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It seems unbelievable that one country can produce both Donald J.Trump & the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
America has always been unbelievable.
America has always been unbelievable.
January 20, 2026 at 12:51 AM
It seems unbelievable that one country can produce both Donald J.Trump & the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
America has always been unbelievable.
America has always been unbelievable.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Gary Cohn calls the threat to invade Greenland "a little bit over the edge at this point".
Way to weigh in with a strongly worded statement there, big fella! No wonder Americans don't trust their elites to steer the ship.
Gary Cohn calls the threat to invade Greenland "a little bit over the edge at this point".
Way to weigh in with a strongly worded statement there, big fella! No wonder Americans don't trust their elites to steer the ship.
Greenland 'will stay Greenland', former Trump adviser declares
Donald Trump's former chief economic adviser said the US president's actions are a negotiating tactic.
www.bbc.com
January 20, 2026 at 12:36 AM
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Gary Cohn calls the threat to invade Greenland "a little bit over the edge at this point".
Way to weigh in with a strongly worded statement there, big fella! No wonder Americans don't trust their elites to steer the ship.
Gary Cohn calls the threat to invade Greenland "a little bit over the edge at this point".
Way to weigh in with a strongly worded statement there, big fella! No wonder Americans don't trust their elites to steer the ship.
apnews.com/article/vati...
Even though Trump won't be swayed by 3 Catholic Cardinals urging a change in direction, it's still good that they issued this call.
Even though Trump won't be swayed by 3 Catholic Cardinals urging a change in direction, it's still good that they issued this call.
US Catholic cardinals urge Trump administration to embrace a moral compass in foreign policy
Three U.S. Catholic cardinals have urged the Trump administration to use a moral compass in foreign policy.
apnews.com
January 20, 2026 at 12:28 AM
apnews.com/article/vati...
Even though Trump won't be swayed by 3 Catholic Cardinals urging a change in direction, it's still good that they issued this call.
Even though Trump won't be swayed by 3 Catholic Cardinals urging a change in direction, it's still good that they issued this call.
So apparently Tom Dillon wants there to be fewer events like this at Mar-a-Lago. www.huffpost.com/entry/tim-di...
I disagree.
The more crazy, surreal, tone-deaf extravaganzas the President can throw the better.
They help reveal how decadent & out of touch he is.
I disagree.
The more crazy, surreal, tone-deaf extravaganzas the President can throw the better.
They help reveal how decadent & out of touch he is.
January 19, 2026 at 4:57 PM
So apparently Tom Dillon wants there to be fewer events like this at Mar-a-Lago. www.huffpost.com/entry/tim-di...
I disagree.
The more crazy, surreal, tone-deaf extravaganzas the President can throw the better.
They help reveal how decadent & out of touch he is.
I disagree.
The more crazy, surreal, tone-deaf extravaganzas the President can throw the better.
They help reveal how decadent & out of touch he is.
He is clearly unable to see himself as others see him.
I know he has many other, more serious, negative qualities (like bring a ruthless dictator) but his self-blindness is breathtaking.
I know he has many other, more serious, negative qualities (like bring a ruthless dictator) but his self-blindness is breathtaking.
It is his hat
January 19, 2026 at 4:46 PM
He is clearly unable to see himself as others see him.
I know he has many other, more serious, negative qualities (like bring a ruthless dictator) but his self-blindness is breathtaking.
I know he has many other, more serious, negative qualities (like bring a ruthless dictator) but his self-blindness is breathtaking.
Very nice
Greenland embraces a new MAGA hat: 'Make America Go Away.'
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/e...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/e...
Greenland embraces the new MAGA hat: ‘Make America Go Away’
Thousands of people turned out across Denmark and Greenland to protest Trump’s efforts to seize the island
www.independent.co.uk
January 19, 2026 at 4:43 PM
Very nice
I know I should be paying attention to the substance of this post, but:
Is that his actual hat!?!
Is that his actual hat!?!
Lukashenko will be appointed as the chief secretary for agricultural and livestock issues at the peace council established by Trump. 🤣
January 19, 2026 at 4:25 PM
I know I should be paying attention to the substance of this post, but:
Is that his actual hat!?!
Is that his actual hat!?!
@ncronline.bsky.social
Excellent editorial
www.ncronline.org/opinion/edit...
Puts this moment in a broader context—exactly what an editorial should do.
Excellent editorial
www.ncronline.org/opinion/edit...
Puts this moment in a broader context—exactly what an editorial should do.
Editorial: We are in moral exile. We must resist.
