Iwon'Ta
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"The very existence of libraries affords the best evidence that we may yet have hope for the future of man."
— T.S. Eliot
NYer
— T.S. Eliot
NYer
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The only thing more pathetic than thinking you’re Trump’s ally is thinking that he won’t throw you under the bus next.
You will not defeat Trump with appeals to the rule of law or being nice. He doesn’t care about those things.
You defeat him like you do any bully: by punching back.
You will not defeat Trump with appeals to the rule of law or being nice. He doesn’t care about those things.
You defeat him like you do any bully: by punching back.
January 21, 2026 at 2:27 AM
The only thing more pathetic than thinking you’re Trump’s ally is thinking that he won’t throw you under the bus next.
You will not defeat Trump with appeals to the rule of law or being nice. He doesn’t care about those things.
You defeat him like you do any bully: by punching back.
You will not defeat Trump with appeals to the rule of law or being nice. He doesn’t care about those things.
You defeat him like you do any bully: by punching back.
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this is good
more cops saying stuff like this please
more cops saying stuff like this please
Brooklyn Park police chief Mark Bruley: "We're hearing people being stopped with no cause & being demanded to show paperwork to determine if they're here legally. We started hearing from our police officers the same complaints. Every one of these individuals is a person of color... it has to stop"
January 20, 2026 at 6:28 PM
this is good
more cops saying stuff like this please
more cops saying stuff like this please
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The leader of one of our closest allies basically just said "fuck USA"
January 20, 2026 at 10:54 PM
The leader of one of our closest allies basically just said "fuck USA"
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The Guardian had a rundown of Trump's late night Truth Social binge, which included "an AI generated visual of himself planting the US flag on Greenland."
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
January 20, 2026 at 12:18 PM
The Guardian had a rundown of Trump's late night Truth Social binge, which included "an AI generated visual of himself planting the US flag on Greenland."
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
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The Prime Minister of Belgium speaks:
January 20, 2026 at 12:47 PM
The Prime Minister of Belgium speaks:
Cartoon by Banx for Financial Times
January 20, 2026 at 10:35 PM
Cartoon by Banx for Financial Times
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A brilliant speech by Canada's Mark Carney in Davos: "The old order is not coming back. We should not mourn it. Nostalgia is not a strategy...The powerful have their power. But we have something too — the capacity to stop pretending, to name reality, to build our strength at home & to act together."
January 20, 2026 at 8:46 PM
A brilliant speech by Canada's Mark Carney in Davos: "The old order is not coming back. We should not mourn it. Nostalgia is not a strategy...The powerful have their power. But we have something too — the capacity to stop pretending, to name reality, to build our strength at home & to act together."
THIS! 👇👇👇👇
January 20, 2026 at 10:00 PM
THIS! 👇👇👇👇
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Mamdani: "I am in support of abolishing ICE. What we see is an entity that has no interest in fulfilling its stated reason to exist. We're seeing a government agency that is supposed to be enforcing some kind of immigration law, but instead what it's doing is terrorizing people."
January 20, 2026 at 4:56 PM
Mamdani: "I am in support of abolishing ICE. What we see is an entity that has no interest in fulfilling its stated reason to exist. We're seeing a government agency that is supposed to be enforcing some kind of immigration law, but instead what it's doing is terrorizing people."
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📌Mamdani is a generational political talent, because he has vision, and is not afraid to speak truth to power, and stand up for what is most certainly good and right.
You can do that when you don't come off as scripted, boring phonies, who are worried about offending donors, Hakeem and Chuck.
You can do that when you don't come off as scripted, boring phonies, who are worried about offending donors, Hakeem and Chuck.
January 20, 2026 at 7:31 PM
📌Mamdani is a generational political talent, because he has vision, and is not afraid to speak truth to power, and stand up for what is most certainly good and right.
You can do that when you don't come off as scripted, boring phonies, who are worried about offending donors, Hakeem and Chuck.
You can do that when you don't come off as scripted, boring phonies, who are worried about offending donors, Hakeem and Chuck.
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She makes excellent points about the US' traditional treatment of indigenous people.
