Tag Archives: Greenland

German humor at its best

January 30, 2026 By in Hard Facts, Helplessness, Hideology, Home Cooking, Humor Tags: , , , , , , Leave a comment

German media and sensitivities. It’s a long and troubled history.

Greenland police fine German satire show for US flag stunt – A German public broadcaster has been fined while filming a show in Greenland after a satirist sought to raise a US flag in public. The incident unfolded amid heightened sensitivity over statements from the US president…

“At no point during filming was it intended that the satire was aimed at Greenlanders,” the broadcaster stated. “The editorial team expresses its regret to the people of Greenland should this impression have been created.”

“It is not funny. It is immensely harmful.”

I’d rather watch baseball anyway

January 20, 2026 By in Hard Facts, Helplessness, Hideology Tags: , , , , , Leave a comment

Run with that boycott!

‘Last Resort’—German Politician Suggests World Cup Boycott Over Greenland Issue – A member of the German parliament has raised the possibility of a boycott of the 2026 World Cup.

A German politician has suggested that the German national team could boycott the 2026 World Cup, held in the United States, Canada and Mexico, “as a last resort in order to get [President Donald] Trump to see sense on the Greenland issue.”

Jürgen Hardt, who works as a spokesperson on foreign policy for the Christian Democratic Union party, made the claim on his own to BILD. He was not publicly backed by Sports Minister Christiane Schenderline, also from the CDU, who said that the German Football Federation (DFB) and FIFA, as “the responsible associations,” should field inquiries.

15,000 German military personnel set to arrive in Greenland

January 16, 2026 By in Hard Facts, Helplessness, Hideology, Home Cooking Tags: , , , Leave a comment

No, wait a minute. That’s going to be more like 1,500.

Sorry. We’re going to have to settle with 15 (fifteen).

But that’s still way more than the Dirty Dozen.

German military personnel set to arrive in Greenland – Germany said that the European mission in Greenland was there to counter “threats” from Russia and China. The German team is among the groups of European military personnel who are scheduled to arrive in Greenland.

American colonialism bad!

January 12, 2026 By in Hard Facts, Helplessness, Hideology, History, Home Cooking, Hurt Feelings Tags: , , , , , , Leave a comment

European, not so much.

Greenland’s colonial past could be Washington’s way in – Greenland’s legacy of Danish colonialism, forced relocations and cultural trauma may now become the opening Donald Trump needs to pull the island away from Europe’s orbit.

When US President Donald Trump first mused about a Greenland takeover, the initial reactions were a blend of disbelief, bemusement and nervous laughter. It felt like yet another outlandish flourish, and marginally more realistic than annexing Canada.

But beneath the jokes sat a truth few confronted: Greenland’s position within Europe is fragile. The island bears deep scars from Danish colonialism, depends heavily on Danish funds and exists in a constitutional limbo: tied to Denmark, yet outside the EU’s political system. Those unresolved tensions leave Greenland politically unanchored, and exposed.