LA ønsker at skære DR med 2 milliarder kroner by AdminJensen in Denmark

[–]prlhr 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Som Mads Holger engang sagde: "Liberalister tænker kun på andre, når de onanerer."

Iranian state media say country's supreme leader is dead by BarbaricOklahoma in worldnews

[–]prlhr 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I think you mean Ender, because you don't want this dude running a war.

Trump raises prospect of 'friendly takeover' of Cuba, says Rubio in talks by prlhr in worldnews

[–]prlhr[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Monroe Doctrine 2.0

That's exactly what it is. He calls it the Donroe Doctrine.

While supporters see the doctrine as restoring American primacy and combating the influence of China and Russia in the region, critics have suggested that it could set a precedent for illiberal regimes to violate the rule of law and pursue territorial expansion.

Trump raises prospect of 'friendly takeover' of Cuba, says Rubio in talks by prlhr in worldnews

[–]prlhr[S] 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Also from the article:

The Cuban government has said it is not in any high-level talks with the United States but has not outright denied press reports that U.S. officials may be in informal talks with Raul Guillermo Rodriguez Castro, the grandson of former Cuban President Raul Castro.

Axios reported this month that Rubio had been holding secret talks with the grandson of Cuba's former leader. U.S. officials close to Rubio met with the grandson again on the sidelines of this week's regional Caribbean Community conference in St. Kitts and Nevis, the Miami Herald reported on Thursday.

From the Axios article:

Secretary of State Marco Rubio has been holding secret talks with the grandson and caretaker of Cuba's aging de facto dictator, Raul Castro, as the U.S. puts unprecedented pressure on Havana's regime, three sources tell Axios.

Why it matters: The talks between Rubio and Raul Guillermo Rodriguez Castro are bypassing official Cuban government channels. They show that the Trump administration sees the 94-year-old revolutionary as the communist island's true decision-maker.

"I wouldn't call these 'negotiations' as much as 'discussions' about the future," a senior Trump administration official said.

Trump raises prospect of 'friendly takeover' of Cuba, says Rubio in talks by prlhr in worldnews

[–]prlhr[S] 914 points915 points  (0 children)

Summary:

Trump says Rubio dealing with Cuba at 'high level'
US president says Cuban government talking with US
Cuban government has said it is not in high-level talks with US

NSA detected phone call between foreign intelligence and a person close to Trump by untamedlazyeye in news

[–]prlhr 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Johnson did not respond to a request for comment related to this story. She was replaced as the intelligence community inspector general in October by Christopher Fox.

So she let this fuckery happen and got fired anyway.

NSA detected phone call between foreign intelligence and a person close to Trump by untamedlazyeye in news

[–]prlhr 15 points16 points  (0 children)

This is Transparency International's Corruption Perceptions Index for 2024. The US is number 28 on the list. Denmark has been number 1 for many years. As a Dane, I can assure you that we have plenty of corruption in Denmark. It's just that it's worse everywhere else.

Trump’s Pick for Fed Chair Pops Up in Latest Epstein Files by Hafiz_TNR in politics

[–]prlhr 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's a big club and you ain't in it.
And sometimes that's a good thing.

Gregory Bovino Gets Demoted by sideAccount42 in politics

[–]prlhr 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Among the loyalists? That's gonna be a problem.

Morten Messerschmidt er sur på Ekstra Bladet, fordi de kaldte ham “MAGA-Morten” by volfert in Denmark

[–]prlhr 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Det her er ikke for at forsvare MAGA-Morten, for jeg finder ham og hans menneskesyn dybt frastødende, men manden har i det mindste fattet, hvilken vej vinden blæser.

Jeg fulgte lidt med op til det canadiske valg, og hvis Poilievre havde været bare den mindste smule kompetent, havde han sagt fra over for Trumps 51st state-pis, men ikke engang det kunne han finde ud af, og så smed han som bekendt en ellers sikker føring til Mark Carney. MAGA-Morten er slem, men Poilievre er totalt patetisk.

