Gidget Fuentes
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Freelance writer military etc DIY NYer SoCal living realist em dash fan We need more original reporting.
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Gidget Fuentes
@gidgetfuentes.bsky.social
· Oct 16
Support your local blood banks #DonateBlood Do it for the free snacks. It's ice cream for me, plus free shirt this month #SanDiego Blood Bank
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T. X. Hammes politely saying this is all bonkers.
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The Arctic is a Strategic Distraction | Center for International Maritime Security
By T.X. Hammes Over the past five years, numerous articles have called for increased U.S. defense resources focused on the Arctic. This is a strategic mistake, a distraction. This article will outline...
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January 21, 2026 at 3:33 PM
T. X. Hammes politely saying this is all bonkers.
cimsec.org/the-arctic-i...
cimsec.org/the-arctic-i...
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Canada starts preparing for guerilla warfare, just in case
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Military models Canadian response to hypothetical American invasion
Armed Forces envision insurgency tactics like those used by Afghan mujahedeen, sources say. But officials and experts stress a U.S. operation is unlikely, and the scenarios are conceptual
www.theglobeandmail.com
January 21, 2026 at 7:29 AM
Canada starts preparing for guerilla warfare, just in case
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
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If you're in central Texas & you have room to house a shelter dog in a spare room Friday - Mon/Tues, area shelters would love your help getting dogs out of outdoor kennels and into homes for a brief break. You don't have to do a lot with them, just let them decompress while we wait out the weather.
January 21, 2026 at 7:21 AM
If you're in central Texas & you have room to house a shelter dog in a spare room Friday - Mon/Tues, area shelters would love your help getting dogs out of outdoor kennels and into homes for a brief break. You don't have to do a lot with them, just let them decompress while we wait out the weather.
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Federal agents are pulling over off duty cops based on the color of their skin.
This is not a serious operation to enforce immigration law. It’s a performative show of force and it’s gotten way out of hand.
This is not a serious operation to enforce immigration law. It’s a performative show of force and it’s gotten way out of hand.
January 20, 2026 at 11:51 PM
Federal agents are pulling over off duty cops based on the color of their skin.
This is not a serious operation to enforce immigration law. It’s a performative show of force and it’s gotten way out of hand.
This is not a serious operation to enforce immigration law. It’s a performative show of force and it’s gotten way out of hand.
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Moriarty: "A police officer of color who was off duty was boxed in by ICE - she's a citizen - they demanded to know who she was & see her papers. She was going to try to record it & they ripped the phone out of her hand. That happened to a cop. That's what's happening here on the streets of MN."
January 21, 2026 at 12:48 AM
Moriarty: "A police officer of color who was off duty was boxed in by ICE - she's a citizen - they demanded to know who she was & see her papers. She was going to try to record it & they ripped the phone out of her hand. That happened to a cop. That's what's happening here on the streets of MN."
😕<Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt now stretches from the west coast of Africa across the tropical Atlantic to the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico. It has appeared almost every year since, skipping only 2013, and recent blooms have been the largest ever recorded.>
January 20, 2026 at 11:39 PM
😕<Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt now stretches from the west coast of Africa across the tropical Atlantic to the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico. It has appeared almost every year since, skipping only 2013, and recent blooms have been the largest ever recorded.>
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Just going to drop this here so people can see where ships aren't.
USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: Jan. 20, 2026 — USNI News
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USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: Jan. 20, 2026
These are the approximate positions of the U.S. Navy’s deployed carrier strike groups and amphibious ready groups throughout the world as of Jan. 20, 2026, based on Navy and public data. In cases in w...
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January 20, 2026 at 6:22 PM
Just going to drop this here so people can see where ships aren't.
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Some perspective: The S&P opened down -1.3% on Trump's Greenland saber-rattling. That's $750 billion of wealth destroyed -- roughly equal to estimates of the value of Greenland.
And so ~in dollar terms~ his shenanigans have already cost the US one Greenland, and we've got nothing to show for it.
And so ~in dollar terms~ his shenanigans have already cost the US one Greenland, and we've got nothing to show for it.
