M. Kabir
@mkabir.bsky.social
Ph.D in International Relations, faculty, research interests in alliances and the geopolitics of Asia-Pacific. Read non-fiction, history, and IR books. 💙 Rumi’s poetry, Stephen King📚& dystopian novels.
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From Foreign Policy:
The idea that China is ready to seize Greenland at any moment is absurd, and Trump’s claims that Chinese destroyers and submarines are circling the island are blatantly false.
foreignpolicy.com/2026/01/13/g...
The idea that China is ready to seize Greenland at any moment is absurd, and Trump’s claims that Chinese destroyers and submarines are circling the island are blatantly false.
foreignpolicy.com/2026/01/13/g...
No, China Isn’t Going to Take Over Greenland
Trump’s absurd justification for potential U.S. action is blatantly false.
foreignpolicy.com
January 18, 2026 at 2:38 AM
From Foreign Policy:
The idea that China is ready to seize Greenland at any moment is absurd, and Trump’s claims that Chinese destroyers and submarines are circling the island are blatantly false.
foreignpolicy.com/2026/01/13/g...
The idea that China is ready to seize Greenland at any moment is absurd, and Trump’s claims that Chinese destroyers and submarines are circling the island are blatantly false.
foreignpolicy.com/2026/01/13/g...
America’s top trading partners are responding to President Donald Trump’s belligerent and unpredictable trade policies by trying to take their business elsewhere.
apnews.com/article/chin...
apnews.com/article/chin...
Trump's protectionist trade policies allow China to swoop in
America’s top trading partners are responding to President Donald Trump’s trade policies by trying to take their business elsewhere.
apnews.com
January 18, 2026 at 2:33 AM
America’s top trading partners are responding to President Donald Trump’s belligerent and unpredictable trade policies by trying to take their business elsewhere.
apnews.com/article/chin...
apnews.com/article/chin...
A powerful NYT Opinion piece:
They Were Ordinary Germans. We Are Ordinary Americans.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/o...
They Were Ordinary Germans. We Are Ordinary Americans.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/o...
Opinion | They Were Ordinary Germans. We Are Ordinary Americans.
www.nytimes.com
January 18, 2026 at 12:54 AM
A powerful NYT Opinion piece:
They Were Ordinary Germans. We Are Ordinary Americans.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/o...
They Were Ordinary Germans. We Are Ordinary Americans.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/o...
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Interesting Data 📊!
Take a look👇
Take a look👇
January 17, 2026 at 9:54 PM
Interesting Data 📊!
Take a look👇
Take a look👇
Interesting Fact:
January 17, 1970
January 17, 1970
January 17, 2026 at 9:27 PM
Interesting Fact:
January 17, 1970
January 17, 1970
Today in History:
January 17, 1893
Americans overthrow Hawaiian monarchy
On the Hawaiian Islands, a group of American sugar planters under Sanford Ballard Dole overthrow Queen Liliuokalani, the Hawaiian monarch, and establish a new provincial government with Dole as president.
January 17, 1893
Americans overthrow Hawaiian monarchy
On the Hawaiian Islands, a group of American sugar planters under Sanford Ballard Dole overthrow Queen Liliuokalani, the Hawaiian monarch, and establish a new provincial government with Dole as president.
January 17, 2026 at 9:22 PM
Today in History:
January 17, 1893
Americans overthrow Hawaiian monarchy
On the Hawaiian Islands, a group of American sugar planters under Sanford Ballard Dole overthrow Queen Liliuokalani, the Hawaiian monarch, and establish a new provincial government with Dole as president.
January 17, 1893
Americans overthrow Hawaiian monarchy
On the Hawaiian Islands, a group of American sugar planters under Sanford Ballard Dole overthrow Queen Liliuokalani, the Hawaiian monarch, and establish a new provincial government with Dole as president.
Has there been a call for trophy drop-off ? What have you heard?
I don’t have a big trophy!! 🏆
😳 🤡🎪
I don’t have a big trophy!! 🏆
😳 🤡🎪
January 17, 2026 at 5:54 PM
Has there been a call for trophy drop-off ? What have you heard?
