John Reed
@johnreedwrites.ft.com
Explainers editor at the Financial Times. Usual caveats apply. Clips: https://www.ft.com/john-reed Explainers: https://www.ft.com/ft-explains
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Financial Times on Instagram: "Donald Trump has issued new threats to take over Greenland from Denmark. But does America actually need to annex the vast Arctic territory from its Nato ally?
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3,612 likes, 82 comments - financialtimes on January 9, 2026: "Donald Trump has issued new threats to take over Greenland from Denmark. But does America actually need to annex the vast Arctic territor...
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Why does Trump want Greenland? (In maps)
Why does Trump want Greenland? (In maps)
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Someone should get this guy to do something about it!
January 12, 2026 at 4:29 PM
Someone should get this guy to do something about it!
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1939 Italian prediction markets were gamified in the newspapers. Trying my hand at a 2026 version. Better than Wordle!
January 12, 2026 at 4:27 PM
1939 Italian prediction markets were gamified in the newspapers. Trying my hand at a 2026 version. Better than Wordle!
Nadim Zahawi defects to Reform UK as.ft.com/r/fe5af1e2-2...
January 12, 2026 at 4:10 PM
Nadim Zahawi defects to Reform UK as.ft.com/r/fe5af1e2-2...
'Anger, grief and tear gas:' outrage in Minnesota after ICE shooting as.ft.com/r/cec0171c-a... "It's Dollar Store Nazism" @guychazan.bsky.social
‘Anger, grief and tear gas:’ outrage in Minnesota after ICE shooting
[FREE TO READ] The death of Renée Nicole Good has galvanised opposition to Trump’s militarised immigration crackdown
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January 12, 2026 at 10:13 AM
'Anger, grief and tear gas:' outrage in Minnesota after ICE shooting as.ft.com/r/cec0171c-a... "It's Dollar Store Nazism" @guychazan.bsky.social
as.ft.com/r/e64be67c-1... US prosecutors launch criminal investigation into Federal Reserve’s Jay Powell
US prosecutors launch criminal investigation into Federal Reserve’s Jay Powell
[FREE TO READ] Central bank chair says grand jury subpoenas are retaliation for refusal to bow to demand to cut interest rates
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January 12, 2026 at 6:23 AM
as.ft.com/r/e64be67c-1... US prosecutors launch criminal investigation into Federal Reserve’s Jay Powell
as.ft.com/r/a8fa80ec-9... Iran tightens crackdown as it tackles biggest protests in years
Iran tightens crackdown as it tackles biggest protests in years
[FREE TO READ] Scores arrested as authorities step up warnings to protesters
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January 10, 2026 at 7:36 PM
as.ft.com/r/a8fa80ec-9... Iran tightens crackdown as it tackles biggest protests in years
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WSJ investigation: In the past 6 months ICE agents have fired at vehicles 13 times, leading to:
* 8 people shot
* 5 of which were U.S. citizens
* 2 died
* no victims drew a weapon
The playbook: Agents box in a vehicle, block attempts to flee, then fire
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* 8 people shot
* 5 of which were U.S. citizens
* 2 died
* no victims drew a weapon
The playbook: Agents box in a vehicle, block attempts to flee, then fire
www.wsj.com/us-news/vide...
Videos Show How ICE Vehicle Stops Can Escalate to Shootings
A WSJ visual investigation found that the Minneapolis ICE killing is one of 13 incidents where federal immigration agents have used deadly force against civilians in vehicles since July.
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January 10, 2026 at 3:44 PM
WSJ investigation: In the past 6 months ICE agents have fired at vehicles 13 times, leading to:
* 8 people shot
* 5 of which were U.S. citizens
* 2 died
* no victims drew a weapon
The playbook: Agents box in a vehicle, block attempts to flee, then fire
www.wsj.com/us-news/vide...
* 8 people shot
* 5 of which were U.S. citizens
* 2 died
* no victims drew a weapon
The playbook: Agents box in a vehicle, block attempts to flee, then fire
www.wsj.com/us-news/vide...
