dealraker Posted January 24 Posted January 24 (edited) I hope you all enjoy Trump's "Embrace the Penguin" posts as to Greenland. Ignorance is raging within this man, he's oblivious to the most basic common sense things, impulsive and pathetic. I would love to see Embrace the Penguin (in Greenland?) Trump walk in the black suit without his shoulder pads. It would reveal what you are actually looking at in more than just appearance. Edited January 24 by dealraker
John Hjorth Posted January 24 Posted January 24 (edited) Charlie [ @dealraker ], I just placed your first post today here in this topic on the clipboard and sent it to the Lady of House, after giving it a spin for myself in Google Translate, to get all shades and nuances of it correctly - she is actually a translator by education in English and German languages, so no need for that for her. Just to show her, that there exists reason in the lower part of North America. Together with me, she has followed this 'Greenlanic thingy', 'Greenlandic soap opera' unfold, and she has been in mental overdrive, self-occilating at several occasions during the last days. The hysteria here in [Southern] Denmark and Greenland has been flappergasting, crazy and totallty out of control, but I think it's calming down now, gradually. Abosolutely mind blowing what POTUS can get away with saying and doing. Edited January 24 by John Hjorth
UK Posted January 24 Posted January 24 (edited) https://archive.is/nznBt American decay versus American dynamism Only a decline in corporate America’s vigour will dent the country’s dominance of financial markets ... But pulling on the other end are the forces of unparalleled American dynamism. America boasts immense and effective capital markets, and unlike almost every other rich country has managed to sustain solid productivity growth for the past two decades. Ten of the 12 listed companies with stockmarket values of over $1trn are American. So are almost all the private firms leading the race to supremacy in artificial intelligence. In one investor’s most cynical interpretation: how much will Mr Trump’s threats against Greenland affect earnings for Microsoft or Apple this year? ... America’s effective tariff rate is 11.2%, higher than at any point since the second world war. At the same time, earnings per share for companies listed in America grew by around 12% in 2025, compared with 1% for those in other rich countries. Had earnings slumped, Mr Trump’s partial u-turns would not have been enough to prevent share prices from plunging. For all the excitement about European stocks, especially those of banking and defence firms, the continent’s corporate earnings have yet to top the levels of 2008, before the worst of the global financial crisis. Analysts at Goldman Sachs expect annual growth in earnings per share of around 6% for American stocks over the next five years, twice the rate in the rest of the rich world. Edited January 24 by UK
cwericb Posted January 24 Posted January 24 5 hours ago, Mephistopheles said: Guys stop taking Trump so seriously as my friend Greg would say. It’s all meaningless. Are u referring to the poster who posts daily about how he doesn't waste his time posting here?
John Hjorth Posted January 24 Posted January 24 (edited) 32 minutes ago, UK said: https://archive.is/nznBt American decay versus American dynamism Only a decline in corporate America’s vigour will dent the country’s dominance of financial markets ... But pulling on the other end are the forces of unparalleled American dynamism. America boasts immense and effective capital markets, and unlike almost every other rich country has managed to sustain solid productivity growth for the past two decades. Ten of the 12 listed companies with stockmarket values of over $1trn are American. So are almost all the private firms leading the race to supremacy in artificial intelligence. In one investor’s most cynical interpretation: how much will Mr Trump’s threats against Greenland affect earnings for Microsoft or Apple this year? ... Good one, @UK!, Meanwhile, The planet Earth will continue circling in it's orbit around the sun, and the whole solar system will continue its travel at almost warp, high speed through one of the tentacles, arms in the galaxy called the Milky Way. And Howards Marks will continue writing his memos about Oaktree making clients 'purpared' for even the worst thinkable scenarios, and Jamie Dimon will continue writing shareholder letters about JPM is constantly also ensuring to 'purpare' exactly the same way. And we gobble it, taking in the wise words, nodding! lol! -And the best part is that this 'purpared thingy' is actually a Powell thingy! [-Noo, not that Powell!] lol! [ link ] Edited January 24 by John Hjorth
