American tax payers will now pay for a hospital ship which will be sent to Greenland, Trump claims on Truth Social.

[mwyman@mastodon.social]

@benroyce @randahl Danes and Greenlanders are justifiably concerned and upset by the rhetoric and outright threats coming from their American… “allies”?

But they’re also decent people who will help some poor random, in-distress soul from that ally, because that’s what decent people do.

[benroyce@mastodon.social]

@mwyman @randahl

the moral upperhand matters

[gimulnautti@mastodon.green]

@randahl The American people who are sick must absolutely love hearing that!

[vosje62@mastodon.nl]

@markus_falk it is free. Paid by Denmark.
@randahl

[markus_falk@rollenspiel.social]

@vosje62 @randahl well nice. Let’s see how this ship then backfires

[vosje62@mastodon.nl]

@benroyce that might have triggered Trumps response ..

@randahl

[j2bryson@mastodon.social]

@DyingWorld @randahl or POSSIBLY also about a US submarine https://www.dw.com/en/trump-says-sending-great-hospital-boat-to-greenland/a-76076414

[pinkforest@hachyderm.io]

@randahl Wonder if it has anything to do with this https://www.reuters.com/world/denmarks-joint-arctic-command-evacuates-us-submarine-crew-member-greenlandic-2026-02-21/

[janhelms@rheinneckar.social]

@randahl Will they have vaccines on board?

[rolfcronberg@mastodon.nu]

@randahl The first scan didn’t find any?

[oliver_schafeld@mastodon.online]

Maybe the Danish navy could return the favor by sending a ship to Louisiana?

Offer poor people in Florida Danish health care plans?

Danish Maritime enters partnership with the international humanitarian organisation Mercy Ships - Danske Maritime

Hope and healing. These are the key words for the international humanitarian organisation Mercy Ships, ...

Danske Maritime (danskemaritime.dk)

Danish Hospital Ship "Jutlandia" - New Contribution to Unified Command in Korea

The hospital ship ""Jutlandia"" (8,500 gross tons) one of Denmark's contributions to United Nations aid in Korea. It took the shipyards several months to turn the former transatlantic liner into a modern, floating hospital. The cargo holds were turned into hospital wards with a total capacity of 200 patients; with additional emergency berths, the ship can take up to 400 in-patients. Three main clinics were installed with two full operating theatres. There is also a dental clinic, X-ray laboratory, dispensaries, library, etc. The total medical and nursing staff is 100, and a crew of 160 keeps the ship going. Photo shows: Presentation of United Nations flag to Commodore Kai Hammerich, chief of the expedition, by Mr. Viggo Christensen, right, Director of the UN Information Center in Copenhagen. The ship will sail under three flags; the Danish national flag, the flag of the International Red Cross and the United Nations colours flying from her top mast. [No exact date] [This is an unprocessed archival image and not available for download. If you would like to use this image, please contact the UN Photo Library.]

UN Photo (media.un.org)

[aggeka@fosstodon.org]

@randahl all at the same time Artic Command helo evacuated an american sailor from a US submarine to emergency treatment in Nuuk

[vosje62@mastodon.nl]

@markus_falk @randahl with both ships seems to be in dry dock for maintenance, it backfires badly the moment they decide to interrupt that.

Update:
Trump Announces Greenland Hospital Ship Mission as Mercy and Comfort Sit in Alabama Shipyard
https://gcaptain.com/trump-announces-greenland-hospital-ship-mission-as-mercy-and-comfort-sit-in-alabama-shipyard/

[waldschnecke@chaos.social]

@randahl @rjohnston IMO a mix between being actually really stupid and sabre rattling. Nobody knows what's going on in the orange head.

I didn't really know much about this, for anyone else who wants to read up on this too:

Gulf of Tonkin incident
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulf_of_Tonkin_incident

USS Maine (1890)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Maine_(1890)

[0ptimist@troet.cafe]

@randahl

[chrisholladay@mastodon.social]

@randahl
I swear to god this must be the dumbest mf'er ever to sleep in the Oval Office

[daft_wully@mastodon.social]

@randahl A Troyan Ship!

[sjaakkeuvelaar@mastodon.nl]

@randahl
Let’s see if he still recognises the zebra…

[luuk_aalders@mastodon.nl]

@randahl

I think there's nothing left to scan any more

[notsoloud@expressional.social]

@randahl
Maybe they can pick up a stash of vaccines to bring home?

(It is actually yet another fascist demonstration that "our stupidity is stronger than your smarts")