Day: January 22, 2026

Donny, The Waffling Man

JUst a few days ago there was a mash-up of tough talk by our Dear Donny over his desire to steal Greenland….from invasion by force to tariffs on anyone who sided with Greenland.

That was just days ago….and in true form Donny waffled on Greenland.

President Trump announced Wednesday that he was canceling his planned tariff on US allies in Europe over US control of Greenland after he and the leader of NATO agreed to a “framework of a future deal” on Arctic security.

  • “Based upon a very productive meeting that I have had with the Secretary General of NATO, Mark Rutte, we have formed the framework of a future deal with respect to Greenland and, in fact, the entire Arctic Region,” Trump said in a Truth Social post. “This solution, if consummated, will be a great one for the United States of America, and all NATO Nations. Based upon this understanding, I will not be imposing the Tariffs that were scheduled to go into effect on February 1st. Additional discussions are being held concerning The Golden Dome as it pertains to Greenland.”

The abrupt about-face emerged hours after Trump had insisted that he wants to “get Greenland, including right, title and ownership,” but said he would not use force to do so while deriding European allies and vowing that NATO should not try to block US expansionism. In an extraordinary speech at the World Economic Forum, the president said he was asking for territory that was “cold and poorly located.” He said the US had effectively saved Europe during World War II and even declared of NATO: “It’s a very small ask compared to what we have given them for many, many decades.”

In subsequent comments to reporters, he declined to name a price that might be paid, saying only, “There’s a bigger price, and that’s the price of safety and security and national security and international security.” Afterward, Trump met with the leaders of Poland, Belgium, and Egypt and again repeated that the US would not be invading Greenland, the AP reports. The New York Times reports that stocks surged after Trump backed down from the tariff threat, erasing their steep losses from the previous day.

So was it an idle threat that backfired?

Well that settled what about his threat of the use of force to acquire Greenland?

President Trump has finally taken the idea of using military force in Greenland off the table. In his remarks to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Politico and the New York Times report Trump said, “We probably won’t get anything unless I decide to use excessive strength and force, where we would be, frankly, unstoppable, but I won’t do that. That’s probably the biggest statement I made, because people thought I would use force, but I don’t have to use force. I don’t want to use force. I won’t use force. All the United States is asking for is a place called Greenland.” More standout lines from his more than hour-long Davos speech:

  • He opened by saying, “It’s great to be back in beautiful Davos” alongside “so many business leaders, so many friends, a few enemies and all of the distinguished guests.”
  • “I have tremendous respect for both the people of Greenland and the people of Denmark. But every NATO ally has an obligation to be able to defend their own territory. And the fact is, no nation or a group of nations is in any position to be able to secure Greenland other than the United States.”
  • Per the Times, Trump made the case that when Germany invaded Denmark in World War II, the US had to send forces to defend Greenland but then chose to give it back to Denmark. He framed America as “stupid” for doing so and Denmark “ungrateful.” He quipped that “you’d all be speaking German and little Japanese” if not for America’s war efforts.
  • The Times adds it’s not quite right to say the US gave Greenland back: “Denmark signed a deal in 1941 for the United States to defend Greenland, a Danish territory, but never to take it over.”
  • Trump said the US is seeking “immediate negotiations” to discuss the acquisition of Greenland.
  • The Times reports there were “some gasps in the audience” after Trump set his sights on Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, saying, “Canada lives because of the United States. Remember that, Mark, the next time you make your statements,” an apparent reference to Carney’s Tuesday speech.
  • Trump then described Greenland as a “cold and poorly located [place] that can play a vital role in world peace and world protection. It’s a very small ask.”
  • “You can say yes and we will be very appreciative, or you can say no and we will remember,” he said to European leaders of his acquisition request, per the Guardian.

I have said this man is an idiot and every day he opens his mouth and removes any doubt….

President Donald Trump told a room full of German speakers that they would be “speaking German” without the US at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

(irishstar.com)

You cannot make up how damn stupid this man is…..he does it for you.

I Read, I Write, You Know

“lego ergo scribo”

Taxation Without Representation

An old bitch but holds true today as it did in the 18th century.

What the Hell am I going on about?

Tariffs.  Remember those half ass ideas?

I have tried to get people thinking about this stupidity…..all tariffs are paid for by the consumer (that would be you)….

A new study of President Trump’s tariffs will not please the president: The research finds that Americans are footing nearly the entire cost of them, reports the Wall Street Journal. Specifically, the study from the Kiel Institute for the World Economy in Germany finds that US consumers and importers are paying about 96% of the costs tied to the tariff hikes, with foreign exporters absorbing the remainder. That runs counter to Trump’s frequent assertion that tariffs function as a kind of tax paid by other countries, and it suggests Washington may have less leverage than advertised in ongoing trade tensions with Europe.

“Foreign exporters did not meaningfully reduce their prices in response to US tariff increases,” reads the report, per Bloomberg. “The $200 billion surge in customs revenue represents $200 billion extracted from American businesses and households.” The researchers examined roughly $4 trillion in shipments between January 2024 and November 2025, concluding that the tariffs have effectively operated as a consumption tax on Americans, pushing up prices over time.

“There is no such thing as foreigners transferring wealth to the US in the form of tariffs,” co-author Julian Hinz of Germany’s Bielefeld University tells the Journal. He added, however, that foreign exporters might eventually absorb more of the tariffs if American companies find other sources of products. Earlier studies from Yale’s Budget Lab and Harvard Business School reached similar conclusions, though Harvard economists found that only about 20% of the tariff costs had fully shown up in consumer prices after six months, with much of the hit initially borne by US importers and retailers.

If that is not enough info then maybe this will help….

https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-tariffs-impact-study

Why taxation with representation?

The cost of tariffs are a hidden tax that we all MUST pay…..plus it was foisted upon us without the use of Congress (our representation)…..ergo we are taxed without representation.

Do you get it now?

I Read, I Write, You Know

“lego ergo scribo”