The Daily Populous Thursday January 29th, 2026 evening edition
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People stop man trying to raise the U.S. flag in Greenland

Greenland police are examining an unusual episode in the capital after members of the public intervened to stop an unauthorised display at a cultural venue.

The incident has raised questions about intent and motivation, which authorities say are still being assessed.

According to TV 2 News, a person attempted on Wednesday to raise the American flag in Nuuk.

Greenland Police told TV 2 that the incident took place at a cultural center in the city. Before police arrived, people at the scene stepped in and stopped the individual from carrying out the act.

Officers reached the location later, after the matter had already been brought under control.

The attempt attracted attention because the raising of foreign national flags outside official diplomatic or ceremonial contexts is uncommon in Nuuk. Such acts can carry symbolic or political meaning.

alexsteb on January 29th, 2026 at 12:16 UTC »

It was a German dude working for a satire TV show called "Extra 3". Maybe comparable to Last Week Tonight. Definitely a stunt to make fun of the US. (https://www.t-online.de/nachrichten/ausland/internationale-politik/id\_101105550/groenland-satire-aktion-des-ndr-geht-nach-hinten-los.html)

SigmaK78 on January 29th, 2026 at 11:32 UTC »

So how much did Vance pay the fool to try?

Downtown-Somewhere11 on January 29th, 2026 at 11:30 UTC »

I don’t think it works like that champ