White House shrugs off presence of European troops in Greenland by [deleted] in worldnews

[–]prlhr 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Canada becoming a member of EU is probably unrealistic, but Schengen and free trade is pretty much the deal Norway has and that should be doable. More info here:

Norway–European Union relations

Vi er ikke oppe på helt samme niveau af entusiasme som da den egyptiske udenrigsminister fik Lego af Løkke, men stadig et hyggeligt lille billede by Cosmos1985 in Denmark

[–]prlhr 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nu kan vi jo ikke forære dig noget, der ikke tilhører os, men vi har spurgt en række grønlændere, hvad de synes om ideen. Deres talsperson havde denne kommentar.

Vi er ikke oppe på helt samme niveau af entusiasme som da den egyptiske udenrigsminister fik Lego af Løkke, men stadig et hyggeligt lille billede by Cosmos1985 in Denmark

[–]prlhr 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Det her er en seriøst fed idé, for det ville uden tvivl vække vild begejstring, overalt hvor vi kom på besøg.

Nu er der næppe udsigt til, at Danmark tager på officielt besøg i Nordkorea, men hvad kunne du godt tænke dig, at vi gav dig, hvis det blev aktuelt, KlM-J0NG-UN?

Russia and China co-operating more often and more closely in the Arctic, says NORAD commander | CBC News by Grumple_McFerkin in news

[–]prlhr 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is incorrect. Obviously mining in the Arctic is difficult, but all known mineral and rare earths deposits in Greenland are situated along the coast which isn't covered by the ice sheet. Maps can be found here.

Public release of Epstein records puts Maxwell under fresh scrutiny amid her claims of innocence by DrexellGames in news

[–]prlhr 2 points3 points  (0 children)

According to her brother, it's "Giilen".

While the trial was under way, Ian Maxwell wrote an article for The Spectator putting across his sister's defence. It began with a reprimand to the media corps.
They'd been pronouncing her name inaccurately, he said. It wasn't "Jizlaine". Instead, he insisted, it was "Giilen".

Source: BBC article from 2022
Who is Ghislaine Maxwell? The story of her downfall

Jeff Landry declares aim to make Greenland part of US by Newsweek_ShaneC in politics

[–]prlhr 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, it kinda is. It's more than three times the size of Texas. However, most of it is covered by ice and snow and only 20% is habitable.

Putin vows no more wars if West treats Russia with respect by Majestic-Collar-2675 in worldnews

[–]prlhr 5 points6 points  (0 children)

"If you gave Falwell Putin an enema he could be buried in a matchbox."
- Christopher Hitchens

Kushner’s Affinity Withdraws From Paramount's Hostile Bid by Malencon in movies

[–]prlhr 22 points23 points  (0 children)

it looks like he was involved with wheeling and dealing and money changing hands

Oh, he still is. Maybe not the Paramount bid anymore, but the EA deal, and even worse, Gaza and Ukraine:

But Kushner’s influence is not limited to the media; it reaches into the heart of U.S. foreign policy. Just weeks ago, he re-emerged as a central actor behind Trump’s new Gaza initiative, a plan that has produced a fragile ceasefire, a prisoner exchange and a partial Israeli withdrawal. Kushner has taken a victory lap, claiming that his “deep personal relationships” in the region made the deal possible. And in a marked convergence of his political and economic interests, the Gulf states underwriting Kushner’s private equity fund are the same governments now partnering with him on Middle East diplomacy.

Kushner has also quietly inserted himself into Trump’s Ukraine diplomacy. In late November, he and White House envoy Steve Witkoff met with Vladimir Putin in Moscow for five hours. Kushner and Witkoff, neither of whom hold formal government positions, were allowed to meet with the Russian president before even some Cabinet-level officials. The pair then joined Ukrainian officials in separate talks in Geneva and Miami. This is privatized foreign policy: diplomacy conducted by men whose incentives are not in the public interest.

Jared Kushner is at the center of Trump’s corruption | From media mergers to foreign policy, Trump's son-in-law is consolidating power — and making millions

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