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thebigidea

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64. What a waste of time pontificating about this for days

Tue Dec 24, 2024, 11:28 PM

Dec 24

Actually do something, then write the stories. I am NOT living my life getting outraged over every single thing this dumb bastard says for the next four years.

My parents survived Nazis, Commies, and tinpot dictators. I'll be damned if some blabbermouth asshole runs my life.

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Trump considers US expansion [View all] spapeggy Dec 24 OP

CNN has shaky knees. Afraid TSF will step on its news operation. So it placates him. But allegorical oracle Dec 24 #1

What news operation? But it's a Kiss Trump's Ass operation all right. ananda Dec 24 #31

Lol he cant even make the territories we have states ColinC Dec 24 #2

Probably can't even name half of the states we have Orrex Dec 24 #17

Wanna bet? HUAJIAO Dec 24 #40

Kinda ColinC Dec 24 #42

THAT i could vote for! HUAJIAO Dec 24 #43

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Dec 24 #55

Seriously. ColinC Dec 24 #57

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Dec 25 #69

Elon and Trump don't have what it takes to concentrate on fixing and improving what we already own. Baitball Blogger Dec 24 #3

Not that its in the realm of possibility sboatcar Dec 24 #4

YOU forgot to add LOOT THE TREASURY vapor2 Dec 24 #5

While they tell us Democrats Mr.Bill Dec 24 #29

Would love to give Canada (each province), Greenland, and Panama statehood with 2 Senators each. Silent Type Dec 24 #6

Aren't the rural areas of Canada far more doc03 Dec 24 #10

Greenland could be another Alaska too Polybius Dec 24 #41

No way Greenland is overwhelmingly Inuit spapeggy Dec 24 #48

It would only have 1 electoral vote. It has less than 60,000 people. LeftInTX Dec 24 #67

Why would you think Canadians would even remotely Bev54 Dec 24 #20

Started to add that. Point is, trump runs his mouth, we take it too seriously, and he just laughs his stupid ass off. Silent Type Dec 24 #28

I think there is some seriousness to it, just not Bev54 Dec 24 #63

Are we gonna go to war with Canada? Will congress approve it? LeftInTX Dec 24 #68

It is not so much as a war, it has been going on for years Bev54 Dec 25 #70

As long as they enlarge the House Retrograde Dec 24 #56

Hmm. They might have something to say about your "gift" of statehood. wnylib Dec 24 #61

and they thought he was the anti-war candidate iemanja Dec 24 #7

I seem Rebl2 Dec 24 #12

The "America already owns Panama / Greenland" people sound like Putin with Ukraine. Oneironaut Dec 24 #8

Looking like Hitler more and more each dayi MacKasey Dec 24 #9

It's all bs. Everyone knows it. TFG is bronxiteforever Dec 24 #11

Never underestimate fascists. zorbasd Dec 24 #14

Putin wants it, so he will push Trmp to take it for him Bev54 Dec 24 #21

Trump won't start a war with NATO. bronxiteforever Dec 24 #49

How many billions does TSF owe zorbasd Dec 24 #58

Never over estimate morons. paleotn Dec 24 #24

Nah. He is not going to start a war with Denmark. bronxiteforever Dec 24 #46

Oh, but Putin's zorbasd Dec 24 #59

We already have US military stationed there spapeggy Dec 24 #51

Ok, I bet you $500 he doesn't try to take Greenland by force. thebigidea Dec 24 #65

Prez.Musk won't let him spend that much money. Musk is about saving money patricia92243 Dec 24 #13

"Lebensraum!" Kid Berwyn Dec 24 #15

Same as Russian propaganda. Irish_Dem Dec 24 #16

It's hard to name anything that would be better than him stroking out Orrex Dec 24 #18

Dangerously demented Evolve Dammit Dec 24 #19

It's not a clown car it's a clown daisy chain bus. NotHardly Dec 24 #22

Calm down. paleotn Dec 24 #23

Exactly. Doesn't mean he won't do some vile and/or stupid things, but mostly it's BS that probably should be ignored. Silent Type Dec 24 #32

Agreed! Note it and move on. He's playing us. Don't be played. paleotn Dec 24 #34

Because there's nothing else going on in the world of any significance? IronLionZion Dec 24 #25

Exactly. And it's getting the exactly kind of reaction he's trolling for. paleotn Dec 24 #33

I know it's bullshit spapeggy Dec 24 #53

Putin wannabe kerouac2 Dec 24 #26

We have no "divine right" to anything. EndlessWire Dec 24 #27

That's a very accurate description of that maniac. Dave Bowman Dec 24 #50

Illusion at work? isitreal Dec 24 #30

Agree 3auld6phart Dec 24 #35

Perfect illustration of why Trump fails so often: half-baked ideas andym Dec 24 #36

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"Putin considers Russian expansion"... CaptainTruth Dec 24 #38

Um, these are sovereign countries. hadEnuf Dec 24 #44

I Really Think This Is Deflection DallasNE Dec 24 #52

Very possibly. hadEnuf Dec 24 #60

That fungus wants history to repeats itself. Dave Bowman Dec 24 #45

Did I Miss It? DallasNE Dec 24 #47

Corporate media did the same thing for W in 2000 GoreWon2000 Dec 24 #54

trump is COMPLETELY INSANE! LetMyPeopleVote Dec 24 #62

What a waste of time pontificating about this for days thebigidea Dec 24 #64

Greenland has a population of 56,583. LeftInTX Dec 24 #66