Emperor Donald the 1st….Self-Crowned Ruler of the Global Planet Earth speaks
This moment in history:
Trump will most likely be remembered in history as the Emperor wanting to unilaterally rename a huge body of international water.
“Let the Gulf of Mexico forevermore be called The Gulf of America”.
But there have been many other eccentric Emperors before Trump. There was the Emperor Ferdinand I of Austria 1793-1875 remembered for his command to his cook: when told he could not have apricot dumplings (Marillenknödel) because apricots were out of season, he said “I am the Emperor, and I want dumplings!” (German: Ich bin der Kaiser und ich will Knödel!).[7
Of course Emperor Ferdinand was not allowed to actually rule and was kept secluded in a room in the palace for decades.
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Good Wednesday morning beloved sentients. Well, what a roller coaster ride Canadians have had over the last 72 hours. We went from a moment of joy during which we falsely believed JFT had resigned…to absolute terror when Putative Emperor Trump decreed Canada no longer existed as a sovereign nation but had been relegated to part of an extensive penile implant he was arranging in order to wag it in front of Putin and Xi.
The horror Canadians experienced was unmatched in our national experience. Now we might even have to brag about being a rump state attached to the only nation to land humans on the moon!
Hang on a minute! Didn’t Trump run on an anti-globalist platform–where he promised instantaneous “Peace on Earth” in Ukraine the Middle East and beyond? Now he wants to fight Canada, Mexico, Greenland[Finland] and Panama. Now he thinks he’s the Emperor of Planet Earth–able to rename huge international swaths of water with a wave of his hand. What actually happened here?!
Well, here’s one possible explanation…He made what he now considers to be a bad trade deal last time around and wants to bully/threaten nations into giving up their resources for pennies on the dollar. Read this report below from the Victoria, British Columbia, CANADA local newspaper:
Yes, folks, there may be a quasi-logical reason behind Trump’s irrational tirade/tantrum. But we can’t overlook his diktat to rename The Gulf of Mexico as The Gulf of America…now that’s a pronouncement that makes one pause and look to the heavens for guidance.
The Gulf of Mexico is international waters where sovereign nations like Mexico and Cuba are located. Shouldn’t renaming be an international decision based on history, etc?
When I read about this announcement yesterday I thought back to that 1950’s movie, The Caine Mutiny. Ever watch that old psychological thriller? Here’s a synopsis from Wikipedia:
The Caine Mutiny – Plot
“…During World War II, newly commissioned Ensign Willis Seward “Willie” Keith reports to the minesweeper USS Caine, where he meets career officer Lt. Stephen Maryk, the ship’s executive officer, and aspiring novelist and communications officer Thomas Keefer. Soon after, Lt. Commander Philip Francis Queeg is assigned command of the Caine. The eccentric Queeg instills strict discipline on the lax crew, making him unpopular with them, but admired by Keith.
During a gunnery target towing exercise, Queeg is distracted berating Keith and Keefer over a crewman’s appearance, resulting in the ship steering over the towline, setting the target adrift. Queeg tries to cover up the incident.
Assigned to escort a group of landing craft during an invasion of a small Pacific island, Queeg abandons his mission before he reaches the designated departure point, and instead orders the dropping of a yellow dye marker, leaving the landing craft to fend for themselves. Queeg asks his officers for their support, but they remain silent and nickname him “Old Yellowstain”, which implies cowardice.
Keefer, believing Queeg to be paranoid, encourages Maryk to consider relieving Queeg on the basis of mental incapacity under Article 184 of Navy Regulations. Though Maryk angrily rejects that possibility, he does begin keeping a medical log documenting the captain’s behavior.
When strawberries go missing from the officers’ mess, Queeg convenes an elaborate investigation to determine the culprit. The investigation involves searching the ship and stripping all crew members. Convinced of Queeg’s instability, Maryk asks Keefer and Keith to go with him to see Admiral Halsey about the matter. Arriving aboard Halsey’s flagship, Keefer backs down and they return to the ship.
At the height of Typhoon Cobra, Maryk urges the captain to reverse course into the wind and take on ballast, but Queeg refuses and virtually freezes up on the bridge. Maryk, supported by Keith, relieves Queeg of command under Article 184. The Caine returns to San Francisco, where Maryk and Keith face a court-martial for mutiny. Lieutenant Barney Greenwald, a temporarily grounded naval aviator and an attorney before entering the Navy, becomes Maryk’s defense counsel.
At the court-martial, Keefer claims he never observed any mental illness in Queeg and was “flabbergasted” when he was relieved. Under Greenwald’s relentless cross-examination, Queeg exhibits odd behavior on the stand, including his habit of rolling two steel balls in his hand symbolizing his mental instability, and Maryk is acquitted.” End of plot.
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Greencrow continues: Yep, I see a co-relation between the missing strawberries in The Caine Mutiny and Trump wanting to rename The Gulf of Mexico. Someone on the Trump Team better start “keeping a log” of his behaviour….because, folks, in my opinion, Trump is flaming nutZ and the world will soon realize it. Everyone who backed him, including Kennedy and Musk, will be responsible/implicated in his insane decision-making Oooooowweeeeeeeeoooooooooo. To be continued…
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UPDATE: January 8, 2025 – https://www.rt.com/news/610587-blinken-trump-greenland-bad/
Top US Diplomat comments on Trump’s Greenland Plan
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke against the incoming president’s idea
…The idea expressed about Greenland is obviously not a good one,” Blinken said on Wednesday, during a joint press conference with his French counterpart Jean-Noel Barrot in Paris.
“But it’s not going to happen, so we shouldn’t waste time talking about it,” he added…”
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You never know who your real friends are until you fall upon hard times:
NEW: From @Megatron_ron on “X”
“The German Chancellor Olaf Scholz calls on EU countries to stand together against the US attempt to take Greenland from Denmark: “Borders must not be moved by force. This principle applies to every country, whether in the East or the West. In talks with our European partners, there is an uneasiness regarding recent statements from the US. It is clear: We must stand together.”
Interestingly, the Scholz government fully supports Israel in moving its borders to Palestine, Lebanon and Syria.”
Greencrow as the crow flies 
Greencrow,
You better get somebody better than Trudeau if you want an independent Canada.
Trump is relentlessly trolling and mocking Trudeau. It’s totally embarrassing.
What’s Trudeau going to do – cry.
Canada will suffer immensely if Trump goes full psycho terifs. I doubt Trump would do this, but Trudeau calling his bluff?!
Trump will get Greenland. Because it’s a good deal for Greenland.
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Canada will be turfing Trudeau in a matter of days/weeks. You’ll have to endure your [second in a row] demented Emperor for FOUR years…and Greenland is NOT for sale. The Europeans do not want the US on their backdoor. They already have an agreement for Greenland’s resources. They will find a way to scuttle anything he tries.
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