Greenlandic Politician Tillie Martinussen:
We do not want to be rich like Americans. Look how greedy they are, even trying to invade their friends.
Even if there are minerals and oil under our land-and they are worth far more-we still would not sell ourselves.
We do not want to be rich like Americans. Look how greedy they are, even trying to invade their friends.
Even if there are minerals and oil under our land-and they are worth far more-we still would not sell ourselves.
January 20, 2026 at 2:22 AM
She makes excellent points about the US' traditional treatment of indigenous people.
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"Martin Luther King, Jr. - Mountain Top"
By American artist Romare Bearden (1968)
By American artist Romare Bearden (1968)
January 19, 2026 at 11:28 PM
"Martin Luther King, Jr. - Mountain Top"
By American artist Romare Bearden (1968)
By American artist Romare Bearden (1968)
"Winter in Aizu"
By Japanese artist Kiyoshi Saito (c. 1970)
By Japanese artist Kiyoshi Saito (c. 1970)
January 18, 2026 at 11:32 PM
"Winter in Aizu"
By Japanese artist Kiyoshi Saito (c. 1970)
By Japanese artist Kiyoshi Saito (c. 1970)
"There comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe nor politic nor popular, but he must take it because his conscience tells him it is right."
- Martin Luther King Jr.
- Martin Luther King Jr.
January 18, 2026 at 10:55 AM
"There comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe nor politic nor popular, but he must take it because his conscience tells him it is right."
- Martin Luther King Jr.
- Martin Luther King Jr.
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Trump is trying to end NATO. The chief beneficiaries of the end of NATO would be Putin's Russia and Xi's China, not the American people.
He will line his pockets, feed his ego and his delusions, and MAGA will stupidly cheer as American power evaporates and the Country burns.
God damn them!
He will line his pockets, feed his ego and his delusions, and MAGA will stupidly cheer as American power evaporates and the Country burns.
God damn them!
January 18, 2026 at 2:54 AM
Trump is trying to end NATO. The chief beneficiaries of the end of NATO would be Putin's Russia and Xi's China, not the American people.
He will line his pockets, feed his ego and his delusions, and MAGA will stupidly cheer as American power evaporates and the Country burns.
God damn them!
He will line his pockets, feed his ego and his delusions, and MAGA will stupidly cheer as American power evaporates and the Country burns.
God damn them!
"Fiskerne" / "The Fishermen"
Lithograph by Greenlandic artist Aka Høeg
Lithograph by Greenlandic artist Aka Høeg
January 18, 2026 at 2:56 AM
"Fiskerne" / "The Fishermen"
Lithograph by Greenlandic artist Aka Høeg
Lithograph by Greenlandic artist Aka Høeg
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“Tomorrow is today. We are confronted with the fierce urgency of now. In this unfolding conundrum of life and history, there “is” such a thing as being too late. This is no time for apathy or complacency. This is a time for vigorous and positive action”
-- Martin Luther King Jr.
-- Martin Luther King Jr.
January 18, 2026 at 1:52 AM
“Tomorrow is today. We are confronted with the fierce urgency of now. In this unfolding conundrum of life and history, there “is” such a thing as being too late. This is no time for apathy or complacency. This is a time for vigorous and positive action”
-- Martin Luther King Jr.
-- Martin Luther King Jr.
Cartoon by David Horsey
January 17, 2026 at 11:37 PM
Cartoon by David Horsey
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6: Still, even under an optimistic scenario of countervailing pressures and Trump quietly climbing down, it's going to be incredibly hard for Europeans to trust the United States again.
6: Still, even under an optimistic scenario of countervailing pressures and Trump quietly climbing down, it's going to be incredibly hard for Europeans to trust the United States again.
January 17, 2026 at 8:01 PM
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6: Still, even under an optimistic scenario of countervailing pressures and Trump quietly climbing down, it's going to be incredibly hard for Europeans to trust the United States again.
6: Still, even under an optimistic scenario of countervailing pressures and Trump quietly climbing down, it's going to be incredibly hard for Europeans to trust the United States again.
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My hot take on Trump's tariffs against European countries:
1: they constitute economic aggression in order to acquire territory. Europeans will remember this for decades to come. They mean very serious damage to the transatlantic bond on all time horizons.
