"Anger in Iceland over incoming US ambassador’s ‘52nd state’ joke":

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/15/anger-iceland-incoming-us-ambassador-52nd-state-joke

Anger in Iceland over incoming US ambassador’s ‘52nd state’ joke

Thousands sign petition calling on Iceland’s foreign minister to reject Trump ally Billy Long’s nomination

The Guardian
@bontchev sounds like he and pete hoekstra would make a good pair. also, he seems like he's counting their states (eggs) before they're annexed (hatched)