UPDATE -- I found the original website and it's even better than we thought.

https://denmarkification.com/

Part 2 - This was started in Feb 2025 when tRump first proposed taking over Greenland.

https://apnews.com/article/denmark-greenland-california-75f1521f32871069e9840069e829e4dc

What began as a joke on social media has snowballed into one of the most talked-about political satire campaigns in Europe this year. More than 200,000 Danish citizens have now signed a viral petition proposing that Denmark buy the U.S. state of California, a tongue-in-cheek response to former U.S. President Donald Trump’s past interest in acquiring Greenland.

Under the fictional proposal, Californians would be welcomed into the Kingdom of Denmark with a package of benefits that reads like a parody of Nordic governance. The petition promises “rule of law, universal health care, and fact-based politics” as immediate perks of Danish administration.

To underscore the absurdity, the organizers also pledge a lifetime supply of Danish pastries for all 39 million residents of the state. The petition’s website jokingly notes that while Denmark cannot solve every problem, “we are very confident about pastries.”

The satirical plan goes further, outlining a full cultural “Denmarkification” of the West Coast. Los Angeles would be rechristened “Løs Ångeles,” while Danish-style cycling infrastructure would spread across cities more famous for traffic jams than bicycles.

Even California’s most iconic institutions are not spared. Disneyland would be rebranded as “Hans Christian Andersenland,” a nod to Denmark’s most famous storyteller, Hans Christian Andersen. The petition cheerfully asks readers to imagine fairy tales replacing cartoon mascots, and even suggests that Viking helmets might become standard park attire.

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[–] 162 points 8 months ago (17 children)

As a spokesperson for CA citizens, we'll take it! Please and thank you.

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  • [–] 75 points 8 months ago (9 children)

    Only if they take Washington and Oregon too.

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    [–] 75 points 8 months ago (4 children)

    I think it's psychologically important for Denmark to own California

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  • [–] 69 points 8 months ago (2 children)

    I, for one, welcome our new Danish overlords!

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  • Don’t tempt us with a good time.

    Also, can you take MA too? We have lots of neat bioscience stuff, tons of universities, and a similar dislike of orangeboi.

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    [–] 34 points 8 months ago (1 child)

    All sales of California include a complementary Washington State, and yes, it's mandatory.

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  • [–] 21 points 8 months ago (1 child)

    a package of benefits that reads like a parody of Nordic governance. The petition promises “rule of law, universal health care, and fact-based politics”

    That’s not even a parody, just daily life in the nordics contrasted with the US.

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    [–] 19 points 8 months ago

    Hey listen: California is vital for Denmark's security, for some reason. Also, the Danish prime minister was snubbed for the Nobel Peace Prize, so that means that they're going to invade us if we don't comply with the sale.

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  • [–] 17 points 8 months ago (2 children)
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    [–] 17 points 8 months ago

    Frankly, I'd like to move to Denmark or Greenland, but they'd probably be understandably suspicious of me.

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  • [–] 15 points 8 months ago

    Count me in for being absorbed by Denmark!

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  • [–] 15 points 8 months ago

    Canada wants to buy Minnesota. They seem like our kind of people.

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  • [–] 15 points 8 months ago

    Apparently I need to move to California.

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  • [–] 14 points 8 months ago (6 children)

    California is one of the few states (most) Americans would not want to give up.

    How about some of the Deep South?

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  • [–] 25 points 8 months ago (3 children)

    What will you pay us to take it?

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  • [–] 10 points 8 months ago* (1 child)

    I guess Alabama would be really expensive for us to pay you to take. Maybe Florida?

    Alabama residents receive over $60 billion from the federal government—23% of all personal income.

    These payments, known as transfer payments, include Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, veteran’s benefits, unemployment, Pell Grants, and others.* The report explains how an aging population and shrinking economic opportunities have shifted many communities into reliance on these transfer payments.

    To put the $60 billion in perspective, Alabama’s four automakers generate $6.4 billion in total compensation, according to a report from Autos Drive America and the American International Automobile Dealers Association, as reported by al.com. That’s about one-tenth of the amount received from federal transfer payments.

    In other words, a 10% reduction in these payments would have a similar economic effect on personal income as shuttering Alabama’s entire auto industry.

    https://parcalabama.org/alabamas-60-billion-question/

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    [–] 13 points 8 months ago (7 children)

    Texas or Florida would have been a much more appropriate choice. Trump doesn't even like California.

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    [–] 10 points 8 months ago*

    200,000, that's almost an entire suburb of LA!

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  • [–] 10 points 8 months ago (1 child)

    I would be inclined to listen to their trade offers of California. I would also offer Minnesota to Canada for a future draft pick.........

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    California must be worried about the scourge of Mexico on the border. Let Denmark take over and mooth over the relationship and let free trade and immigration flow across the border once more. Further, Cali would instantly be the most populous Danish property over night.

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  • [–] 9 points 8 months ago (1 child)

    Oh damn, don't tease me with a good time. I'm not a rich man, but I'd make a donation to help pay for the purchase.

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    [–] 9 points 8 months ago*

    Take the whole west coast. OR and WA are sick of this BS too. Hell, take HI as well!

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  • [–] 7 points 8 months ago

    Shit, wait for me to get there first!

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  • [–] 7 points 8 months ago

    I would give the Danes a bundle deal. Buy California and I'll include all the Blue States.

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  • [–] 7 points 8 months ago

    Please buy all the west coast. We're like triplets and don't want to be parted. /puppydogeyes

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  • [–] 7 points 8 months ago

    I as an Asian support this deal. Please go ahead with it.

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  • [–] 7 points 8 months ago

    I'm not sure about the countries and what they do. Is Norway running Denmark? Will this finally get trump the Holland Peace Prize? /s

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  • [–] 7 points 8 months ago (4 children)

    Can they buy Arkansas instead? We need a state government that respects the bodily autonomy of women, and I'd appreciate operating under Danish national law rather than a federal government run by Trump.

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