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Trumps say we hold all the cards regarding the Danes, Jim Wright reports the following
Yeah right!
A nation with a $38 Trillion debt, 30% of it owned by foreign nations, does not, in point of fact, hold all the cards. A nation who imports 27% of consumer goods, 26% of capital goods, and 25% of its industrial supplies does not hold all the cards. A nation that imports nearly every phone, every laptop, every server, every data storage device, every network communications device, outsources most of its software, and cannot function socially, militarily, or economically without those devices, does not hold all the cards. A nation that imports over 90% of potash fertilizer without which its agricultural sector would fail within one growing season does not hold all the cards. A nation that has to import eight to nine million barrels of oil DAILY in order to keep its refineries in efficient operation does not hold all the cards. A nation that imports nearly 50% of its name brand prescription drugs and 90% of generics, and furthermore imports nearly 70% of active ingredients for domestic manufacture, does not hold all the cards. A nation that depends on foreign allies, bases, airspace, sea lanes, supply, and assets to maintain a global military presence does not hold all the cards. The only card Trump is holding at the moment is the Joker.
January 22, 2026 at 9:06 PM
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Minnesota Lawyer Defends Church Protest over Pastor Who Is Top ICE Official
We speak with activist, civil rights attorney and ordained minister Nekima Levy Armstrong about her role in a protest at a St. Paul church on Sunday, where one of the pastors, David Easterwood, also l...
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January 22, 2026 at 4:24 PM
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The Board of Peace and Other Dangerous Fantasies
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The Board of Peace and Other Dangerous Fantasies
From Davos humiliation to ICE violence, the world is starting to ask whether Trump is fit to rule anything at all.
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January 22, 2026 at 4:10 PM
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Jeffries Won’t Whip Vote Against ICE Funding prospect.org/2026/01/21/j...
Jeffries Won’t Whip Vote Against ICE Funding - The American Prospect
While the House Democratic leader announced personal opposition to a funding bill for the Department of Homeland Security, he won’t pressure his colleagues to do the same.
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January 22, 2026 at 4:06 PM
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Plans Call for “New Rafah” Built in Israel’s Image — Without Palestinians
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Plans Call for “New Rafah” Built in Israel’s Image — Without Palestinians
Phase two of the ceasefire deal includes a “smart city” with green spaces, AI grids, and no real future for Palestinians.
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January 22, 2026 at 4:05 PM
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Even Democrats Who Crafted ICE Funding Compromise Are Questioning It
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Even Democrats Who Crafted ICE Funding Compromise Are Questioning It
Fearing primaries for abetting Trump’s crackdown, top Democrats are turning away from a deal they crafted to avoid another government shutdown.
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January 22, 2026 at 4:03 PM
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TRUTH
If peace means anything, it looks a lot like José Andrés and World Central Kitchen.
Picture with split screen, one side Machado and the other side Jose Andres of the World central Kitchen, with text that says, Screw Machado, The 2025 Nobel Price should have been awarded to Jose Andres and the World Central Kitchen
January 22, 2026 at 1:08 AM
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This Is the End
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This Is the End
Putinism abroad always morphs into Putinism at home. And we chose this path. Why? Because something-something the price of eggs.
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January 21, 2026 at 7:19 PM
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More cosmetic “reforms” that polish an abusive system instead of confronting its power. Voters need to punish performative reform at the ballot and donor level.
A cropped screenshot of a social media post from Senator Cory Booker appears at the top. The verified account name “Senator Cory Booker” is shown with a blue check mark, and a timestamp indicating it was posted four hours ago. The text of his post says that he is taking action to bring accountability to federal law enforcement like ICE, announcing new legislation that would require ICE to adopt rigorous hiring and training standards and require agents to wear body cameras, describing these as best practices used by law enforcement agencies across the country and saying transparency and accountability to ICE are needed to make Americans safer. Below this, partially visible behind a blurred rectangular overlay, is a second social media post (styled like a tweet) from another user predicting that politicians’ response to a particular killing would be to “give more funding for ICE to train them better.” Near the end of that tweet, large caption text has been added that reads “CALLED IT,” implying the prediction came true.
January 21, 2026 at 5:53 PM
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Abolish ICE—and DHS Too www.commondreams.org/opinion/abol...
Abolish ICE—and DHS Too | Common Dreams
The reality is that while ICE’s violence has become more public, what we are seeing today is not  a deviation from how it has always acted. .
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January 21, 2026 at 5:43 PM
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Wanted War Criminal and 'Genocide Architect' Netanyahu Joins Trump Board of Peace www.commondreams.org/news/netanya...
Wanted War Criminal and 'Genocide Architect' Netanyahu Joins Trump Board of Peace | Common Dreams
"For Palestinians, the appointment of Benjamin Netanyahu to the 'Board of Peace' is not just shocking but deeply offensive—he is seen by many as the mastermind of the genocide."
