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There’s been a lot of talk about the U.S. buying (or forcibly taking over) other countries recently. But now, a new petition, calling for Denmark to buy California, is flipping the script. The 100% satirical petition,”Denmarkification,” has cropped up in response to Trump’s declaration of interest in purchasing Greenland, a Denmark territory. And, at present, the tongue-and-cheek call to action has collected over 220K signatures. Have you ever looked at a map and thought, You know what Denmark needs? More sunshine, palm trees, and roller skates. Well, we have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to make that dream a reality, the petition reads. Lets buy California from Donald Trump! Yes, you heard that right. California could be ours, and we need your help to make it happen.The gimmick, which features the tagline “Make California Great Again” continues, citing California’s most desirable qualities which could be adopted by Denmark, like excellent weather, “Avocado Toast Forever” and Disneyland, which the petition quips Denmark will rename “Hans Christian Andersenland.” The petition also states that the purchase will “protect the free world,” echoing some of Trump’s previous statements about his intent to buy Greenland. At a Jan. 7 press conference at Mar-a-Lago, Trump said, “You have approximately 45,000 people there. People really don’t even know if Denmark has any legal right to it. But if they do, they should give it up because we need it for national security. That’s for the free world.” In his last term, Trump floated the idea of buying Greenland, too. However, in 2025, the conversation is ramping up. On Tuesday, a Georgia Republican introduced legislation which would authorize President Donald Trump to acquire the island of Greenland and rename it to Red, White, and Blueland. America is back and will soon be bigger than ever with the addition of Red, White, and Blueland, said U.S. Rep. Buddy Carter. President Trump has correctly identified the purchase of what is now Greenland as a national security priority, and we will proudly welcome its people to join the freest nation to ever exist when our Negotiator-in-Chief inks this monumental deal. Of course, Greenland isn’t exactly chomping at the bit to become part of the U.S. Officials in both Greenland and Denmark have said they aren’t interested in the transaction. In a written statement, per Reuters, the prime minister of Greenland, Múte Egsede, said Greenland won’t be sold to the U.S. “Greenland is ours,” Egsede wrote. “We are not for sale and will never be for sale. We must not lose our long struggle for freedom.”
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Duo, the infamous Duolingo owl, is dead. The language-learning app shared the news in a tongue-in-cheek post yesterday. The cause of death remains under investigation, but Duolingo has its own theory: Tbh, he probably died waiting for you to do your lesson, but what do we know? the company wrote on X. Were aware he had many enemies, but we kindly ask you to refrain from sharing why you hate him in the comments. an important message from Duolingo pic.twitter.com/jTTT680yVs— Duolingo (@duolingo) February 11, 2025 The brand didnt miss an opportunity to plug its premium service either, adding: If you feel inclined to share, please also share your credit card number so we can automatically sign you up for Duolingo Max in his memory. Nor could the company pass up the opportunity to mention the viral meme that confuses Duo with pop star Dua Lipa: We appreciate you respecting Dua Lipas privacy at this time, it wrote. (Dua Lipa herself responded to the news mournfully, posting on X: Til death duo part.) Duolingo has fully committed to the bit, updating its X profile picture to an image of Duo with cartoonish Xs over his eyes. Meanwhile, over on TikTok, a video shows fellow Duolingo characters Lily and Zari solemnly carrying Duos coffin onto the bed of a pickup truck. Btw im deaf so i hope this is a sad song, the videos text overlay reads as the X-rated lyrics of the song Good Lookin by Dixon Dallas play. Duos reputation was always tied to his parent companys relentless push notifications that guilt-tripped users into keeping up with their daily language practice. Bro spent his last days begging me to learn French . . . and I ignored him . . . , one X user posted under the announcement. I will never recover from this. Over time, Duo evolved from a simple mascot into an internet-wide meme with his own lore (he once harassed Drake and appeared on Netflixs Squid Game). While the Duolingo owl received plenty of tongue-in-cheek dislike, few expected the company to actually kill him. Yet, thats exactly what they did. Duo now joins the ranks of fallen corporate icons like Twitters beloved blue bird (axed in 2023 after Elon Musk rebranded the platform as X) and Mr. Peanut (killed off by Planters in a 2020 Super Bowl commercial). At the time of publication, theres been nothing more on why Duo is no more, and Duolingo did not immediately respond to Fast Companys request for comment. However, the official X account teased today, UPDATE: Officials have identified cause of death. More details to follow.
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All Swedish schools and pre-schools will have to make plans to keep unauthorised people off their premises, the government said on Wednesday, as the country tries to come to terms with the worst school shooting in its history last week. Ten people were shot dead at the Campus Risbergska school in Orebro, before the suspected perpetrator – identified by a Reuters source and Swedish media as Rickard Andersson, a 35-year-old Swedish recluse – turned a weapon on himself. The attack has raised questions about whether security at Sweden’s schools needs to be improved. Unlike in many other countries, schools are generally seen as semi-public spaces and rarely have any controls on who can come and go. Minister of Education Johan Pehrson told a news conference that all schools and pre-schools would have to have a plan for how to keep unauthorised people out. “For example, it could involveentry registry, controls and a locking system with locked doors,” he said, but added that it was up to individual schools to work out what worked best for them. The Campus Risbergska shooter entered the school with a hunting rifle and two shotguns in what witnesses have described as a “guitar-shaped box” before he started to shoot. Marwa, who declined to give her full name, survived the attack and helped tend to a fellow student, but said she didn’t think she would go back to the school to finish her nursing training. “I really don’t think so,” she told Reuters. “They need to do something. It’s really strange that a person can just walk in with weapons like that without anyone noticing.” The government will also speed up legislation that would make it easier for schools to install surveillance cameras without seeking permission, and let personnel search bags. Sweden’s right-wing government also said last week it would seek to tighten gun laws as the attacker appeared to have used several of his own licensed rifles. Johan Ahlander, Reuters
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