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

[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

[chrisholladay@mastodon.social]

@randahl
I swear to god this must be the dumbest mf'er ever to sleep in the Oval Office

[daft_wully@mastodon.social]

@randahl A Troyan Ship!

[sjaakkeuvelaar@mastodon.nl]

@randahl
Let’s see if he still recognises the zebra…

[luuk_aalders@mastodon.nl]

@randahl

I think there's nothing left to scan any more

[notsoloud@expressional.social]

@randahl
Maybe they can pick up a stash of vaccines to bring home?

(It is actually yet another fascist demonstration that "our stupidity is stronger than your smarts")