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#DNC

Great advice for all:

"Refuse to argue... Drag every discussion back to specifics: written commitments, verifiable actions, enforceable timelines, and clear costs for violations. Do not negotiate under spectacle conditions, and do not make concessions."
January 28, 2026 at 7:13 PM
#DNC

"India and the EU announced a trade deal on Tuesday aimed at boosting economic ties and also offsetting the impact of tariffs"

Vote your best interests!!!
Trump tariffs live updates: EU, India seal trade deal in rebuff to Trump as he threatens S. Korea tariff boost
President Trump has said the acquisition of Greenland is crucial for the US but European allies, including Denmark and Greenland, remain staunchly opposed to any US takeover.
finance.yahoo.com
January 27, 2026 at 5:50 PM
#DNC
Sounds like the new boss from the outside:
"If nobody knows how or why models spit out what they do, it’s hard to get a grip on their hallucinations or set up effective guardrails to keep them in check. It’s hard to know when (and when not) to trust them."

Vote your best interests 2026/28!!!
January 26, 2026 at 11:22 PM
#DNC #ICEoutofMN www.iceoutnowmn.com

This what happens when we #StayHome:

"The lawsuit asserted that some businesses have reported sales drops up to 80%."

www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
Minnesota CEOs issue joint letter urging de-escalation after second ICE shooting
More than 60 CEOs of Minnesota-based companies including Target, Best Buy and UnitedHealth signed an open letter posted on the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce website on Sunday.
www.live5news.com
January 25, 2026 at 10:13 PM
January 25, 2026 at 2:43 AM
#DNC

DO IT!

“Senate Democrats will not provide the votes to proceed to the appropriations bill if the DHS funding bill is included,”

Support #ICEoutofMN www.iceoutnowmn.com

Vote your best interests 2026/28!!!
Shutdown risk grows as Democrats revolt after Minneapolis shooting
Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said "Senate Democrats will not provide the votes" to fund immigration enforcement, part of a six-bill package set for action next week.
www.politico.com
January 25, 2026 at 2:22 AM
#DNC

Putting this into the conversation adds pressure on China to use its influence with russia. It has been obvious for some time that China is the only winner from russia's invasion of Ukraine. Even if russia manages to permanently occupy the portion of Ukraine it now occupies it's a net loss.
Budanov tells Davos: China is “absorbing” Russia
Ukraine’s top negotiator Kyrylo Budanov told Davos that China is “absorbing” Russia—framing Beijing’s leverage as a pressure point in talks.
euromaidanpress.com
January 24, 2026 at 6:36 PM
Reposted
“We cannot simply sit by and allow this to continue,” one labor union president said. “We must use every tool that we have to fight back.”
Hundreds of businesses join general strike against ICE
“We cannot simply sit by and allow this to continue,” one labor union president said. “We must use every tool that we have to fight back.”
www.motherjones.com
January 23, 2026 at 11:07 PM
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Trump is struggling to secure a Davos win:
"Canada lives because of the United States," Trump said. "Remember that, Mark, the next time you make your statements."

Vote your best interests 2026/28!!!
Trump escalates Carney feud after Davos dust-up
"Canada doesn't live because of the United States," Carney said on Thursday.
www.axios.com
January 23, 2026 at 4:52 PM
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“Anchorage Formula.” (Trump-putin deal)
-putin
control over temporarily occupied Ukrainian territories.
return of these territories to Ukraine impossible in the future.
or, russia will continue the war.
-Trump
Venezuela, Greenland
putin won't interfere

Crimea is Ukraine!!!
Kremlin comments on "Anchorage formula": Ukraine must withdraw from Donbas
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov has said that Moscow insists on the withdrawal of the Armed Forces of Ukraine from the Donbas, presenting it as a key condition for negotiations to end the war.
www.pravda.com.ua
January 23, 2026 at 3:50 PM
Reposted
One of the largest labor unions in the US is pushing to expand Friday’s economic blackout over the surge of federal immigration agents in Minnesota.
‘We have to stand together’: Minnesota economic blackout organizers push to take demonstrations nationwide
www.theguardian.com
January 22, 2026 at 10:20 PM
#DNC

This is great! Let's add Bulgaria, Turkey, Armenia, Azerbaijani and Georgia, and we'll have the makings of an economic powerhouse!

Crimea is Ukraine!!!
Ukraine, Romania, and Moldova to form joint Chamber of Commerce
Romania has launched an initiative to create a trilateral Chamber of Commerce and Industry with Ukraine and Moldova, Ukraine’s state news agency Ukrinform reported on Jan 21.
english.nv.ua
January 21, 2026 at 11:45 PM
#DNC

The answer is clear, tax AI productivity gains 80%!

"AI will have huge benefits, from increasing productivity to curing diseases, the technology may need to be phased in to “save society”, he said."

