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I HEARD THE NEWS TODAY, OY VEY The government of Greenland is putting the country up for sale. It will accept bids from any country or corporation. The reservation (minimum) price is $2 million per person, or $100 billion (the cost of 3 data centers), and distribute the money equally to its 57,000 citizens. Russia and China have expressed an interest, Russia to control the strategic Nordic region and China to strengthen its near-monopoly on rare-earth minerals. If sold, almost all residents said they intend to put their homes up for sale on Greenhouses.com and move to Denmark. A number of other countries are watching to see what happens. If Greenland is successful, they also intend to put their countries up for sale. For most countries of the world, even $1 million per person is substantially more than their residents could make in a lifetime. Some of the countries will probably be sold to corporations because of their mineral or oil resources. Invested at 5%, people from...

    On domestic policy.  "Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for me.” On the Republican Party. "It's my party and I'll lie if I want to." “You know the mob makes you pay money, right?” says Trump about a proposed US protection fee for defending Taiwan.   On America's enemies. "America's real enemies are American cities run by Democratic mayors. This is where my new Department of War will focus. American soldiers can practice their new warfare ethos by gunning down unarmed American citizens." On dealing with political enemies. “My motto is always get even. When somebody screws you, screw them back in spades.” On domestic subversion. "Jaywalking is  a politically motivated terrorist act." (Comments. If so, patriotic car drivers should run over jaywalkers. They should be protected by Good Samaritan Acts. Any damage to their vehicles should be covered by the jaywalker's estate or auto insurance.) On deportati...