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President Donald Trump gave notice that the U.S. would quit the organization on the first day of his presidency in 2025, via an executive order.
US officially withdraws from the World Health Organization
President Donald Trump gave notice that the U.S. would quit the organization on the first day of his presidency in 2025, via an executive order.
bit.ly
January 23, 2026 at 1:01 PM
President Donald Trump gave notice that the U.S. would quit the organization on the first day of his presidency in 2025, via an executive order.
The price of gasoline is now below $2.50 a gallon in many [US] states, $2.30 a gallon in most states, then we'll soon be averaging less than $2 a gallon. Numerous states are at $1.99, numbers that nobody has heard for many years.”
January 23, 2026 at 1:55 PM
The price of gasoline is now below $2.50 a gallon in many [US] states, $2.30 a gallon in most states, then we'll soon be averaging less than $2 a gallon. Numerous states are at $1.99, numbers that nobody has heard for many years.”
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“Why am I so sad today?” I ask myself after staring at my little handheld sadness machine and clicking all the sad little things that will definitely make me sad
April 17, 2025 at 5:25 PM
“Why am I so sad today?” I ask myself after staring at my little handheld sadness machine and clicking all the sad little things that will definitely make me sad
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Vance on the economy, from earlier, just to show Trump doesn’t own stupidity: “You don't turn the Titanic around overnight.”
January 22, 2026 at 8:49 PM
Vance on the economy, from earlier, just to show Trump doesn’t own stupidity: “You don't turn the Titanic around overnight.”
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CARNEY, responding to Trump:
“Canada doesn’t live because of the United States. Canada thrives because we are Canadian.” 🇨🇦
“Canada doesn’t live because of the United States. Canada thrives because we are Canadian.” 🇨🇦
January 22, 2026 at 9:13 PM
CARNEY, responding to Trump:
“Canada doesn’t live because of the United States. Canada thrives because we are Canadian.” 🇨🇦
“Canada doesn’t live because of the United States. Canada thrives because we are Canadian.” 🇨🇦
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apnews.com/article/dipl... removes nearly 30 career diplomats from ambassadorial positions
Trump removes nearly 30 career diplomats from ambassadorial positions
The Trump administration is recalling nearly 30 career diplomats from ambassadorial and other senior embassy posts as it moves to reshape the U.S. diplomatic posture abroad with personnel deemed fully...
apnews.com
December 22, 2025 at 9:48 PM
apnews.com/article/dipl... removes nearly 30 career diplomats from ambassadorial positions
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China’s rapid electrification has been hailed as a miracle. By some measures, India is even further ahead.
India Is Electrifying Faster Than China Using Cheap Green Tech
Developing countries are taking advantage of falling prices for solar, wind and batteries.
bloom.bg
January 22, 2026 at 7:30 PM
China’s rapid electrification has been hailed as a miracle. By some measures, India is even further ahead.
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Talyllyn in the snow a few weeks ago!
Admin likes the pretty trains in the snow a lot :)
#HeartofGold
👉 www.talyllyn.co.uk
Admin likes the pretty trains in the snow a lot :)
#HeartofGold
👉 www.talyllyn.co.uk
January 22, 2026 at 6:05 PM
Talyllyn in the snow a few weeks ago!
Admin likes the pretty trains in the snow a lot :)
#HeartofGold
👉 www.talyllyn.co.uk
Admin likes the pretty trains in the snow a lot :)
#HeartofGold
👉 www.talyllyn.co.uk
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‘Terrible things are happening outside… Families are torn apart; men, women and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared. Women return… to find their families gone.’
Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young Girl.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young Girl.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
ICE detains five-year-old Minnesota boy arriving home, say school officials
Superintendent says Liam Ramos and his father were taken into custody while in their driveway and sent to Texas
www.theguardian.com
January 22, 2026 at 7:43 AM
‘Terrible things are happening outside… Families are torn apart; men, women and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared. Women return… to find their families gone.’
Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young Girl.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young Girl.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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The US granted visas to Jews but only allowed 30,000 in from Germany a year. You had to wait for your number to come up.
Meet Robert Smallbones. An unassuming British diplomat who 'hacked' this system so effectively (saving 48 THOUSAND Jews) the UK government kept his scheme secret for decades /1 🧵
Meet Robert Smallbones. An unassuming British diplomat who 'hacked' this system so effectively (saving 48 THOUSAND Jews) the UK government kept his scheme secret for decades /1 🧵
January 21, 2026 at 12:52 PM
The US granted visas to Jews but only allowed 30,000 in from Germany a year. You had to wait for your number to come up.
Meet Robert Smallbones. An unassuming British diplomat who 'hacked' this system so effectively (saving 48 THOUSAND Jews) the UK government kept his scheme secret for decades /1 🧵
Meet Robert Smallbones. An unassuming British diplomat who 'hacked' this system so effectively (saving 48 THOUSAND Jews) the UK government kept his scheme secret for decades /1 🧵
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NEW REPORT: the gov’s proposals for judge-only trials will deliver only marginal savings and distract from the real route out of this crisis: reversing recent falls in court productivity.
Trial and error?: The impact of restricting jury trials on court demand | Institute for Government
The government’s reforms will unlock only relatively modest reductions in demand.
www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk
January 22, 2026 at 7:41 AM
NEW REPORT: the gov’s proposals for judge-only trials will deliver only marginal savings and distract from the real route out of this crisis: reversing recent falls in court productivity.
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I've received this email from Ryanair...
January 21, 2026 at 5:48 PM
I've received this email from Ryanair...
