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tomvet.bsky.social
@tomvet.bsky.social
Navy veteran, lawyer experienced in professional regulation and ethics, bassist, grandfather.
No written document? How's this? Looks like a quit claim deed from US to Denmark.
January 20, 2026 at 3:55 PM
Looks like we actually granted title to the property.
January 20, 2026 at 11:35 AM
...and this treaty
January 20, 2026 at 3:28 AM
The Treaty of the Danish West Indies between the US and Denmark, signed in 1916 transferred sovereignty of the islands of St Thomas, St John, and St Croix from Denmark to the US for $25 million with the stipulation that the US accepted Denmark's sovereignty to all of Greenland. Please tell Trump.
January 19, 2026 at 3:27 PM
The Treaty of the Danish West Indies between the US and Denmark, signed on August 4, 1916 transferred sovereignty of the islands of Saint Thomas, Saint John, and Saint Croix from Denmark to the US for $25 million with the stipulation that the US accepted Denmark's sovereignty to all of Greenland.
January 17, 2026 at 10:36 PM
Yep, Treaty of the Danish West Indies between the US and Denmark, signed on August 4, 1916 transferred sovereignty of the islands of Saint Thomas, Saint John, and Saint Croix from Denmark to the US for $25 million with the stipulation that the US accepted Denmark's sovereignty to all of Greenland.
January 17, 2026 at 7:53 PM
So should we give back the US Virgin Islands to Denmark?
January 17, 2026 at 6:29 PM
Objection! The question assumes lies not in evidence.
January 8, 2026 at 4:11 PM