Authoritarianism thrives on resignation. This is why the most urgent task before us is not simply political opposition, but moral recovery. We must relearn what it means to be a people capable of nonv...
www.ncronline.org
January 19, 2026 at 4:22 PM
@ncronline.bsky.social
Excellent editorial
www.ncronline.org/opinion/edit...
Puts this moment in a broader context—exactly what an editorial should do.
Excellent editorial
www.ncronline.org/opinion/edit...
Puts this moment in a broader context—exactly what an editorial should do.
It’s AI!
Which makes it both more absurd & somewhat disappointing.
Which makes it both more absurd & somewhat disappointing.
www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-...
Spoiler alert:
I’m not sure this is an actual Viking. It’s more likely he’s a guy dressed up to look like a
Viking.
But that’s OK; I’m not sure the guys chasing him are actual law enforcement officers—just guys dressed up to look like law enforcement officers.
Spoiler alert:
I’m not sure this is an actual Viking. It’s more likely he’s a guy dressed up to look like a
Viking.
But that’s OK; I’m not sure the guys chasing him are actual law enforcement officers—just guys dressed up to look like law enforcement officers.
'Viking in bathtub' gets chased by fuming immigration agents
As President Trump’s massive deportation campaign sparks chaos in several states, Minnesota has become a focal point, with viral videos and even AI-generated clips depicting bizarre standoffs
www.dailystar.co.uk
January 19, 2026 at 12:23 AM
It’s AI!
Which makes it both more absurd & somewhat disappointing.
Which makes it both more absurd & somewhat disappointing.
www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-...
Spoiler alert:
I’m not sure this is an actual Viking. It’s more likely he’s a guy dressed up to look like a
Viking.
But that’s OK; I’m not sure the guys chasing him are actual law enforcement officers—just guys dressed up to look like law enforcement officers.
Spoiler alert:
I’m not sure this is an actual Viking. It’s more likely he’s a guy dressed up to look like a
Viking.
But that’s OK; I’m not sure the guys chasing him are actual law enforcement officers—just guys dressed up to look like law enforcement officers.
'Viking in bathtub' gets chased by fuming immigration agents
As President Trump’s massive deportation campaign sparks chaos in several states, Minnesota has become a focal point, with viral videos and even AI-generated clips depicting bizarre standoffs
www.dailystar.co.uk
January 18, 2026 at 11:33 PM
www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-...
Spoiler alert:
I’m not sure this is an actual Viking. It’s more likely he’s a guy dressed up to look like a
Viking.
But that’s OK; I’m not sure the guys chasing him are actual law enforcement officers—just guys dressed up to look like law enforcement officers.
Spoiler alert:
I’m not sure this is an actual Viking. It’s more likely he’s a guy dressed up to look like a
Viking.
But that’s OK; I’m not sure the guys chasing him are actual law enforcement officers—just guys dressed up to look like law enforcement officers.
www.cnn.com/2026/01/18/e...
Trump’s absurd nonsense about Greenland fits a pattern:
He doesn’t see to understand the difference between bullying & persuasion. Or put in harsher terms: Trump does not seem to know the difference between rape & seduction.
Trump’s absurd nonsense about Greenland fits a pattern:
He doesn’t see to understand the difference between bullying & persuasion. Or put in harsher terms: Trump does not seem to know the difference between rape & seduction.
A stunned Europe gathers to respond after Trump increases pressure over Greenland | CNN
It’s not often that Europe speaks with one voice – or responds with such urgency.
www.cnn.com
January 18, 2026 at 10:32 PM
www.cnn.com/2026/01/18/e...
Trump’s absurd nonsense about Greenland fits a pattern:
He doesn’t see to understand the difference between bullying & persuasion. Or put in harsher terms: Trump does not seem to know the difference between rape & seduction.
Trump’s absurd nonsense about Greenland fits a pattern:
He doesn’t see to understand the difference between bullying & persuasion. Or put in harsher terms: Trump does not seem to know the difference between rape & seduction.
This is why I’m hopeful. Minneapolis can be a turning point.
The median Minneapolis moderate right now is like “GET THESE CRIMINAL GHOULS OUT OF OUR CITY” and working arm-in-arm with DSA. People not from here cannot comprehend the degree of factional rancor that instantly evaporated when the men with masks showed up
January 18, 2026 at 7:16 PM
This is why I’m hopeful. Minneapolis can be a turning point.
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Arlit Maria Martinez is a mother of 4. Her son, Kevin, died of cancer while she was in ICE custody.
ICE refused her request to be at Kevin's side in his final moments. They must let her attend Kevin’s memorial.
Arlit, I hope you hear how many patriots stand with you.