NnnnotSoSmart Posted January 24 Posted January 24 (edited) Niall Ferguson: DAVOS, Switzerland — This year’s World Economic Forum in Davos had an innocuous theme: “A Spirit of Dialogue.” As one European bank chief executive put it, President Donald Trump’s presence contributed something more like a spirit of monologue. That was one of the better jokes made at the president’s expense this week. And it aligns with a rapidly forming narrative in the European and liberal media that the Europeans “won Davos”: primarily by getting Trump to “de-escalate” his demand that the United States acquire Greenland from Denmark. On Thursday, Danish prime minister Mette Frederiksen thanked her British counterpart Keir Starmer for his “very strong support to the Kingdom of Denmark.” It had, she said, “been quite a difficult time for us.” But she was grateful “to know that [we] have good friends, strong allies, and that Europeans stand together, don’t get divided, and stick to our, as you said, our common values.” Starmer cooed back in that strangulated voice of his: “We’ve got through the last few days with a mix of British pragmatism, common sense, but also that British sense of sticking to our values and our principles.” Here at Davos, I’ve heard numerous versions of this sentiment: “We Europeans/Canadians stood up to Trump and forced him to retreat. This is a major victory for the rules-based international order.” This is a very wrong take. The reality is that Trump won Davos, hands down. And not only did he win it; he owned it. I have never before seen a single individual so completely dominate this vast bazaar of the powerful, the wealthy, the famous, and the self-important. https://www.thefp.com/p/niall-ferguson-how-trump-won-davos?hide_intro_popup=true Niall Ferguson: How Trump Won Davos - by Niall Ferguson.pdf Edited January 24 by NnnnotSoSmart
John Hjorth Posted January 24 Posted January 24 (edited) The Economist front page in the mailbox this Saturday morning here in Denmark : I have to confess, give in and admit that I've become addicted to The Economist, the same way as I'm addicted to Microsoft, Google & Apple! -Next thing to buy into, buy back again into, for me is now Exor, alone because I can't buy shares in The Economist directly! - - - o 0 o - - - I speculate John Elkann [with a likely free subscription to the magazine, not to be confused with MAGA-zine!, btw.] this morning has made an exception calling the editor in chief, blaming the development in the editorial line, politicies and practices, expreesing his concerns about KAL becoming too dominating, stating: '... Remeber we are Newspaper in Magazine format, known for our highbrow, analytical content, based on our support for classicial liberalism, - we're not a cartoon magazine! ...' From the face expression of POTUS, it looks like Vladimir isen't reverting POTUS' phone calls for asking about the brand of Vladimirs sunglasses. - - - o 0 o - - - What a great Saturday! Edited January 24 by John Hjorth
cubsfan Posted January 24 Posted January 24 56 minutes ago, NnnnotSoSmart said: Niall Ferguson: DAVOS, Switzerland — This year’s World Economic Forum in Davos had an innocuous theme: “A Spirit of Dialogue.” As one European bank chief executive put it, President Donald Trump’s presence contributed something more like a spirit of monologue. That was one of the better jokes made at the president’s expense this week. And it aligns with a rapidly forming narrative in the European and liberal media that the Europeans “won Davos”: primarily by getting Trump to “de-escalate” his demand that the United States acquire Greenland from Denmark. On Thursday, Danish prime minister Mette Frederiksen thanked her British counterpart Keir Starmer for his “very strong support to the Kingdom of Denmark.” It had, she said, “been quite a difficult time for us.” But she was grateful “to know that [we] have good friends, strong allies, and that Europeans stand together, don’t get divided, and stick to our, as you said, our common values.” Starmer cooed back in that strangulated voice of his: “We’ve got through the last few days with a mix of British pragmatism, common sense, but also that British sense of sticking to our values and our principles.” Here at Davos, I’ve heard numerous versions of this sentiment: “We Europeans/Canadians stood up to Trump and forced him to retreat. This is a major victory for the rules-based international order.” This is a very wrong take. The reality is that Trump won Davos, hands down. And not only did he win it; he owned it. I have never before seen a single individual so completely dominate this vast bazaar of the powerful, the wealthy, the famous, and the self-important. https://www.thefp.com/p/niall-ferguson-how-trump-won-davos?hide_intro_popup=true Niall Ferguson: How Trump Won Davos - by Niall Ferguson.pdf 660.33 kB · 0 downloads It was really funny to watch Trump take apart the blowhards of Davos. Climate change and globalism are dead - Trump flips the table and it becomes all about Greenland and the Death of Europe. What a weak pathetic bunch of losers. Davos will never be the same.
