Steve Hewitt
@stevehewitt.bsky.social
A repatriated Canadian settler living in Birmingham, UK, with an interest in security and intelligence in the past and present and in a US-Canada-UK context. I also follow politics in those countries as well as the strange world of academia. Plus, I run.
How a 1984 Subway Shooting Foretold the Rise of Vigilante Violence www.nytimes.com/2026/01/21/b...
How a 1984 Subway Shooting Foretold the Rise of Vigilante Violence
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January 22, 2026 at 12:15 PM
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Trump wants 'immediate negotiations' to acquire Greenland but insists he 'won't use force' - BBC News
Trump wants 'immediate negotiations' to acquire Greenland but insists he 'won't use force' - BBC News
Trump wants 'immediate negotiations' to acquire Greenland but insists he 'won't use force'
The US president is addressing world leaders at Davos - he insists taking Greenland from Denmark
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January 21, 2026 at 2:32 PM
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Trump wants 'immediate negotiations' to acquire Greenland but insists he 'won't use force' - BBC News
Trump wants 'immediate negotiations' to acquire Greenland but insists he 'won't use force' - BBC News
BBC News - Leaked photos show hundreds killed in Iran's brutal crackdown - BBC News
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Leaked photos show hundreds killed in Iran's brutal crackdown
The images from one mortuary in Tehran were shown to families who went to identify their loved ones.
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January 21, 2026 at 9:07 AM
BBC News - Leaked photos show hundreds killed in Iran's brutal crackdown - BBC News
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Pentagon moves to cut U.S. participation in some NATO advisory groups
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Pentagon moves to cut U.S. participation in some NATO advisory groups
The planned exit marks the Trump administration’s latest move to scale back Washington’s military investment in Europe’s defense.
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January 20, 2026 at 9:04 PM
Pentagon moves to cut U.S. participation in some NATO advisory groups
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More than 200,000 Danish citizens have signed a petition to buy California as a response to Trump’s attempt to take Greenland.
They say they will provide Californians with “rule of law, universal health care, fact-based politics, and a lifetime supply of Danish pastries.”
They say they will provide Californians with “rule of law, universal health care, fact-based politics, and a lifetime supply of Danish pastries.”
January 17, 2026 at 5:36 PM
More than 200,000 Danish citizens have signed a petition to buy California as a response to Trump’s attempt to take Greenland.
They say they will provide Californians with “rule of law, universal health care, fact-based politics, and a lifetime supply of Danish pastries.”
They say they will provide Californians with “rule of law, universal health care, fact-based politics, and a lifetime supply of Danish pastries.”
Keir Starmer says Trump’s threat to impose tariffs over Greenland ‘completely wrong’ www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
Keir Starmer says Trump’s threat to impose tariffs over Greenland ‘completely wrong’
Prime minister and opposition politicians condemn threat to impose 10% tariff unless deal reached to buy the Arctic island
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January 17, 2026 at 9:12 PM
Keir Starmer says Trump’s threat to impose tariffs over Greenland ‘completely wrong’ www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
Donald Trump says eight European countries face 10% tariff for opposing US control of Greenland – Europe live www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
Donald Trump says eight European countries face 10% tariff for opposing US control of Greenland – Europe live
Denmark, Norway, Sweden, the UK, France, Germany, the Netherlands and Finland will face tariffs from 1 February
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January 17, 2026 at 5:37 PM
Donald Trump says eight European countries face 10% tariff for opposing US control of Greenland – Europe live www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
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Canada's deal with China signals it is serious about shift from US - BBC News
Canada's deal with China signals it is serious about shift from US - BBC News
Canada's deal with China signals it is serious about shift from US - BBC News
Carney says Canada's relationship with China has become "more predictable" than that with the US, as his country searches for trade certainty.
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January 17, 2026 at 11:10 AM
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Canada's deal with China signals it is serious about shift from US - BBC News
Canada's deal with China signals it is serious about shift from US - BBC News
Fascinating insight: BBC News - The Taliban rift at the top of the leadership in Afghanistan - BBC News
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The Taliban rift at the top of the leadership in Afghanistan
The Taliban leader once warned of a split: A BBC investigation reveals how attitudes to women, the internet and religion are dividing the group at the very top.
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January 15, 2026 at 9:49 AM
Fascinating insight: BBC News - The Taliban rift at the top of the leadership in Afghanistan - BBC News
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BBC News - US reducing personnel at Qatar air base, official tells CBS
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US reducing personnel at Qatar air base, official tells CBS
Officials say it is a
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January 14, 2026 at 3:13 PM
BBC News - US reducing personnel at Qatar air base, official tells CBS
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Six Prosecutors Quit Over Push to Investigate ICE Shooting Victim’s Widow www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/u...
Six Prosecutors Quit Over Push to Investigate ICE Shooting Victim’s Widow
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January 13, 2026 at 9:46 PM
Six Prosecutors Quit Over Push to Investigate ICE Shooting Victim’s Widow www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/u...
How US politics is affecting international travel share.google/A8s9hstHbaHd...
How US politics is affecting international travel
As tourism to the US plunges because of perceived risks, some travellers are now second-guessing whether it's safe to visit destinations Trump has recently threatened.
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January 13, 2026 at 10:32 AM
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A suspect in an arson fire at a Mississippi synagogue confessed to starting it because of its “Jewish ties” and called the building a “synagogue of Satan,” the FBI said in a court filing.
There were no reported injuries, officials said, but the suspect was recovering from burns.
There were no reported injuries, officials said, but the suspect was recovering from burns.
Arson suspect attacked Mississippi synagogue for its ‘Jewish ties,’ FBI says
Stephen Spencer Pittman confessed to starting the fire at Beth Israel Congregation in Jackson, calling it a “synagogue of Satan,” the FBI said.
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January 12, 2026 at 9:30 PM
A suspect in an arson fire at a Mississippi synagogue confessed to starting it because of its “Jewish ties” and called the building a “synagogue of Satan,” the FBI said in a court filing.
There were no reported injuries, officials said, but the suspect was recovering from burns.
There were no reported injuries, officials said, but the suspect was recovering from burns.
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Breaking News: A judge ruled that construction could resume on a large wind farm off Rhode Island, after the Trump administration halted the project.
Judge Blocks Trump Effort to Stop Rhode Island’s Revolution Wind Project
The ruling means that construction can continue on Revolution Wind, a $6.2 billion project off the coast of Rhode Island, at least for now.
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January 12, 2026 at 11:20 PM
Breaking News: A judge ruled that construction could resume on a large wind farm off Rhode Island, after the Trump administration halted the project.
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Federal investigators are looking into Renee Good’s possible activist connections, raising worries of a broader effort to tamp down on protest as the White House looks to deflect blame away from the ICE agent who shot and killed her last week in Minneapolis.
FBI’s ICE Shooting Inquiry Examines Renee Good’s Possible Ties to Activist Groups
Former department officials warned that such a broad inquiry raised the specter that forms of political protests could be criminalized.
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January 13, 2026 at 1:40 AM
Federal investigators are looking into Renee Good’s possible activist connections, raising worries of a broader effort to tamp down on protest as the White House looks to deflect blame away from the ICE agent who shot and killed her last week in Minneapolis.
U.S. plane used in boat strike was made to look like civilian aircraft
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U.S. plane used in boat strike was made to look like civilian aircraft
Use of the plane prompted legal debate after the operation over whether concealment of its military status amounted to a ruse that violated international law, officials said.
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January 13, 2026 at 7:28 AM
U.S. plane used in boat strike was made to look like civilian aircraft
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