American tax payers will now pay for a hospital ship which will be sent to Greenland, Trump claims on Truth Social.

[benroyce@mastodon.social]

@randahl

here's another absurd story:

https://www.reuters.com/world/denmarks-joint-arctic-command-evacuates-us-submarine-crew-member-greenlandic-2026-02-21/

"Denmark's Joint Arctic Command said on Saturday it had evacuated a crew member who required urgent medical treatment from a U.S. submarine in Greenlandic waters, seven nautical miles outside of Greenland's capital Nuuk."

"WE ARE GOING TO INVADE! WE ARE THE TERROR!"

"ooh very scary! i'm proud of you, nice performance. but just pipe down now, it seems you need some help. let me get you a nice ride and a blanket"

[markus_falk@rollenspiel.social]

@randahl be aware that #tax dollars financing a government like the US is a wide spread misconception about how fiat money (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiat_money) works. They do not use tax dollars for this otherwise ludicrous propaganda shit show 🤪.

I am wondering who is not being taken care of there. What is the #healthcare system like on #Greenland? No doubt it’s better than what #US citizens have.

[faithinbones@mastodon.social]

@randahl Jeff Landry is the governor of one of the poorest states in the union. We're also the sickest but he thinks it's cool to give free healthcare to another country? #louisiana you #voted for this?

[melissabeartrix@gives.hugz.online]

@randahl

No it's a bullshit statement and the reason he wants a hospital ship there is to create fear of a war

Hugz & xXx

[megatronicthronbanks@mastodon.social]

@randahl It's just random shit to take up bandwidth while Epstein hits and they finish stealing all the US taxpayer's cash.

[mwyman@mastodon.social]

@benroyce @randahl Danes and Greenlanders are justifiably concerned and upset by the rhetoric and outright threats coming from their American… “allies”?

But they’re also decent people who will help some poor random, in-distress soul from that ally, because that’s what decent people do.

[benroyce@mastodon.social]

@mwyman @randahl

the moral upperhand matters

[gimulnautti@mastodon.green]

@randahl The American people who are sick must absolutely love hearing that!

[vosje62@mastodon.nl]

@markus_falk it is free. Paid by Denmark.
@randahl

[markus_falk@rollenspiel.social]

@vosje62 @randahl well nice. Let’s see how this ship then backfires

[vosje62@mastodon.nl]

@benroyce that might have triggered Trumps response ..

@randahl

[j2bryson@mastodon.social]

@DyingWorld @randahl or POSSIBLY also about a US submarine https://www.dw.com/en/trump-says-sending-great-hospital-boat-to-greenland/a-76076414

[pinkforest@hachyderm.io]

@randahl Wonder if it has anything to do with this https://www.reuters.com/world/denmarks-joint-arctic-command-evacuates-us-submarine-crew-member-greenlandic-2026-02-21/

[janhelms@rheinneckar.social]

@randahl Will they have vaccines on board?

[rolfcronberg@mastodon.nu]

@randahl The first scan didn’t find any?

[oliver_schafeld@mastodon.online]

Maybe the Danish navy could return the favor by sending a ship to Louisiana?

Offer poor people in Florida Danish health care plans?

https://danskemaritime.dk/danish-maritime-enters-partnership-with-the-international-humanitarian-organisation-mercy-ships-2/

https://media.un.org/photo/en/asset/oun7/oun7668095

[aggeka@fosstodon.org]

@randahl all at the same time Artic Command helo evacuated an american sailor from a US submarine to emergency treatment in Nuuk

[vosje62@mastodon.nl]

@markus_falk @randahl with both ships seems to be in dry dock for maintenance, it backfires badly the moment they decide to interrupt that.

[waldschnecke@chaos.social]

@randahl @rjohnston IMO a mix between being actually really stupid and sabre rattling. Nobody knows what's going on in the orange head.

I didn't really know much about this, for anyone else who wants to read up on this too:

Gulf of Tonkin incident
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulf_of_Tonkin_incident

USS Maine (1890)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Maine_(1890)

[0ptimist@troet.cafe]

@randahl