73 Reds Posted January 24 Posted January 24 3 hours ago, dealraker said: One of the great joys I have is that when Angela and I travel outside the US - often (but not always) to somewhere in Europe twice a year - is my response to questions about saggy jowls and chinless burnt orange muffin. Laced with a few words of choice ---- eyebrows of those listening to me are often raised. Instead of rolling her eyes as most wives would do, Angela loads up on top of what I say. We enjoy watching those who queried and now must listen, most often they step back or lean away in their seats. They feel the passion, the heat is on. We sense they are literally exhausted by the time we're finished emitting. Rather than what would normally be us being embarrassed by our outrageous behavior, others likely see that we absolutely need and thrive on letting it out. Living in the most Trump lusting area of the US of A, getting out and about is one super-duper relief for the wife and I. American Trumpers entire mindset is grievance and desperation to look down on others, particularly Canada and Europe, Angela and I - to say the least - aren't in this camp. Those who love Trump greatly over estimate his successes. Those who despise Trump greatly over estimate his successes. It has always been this way, always will. Cialdini or someone who is in his camp of thinking, needs to spend an enormous amount of time writing a book about this man's ability to gain the minds and souls of others. While he is a complete failure and destruct-all, he grabs people and they literally can't escape. Hmm, for some reason I never get asked about Trump while traveling through Europe. Some folks must just be magnets for such hyperbole.
UK Posted January 24 Posted January 24 (edited) 48 minutes ago, John Hjorth said: The Economist front page in the mailbox this Saturday morning here in Denmark : I have to confess, give in and admit that I've become addicted to The Economist, the same way as I'm addicted to Microsoft, Google & Apple! -Next thing to buy into, buy back again into, for me is now Exor, alone because I can't buy shares in The Economist directly! - - - o 0 o - - - I speculate John Elkann [with a likely free subscription to the magazine, not to be confused with MAGA-zine!, btw.] this morning has made an exception calling the editor in chief, blaming the development in the editorial line, politicies and practices, expreesing his concerns about KAL becoming too dominating, stating: '... Remeber we are Newspaper in Magazine format, known for our highbrow, analytical content, based on our support for classicial liberalism, - we're not a cartoon magazine! ...' From the face expression of POTUS, it looks like Vladimir isen't reverting POTUS' phone calls for asking about the brand of Vladimirs sunglasses. - - - o 0 o - - - What a great Saturday! Yes, good edition! Also, maybe it is just me, but it seems The Economist has started to somewhat mellow on Trump or at least on some of his policies:). Articles about tarrif-end-of-the-world seems to be also gone:) https://archive.is/JT0wT Russia’s no-show in Venezuela weakens its bad-boy image Is Vladimir Putin no longer the biggest gangster on the world stage? Yet the damage went deeper. Mr Trump’s brazenness stripped Mr Putin of his main competitive advantage: his image as the world’s gangster-in-chief. Mr Putin’s revanchist assault on the post-cold war security order relied not so much on Russian military or economic strength, but on his confidence that the West was in decline and that America aimed to preserve the status quo. This gave him “escalation dominance”: the ability to raise the stakes in ways his opponent could not counter, whether because of scruples or expense. As one American strategist put it, “it is easier and cheaper to destroy and sow chaos than to stabilise and rebuild.” By abandoning America’s commitment to liberal values and the rules-based order, Mr Trump has left Mr Putin exposed (hence his newfound nostalgia for international law). America now seems to be playing a similar game to Mr Putin’s, but with more resources. Edited January 24 by UK
73 Reds Posted January 24 Posted January 24 42 minutes ago, cubsfan said: It was really funny to watch Trump take apart the blowhards of Davos. Climate change and globalism are dead - Trump flips the table and it becomes all about Greenland and the Death of Europe. What a weak pathetic bunch of losers. Davos will never be the same. John Mauldin's weekly column has an interesting take; this is the year that China and the US make up and become friends because it costs both countries too much to remain enemies and we need each other.