My hot take on Trump's tariffs against European countries:
1: they constitute economic aggression in order to acquire territory. Europeans will remember this for decades to come. They mean very serious damage to the transatlantic bond on all time horizons.
January 17, 2026 at 8:01 PM
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My hot take on Trump's tariffs against European countries:
1: they constitute economic aggression in order to acquire territory. Europeans will remember this for decades to come. They mean very serious damage to the transatlantic bond on all time horizons.
My hot take on Trump's tariffs against European countries:
1: they constitute economic aggression in order to acquire territory. Europeans will remember this for decades to come. They mean very serious damage to the transatlantic bond on all time horizons.
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What makes this statement by Emmanuel Macron so unprecedented is, for the first time, a leading European ally is equating Trump with Putin.
“No intimidation or threat will influence us - neither in Ukraine, nor in Greenland, nor anywhere else in the world.”
EVERYTHING has changed.
“No intimidation or threat will influence us - neither in Ukraine, nor in Greenland, nor anywhere else in the world.”
EVERYTHING has changed.
January 17, 2026 at 8:04 PM
What makes this statement by Emmanuel Macron so unprecedented is, for the first time, a leading European ally is equating Trump with Putin.
“No intimidation or threat will influence us - neither in Ukraine, nor in Greenland, nor anywhere else in the world.”
EVERYTHING has changed.
“No intimidation or threat will influence us - neither in Ukraine, nor in Greenland, nor anywhere else in the world.”
EVERYTHING has changed.
European Union has the cards.
[1/6] A reminder: Europe has cards to use against the US. Lots of them.
To cite some examples:
- Tighten screws on US digital giants (taxes, fines, even bans)
- Export taxes disrupting US supply chains eg pharma
- Exclude US firms from European procurement, inc defence
ecfr.eu/publication/...
To cite some examples:
- Tighten screws on US digital giants (taxes, fines, even bans)
- Export taxes disrupting US supply chains eg pharma
- Exclude US firms from European procurement, inc defence
ecfr.eu/publication/...
Brussels hold’em: European cards against Trumpian coercion – European Council on Foreign Relations
Faced with an aggressive United States, Europe has more leverage than it realises. Across trade, technology, infrastructure, finance and people-to-people relati
ecfr.eu
January 17, 2026 at 8:45 PM
European Union has the cards.
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Opinion: "[T]oo many of our elites never really believed in liberal values like equality, pluralism and the dignity of every person, so when it came time to stand up, they were more than willing to cave to save their fancy lives.
So yeah, it’s on us.
Which is the very thing that gives me hope."
So yeah, it’s on us.
Which is the very thing that gives me hope."
Commentary from Reformer editor J. Patrick Coolican:
This is not a moment for "diplomacy."
It’s actually a moment for confrontation, both loud and quiet. And, for saying: No more. Take the mask off. Honor the Constitution. Better yet, leave.
This is not a moment for "diplomacy."
It’s actually a moment for confrontation, both loud and quiet. And, for saying: No more. Take the mask off. Honor the Constitution. Better yet, leave.
With a whistle and roar or quiet resistance, now is the time to defy the federal beast, Minnesota • Minnesota Reformer
Take the mask off. Honor the Constitution. Better yet, leave.
minnesotareformer.com
January 16, 2026 at 9:07 PM
Opinion: "[T]oo many of our elites never really believed in liberal values like equality, pluralism and the dignity of every person, so when it came time to stand up, they were more than willing to cave to save their fancy lives.
So yeah, it’s on us.
Which is the very thing that gives me hope."
So yeah, it’s on us.
Which is the very thing that gives me hope."
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I don’t think people quite understand that the occupation by ICE in the Twin Cities has more or less erased non-white people from public life. They cannot safely exist in any space accessible to the public and moving between private places leaves folks vulnerable to kidnapping by armed masked goons.
January 16, 2026 at 10:15 PM
I don’t think people quite understand that the occupation by ICE in the Twin Cities has more or less erased non-white people from public life. They cannot safely exist in any space accessible to the public and moving between private places leaves folks vulnerable to kidnapping by armed masked goons.