January 20, 2026 at 2:48 PM
Some perspective: The S&P opened down -1.3% on Trump's Greenland saber-rattling. That's $750 billion of wealth destroyed -- roughly equal to estimates of the value of Greenland.
And so ~in dollar terms~ his shenanigans have already cost the US one Greenland, and we've got nothing to show for it.
And so ~in dollar terms~ his shenanigans have already cost the US one Greenland, and we've got nothing to show for it.
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ICE is terrorizing schoolchildren in the Twin Cities again today
January 20, 2026 at 3:38 PM
ICE is terrorizing schoolchildren in the Twin Cities again today
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Carney: "American hegemony in particular helped provide public goods, a stable financial system... this bargain no longer works. Let me be direct. We are in the midst of a rupture, not a transition... recently, great powers have begun using economic integration as a weapon. Tariffs as leverage ... "
January 20, 2026 at 3:50 PM
Carney: "American hegemony in particular helped provide public goods, a stable financial system... this bargain no longer works. Let me be direct. We are in the midst of a rupture, not a transition... recently, great powers have begun using economic integration as a weapon. Tariffs as leverage ... "
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Bessent: "Someone, maybe your parents for their retirement have bought 5, 10, 12 homes."
January 20, 2026 at 3:24 PM
Bessent: "Someone, maybe your parents for their retirement have bought 5, 10, 12 homes."
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"I was praying. I was like, God, please help me, I didn't do anything wrong. Why do they do this to me?" www.reuters.com/world/us/ice...
ICE broke into Minnesota home, dragged barely clothed man into snow
A Minnesota man told Reuters on Monday he felt fear, shame and desperation a day after ICE officers broke down his door with guns drawn, handcuffed him and dragged him into the snow wearing shorts and...
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January 20, 2026 at 4:50 AM
"I was praying. I was like, God, please help me, I didn't do anything wrong. Why do they do this to me?" www.reuters.com/world/us/ice...
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LIVE: Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella at WEF session youtube.com/live/q6QeW4y...
LIVE: Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella at WEF session
YouTube video by Reuters
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January 20, 2026 at 8:46 AM
LIVE: Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella at WEF session youtube.com/live/q6QeW4y...
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A U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer and a survey vessel sailed through the Taiwan Strait over the weekend, the first such crossing confirmed this year.
US Navy vessels pass through Taiwan Strait for first time this year
A U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer and a survey vessel went through the Taiwan Strait over the weekend, the first such crossing confirmed this year.
www.stripes.com
January 20, 2026 at 7:42 AM
A U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer and a survey vessel sailed through the Taiwan Strait over the weekend, the first such crossing confirmed this year.
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Antarctic penguin breeding cycles changing rapidly in response to climate change, study shows
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Climate change triggers 'remarkable response' from Antarctic penguins
Penguins in parts of Antarctica are breeding up to two weeks earlier than a decade ago, likely in response to climate change, according to a long-term study.
www.abc.net.au
January 20, 2026 at 7:58 AM
Antarctic penguin breeding cycles changing rapidly in response to climate change, study shows
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
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I always thought MLK’s ‘Mountaintop’ speech was his best, which was given the day before he was killed. It is especially relevant given what is happening now in MN and elsewhere. He was getting many serious threats, which he references in his line “I may not get there with you.”
January 20, 2026 at 12:58 AM
I always thought MLK’s ‘Mountaintop’ speech was his best, which was given the day before he was killed. It is especially relevant given what is happening now in MN and elsewhere. He was getting many serious threats, which he references in his line “I may not get there with you.”
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Two U.S. service members on a nighttime scuba dive were rescued from a rocky cliff on an island off Okinawa’s central coast over the weekend, according to Japan’s coast guard.
Japan coast guard plucks stranded US service members from cliff off Okinawa
Two U.S. service members on a nighttime scuba dive were rescued from a rocky cliff on an island off Okinawa’s central coast, Japan’s coast guard said.
www.stripes.com
January 20, 2026 at 8:03 AM
Two U.S. service members on a nighttime scuba dive were rescued from a rocky cliff on an island off Okinawa’s central coast over the weekend, according to Japan’s coast guard.