John Hjorth Posted January 24 Posted January 24 (edited) 3 hours ago, John Hjorth said: The arctic capabilities of USA : On top of that : Wikipedia : Pituffik Space Base Quote ... As of 2025, about 150 United States service members are permanently stationed there, after the United States significantly reduced its presence from 6,000 personnel during the Cold War.[5][6]... Please note the phrasing 'service members', which includes quite some American technicians and craftsmen working on the BMEWS installation [in this high maintenance geographical area and location], where noone but Americans with proper security clearance are allowed access. As far as I've been able to dig up using AI, no real, direct source here, there should be 4 F-35s stationed permanently up there. Please feel free to take this statement down, by applying direct sources. - - - o 0 o - - - And then we have the Vice President last year, on 28th March 2025 : KSDK News [March 28th 2025] : Vice President Vance delivers remarks to Pituffik Space Base in Greenland [Please note! : Edited, shortened, thereby cherry picked] : - - - o 0 o - - - Perhaps this should have been posted in the Jokes topic. I'm however not sure it's fun. You gotta be kidding me. Please give me a break. Edited January 24 by John Hjorth
NnnnotSoSmart Posted January 24 Posted January 24 24 minutes ago, cubsfan said: It was really funny to watch Trump take apart the blowhards of Davos. Climate change and globalism are dead - Trump flips the table and it becomes all about Greenland and the Death of Europe. What a weak pathetic bunch of losers. Am reminded of Trump's "The Art of the Deal". Trump on Fighting Back: “In most cases I’m very easy to get along with. I’m very good to people who are good to me. But when people treat me badly or unfairly or try to take advantage of me, my general attitude, all my life, has been to fight back very hard.”
cubsfan Posted January 24 Posted January 24 25 minutes ago, John Hjorth said: On top of that : Wikipedia : Pituffik Space Base Please note the phrasing 'service members', which includes quite some American technicians and craftsmen working on the BMEWS installation [in this high maintenance geographical area and location], where noone but Americans with proper security clearance are allowed access. As far as I've been able to dig up using AI, no real, direct source here, there should be 4 F-35s stationed permanently up there. Please feel free to take this statement down, by applying direct sources. - - - o 0 o - - - And then we have the Vice President last year, on 28th March 2025 : KSDK News [March 28th 2025] : Vice President Vance delivers remarks to Pituffik Space Base in Greenland [Please note! : Edited, shortened, thereby cherry picked] : - - - o 0 o - - - Perhaps this should have been posted in the Jokes topic. I'm however not sure it's fun. You gotta be kidding me. Please give me a break. What a moron. How convenient to ignore Alaska in which a large part is in the Arctic Circle, where thousands of US military personnel are trained every year in Arctic warfare. Why would you ignore the significant military bases in Alaska?? How convenient for your stupid argument..
cwericb Posted January 24 Posted January 24 43 minutes ago, 73 Reds said: Hmm, for some reason I never get asked about Trump while traveling through Europe. Some folks must just be magnets for such hyperbole. Not sure what parts of Europe you have been traveling in, but I have found the opposite and also the same from our visitors from France last summer. Perhaps it is because they know I am Canadian and feel free to discuss their feelings about Trump. I suspect that with you being an American, Europeans were simply being polite by not mentioning Trump. As Canadians we also bite our tongues on the subject of Trump with our US Trumper summer neighbours.
John Hjorth Posted January 24 Posted January 24 (edited) Mette Frederiksen on FB today : English translation : Quote It is unacceptable unbearable <fixed by John, John> that the American president doubts the efforts of allied soldiers in Afghanistan. Many Danish soldiers lost their lives or were injured. And Denmark is one of the NATO countries that has suffered the highest losses per capita. I have the deepest respect for the soldiers who put everything at stake in a war that we politicians sent them to and in which they fought side by side with soldiers from, among others, the United States. I understand that Danish veterans have said that no words can explain how much it hurts. And my thoughts go to the veterans, your families and those left behind, who in no way deserved this. Please talk to me about shooting one self in the foot. Insults all over the place. I still recall Sanjeevs [ @Parsads ] board signature on the former software platform : 'No man is failure who has friends.' - - - o 0 o - - - 44 Danish soldiers did not return from Afghanistan alive. I don't know how many that returned alive, but were later diagnosed with war PTSD, ending on early retirement. At least today, they are now not any longer left for themselves to play around with their faeces in the corner where they're stuffed away. Here, they now get help to get back to their lives before Afganistan, enormous damages to families, kiddoes, still and also Edited January 24 by John Hjorth
cubsfan Posted January 24 Posted January 24 5 minutes ago, cwericb said: Not sure what parts of Europe you have been traveling in, but I have found the opposite and also the same from our visitors from France last summer. Perhaps it is because they know I am Canadian and feel free to discuss their feelings about Trump. I suspect that with you being an American, Europeans were simply being polite by not mentioning Trump. As Canadians we also bite our tongues on the subject of Trump with our US Trumper summer neighbours. Similar experience down here in the USA. We try very hard to suppress our laughter when it comes to the economic and military importance of Canada.