I don’t have a big trophy!! 🏆
😳 🤡🎪
I don’t have a big trophy!! 🏆
😳 🤡🎪
The EU and the Mercosur bloc of South American countries formally signed a long-sought landmark free trade agreement on Saturday.The accord brings together a market of more than 700 million consumers that accounts for a quarter of global gross domestic product.
apnews.com/article/merc...
apnews.com/article/merc...
European Union and Mercosur bloc of South American nations sign landmark free trade agreement
The European Union and the Mercosur bloc of South American countries have formally signed a long-sought landmark free trade agreement.
apnews.com
January 17, 2026 at 5:24 PM
The EU and the Mercosur bloc of South American countries formally signed a long-sought landmark free trade agreement on Saturday.The accord brings together a market of more than 700 million consumers that accounts for a quarter of global gross domestic product.
apnews.com/article/merc...
apnews.com/article/merc...
“Trump says much of Europe will be charged a 10% tariff for opposing US control of Greenland.
‘Hands off Greenland’ rallies taking place in Europe.
apple.news/Au1L2bl4JQOC...
‘Hands off Greenland’ rallies taking place in Europe.
apple.news/Au1L2bl4JQOC...
Trump says 8 European countries face 10% tariff for opposing US control of Greenland – Europe live — Guardian US
Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, Great Britain, the Netherlands and Finland will face tariffs from 1 February
apple.news
January 17, 2026 at 4:40 PM
“Trump says much of Europe will be charged a 10% tariff for opposing US control of Greenland.
‘Hands off Greenland’ rallies taking place in Europe.
apple.news/Au1L2bl4JQOC...
‘Hands off Greenland’ rallies taking place in Europe.
apple.news/Au1L2bl4JQOC...
“What everybody passes by as true today may turn out to be falsehood tomorrow, mere smoke of opinion, which some had trusted for a cloud that would sprinkle fertilizing rain on their fields.”
— Henry David Thoreau
— Henry David Thoreau
January 17, 2026 at 3:44 PM
“What everybody passes by as true today may turn out to be falsehood tomorrow, mere smoke of opinion, which some had trusted for a cloud that would sprinkle fertilizing rain on their fields.”
— Henry David Thoreau
— Henry David Thoreau
“I don't think the robots are taking over. I think the men who play with toys have taken over. And if we don't take the toys out of their hands, we're fools.”
— Ray Bradbury
— Ray Bradbury
January 17, 2026 at 3:39 PM
“I don't think the robots are taking over. I think the men who play with toys have taken over. And if we don't take the toys out of their hands, we're fools.”
— Ray Bradbury
— Ray Bradbury
“My heart, so precious, I won't trade for a hundred thousand souls, yet your one smile takes it for free.”
— RUMI 💙
(Meme art credit: IG : @rumiverses)
— RUMI 💙
(Meme art credit: IG : @rumiverses)
January 17, 2026 at 4:22 AM
“My heart, so precious, I won't trade for a hundred thousand souls, yet your one smile takes it for free.”
— RUMI 💙
(Meme art credit: IG : @rumiverses)
— RUMI 💙
(Meme art credit: IG : @rumiverses)
While horrific things are happening in cities across the country, the Democratic Party and the DNC’s response (with few exceptions) has been inept and lame! 😒
Just disappointing!
Just sayin. . .
Just disappointing!
Just sayin. . .
a close up of a man 's face with the words lame billions above him
ALT: a close up of a man 's face with the words lame billions above him
media.tenor.com
January 17, 2026 at 2:36 AM
While horrific things are happening in cities across the country, the Democratic Party and the DNC’s response (with few exceptions) has been inept and lame! 😒
Just disappointing!
Just sayin. . .
Just disappointing!
Just sayin. . .
U.S. net favorability in neighboring Canada! 🇨🇦
January 17, 2026 at 1:50 AM
U.S. net favorability in neighboring Canada! 🇨🇦
A South Korean court sentenced former President Yoon Suk Yeol to five years in prison Friday in the first verdict from eight criminal trials over the martial law debacle that forced him out of office and other allegations.