ICE refused her request to be at Kevin's side in his final moments. They must let her attend Kevin’s memorial.
Arlit, I hope you hear how many patriots stand with you.
January 18, 2026 at 5:13 PM
Arlit Maria Martinez is a mother of 4. Her son, Kevin, died of cancer while she was in ICE custody.
ICE refused her request to be at Kevin's side in his final moments. They must let her attend Kevin’s memorial.
Arlit, I hope you hear how many patriots stand with you.
ICE refused her request to be at Kevin's side in his final moments. They must let her attend Kevin’s memorial.
Arlit, I hope you hear how many patriots stand with you.
I think (hope?) that the Siege of Minneapolis will also mark the point where America began to come to its senses.
Minnesota is showing how & why.
Minnesota is showing how & why.
I know in my heart that the Siege of Minneapolis will go down as one of the biggest political blunders/grossest abuses of federal power in American history. Just a matter how long that consensus takes. Next week? Next year? Next decade?
January 18, 2026 at 7:14 PM
I think (hope?) that the Siege of Minneapolis will also mark the point where America began to come to its senses.
Minnesota is showing how & why.
Minnesota is showing how & why.
The agenda items for this Davos seem laughably disconnected from reality.
Maybe they’ll throw out the agenda & just ask, over & over:
So what should we do now?
Maybe they’ll throw out the agenda & just ask, over & over:
So what should we do now?
Showdown in Davos.
The retaliation measures are being drawn up to give European leaders leverage in pivotal meetings with the US president at the World Economic Forum in Davos. ft.trib.al/aKexyt2
January 18, 2026 at 7:08 PM
The agenda items for this Davos seem laughably disconnected from reality.
Maybe they’ll throw out the agenda & just ask, over & over:
So what should we do now?
Maybe they’ll throw out the agenda & just ask, over & over:
So what should we do now?
Dear PM Carney: Please announce Canada’s intention/desire to join this trade pact tomorrow.
Yes, it will take time to finalize the terms, but we can make our intentions clear immediately.
& yes, I know we’ve been negotiating expanding Canada/EU trade. But now is the time for a bold move.
Yes, it will take time to finalize the terms, but we can make our intentions clear immediately.
& yes, I know we’ve been negotiating expanding Canada/EU trade. But now is the time for a bold move.
25 years in the making.
The EU-Mercosur agreement is the achievement of a generation.
For the benefit of generations to come.
Long live the friendship between our people and our continents.
link.europa.eu/R34tr9
The EU-Mercosur agreement is the achievement of a generation.
For the benefit of generations to come.
Long live the friendship between our people and our continents.
link.europa.eu/R34tr9
January 18, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Dear PM Carney: Please announce Canada’s intention/desire to join this trade pact tomorrow.
Yes, it will take time to finalize the terms, but we can make our intentions clear immediately.
& yes, I know we’ve been negotiating expanding Canada/EU trade. But now is the time for a bold move.
Yes, it will take time to finalize the terms, but we can make our intentions clear immediately.
& yes, I know we’ve been negotiating expanding Canada/EU trade. But now is the time for a bold move.
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Average Sunday show interview:
OFFICIAL: we are going to dip enemies of the state into acid vats
HOST: how will you pay for it?
OFFICIAL: tariffs
HOST: critics say tariffs don't generate acid vat money
OFFICIAL: tariffs have generated more money than has ever existed
HOST: thank u for ur time
OFFICIAL: we are going to dip enemies of the state into acid vats
HOST: how will you pay for it?
OFFICIAL: tariffs
HOST: critics say tariffs don't generate acid vat money
OFFICIAL: tariffs have generated more money than has ever existed
HOST: thank u for ur time
January 18, 2026 at 3:53 PM
Average Sunday show interview:
OFFICIAL: we are going to dip enemies of the state into acid vats
HOST: how will you pay for it?
OFFICIAL: tariffs
HOST: critics say tariffs don't generate acid vat money
OFFICIAL: tariffs have generated more money than has ever existed
HOST: thank u for ur time
OFFICIAL: we are going to dip enemies of the state into acid vats
HOST: how will you pay for it?
OFFICIAL: tariffs
HOST: critics say tariffs don't generate acid vat money
OFFICIAL: tariffs have generated more money than has ever existed
HOST: thank u for ur time
We’ll never be able to get an accurate count, but there some number of Iranians dead because they took Trump at his word.
