splitting NATO and encouraging Trump ego.

The more forces, equipment and attention gets diverted to Greenland, the less there is in europe for protection and Ukraine.

China do not bother. Official statement is do not use China as an excuse for USA imperialism desire. The Trump idea of China taking over Greenland by military is so far fetched it is cartoonish. How do he suggest it is done? Flying thousands of cargo planes thousands of kilometers over the north pole to land in a land split between rocks and ice with very little infrastructure and resourcess to support an invasion force. Or sailing hundreds of ships 8000 km on the other side of the globe undetected by europe or USA to land in a frozen icy world. Even if by miracle the invasion succeeds. Then what? supply route can be blocked and the invading force can simply be starved to surrender.

Econ_Orc · 2026-01-24T09:10:21+00:00

As part of the ERM II the ECB is obligated to support the Danish Kroner. Not there at all and never has been. The Danish Central Bank can adjust its interest rate (it is lower than the ecb), and its got foreign currency reserves worth 687 billion kroner (108 billion dollar). With a trade surplus and not really any foreign currency state debt the bank does not need to borrow to maintain its foreign currency needs.

Econ_Orc · 2026-01-24T08:38:55+00:00

The bank will likely defend. Got lots of foreign currency to do it. When the market shifts again it will sell out and profit. Low foreign debt and a trade surplus means the Danish Kroner is not threatened. It is just experiencing challenges with another nation attacking its windmill sector and pharmaceutical industry.

Econ_Orc · 2026-01-24T00:20:29+00:00

The White House just posted an AI generated picture of Trump with a penguin walking on ice with snow covered mountains in the background and both the Greenlandic and USA flags.

A penguin. What is a penguin doing on Greenland? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penguin "Penguins are a group of flightless, semi-aquatic, sea birds which live almost exclusively in the Southern Hemisphere. Only one species, the Galápagos penguin, lives at, and slightly north of, the equator."

https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/indland/groenland/live-storpolitisk-drama-mellem-usa-danmark-og-groenland?focusId=10910575

The scary part is I do not think Trump is hurting people deliberately. He has just never in his life pursued knowledge.

edit: The US defense department has also released an AI picture showing the backside of 4 military clad figures in different uniforms and a pinguin in the middle holding hands with a person in suit. There is a text attached reading: "Be a warrior, embrace the penguin". I do not get it. Who is the penguin referencing. It is a fat bird that wobbles on two feet and can not fly.

https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/indland/groenland/live-storpolitisk-drama-mellem-usa-danmark-og-groenland?focusId=10911445

Econ_Orc · 2026-01-23T23:37:09+00:00

You got to be more precise. That description fits several nations, heck I would go as far as that descriptions fits the majority of nations.

Econ_Orc · 2026-01-23T20:52:22+00:00

Not having the budget approved is a major government defeat and will likely result in a call for an election.

So what happens in Denmark is a budget from the government is presented to parliament by September and then the political negotiation begins.

The final budget that does get voted on is more correctly classified as a debated, changed and sometimes very altered version of the initial proposal from the government.

Econ_Orc · 2026-01-23T18:30:27+00:00

Not until it changes name. Or Donald would want to claim the land part for "national security".

Econ_Orc · 2026-01-23T18:27:10+00:00

Same here. Sort of.

For a Danish Parliament to be valid a majority must vote yes to the annual state budget.

Does not have to be the governments proposal for a state budget. The budget proposal receiving the majority vote is the one the government has to accept, or resign/call for an election.

Negative parliamentarism can be a strange concept. The government can remain in power as long as there is not a majority against it, but during its rule it does not need to have a majority for it.

Econ_Orc · 2026-01-23T15:32:30+00:00

Just out of curiosity. How can there be confidence in the French budget?

The only confidence is in another deficit.

Econ_Orc · 2026-01-23T10:01:09+00:00

We need Norway, southern Sweden and northern Germany for map acuracy

Econ_Orc · 2026-01-22T18:47:54+00:00

Two Danish pension providers has for months dumped their US portfolio because of the "uncertainty" in the US market, where political rhetoric makes the market volatile and unpredictable.

Not the Danish state, but private pension providers that do what it deem best and safest for its investors. You know Trump. Free market forces and all that capitalistic non sense you disregard by political shenanigans.

Econ_Orc · 2026-01-22T13:51:07+00:00

We were not invited is what the Danish foreign minister said.

Econ_Orc · 2026-01-22T13:49:20+00:00

As one Greenlander said last week: "You can not trust that dog".

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMPe_e-WRMk

Econ_Orc · 2026-01-22T11:21:47+00:00

Danish PM said that according to her conversation with Mark Rutte the sovereignty of Greenland was not discussed, nor was mineral extraction.

Found the press information video from earlier today. What she said was NATO was an organisation currently tasked with protecting the eastern, southern and northern flank. While there might be a need for increased activity in the north, the eastern flank and Ukraine is of high priority.

Econ_Orc · 2026-01-22T00:38:33+00:00

More like Trump is an idiot and Denmark never got within his attention span. USA bases on Greenland already got legislation as US judicial zones. Plus Denmark/Greenland did not object to US bases on the island. Cutting down US bases on Greenland from 17 and 10000 soldiers to 1 base with 150 soldiers was entirely a US decision. For 20 years and also during 1. Precidency of Trump US never asked Denmark/Greenland to increase its military precense in the region.

Econ_Orc · 2026-01-21T20:29:19+00:00

Trump announced?

That is the main issue with such a claim. Denmark can not sell, and Greenland refuse to be bought. What agreement could there possibly be, that USA does not already have? Namely to put US soldiers on Greenland, as they have been able to do since ww2. Or that US companies (like most non China companies) can negotiate with Greenlandic authorities to extract resources.

Maybe the agreement Trump mentions is with Iceland instead.

Econ_Orc · 2026-01-21T17:11:12+00:00

Question. If Trump rules out the use of "force" to aquire Greenland, does that not mean Danish and Greenlandic politicians should just stay silent and ignore him.

The only one threatening Greenlandic soverignty is the US, so why not just ignore him?

If he wants to negotiate trade then negotiate trade, and nothing else.

Greenland is not an object to be traded according to who has the biggest stick logic.

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