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The Prime Minister of Belgium speaks:
January 20, 2026 at 12:47 PM
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In a speech to the World Economic Forum, Mark Carney says middle powers such as Canada must accept that the rules-based international order is effectively dead, and great power rivalry with is here to stay. Key excerpt:
January 20, 2026 at 3:48 PM
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A reminder that any former commandre of a NATO military spent most of their careers working with Americans and are not by nature anti-American.

And, yeah, he ain't wrong.
The Norwegian government is staying fairly quiet for now, but as a sign of the shifting vibe here the former head of Norway’s armed forces has come out and called the US a “neo-fascist banana republic” and a “hostile great power without norms”. www.dn.no/politikk/tid...
Tidligere forsvarssjef om Trumps USA: – Neo-fascistisk bananrepublikk (+)
Tidligere forsvarssjef Sverre Diesen mener USA er blitt «en normløs og fiendtlig innstilt stormakt», og advarer samtidig mot å feste vår lit til Europa. Harald Sunde mener det haster med en plan B.
www.dn.no
January 19, 2026 at 9:56 PM
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Does DHS ever not lie?
BREAKING — ChongLy Scott Thao's family has released a statement disputing DHS's outrageous justification for his arrest.

"He does not live with, nor has he ever lived with, the individuals DHS claims were targets of this operation...[the family] does not know the individuals DHS references."
January 19, 2026 at 10:27 PM
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BREAKING — ChongLy Scott Thao's family has released a statement disputing DHS's outrageous justification for his arrest.

"He does not live with, nor has he ever lived with, the individuals DHS claims were targets of this operation...[the family] does not know the individuals DHS references."
January 19, 2026 at 10:01 PM
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there are no words and i will never forget or forgive the gop for this goddamn daily embarrassment
TRUMP TELLS NBC NEWS "NORWAY TOTALLY CONTROLS IT DESPITE WHAT THEY SAY” OF THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE COMPETITION
January 19, 2026 at 5:19 PM
This hits incredibly hard - will be thinking about it quite a lot.
January 19, 2026 at 6:45 PM
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This is the sort of thing that defines fascism more than most other aspects. The installation of secret police to monitor everyone for suspicion not of doing anything wrong, but of being the wrong kind of person.
I’m not sure people outside the Twin Cites realize the prevalence and the fear ICE is causing in Twin Cities. They are dining undercover pretending to be couples at restaurants, they are going to businesses and checking the license plates of cars to find employees. Every public place is compromised.
January 19, 2026 at 4:44 AM
This is a dystopian Norman Rockwell painting.
Hmong man detained by ICE today in St. Paul, Minnesota.

(Photo via Reuters)
January 19, 2026 at 4:06 AM
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January 18, 2026 at 8:46 PM
FYI, that the Supreme Leader "of" Iran, confirmed that thousands had been killed in the protests. I imagine that Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is sufficiently to your liking as a source within Iran to credit his view?

Since you disabled comments, you may want to fix it.

www.bbc.com/news/article...
January 18, 2026 at 10:58 PM
Given that Trump wants to invade Greenland not just for its resources but because it looks impressive, I'm guessing Mexico's take on this is.
January 18, 2026 at 10:26 PM
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PSA: If Bill Kristol can say this dems should be able to say it
January 18, 2026 at 5:53 PM
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Thomas Massie calls out Pam Bondi over the Epstein Files
January 17, 2026 at 3:27 PM
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The most embarrassing moment of the USA In all 250 years.
Grinning like a 5-year old getting his participation trophy at the post-season T-ball pizza party.
January 16, 2026 at 2:54 AM
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Today, Donald Trump--the president of the United States and a man with a history of election subversion--said: "We shouldn’t even have an election" in 2026.

While legacy media has largely ignored this story, Democracy Docket has covered it from multiple angles. Support its work. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
January 16, 2026 at 2:36 AM
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This guy says it all! He’s here to stand with and protect his community while ICE is harming and hurting it.
January 15, 2026 at 11:03 PM
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FIFA has scheduled an emergency meeting due to significant fan backlash and a looming boycott, including thousands of reported ticket cancellations stemming from safety concerns, high prices, and political issues, particularly U.S. Trump administration immigration policies.

#FIFA #FAFO
January 15, 2026 at 7:47 AM
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Judge skewers Trump, Noem, Rubio over deportations of pro-Palestinian activists. Judge William Young (Reagan) denounces 'breathtaking' conspiracy against free speech, Trump an 'authoritarian' & says he appears to fear freedom. w/@kyledcheney @hassankanu
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
‘Unconstitutional conspiracy’: Judge slams Trump administration over targeted deportations
A Reagan appointee pointedly rebuked decisions by Trump, Rubio and Noem.
www.politico.com
January 16, 2026 at 4:15 AM
No Country for Old Men, but at a national and international level (just ask the Ukraine and Denmark). Unfortunately, unlike the proprietor in the movie, we definitely lost the toss.
January 16, 2026 at 6:37 AM
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Is administration is full of ignorant liars.
January 16, 2026 at 3:34 AM
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Yeah so anyway you're not getting discharged from the hospital the same day if you have internal bleeding in your torso.

Even Grok knows that.

LOL.
January 14, 2026 at 10:43 PM
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January 15, 2026 at 10:23 PM
Thomas Massie is absolutely cooking this year.
January 15, 2026 at 10:47 PM
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Great speech by Walz.
Walz: "What's happening in MN defies belief. News reports simply don't do justice to the level of chaos & disruption & trauma the federal govt is raining down... This long ago stopped being a matter of immigration enforcement. Instead, it's a campaign of organized brutality against the people of MN"
January 15, 2026 at 3:02 AM