FWIW the path of much less resistance seems to be financial (as usual). The public rhetoric on both sides is probably just kayfabe while they negotiate the final price.

https://www.wsj.com/politics/national-security/rubio-tells-lawmakers-trump-aims-to-buy-greenland-downplays-military-action-5c94e05c

*taps sign*

Applicable to a wide variety of topics

Whenever you read “let’s be clear” or some variant at the top of a post you just know you’re about to read one of the worst takes of all time

One of my key takeaways from this weekend is that Fortunate Son is way more of a banger than I remembered

I am just some internet moron, but I think it’s only about oil in a limited sense

https://x.com/TMTLongShort/status/1982190436677792021

Real ones know that’s what this is actually all about

Important reminder for all you war experts today (of any persuasion)

Worth reading as this escalates:

https://medium.com/@mcnai002/the-venezuelan-drone-crisis-313dad18497d
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I’ll take Headlines That Are So On the Nose They Sound Fake for $1000, Alex

https://nypost.com/2026/01/01/us-news/mamdani-fans-disappointed-by-disastrous-block-party-inauguration-with-no-food-bathrooms/

We did it boys
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