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Footage shows Danish troops arriving in Greenland as part of a new military deployment. Among the personnel who landed on the island is Major General Peter H. Boysen, Chief of the Danish Army Command. #Greenland
January 19, 2026 at 10:01 PM
Footage shows Danish troops arriving in Greenland as part of a new military deployment. Among the personnel who landed on the island is Major General Peter H. Boysen, Chief of the Danish Army Command. #Greenland
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Today the #LACoFD, Stentorians &labor partners joined Sup. Holly Mitchell & the community to honor the life & legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
It was a great day spent w/community reflecting on Dr. King’s accomplishments & celebrating his dream of racial harmony, equality & justice for all.
It was a great day spent w/community reflecting on Dr. King’s accomplishments & celebrating his dream of racial harmony, equality & justice for all.
January 20, 2026 at 3:56 AM
Today the #LACoFD, Stentorians &labor partners joined Sup. Holly Mitchell & the community to honor the life & legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
It was a great day spent w/community reflecting on Dr. King’s accomplishments & celebrating his dream of racial harmony, equality & justice for all.
It was a great day spent w/community reflecting on Dr. King’s accomplishments & celebrating his dream of racial harmony, equality & justice for all.
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It’s come to this: “Catholic members of the US armed forces could in good conscience consider disobeying orders to attack Greenland if such orders were issued, according to Archbishop Timothy Broglio, the bishop responsible for the pastoral care of US military personnel.”
Military archbishop: Troops could refuse orders on Greenland
Speaking to Britain's Sunday program on BBC, Archbishop Timothy Broglio reiterated that conscience could permit refusal of an unjust military order.
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January 20, 2026 at 1:24 AM
It’s come to this: “Catholic members of the US armed forces could in good conscience consider disobeying orders to attack Greenland if such orders were issued, according to Archbishop Timothy Broglio, the bishop responsible for the pastoral care of US military personnel.”
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New — I wrote about ChongLy Scott Thao, the elderly Hmong American wrongly arrested and forced out of his home by ICE in his underwear during the punishing Minnesota winter, what witnesses saw, and DHS's racist claim that he fit the description of another Asian man they were looking for.
My story:
My story:
Behind the disturbing image of ICE snatching a half-naked, elderly Hmong American from his home
DHS has claimed without evidence that they were looking for someone else when they took ChongLy Scott Thao.
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January 20, 2026 at 12:29 AM
New — I wrote about ChongLy Scott Thao, the elderly Hmong American wrongly arrested and forced out of his home by ICE in his underwear during the punishing Minnesota winter, what witnesses saw, and DHS's racist claim that he fit the description of another Asian man they were looking for.
My story:
My story:
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Carrier Lincoln Leaves South China Sea, USS Tripoli Back Underway — USNI News
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Carrier Lincoln Leaves South China Sea, USS Tripoli Back Underway - USNI News
This post has been updated with photos of USS Abraham Lincoln sailing through the Strait of Malacca. The Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group (CSG) entered the Malacca Strait late Sunday local time en...
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January 19, 2026 at 7:53 PM
Carrier Lincoln Leaves South China Sea, USS Tripoli Back Underway — USNI News
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Aloha kakahiaka, good morning, from the amazing earth and sky at our partner Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park! 🌋🌄
We wish you a beautiful morning on this Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
#MartinLutherKingJrDay #HawaiiParks #HVNP #HawaiiSkies
We wish you a beautiful morning on this Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
#MartinLutherKingJrDay #HawaiiParks #HVNP #HawaiiSkies
January 19, 2026 at 9:31 PM
Aloha kakahiaka, good morning, from the amazing earth and sky at our partner Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park! 🌋🌄
We wish you a beautiful morning on this Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
#MartinLutherKingJrDay #HawaiiParks #HVNP #HawaiiSkies
We wish you a beautiful morning on this Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
#MartinLutherKingJrDay #HawaiiParks #HVNP #HawaiiSkies