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Why does Trump want Greenland? (In maps)
Why does Trump want Greenland? (In maps)
Financial Times on Instagram: "Donald Trump has issued new threats to take over Greenland from Denmark. But does America actually need to annex the vast Arctic territory from its Nato ally?
John Re...
3,612 likes, 82 comments - financialtimes on January 9, 2026: "Donald Trump has issued new threats to take over Greenland from Denmark. But does America actually need to annex the vast Arctic territor...
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January 9, 2026 at 10:24 PM
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Why does Trump want Greenland? (In maps)
Why does Trump want Greenland? (In maps)
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Why does Trump want Greenland? (In maps)
Why does Trump want Greenland? (In maps)
Financial Times on Instagram: "Donald Trump has issued new threats to take over Greenland from Denmark. But does America actually need to annex the vast Arctic territory from its Nato ally?
John Re...
3,612 likes, 82 comments - financialtimes on January 9, 2026: "Donald Trump has issued new threats to take over Greenland from Denmark. But does America actually need to annex the vast Arctic territor...
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January 9, 2026 at 10:24 PM
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Why does Trump want Greenland? (In maps)
Why does Trump want Greenland? (In maps)
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I register your earnest post about the evils of Grok, posted on your X account.
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ALT: a close up of a child 's face with the name roy milton baker above him
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January 9, 2026 at 12:33 PM
I register your earnest post about the evils of Grok, posted on your X account.
as.ft.com/r/d4f4e801-e... Russia uses hypersonic missile against Ukraine @fabricedeprez.bsky.social
Russia uses hypersonic missile against Ukraine
[FREE TO READ] Kyiv confirms projectile flying up to 13,000km an hour hit infrastructure near western city of Lviv
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January 9, 2026 at 9:06 AM
as.ft.com/r/d4f4e801-e... Russia uses hypersonic missile against Ukraine @fabricedeprez.bsky.social
as.ft.com/r/4ba22c35-5... Greenland could be next @edwardluce.bsky.social
Greenland could be next
[FREE TO READ] Emboldened by the Venezuelan operation, Trump is seeking a foreign balm for domestic pain
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January 6, 2026 at 7:32 PM
as.ft.com/r/4ba22c35-5... Greenland could be next @edwardluce.bsky.social
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More AI-generated images of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro being detained by US military and drug enforcement agents have been shared online.
They are all fake and created by an Instagram user who makes and posts generative AI content.
They are all fake and created by an Instagram user who makes and posts generative AI content.
January 3, 2026 at 10:34 PM
More AI-generated images of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro being detained by US military and drug enforcement agents have been shared online.
They are all fake and created by an Instagram user who makes and posts generative AI content.
They are all fake and created by an Instagram user who makes and posts generative AI content.
as.ft.com/r/3f8ceb74-0... ‘We will not be anyone’s colony’: Venezuela’s government seeks to reassert control
‘We will not be anyone’s colony’: Venezuela’s government seeks to reassert control
[FREE TO READ] Maduro regime maintains grip on streets of capital after US raid
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January 4, 2026 at 11:49 AM
as.ft.com/r/3f8ceb74-0... ‘We will not be anyone’s colony’: Venezuela’s government seeks to reassert control
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Here’s a thread on how easy it is to attack oil infrastructure. I’ve spent a lot of time traveling in Colombia since 2001 & had the opportunity to document insurgent attacks on Colombian oil targets. They blew so many holes into the pipeline that locals call it a flute. See my photos in this thread:
Oil infrastructure is extremely vulnerable & flammable. When I was in Putumayo, Colombia 20 years ago, I could look out at the horizon every morning and see a different column of black smoke from where guerrillas had attacked the oil pipeline overnight. It was easy to do and very hard to stop. 2/
January 3, 2026 at 7:31 PM
Here’s a thread on how easy it is to attack oil infrastructure. I’ve spent a lot of time traveling in Colombia since 2001 & had the opportunity to document insurgent attacks on Colombian oil targets. They blew so many holes into the pipeline that locals call it a flute. See my photos in this thread:
as.ft.com/r/86e1ceb2-0... Trump says Nicolás Maduro has been captured and flown out of Venezuela
Trump says Nicolás Maduro has been captured and flown out of Venezuela
[FREE TO READ] US president confirms strike on country after Caracas residents report loud explosions and low-flying aircraft
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January 3, 2026 at 3:32 PM
as.ft.com/r/86e1ceb2-0... Trump says Nicolás Maduro has been captured and flown out of Venezuela
“In Trump’s mind and according to Project 2025 there are no restraints on a president’s power. It is up to the rest of America in this coming year, particularly elected Republicans and business leaders, to remind Trump that the rule of law still applies.”
