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Greenland
19th-century-style imperialism is en vogue again. Great powers, might makes right, spheres of influence, extracting resources from colonies, all that jazz.
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Things not going well in Venezuela
El trabajo libera.
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Greenland
I'm sure Putin is loving this shit. Europe must unite or it’s ‘finished,’ Poland’s Tusk warns as Trump salivates over Greenland “One for all, and all for one,” Polish prime minister urges as U.S. strikes Venezuela and threatens Greenland. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk issued a dire warning about the future of Europe, saying the continent is “finished” without unity, following a week that saw fractures in the stances of EU countries on foreign policy. Tusk, a pro-European centrist, wrote on social media Monday that Europe won’t be taken “seriously” if it is “weak and divided: neither enemy nor ally.” “It is already clear now. We must finally believe in our own strength, we must continue to arm ourselves, we must stay united like never before,” he said. “One for all, and all for one. Otherwise, we are finished.” Tusk’s warning came after U.S. President Donald Trump revived his threats to take control of Greenland, the self-ruling Danish territory that he has long coveted. “We need Greenland from a national security situation,” the American leader told reporters on Air Force One on Sunday. “We will deal with Greenland in about two months. Let’s talk about Greenland in 20 days,” he added, without giving more information about what he meant. Those remarks came after the U.S. launched strikes on Venezuela and arrested its leader, Nicolás Maduro, in an audacious nighttime raid. The dramatic operation raised fears in Europe that Washington could attempt a takeover of Greenland, prompting Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen to issue a stern rebuke. Annexing the Arctic island would make “absolutely no sense,” she said Sunday, with fellow Nordic nations Norway, Finland and Sweden expressing their support. The EU’s response to the U.S. intervention in Venezuela has been somewhat varied. High Representative Kaja Kallas called for “restraint” in a statement that garnered the support of 26 member countries, minus Hungary. Spain, meanwhile, split from the EU and joined five Latin American countries in a far more forceful statement slamming Washington’s attack on Venezuela’s sovereignty and calling for the nation’s natural resources not to be exploited, amid Trump’s pledge to take over its oil fields. While most EU member countries have issued their own cautiously worded statements urging respect for international law, Italy struck a more approving note, calling military action “legitimate against hybrid security attacks.” But Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico was scathing, saying the U.S. incursion in Venezuela was “further evidence of the breakdown of the world order,” and in a Facebook post on Monday, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said the “liberal world order is in disintegration.”
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Things not going well in Venezuela
I guess I'll wait to see if the corner store puts up a new sign that says, "TRUMP OIL" in big, gaudy, gold letters in the next year or so.
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Things not going well in Venezuela
Take out the flu, and I'm kind of in the same spot since I've had the channel only on ESPN and old war movies on Tubi all day without having even clicked on a single link or site dealing with news today, but based on skimming this thread to get caught up on WTF is going on, I read several comments earlier that seem to have quoted His Orange Juliusness say something along the lines of "we're going to run Venezuela" and other shit about "our oil."
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Things not going well in Venezuela
Since it's been made clear that the law doesn't matter anymore under this regime and everything is transactional nowadays, I'd like to ask a basic, pragmatic question after my royalty checks have already declined by about 30% over the past year, mainly due to the whole tariff bullshit. How much farther can I expect these checks and my oil patch town’s economy to decline now that Venezuelan oil is about to flood the market?
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Tell me about Texas Tech
Well I screwed that up, didn't I.
- 2026 Duke's Mayo Bowl - Wake Forest vs. Mississippi St.
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Tell me about Texas Tech
Just add bye to the pile. While Morton hasn't been stellar this season, he was mostly competent. I do think it likely effected his mindset (probably dwelled on the game for too long or just got rusty, which would be on McGuire), shoving him from pedestrian to flat out bad and having the absolute worst game I'veseen. And, that O-line looked vulnerable against even the weaker Big 12 opponents. All credit to Miami, though. They kicked their asses on D. Btw, I don't get the comment above bagging on Fantana or Slorch, though. Neither one of them seemed to exude some "newfound confidence," as if they were cocky shit-talkers all season. Both of them have been quite vocal about their doubts about Morton (this isn't directed at you but didn't want to make a separate post). Every team has their embarrassing idiot online fans (looking at Greenspoint and Helobious as obvious examples), but I think we Tech fans are pretty subdued and well-behaved here on Surly, for the most part, unless folks just start making ahit up, as if a lie can be conjured into reality. Oh, and yeah, I'm a Longhorn, too.
- 2026 Duke's Mayo Bowl - Wake Forest vs. Mississippi St.
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2026 Duke's Mayo Bowl - Wake Forest vs. Mississippi St.
Speaking from experience, broken ankles are no bueno. Got a titanium rod, a small plate, and about 13 screws in my mine to show for it. That leg is about half an inch shorter than it used to be. I couldn't put any weight on it for 8 weeks (right ankle, so couldn't even drive) and had to wear a boot for about 4 months.
- 2026 Duke's Mayo Bowl - Wake Forest vs. Mississippi St.
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2026 Holiday Bowl - SMU vs. Arizona
- 2026 Duke's Mayo Bowl - Wake Forest vs. Mississippi St.
- 2026 Duke's Mayo Bowl - Wake Forest vs. Mississippi St.
- 2026 Duke's Mayo Bowl - Wake Forest vs. Mississippi St.
- 2026 Holiday Bowl - SMU vs. Arizona
- 2026 Duke's Mayo Bowl - Wake Forest vs. Mississippi St.
- 2026 Duke's Mayo Bowl - Wake Forest vs. Mississippi St.
- 2026 Duke's Mayo Bowl - Wake Forest vs. Mississippi St.
- 2026 Armed Forces Bowl - Rice vs. Texas State
- Wordle [spoilers inevitable but discouraged]
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