cwericb Posted January 24 Posted January 24 2 minutes ago, cubsfan said: Similar experience down here in the USA. We try very hard to suppress our laughter when it comes to the economic and military importance of Canada. Well Cubs, according to your tourism numbers it seems pretty hard to find a Canadian on the dark side of the border these days. Now, talking about military importance, I'm trying to remember the last time you guys were on the wining side in a war - WWII, 80 years ago perhaps ?
cubsfan Posted January 24 Posted January 24 12 minutes ago, cwericb said: Well Cubs, according to your tourism numbers it seems pretty hard to find a Canadian on the dark side of the border these days. I'm good with no Canadians in Florida, that's for sure. Maybe I can rent a place for a decent price this year..... on second thought, probably not with all the New Yorkers escaping communism...
cubsfan Posted January 24 Posted January 24 14 minutes ago, cwericb said: Now, talking about military importance, I'm trying to remember the last time you guys were on the wining side in a war - WWII, 80 years ago perhaps ? Good luck with that Brother - a new Sheriff is in town - just ask Venezuela and Iran. No thanks to Canada.
cubsfan Posted January 24 Posted January 24 29 minutes ago, John Hjorth said: Mette Frederiksen on FB today : English translation : Please talk to me about shooting one self in the foot. Insults all over the place. I still recall Sanjeevs [ @Parsads ] board signature on the former software platform : 'No man is failure who has friends.' - - - o 0 o - - - 44 Danish soldiers did not return from Afghanistan alive. I don't know how many that returned alive, but were later diagnosed with war PTSD, ending on early retirement. At least today, they are now not any longer left for themselves to play around with their faeces in the corner where they're stuffed away. Here, they now get help to get back to their lives before Afganistan, enormous damages to families, kiddoes, still and also Certainly explains why the Danes would rather talk than fight when it comes to Ukraine. 4 years of your talking has inflicted terrible casualties upon the Russians, hasn't it John?
John Hjorth Posted January 24 Posted January 24 (edited) Eric [ @cwericb ], Posting about other people in third person on message boards is actually considered a breach of netiquette. But here, I'll make an exception, however indirectly: Please don't waste your time by carrying fuel to a fire you wholeheartedly want extinguished. People not susceptible to facts aren't worth your attention, nor your time. - - - - o 0 o - - - Edit : Bloomberg tells me : Happy hour is out. Saunas are in. Edited January 24 by John Hjorth
cubsfan Posted January 24 Posted January 24 Keep your "facts" coming John and I will keep my facts coming. Try and enjoy the dialogue for once. You might actually learn something.
Luke Posted January 24 Posted January 24 (edited) 1 hour ago, John Hjorth said: On top of that : Wikipedia : Pituffik Space Base Please note the phrasing 'service members', which includes quite some American technicians and craftsmen working on the BMEWS installation [in this high maintenance geographical area and location], where noone but Americans with proper security clearance are allowed access. As far as I've been able to dig up using AI, no real, direct source here, there should be 4 F-35s stationed permanently up there. Please feel free to take this statement down, by applying direct sources. - - - o 0 o - - - And then we have the Vice President last year, on 28th March 2025 : KSDK News [March 28th 2025] : Vice President Vance delivers remarks to Pituffik Space Base in Greenland [Please note! : Edited, shortened, thereby cherry picked] : - - - o 0 o - - - Perhaps this should have been posted in the Jokes topic. I'm however not sure it's fun. You gotta be kidding me. Please give me a break. JD Vance is looking so bad here - Gavin Newsom mogs him to death. Looks matter in elections and many people are sick of trumps behavior: EDIT: Gavin looks like he is an overlord of an elvish empire or some astral godking or sth meanwhile JD Vance looks like a couch Edited January 24 by Luke
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