Vote your best interests 2026/28!
Rollout of AI may need to be slowed to ‘save society’, says JP Morgan boss
Jamie Dimon warns of civil unrest but Nvidia’s Jensen Huang argues tech will create rather than destroy jobs
www.theguardian.com
January 21, 2026 at 10:22 PM
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"...shooting down or suppressing 342 total of all types, official counts said...ballistic missiles...14 were destroyed by ground defenses: a shootdown rate of 77 percent...cruise missiles, 15 dropped, a shootdown rate of 86 percent."

Power to Ukraine!!!

www.kyivpost.com/post/68423
January 20, 2026 at 10:35 PM
#DNC

It's not hard to guess what happened here!

"Just a day earlier, reports had suggested that the German soldiers would extend their stay. Instead, they quietly left the island without notifying local authorities or making their departure public"

Vote your best interests 2026/28!!!
German troops exit Greenland abruptly after secret Berlin recall
A German military team of 15 soldiers, led by Rear Adm. Stefan Pauli, abruptly left Greenland with no explanation, Bild reported.
english.nv.ua
January 18, 2026 at 8:27 PM
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Individual AI aptitude test:

"fed it into ChatGPT, Gemini and Claude

"LLMs offered different but related feedback, and helped me distill AI adeptness into five traits, in this order: Interrogative Curiosity, Taste, Contextual Wisdom, Architectural Discipline and Iterative Stamina.
Behind the Curtain: The AI future has arrived
Claude shows in vivid and unforgettable ways how AI will forever change work.
www.axios.com
January 17, 2026 at 5:33 PM
#DNC

Whenever world civilizations stumbled China gains

China has been intellectually mining the world by sending is youth to be educate and trained all over the world and returning to the unified sino-culture discipline of China.

Vote your best interests 2026/28!!!
Exclusive: Global trust data finds our shared reality is collapsing
Democracy, markets and social cohesion all depend on some shared understanding of facts and legitimacy.
www.axios.com
January 16, 2026 at 7:02 PM
#DNC

Trust the Tested

It appears that Zelenskyy is preparing those who led Ukraine's hard fought war battles to carry their knowledge and commitments to the survival of Ukraine, into the battles to win the peace!

Slava Ukraini!!!
Analysis: Zelensky’s ‘Dream Team’ Revolution – The Wartime Reset (Part 2)
President Zelensky is reshuffling his senior team. We analyze how this could affect the quality of work of the executive branch, the presidential vertical, and the government as a whole.
www.kyivpost.com
January 10, 2026 at 5:08 PM
#DNC

You can be assured that the Coalition of the Willing to Meet will meet and earnestly deliberate to issues for the duration of the crisis.

Vote your best interests 2026/28!!!

OPINION: What Should We Make of the Coalition of the Willing Security Guarantees?

www.kyivpost.com/opinion/67682
January 10, 2026 at 4:55 PM
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When the 'most powerful' nations in the world declare might to be right non aligned nations become tokens. They must take action to secure an aligned source of security. Trump has made it clear that the US is not a source of security for South Africa.

Vote your best interests 2026/28!!!
January 10, 2026 at 4:34 PM
#DNC
Great primer on Ukraine politics:

...either find a way to preserve Yermak's influence covertly through various proxies operating in the shadows, or embark on a radical restructuring...to shore up his power with the last remaining members positive political significance.

Winning the peace!!!
All change: why Zelenskyy needs to reshuffle Budanov, Fedorov, Shmyhal, Maliuk and other top officials
"Self-destruction will build me up again"
www.pravda.com.ua
January 6, 2026 at 7:18 PM
#DNC

Putin's war has lasted three years longer than necessary:

Europe must base its action on established policies or agreed upon principles. Germany's attempt to apses putin by denying Ukraine the weapons it requested of them did not buy them any favor with russia or the US.

Power to Ukraine!!!
Russia is targeting Germany already — and Berlin believes worse is coming - Euromaidan Press
In a document, reviewed by Bloomberg, the German military warns hybrid attacks on critical infrastructure could be a warm-up for open war.
euromaidanpress.com
January 6, 2026 at 12:53 AM
#DNC

Trump invades Venezuela and several more of its neighbors and China participates in a "Will for Peace 2026," vigil.

"the first defense cooperation of its kind among "BRICS plus" countries"

This was planned and but on the shelf waiting for Trump to step in it.

Get your kicks in 2026!!!
www.globaltimes.cn
January 5, 2026 at 11:44 PM
#DNC

Excellent choice:

"President Volodymyr Zelensky has enacted a new package of sanctions targeting individuals and companies involved in supplying electronic warfare, communications and microelectronics equipment to Russia’s military and security agencies."
Zelensky Targets Russia’s Electronic Warfare Supply Chain With New Sanctions
Kyiv moves beyond symbolic pressure, targeting the technology and supply networks behind Russia’s electronic warfare capabilities and urging Western partners to mirror the measures.
www.kyivpost.com
January 4, 2026 at 5:22 PM