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[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 34 points 3 days ago (1 children)

California accepts denmark's bid. Please.

[–] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 9 points 3 days ago

Honestly Washington State is the one I'd buy, but given the weird conservative obsession with beating up on California you can probably get a better deal.

[–] mdd@lemm.ee 142 points 3 days ago (2 children)

EU citizenship with no hassle?

Hell yes!

[–] ripcord@lemmy.world 57 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Yes, sign me up. I'm ready. Right now. Seriously. Do they want money?

[–] nomy@lemmy.zip 43 points 3 days ago

This would be the biggest mass migration to California since the last one.

[–] darklamer@lemmy.dbzer0.com 16 points 3 days ago (3 children)

No hassle? I think you severely underestimate the effort required to learn Danish.

[–] Droggelbecher@lemmy.world 8 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Wouldn't be the first bilingual EU country.

[–] darklamer@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 3 days ago

The Danish Realm already has three official languages, adding two more shouldn't be a problem.

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[–] nobody158@sh.itjust.works 114 points 3 days ago (15 children)

Can they buy oregon and Washington too?

[–] TallonMetroid@lemmy.world 30 points 3 days ago

As a Cali expat in Washington I approve of this.

[–] jewbacca117@lemmy.world 23 points 3 days ago

I'm sure we could work out a buy 2 get 1 free deal

[–] MegaUltraChicken@lemmy.world 20 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Don't forget Colorado, we have lots of drugs!

[–] Tyfud@lemmy.world 20 points 3 days ago

As a Coloradoan, I approve of being sold to Denmark.

[–] toiletobserver@lemmy.world 15 points 3 days ago

I support this sale.

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[–] Takeshidude@lemmy.world 48 points 3 days ago

Don't threaten me with a good time

[–] _cryptagion@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 2 days ago

Friendly reminder that there are quite a few red states that literally would not survive without the tax revenue from California propping them up.

[–] Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works 35 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Yes! California native here. We accept.

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 13 points 3 days ago

$1 is a pretty good deal.

They should have charged, honestly.

[–] FoolishSage@lemmy.world 18 points 3 days ago

I hope they change the name to Hyggewood

[–] BastingChemina@slrpnk.net 11 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Maybe France would be interested to buy back Louisiana as well.

This is the "Louisiana" they sold: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Louisiana_Purchase.png/1600px-Louisiana_Purchase.png

The Louisiana refund

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[–] sundrei@lemmy.sdf.org 21 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Yes please. If you could finalize the deal before April 15 that would be very helpful.

[–] dontbelasagne@lemmy.world 6 points 3 days ago (1 children)

What's happening on April 15?

[–] iamjackflack@lemm.ee 9 points 3 days ago (1 children)
[–] dontbelasagne@lemmy.world 8 points 3 days ago (1 children)

oh, I'm not american so I don't know your tax days.

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[–] ieatpwns@lemmy.world 12 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

What’s hygge

Edit: that warm cozy feeling

[–] littlewonder@lemmy.world 11 points 3 days ago

I like how this underscores what a joke they think Trump is.

[–] tunetardis@lemmy.ca 27 points 3 days ago (6 children)

Darn, I was kind of hoping for a viking raid of Mar-a-Lago followed by some pillaging up and down the gulf coast. Get some pirates back in the Caribbean and rename the Gulf to something even more obnoxious.

[–] BillTongg@lemmy.world 8 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Well, the vikings reached the east coast of what is now Canada in around the year 1,000, but they were Norwegians, not Danes. They never got any further than New Brunswick, but who knows, if they visited Florida perhaps they would have stayed...

[–] mPony@lemmy.world 6 points 3 days ago

They never got any further than New Brunswick

New Brunswick can do that to ya. You have to be ready for it.

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I wanna carve out Philly and submit myself to whichever EU nation is willing to take us. We voted against the fascist by double digit margin, and in the last mayoral democratic primary, a pluality of us voted for the progressive candidates (but the votes split on two of the progressive democrats so they both lost, thanks FPTP).

[–] ZMonster@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago

The pitch is a bitter response to President Trump's plan to purchase Greenland, which Denmark currently owns.

Jesus titty fucking christ how obliviously ignorant do you have to be to not realize the satirical nature-...

the-sun.com

Oh, nvm when will the boomers fucking die already

[–] Bluefalcon@discuss.tchncs.de 27 points 3 days ago

Lets go Danes!

[–] meowmeowbeanz@sh.itjust.works 22 points 3 days ago (2 children)

The sheer absurdity of this "news" piece perfectly encapsulates the late-stage capitalism circus we’re trapped in. A real estate fire sale of cultural landmarks? Only in a world where oligarchs treat nations like Monopoly properties and influencers mistake clickbait for journalism. Hollywood’s already a hollowed-out shell of corporate algorithms—selling it to Denmark would at least spare us another superhero reboot.

Propaganda outlets peddling geopolitical fanfiction while actual democracies crumble? Classic misdirection. Meanwhile, the same clowns who’d auction Yellowstone to Saudi princes for a tax break are now cosplaying as statesmen. It’s not satire anymore—it’s a diagnostic manual for civilizational collapse.

Social media’s algorithmic abyss keeps amplifying this narcissistic delirium until reality itself becomes a glitchy deepfake. Unplug the servers before someone Tweets Greenland into the ocean.

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[–] iltoroargento@lemmy.sdf.org 22 points 3 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

"I, for one, welcome our new Viking overlords."

edit: "

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[–] baggachipz@sh.itjust.works 22 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I would kill for some hygge right now

[–] Catoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zone 16 points 3 days ago (4 children)

That's not very hygge of you.

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[–] glimse@lemmy.world 20 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Ok so the Danes get the west, Canada gets the north, Mexico gets as much of the south as they want, and the rest can be The United States Of Trump until it gets destroyed

[–] Deceptichum@quokk.au 16 points 3 days ago (3 children)

Can you give some back to the First Nations people?

[–] Peppycito@sh.itjust.works 12 points 3 days ago

Sorry, we're still only breaking treaties.

[–] glimse@lemmy.world 11 points 3 days ago

I wish. Unfortunately none of the governments staking claims give a shit about them.

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[–] Phoenicianpirate@lemm.ee 6 points 2 days ago

I looked up what hygge means and I am all for it!

[–] gonzo-rand19@moist.catsweat.com 11 points 3 days ago

Can I offer you some hygge in these trying times?

[–] synae@lemmy.sdf.org 8 points 3 days ago (1 children)
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This just in population of California grows by approx. 277 million people.

[–] SiblingNoah@lemmy.world 9 points 3 days ago

Please! Please do it!

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