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January 21, 2026 at 5:41 PM
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Power always accuses its critics of what it pays its servants to do
A graphic with a black background features a quote in white and teal text that reads: “I’ve noticed all the talking heads on Fox are telling us the protesters are paid agitators when in fact the talking heads on Fox are the paid agitators.” The quote is attributed to @MHTruthUltra. Below the text are black-and-white headshots of four Fox News hosts arranged side by side.
January 21, 2026 at 5:39 PM
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Woke does not mean unprepared
A political cartoon shows the Statue of Liberty holding a large shotgun labeled “Second Amendment.” An artist at a drawing board tells her, “This is a political cartoon, so you’re supposed to be weeping helplessly while ICE agents drag you away to El Salvador in chains.” The Statue of Liberty looks unimpressed and replies, “Duly noted.”
January 21, 2026 at 12:24 AM
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Are The Epstein Files In Greenland?
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Are The Epstein Files In Greenland?
Trump's fantasy of takeover heats up!
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January 20, 2026 at 10:47 PM
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Treasury chief draws ridicule for wanting to protect Americans with '5, 10, 12 homes'
Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent was met with mockery after explaining he wants to protect “mom and pop” owners who have up to a dozen homes they’ve bought as retirement investments.
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January 20, 2026 at 6:24 PM
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ICE Is Not a Normal Police Force. It's a Domestic Terrorist Organization Designed to Freak Us Out | Steven Donziger www.filmsforaction.org/articles/ice...
ICE Is Not a Normal Police Force. It's a Domestic Terrorist Organization Designed to Freak Us Out | Steven Donziger
We need a new model to fight ICE — including having local prosecutors indict its agents for murder, assault, and false arrests based on evidence.
www.filmsforaction.org
January 20, 2026 at 6:17 PM
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ICE Reports Third Death at Texas Migrant Jail in 44 Days truthout.org/articles/ice...
ICE Reports Third Death at Texas Migrant Jail in 44 Days
Officials in both Texas and Minnesota are calling for an investigation into Camp East Montana at Fort Bliss.
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January 20, 2026 at 5:43 PM
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“Not Above the Law”: Law Prof. Michele Goodwin Decries Violent ICE Activity in Minnesota
Federal agents carrying out the Trump administration’s sweeping immigration actions in Minnesota have been widely accused of using excessive force, arresting U.S. citizens, denying people access to le...
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January 20, 2026 at 5:35 PM
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The Congresswoman Criminalized for Visiting ICE Detainees
LaMonica McIver went to tour an immigration jail in her district. Now she faces seventeen years in prison.
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January 20, 2026 at 5:04 PM
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Ending GOP Authoritarianism Will Require Overcoming the Democratic Leadership www.commondreams.org/opinion/corp...
Ending GOP Authoritarianism Will Require Overcoming the Democratic Leadership | Common Dreams
The Democratic establishment shuns the progressive populism that’s vital to effectively counter bogus right-wing populism. And so, the fight to defeat the fascistic GOP and the fight to overcome the p...
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January 20, 2026 at 4:57 PM
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Where have I seen this before? 🤔🤔🤔
A Newspaper article, regarding Bill Clinton - Impeachment delayed as Clinton announces Iraqi air strike, citing Military need to move swiftly
January 20, 2026 at 4:51 PM
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He Would Have Interrupted That Church Service, Too.
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All 4 of the New Testament accounts describe Jesus, overcome with anger at the perversion of the Temple, entering its courts and violently overturning the tables of the money changers and merchants.
Jesus Turned Over Tables. He Would Have Interrupted That Church Service, Too.
What Would Jesus Do?
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January 20, 2026 at 4:37 PM
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creenshot of a social media post from X.com. At the top, a post by Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) reads: “No, we did not teach cases at the Naval War College where the president loses his last grip on reality and wants plans to start wars against our own allies. Amazingly, we did not think we had to design cases about a POTUS in a de facto alliance with the Kremlin to destroy NATO.” Below it is the embedded post Tom is replying to, from a user named “Janie Chuckles (aka Fucking Bitch)…”. Her post says: “Do they teach this kind of dilemma at the War College? I would hope the senior commanders would understand by now that their oath is to the constitution, not the orange guy.”
January 20, 2026 at 5:28 AM
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The Grievance Presidency
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The Grievance Presidency
Trump’s Nobel obsession, the GOP’s cult, and the last chance to stop a democratic collapse
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January 20, 2026 at 1:50 AM
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Oh the language of Predators, an the the raw face of authoritarianism
A split-screen news broadcast showing MSNBC host Alex Witt on the left and Danish parliamentarian Rasmus Jarlov on the right. The headline reads: “NATO BOLSTERS EUROPEAN TROOPS IN GREENLAND.” Below the video is a quote from Jarlov responding to Stephen Miller’s Greenland comments: “I hope he’s kept away from young women, because that’s the mentality of a rapist. You can’t defend yourself, so I’m going to take you.
January 19, 2026 at 7:56 PM