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There is paperwork.
It's from 1916 when the US bought/traded $25M & official acknowledgment of Denmark's sovereignty over Greenland to Denmark for the Dutch West Indies because (stop me if you heard this one) the US was afraid another country would take it over.
bsky.app/profile/robv...
It's from 1916 when the US bought/traded $25M & official acknowledgment of Denmark's sovereignty over Greenland to Denmark for the Dutch West Indies because (stop me if you heard this one) the US was afraid another country would take it over.
bsky.app/profile/robv...
In 1916, Denmark sold the Danish West Indies to the USA for $25M, with the colony becoming the US Virgin Islands. The USA was worried Germany could take control of the islands, though they had no plans to do so.
In exchange, the USA acknowledged Denmark's complete sovereignty over #Greenland
In exchange, the USA acknowledged Denmark's complete sovereignty over #Greenland
January 19, 2026 at 6:39 AM
There is paperwork.
It's from 1916 when the US bought/traded $25M & official acknowledgment of Denmark's sovereignty over Greenland to Denmark for the Dutch West Indies because (stop me if you heard this one) the US was afraid another country would take it over.
bsky.app/profile/robv...
It's from 1916 when the US bought/traded $25M & official acknowledgment of Denmark's sovereignty over Greenland to Denmark for the Dutch West Indies because (stop me if you heard this one) the US was afraid another country would take it over.
bsky.app/profile/robv...
In 1916, Denmark sold the Danish West Indies to the USA for $25M, with the colony becoming the US Virgin Islands. The USA was worried Germany could take control of the islands, though they had no plans to do so.
In exchange, the USA acknowledged Denmark's complete sovereignty over #Greenland
In exchange, the USA acknowledged Denmark's complete sovereignty over #Greenland
January 19, 2026 at 6:37 AM
There is paperwork.
It's from 1916 when the US bought/traded $25M & official acknowledgment of Denmark's sovereignty over Greenland to Denmark for the Dutch West Indies because (stop me if you heard this one) the US was afraid another country would take it over.
bsky.app/profile/robv...
It's from 1916 when the US bought/traded $25M & official acknowledgment of Denmark's sovereignty over Greenland to Denmark for the Dutch West Indies because (stop me if you heard this one) the US was afraid another country would take it over.
bsky.app/profile/robv...
January 18, 2026 at 6:27 PM
The Anti-Coercion Instrument: AKA The Trade Bazooka.
Among other provisions it lets the EU suspend protections of Intellectual Property rights. IP imports from the US totaled 186 Billion EUR in 2024
The Felon is playing at games he doesn't understand.
policy.trade.ec.europa.eu/enforcement-...
Among other provisions it lets the EU suspend protections of Intellectual Property rights. IP imports from the US totaled 186 Billion EUR in 2024
The Felon is playing at games he doesn't understand.
policy.trade.ec.europa.eu/enforcement-...
January 18, 2026 at 3:04 PM
January 18, 2026 at 9:28 AM
They aren't hiding it at all
January 17, 2026 at 10:16 PM
They aren't hiding it at all
Side note:
one of the islands sold as part of the Danish West Indies would eventually be bought by a wealthy socialite who would use it to host lavish parties attended by the rich and famous - including the current US president.
one of the islands sold as part of the Danish West Indies would eventually be bought by a wealthy socialite who would use it to host lavish parties attended by the rich and famous - including the current US president.
January 17, 2026 at 10:13 PM
Side note:
one of the islands sold as part of the Danish West Indies would eventually be bought by a wealthy socialite who would use it to host lavish parties attended by the rich and famous - including the current US president.
one of the islands sold as part of the Danish West Indies would eventually be bought by a wealthy socialite who would use it to host lavish parties attended by the rich and famous - including the current US president.
They're not hiding it at all anymore
January 17, 2026 at 10:05 PM
They're not hiding it at all anymore