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KEN GRIFFIN, on tariffs:
“.. Unfortunately, the most recent research indicates the tax been borne by both American consumers and by American businesses. So the money raised by Washington in the tariffs has really come at the expense of the American people.”
@cnbc.com
“.. Unfortunately, the most recent research indicates the tax been borne by both American consumers and by American businesses. So the money raised by Washington in the tariffs has really come at the expense of the American people.”
@cnbc.com
January 21, 2026 at 5:49 PM
KEN GRIFFIN, on tariffs:
“.. Unfortunately, the most recent research indicates the tax been borne by both American consumers and by American businesses. So the money raised by Washington in the tariffs has really come at the expense of the American people.”
@cnbc.com
“.. Unfortunately, the most recent research indicates the tax been borne by both American consumers and by American businesses. So the money raised by Washington in the tariffs has really come at the expense of the American people.”
@cnbc.com
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NEWS: Pentagon ordered active-duty soldiers with a military police unit in NC to prepare for possible deployment to Minneapolis, three people familiar told @ms.now
Prepare to deploy order was issued yesterday for at least a few hundred members of an Army military police brigade based at Fort Bragg
Prepare to deploy order was issued yesterday for at least a few hundred members of an Army military police brigade based at Fort Bragg
January 21, 2026 at 4:17 PM
NEWS: Pentagon ordered active-duty soldiers with a military police unit in NC to prepare for possible deployment to Minneapolis, three people familiar told @ms.now
Prepare to deploy order was issued yesterday for at least a few hundred members of an Army military police brigade based at Fort Bragg
Prepare to deploy order was issued yesterday for at least a few hundred members of an Army military police brigade based at Fort Bragg
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I’ve been reading Trump’s "Board of Peace Charter," and despite the name, this isn’t a multilateral institution, it’s a centralised structure built entirely around the authority of one person (Trump).
www.timesofisrael.com/full-text-ch...
www.timesofisrael.com/full-text-ch...
Full text: Charter of Trump’s Board of Peace
No mention of Gaza, which bolsters ToI's reporting that US also envisions panel helping resolve other conflicts worldwide; member countries must pay $1 billion for permanent spot
www.timesofisrael.com
January 20, 2026 at 9:26 AM
I’ve been reading Trump’s "Board of Peace Charter," and despite the name, this isn’t a multilateral institution, it’s a centralised structure built entirely around the authority of one person (Trump).
www.timesofisrael.com/full-text-ch...
www.timesofisrael.com/full-text-ch...
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PRINCE HENRY
How does the king?
GLOUCESTER
Exceeding ill.
How does the king?
GLOUCESTER
Exceeding ill.
January 20, 2026 at 10:54 PM
PRINCE HENRY
How does the king?
GLOUCESTER
Exceeding ill.
How does the king?
GLOUCESTER
Exceeding ill.
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This moment of global change is fraught with dangers.
And Europe must be ready to change even faster.
To become more independent. For its own future.
And Europe must be ready to change even faster.
To become more independent. For its own future.
January 21, 2026 at 8:55 AM
This moment of global change is fraught with dangers.
And Europe must be ready to change even faster.
To become more independent. For its own future.
And Europe must be ready to change even faster.
To become more independent. For its own future.
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He's right - terrific stuff. 'You cannot “live within the lie” of mutual benefit through integration when integration becomes the source of your subordination.'
Mark Carney's speech really is terrific: full text is here and very much worth your time.
The Carney doctrine
Open comment thread on the PM's Davos speech
paulwells.substack.com
January 20, 2026 at 7:51 PM
He's right - terrific stuff. 'You cannot “live within the lie” of mutual benefit through integration when integration becomes the source of your subordination.'
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Greenland Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen said the Arctic island’s population and its authorities need to start preparing for a possible military invasion, Bloomberg reports.
January 20, 2026 at 5:32 PM
Greenland Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen said the Arctic island’s population and its authorities need to start preparing for a possible military invasion, Bloomberg reports.
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So many British people are clearly unaware of the downside risks and consequences of the Greenland crisis, including, many people whose job it is to inform the country about it:
Britain is underprepared for this crisis
Keir Starmer needs to make clear the stakes over Greenland
www.ft.com
January 20, 2026 at 10:45 AM
So many British people are clearly unaware of the downside risks and consequences of the Greenland crisis, including, many people whose job it is to inform the country about it:
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The Prime Minister of Belgium speaks:
January 20, 2026 at 12:47 PM
The Prime Minister of Belgium speaks:
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“giving up Chagos was stupid and this proves you should therefore give up Greenland”
January 20, 2026 at 7:31 AM
“giving up Chagos was stupid and this proves you should therefore give up Greenland”
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Letter in Times today
January 20, 2026 at 11:54 AM
Letter in Times today
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#C4News report that a Belarus minister shows a letter from Donald Trump inviting the dictator Lukashenko onto the board of peace
Alongside Putin
Alongside Putin
January 19, 2026 at 8:52 PM
#C4News report that a Belarus minister shows a letter from Donald Trump inviting the dictator Lukashenko onto the board of peace
Alongside Putin
Alongside Putin
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Here is only at first paradoxical reaction I believe we will see more of - AfD member of the Bundestag Kay Gottschalk argues the US tariffs over Greendland call for more European sovereignty, a European military alliance, a German nuke and ends his video with the slogan "Long live Europe".
January 19, 2026 at 12:51 PM
Here is only at first paradoxical reaction I believe we will see more of - AfD member of the Bundestag Kay Gottschalk argues the US tariffs over Greendland call for more European sovereignty, a European military alliance, a German nuke and ends his video with the slogan "Long live Europe".