👉🏼 Rule of law means NO ONE IS ABOVE THE LAW.
apnews.com/article/sout...
👉🏼 Rule of law means NO ONE IS ABOVE THE LAW.
apnews.com/article/sout...
A South Korean court sentences Yoon to 5 years in prison on charges related to martial law decree
A South Korean court has sentenced former President Yoon Suk Yeol to five years in prison on some charges related to his imposition of martial law.
apnews.com
January 17, 2026 at 1:13 AM
A South Korean court sentenced former President Yoon Suk Yeol to five years in prison Friday in the first verdict from eight criminal trials over the martial law debacle that forced him out of office and other allegations.
👉🏼 Rule of law means NO ONE IS ABOVE THE LAW.
apnews.com/article/sout...
👉🏼 Rule of law means NO ONE IS ABOVE THE LAW.
apnews.com/article/sout...
For sale. . .$1 million per piece! 🤢🎪
January 17, 2026 at 12:59 AM
For sale. . .$1 million per piece! 🤢🎪
Today in History:
January 16, 1945
Hitler descends into his bunker
Adolf Hitler takes to his underground bunker, where he remains for 105 days until he died by suicide.
www.history.com/this-day-in-...
January 16, 1945
Hitler descends into his bunker
Adolf Hitler takes to his underground bunker, where he remains for 105 days until he died by suicide.
www.history.com/this-day-in-...
January 16, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Today in History:
January 16, 1945
Hitler descends into his bunker
Adolf Hitler takes to his underground bunker, where he remains for 105 days until he died by suicide.
www.history.com/this-day-in-...
January 16, 1945
Hitler descends into his bunker
Adolf Hitler takes to his underground bunker, where he remains for 105 days until he died by suicide.
www.history.com/this-day-in-...
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🚨BREAKING: In a 21-18 vote, the Virginia Senate passes a Democratic-led constitutional amendment that would allow lawmakers to redraw the state’s congressional map to counter GOP gerrymanders. The measure now heads to voters in a statewide referendum.
Virginia advances redistricting plan to counter GOP gerrymanders, as Senate sends measure to voters
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
January 16, 2026 at 6:57 PM
Good 👍
Wow! 😲
I would like a very smaaaaal piece of 🍰!
I would like a very smaaaaal piece of 🍰!
January 16, 2026 at 6:46 PM
Wow! 😲
I would like a very smaaaaal piece of 🍰!
I would like a very smaaaaal piece of 🍰!
when your phone decides to update...
YouTube video by Adam Rose
youtube.com
January 16, 2026 at 4:28 PM
Trump says he may punish countries with tariffs if they don’t back the US controlling Greenland!
apnews.com/article/denm...
apnews.com/article/denm...
a man in a grey jacket is smiling and the words cool are behind him
ALT: a man in a grey jacket is smiling and the words cool are behind him
media.tenor.com
January 16, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Trump says he may punish countries with tariffs if they don’t back the US controlling Greenland!
apnews.com/article/denm...
apnews.com/article/denm...
Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Canadian PM Mark Carney have announced lower tariffs, signalling a reset in their countries' relationship after a key meeting in Beijing. The deal is a breakthrough after years of strained ties and tit-for-tat levies.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
China and Canada announce tariffs relief after a high-stakes meeting
Canola oil and electric cars are at the centre of the deal agreed by Mark Carney and Xi Jinping after years of strained ties.
www.bbc.com
January 16, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Canadian PM Mark Carney have announced lower tariffs, signalling a reset in their countries' relationship after a key meeting in Beijing. The deal is a breakthrough after years of strained ties and tit-for-tat levies.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
In V 2.0, there is a major change in the key actor!
August 20, 1939
Cartoonist Clifford Berryman
"It's a good act but it's hard on the spectators..."
Cartoonist Clifford Berryman
"It's a good act but it's hard on the spectators..."
January 16, 2026 at 3:34 PM
In V 2.0, there is a major change in the key actor!