Usha Vance and child to go on taxpayer funded trip to Greenland
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She looks like she has aged 30 years in 80 days! The Vances are now globetrotting to Italy for Easter. I hope they are booed and pelted with rotten tomatoes. https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-vice-president-due-visit-italy-easter-source-says-2025-04-01/ |
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Dollars to doughnuts they are not paying OT! |
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Wow they’re really grifting off the free travel courtesy of the American taxpayer. Germany, Vermont, Greenland, Italy in just 3 months. I guess traveling with 3 kids is easy when you’ve got a military jet at your disposal. |
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At least the pope has an excuse why he can’t meet with Vance. Though I would love to hear his thoughts on JD’s signal chat “praying for victory.” |
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What is up with their obsession with Greenland? Elon musk must need it for critical minerals for something…too bad Republicans can’t focus on the price of eggs or on not destroying the global economy. |
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I think Trump has decided that he won’t get into Mount Rushmore without significantly expanding the area of the country. He’s also stuck in the 1890s when that was very much our thing. |
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They tacked on a family trip to Paris during his trip to Germany. Stayed at an ultra lux hotel and had the hotel create an indoor play room solely for his kids. |
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From a NYT article:
Trump: Denies climate change exists. Also Trump: Seeks to benefit from climate change to develop Greenland. |
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Looky loo 👀 … Vance has a woman who’s mean to him fired.
US fires Greenland military base chief for 'undermining' Vance “The head of the US military base in Greenland has been fired after she reportedly sent an email distancing herself from Vice-President JD Vance's criticism of Denmark. The US military's Space Operations Command said Col Susannah Meyers had been removed from her role at Pituffik Space Base due to a "loss of confidence in her ability to lead". Last month, Vance said Denmark had "not done a good job" for Greenlanders and had not spent enough on security while visiting the Danish territory. The alleged email, released by a military news site, told staff Vance's comments were "not reflective" of the base. A Pentagon spokesman cited the article, saying "undermining" US leadership was not tolerated.“ BBC News https://apple.news/AXWavEI8eSWqcaEjy2uzjNg |
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| S basically she countered his blatant lies, to up morale, and got fired. |
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I believe it is worse than Musk needing the elements. The US (and the world) needs them for everything and China just basically cut us off. Trump's advisors anticipated that happening due to the planned tariffs, and were already seeking a solution months ago. From Time.com 4/9/2025 "How Rare Earths Are Playing a Pivotal Role in the U.S.-China Trade War": In response to Donald Trump’s escalating tariffs, China retaliated in part by placing export restrictions on a slew of rare earth elements. These powerful materials are crucial to the U.S., because they underpin the creation of weapons, computer chips, and electric cars. China produces a majority of these rare earth materials—and experts say that the U.S. is years away from building its own supply chain... But Villalobos says the greater threat to U.S. companies could come afterward, once China starts collecting detailed information about the rare earth market—which then gives China the ability to impose damaging sanctions upon specific companies. That could include U.S. defense companies like Lockheed Martin, which needs rare earths for components in missile systems and fighter jets. “This is the danger: The more information you can gather from exporters, the more you can target specific companies that you don't want getting access to rare earth,” he says... Some have speculated that rare earths play a major role in Donald Trump’s interest in Greenland. Tech giants like Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos have invested in companies prospecting for rare earths there. But extracting resources out of Greenland poses many challenges. “Greenland has very little domestic energy production, and you can find those resources pretty much anywhere,” Trytten says. “There are much easier mining locations than the Arctic.”... Regardless of whether Greenland is a viable option, many U.S. companies are now being forced to pursue non-Chinese rare earth options, even if it takes them years to develop. “Think about every automated thing: If you push a button and it moves, it’s probably reliant on some sort of rare earth magnet,” Villalobos says. “Whoever makes that, if they're in the U.S., Japan, or anywhere outside of China, they’re going to feel the impact from this—and they might be potential targets for sanctions in the future.” |