#Graceland - 42 years since Elvis died on 8/16/77. Weekend long vigil is in full force.
Aug 17
In 1946 William C. Trimble, assistant chief of the State Department’s division
of northern European affairs, suggested that the United States offer
$100 million in gold for the purchase of Greenland which would give the USA ″valuable
bases from which to launch an air counteroffensive over the Arctic area
in the event of attack.″.The U.S. Air Force maintains two bases in Greenland, Thule and Sondestrom.
August 24
Never thought #trump would have me wondering about #Shakespeare"Something is rotten in the state of Denmark."
Sept 24
Maybe #trump can buy #adria , a continent the size of Greenland found underwater in the Mediterranean. Scrapings of the land mass's sedimentary pieces make up
European mountain belts, including parts of the Alps, Greece and Turkey.
dec 21,2019
Huawei Technologies lost to #Ericsson in a bid to supply 5G equipment to TELE Greenland A/S
feb 1, 2020
USA has a history of land deals with #Denmark. The sinking of the Lusitania in 1915 spurred the USA into buying the Danish West Indies (currently US Virgin Islands) from Denmark in 1917. We feared Germany would annex Denmark during WW1 and make the West Indies a Naval Base.
april 2
Greenland's capital #Nuuk banned the sale of alcohol in a
bid to reduce violence against children during the period of confinement
over the spread of the COVID-19. Have they considered that some of those boozers will get angrier with their supply cut? Or that there are many sober violent folks? The rise of the nanny statists rolls on.
april 24
A US official in Washington said the aid package of millions to Greenland was not "designed to pave the way to purchase Greenland". It's more likely about gaining access to Arctic resources and countering Russia's military moves in the area. We have the Thule Air base in Greenland.
may 20, 2020
#CarstenHønge, a member Socialist People’s party, comment on US Aid projects in Greenland: “We must draw a line in the ice cap.”
May 21
Graceland re-opens today with new Covid-19 safety measures including limiting
attendance to 25% capacity. No word on "Rubbernecking" guidelines.
June 13, 2020
A day after Trump signed a memorandum to acquire a polar security ice-breaking fleet by 2029, Pompeo announced the re-opening of a U.S.
consulate in #Nuuk , the capital of Greenland.
The USA had a consulate in Nuuk from 1940 to 1953.
july 17, 2020
Citizens in Greenland are voting on
whether to keep a statue of Hans-Egede, a Danish-Norwegian missionary, viewed by some as a symbol of Danish colonialism. Last
month red paint was daubed on the statue, with the word "decolonize". Egede received royal backing, in what was then the united kingdom of Denmark-Norway, to explore Greenland
july 23, 2020
Greenland is included on both the UK and the Republic of Ireland's green lists, which means people can travel from/ to w/o the need to quarantine for two weeks There are no direct flights to Greenland from Belfast or Dublin.
The USA and UK didn't make the Rof I green list.
aug 24, 2020
I doubt if newly found letters that #MichaelJackson wrote in 1987 will be featured at Graceland. Here's a a tidbit from MJ: "I will rule as the King,' and added that Elvis is 'not King'. BTW, Graceland is open for business.
Sept 7
While reading an article on Rear Adm. Edward “Iceberg” Smith on his time with the Greenland Patrol during his nearly 40 years (1910-1950) in the Coast Guard, that he attended classes on board the Revenue Cutter Itasca at Arundel Cove, Maryland in 1910. USCG operates a shipyard in the Anne Arundel County part of Curtis Bay, which is south of Baltimore's Inner Harbor. I'm familiar with Curtis Bay but had never seen the area referred to as Arundel Cove.
oct 13
The burial of #georgekeough 's, lisa marie's son, was the first in Graceland in
40 years since Elvis’ grandmother died in 1980. GK committed suicide using a gun in Calabasas, Calif.
Nov 19
I had no idea this was going on during a pandemic year. Hawaii's Ki'ilani Arruda was crowned Miss Teen USA 2020 during the pageant at Graceland. The contestants were mostly confined to the Graceland campus.
Dec 27, 2020
I'm reading a concise history of Finland and re-learning how active the Danes were as colonists, particularly close to home. They battled against and worked with the Swedes for a few centuries to control the area that later became Finland.
March 9, 2021
Maybe this is why Trump wanted the USA to buy Greenland? It has abundant mineral deposits including Tungsten, Titanium, Uranium, Nickel, and Aluminum.
March 10, 2021
Norway has suspended the sale of Bergen Engines, a Norwegian engine maker owned by Rolls-Royce Holdings, to a Russian-controlled company while it assesses the security implications for the country’s navy and the civilian sector. Bergen Engines’ has ongoing commercial relations with Norway’s navy.
April 7, 2021
The left-wing Inuit Ataqatigiit, which opposes a mining project in the south of Greenland, secured 37% of votes and may try to shut down the Kvanefjeld mine, which has the potential to become a significant producer of rare earths, a group of 17 elements used to manufacture electronics and weapons.
April 28, 2021
Elvis Presley’s Graceland will be lit in red, white and blue for All-American 4th of July Weekend 2021. Will there be a re-enactment of Nixon giving Presley an honorary Narc badge? Just kidding!!
Aug 22, 2021
It's amazing how long this story has stayed around: USA Secretary of State Blinken confirmed that it's “correct” that the USA no longer wants to buy Greenland during a press conference alongside Danish foreign minister Jeppe Kofod, Greenland’s premier Mute Egede, and its foreign minister Pele Broberg.
Nov 5, 2021
Employees at Jimmy’s Bar found the missing Elvis bust Thursday night sitting on a porch outside the West Peoria, Illinois saloon, after requests were made to return it with no questions asked. The bar owner's niece bought the bust about 15 years ago at a garage sale for $20, and it became the bar's mascot.
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