#EverythingTrumpTouchesDies
#EverythingTrumpTouchesDies
You would be better off trusting a scorpion than Donald Trump
‘He hoped Trump’s help would arrive’: why protesters in Iran feel betrayed
Many believed a US president would – for the first time – rescue them but now people can only despair after mass arrests and brutality
www.theguardian.com
January 18, 2026 at 6:21 PM
We’ll never be able to get an accurate count, but there some number of Iranians dead because they took Trump at his word.
#EverythingTrumpTouchesDies
#EverythingTrumpTouchesDies
Is there a clause in the MATO treaty that allows the member countries to vote to suspend one of them?
Asking for a whole bunch of friends?
Asking for a whole bunch of friends?
Friedrich Merz on X.
"We stand united and coordinated with Denmark and the people of #Greenland. As a member of NATO, we are committed to strengthening Arctic security as a shared transatlantic interest. Tariff threats undermine transatlantic relations and risk a dangerous downward spiral."
"We stand united and coordinated with Denmark and the people of #Greenland. As a member of NATO, we are committed to strengthening Arctic security as a shared transatlantic interest. Tariff threats undermine transatlantic relations and risk a dangerous downward spiral."
January 18, 2026 at 2:23 PM
Is there a clause in the MATO treaty that allows the member countries to vote to suspend one of them?
Asking for a whole bunch of friends?
Asking for a whole bunch of friends?
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
Excellent article on the Guardian on Trump’s betrayal of Iranians risking—and in some cases losing—their lives for freedom.
Trump promised everything, and did nothing.
Excellent article on the Guardian on Trump’s betrayal of Iranians risking—and in some cases losing—their lives for freedom.
Trump promised everything, and did nothing.
‘He hoped Trump’s help would arrive’: why protesters in Iran feel betrayed
Many believed a US president would – for the first time – rescue them but now people can only despair after mass arrests and brutality
www.theguardian.com
January 18, 2026 at 11:51 AM
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
Excellent article on the Guardian on Trump’s betrayal of Iranians risking—and in some cases losing—their lives for freedom.
Trump promised everything, and did nothing.
Excellent article on the Guardian on Trump’s betrayal of Iranians risking—and in some cases losing—their lives for freedom.
Trump promised everything, and did nothing.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/17/u...
Trump truly believes that every time an American buys something from another country the US becomes poorer because money leaves the country.
About $3 trillion a year total.
It’s nonsense but he believes it.
He’s going to end up fishing his no-trade wish.
Trump truly believes that every time an American buys something from another country the US becomes poorer because money leaves the country.
About $3 trillion a year total.
It’s nonsense but he believes it.
He’s going to end up fishing his no-trade wish.
Trump Announces New European Tariffs in Greenland Standoff; Allies Outraged
www.nytimes.com
January 18, 2026 at 2:34 AM
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/17/u...
Trump truly believes that every time an American buys something from another country the US becomes poorer because money leaves the country.
About $3 trillion a year total.
It’s nonsense but he believes it.
He’s going to end up fishing his no-trade wish.
Trump truly believes that every time an American buys something from another country the US becomes poorer because money leaves the country.
About $3 trillion a year total.
It’s nonsense but he believes it.
He’s going to end up fishing his no-trade wish.
I think he’s done this now.
Trump: "I may put a tariff on countries if they don't go along with Greenland because we need Greenland for national security"
January 17, 2026 at 5:52 PM
I think he’s done this now.
Absolutely right. Tariffs always hurt the country imposing them the most.
January 17, 2026 at 5:27 PM
Absolutely right. Tariffs always hurt the country imposing them the most.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Khamenei:
Of course you blame outsiders; repressive regimes always do.
But the people firing into crowds were not outsiders. The people beating & arresting Iranians were not outsiders.
Your precious clerical robes are soaked in blood.
This is your Tiananmen Square.
Khamenei:
Of course you blame outsiders; repressive regimes always do.
But the people firing into crowds were not outsiders. The people beating & arresting Iranians were not outsiders.
Your precious clerical robes are soaked in blood.
This is your Tiananmen Square.
Iran's supreme leader admits thousands killed during recent protests
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei says some deaths were “inhuman” and “savage” but blames the US.
www.bbc.com
January 17, 2026 at 4:04 PM
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Khamenei:
Of course you blame outsiders; repressive regimes always do.
But the people firing into crowds were not outsiders. The people beating & arresting Iranians were not outsiders.
Your precious clerical robes are soaked in blood.
This is your Tiananmen Square.
Khamenei:
Of course you blame outsiders; repressive regimes always do.
But the people firing into crowds were not outsiders. The people beating & arresting Iranians were not outsiders.
Your precious clerical robes are soaked in blood.
This is your Tiananmen Square.
