What We Learned: Friday 14 February 

所学所感:2月14日,星期五

The Curator

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2025-02-15

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A round-up of this week’s news stories, including the Republicans’ desire to rename Greenland, Fort Liberty and Donald Trump’s new addition to the White House: the ‘Faith Office’. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  • Foreign.

  • We learned this week that it might be smart to enjoy Greenland's national anthem while we still can.

  • And indeed, Greenland's name.

  • Greenland.

  • Love it.

  • Green Greenland, baby.

  • Greenland Land Lovett.

  • Seriously, don't get carried away.

  • For we Learned that one U.S.

  • congressman, enthused by President Donald Trump's designs on Greenland,

  • even if we, for one humorous news monologue,

  • would not bet heavily on said congressman's ability to point to Greenland on a map,

  • or indeed to his own left ear without detailed directions,

  • had some thoughts about updating its nomenclature.

  • Once the Stars and Stripes is hoisted over Nook, which,

  • if said Congressman is listening, is Greenland's capital, we learned that Congressman Buddy Carter,

  • representing the clearly discerning voters of Georgia's 1st district,

  • had introduced to Congress a bill proposing renaming Greenland to Red, White and Blue Land.

  • We cannot overemphasize that we are not making this up.

  • Still less can we overemphasize that we wish we were.