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Trump’s momentous second year
2026 will test his limits and the extent of America’s pushback
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January 1, 2026 at 5:58 PM
“In Trump’s mind and according to Project 2025 there are no restraints on a president’s power. It is up to the rest of America in this coming year, particularly elected Republicans and business leaders, to remind Trump that the rule of law still applies.”
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THREAD: Verified videos of anti-establishment protests currently unfolding in Iran
Protesters push back police and security forces on Tehran's Jomhouri Street.
Location: maps.app.goo.gl/LKZH6YbnT2WE...
@geoconfirmed.org
Protesters push back police and security forces on Tehran's Jomhouri Street.
Location: maps.app.goo.gl/LKZH6YbnT2WE...
@geoconfirmed.org
December 31, 2025 at 9:51 PM
THREAD: Verified videos of anti-establishment protests currently unfolding in Iran
Protesters push back police and security forces on Tehran's Jomhouri Street.
Location: maps.app.goo.gl/LKZH6YbnT2WE...
@geoconfirmed.org
Protesters push back police and security forces on Tehran's Jomhouri Street.
Location: maps.app.goo.gl/LKZH6YbnT2WE...
@geoconfirmed.org
as.ft.com/r/e3d27468-4... “Trump’s son Eric has said he is working on ‘several’ hotels in India and a company connected to Ambani paid a $10mn ‘development fee’ to the Trump Organization.”
India’s billionaires struggle to woo Trump
[FREE TO READ] Mukesh Ambani and Gautam Adani have found it hard to make headway with the US president
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December 30, 2025 at 10:31 AM
as.ft.com/r/e3d27468-4... “Trump’s son Eric has said he is working on ‘several’ hotels in India and a company connected to Ambani paid a $10mn ‘development fee’ to the Trump Organization.”
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New words and slogans are invented all the time, especially involving Donald Trump. But how did Taco, coined by Robert Armstrong, stick? He has a theory. ft.trib.al/cfZ1f2K
December 30, 2025 at 10:00 AM
New words and slogans are invented all the time, especially involving Donald Trump. But how did Taco, coined by Robert Armstrong, stick? He has a theory. ft.trib.al/cfZ1f2K
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This is beyond bizarre on several levels. Actual governments (first UAE, now Pakistan) “condemn“ a fictional „attack on Putin“, but somehow conpletely fail to criticize Putin‘s murder spree in Ukraine 🤨
Seems like Vlad the Impaler started a roll call of his loyal stooges.
Seems like Vlad the Impaler started a roll call of his loyal stooges.
December 30, 2025 at 9:54 AM
This is beyond bizarre on several levels. Actual governments (first UAE, now Pakistan) “condemn“ a fictional „attack on Putin“, but somehow conpletely fail to criticize Putin‘s murder spree in Ukraine 🤨
Seems like Vlad the Impaler started a roll call of his loyal stooges.
Seems like Vlad the Impaler started a roll call of his loyal stooges.
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⚡️Trump 'very angry' about alleged Ukrainian attack on Putin residence.
U.S. President Donald Trump said Dec. 29 that Russian President Vladimir Putin told him Ukraine had tried to attack Putin’s residence, an allegation Kyiv has denied.
U.S. President Donald Trump said Dec. 29 that Russian President Vladimir Putin told him Ukraine had tried to attack Putin’s residence, an allegation Kyiv has denied.
Trump 'very angry' about alleged Ukrainian attack on Putin residence
U.S. President Donald Trump said Dec. 29 that Russian President Vladimir Putin told him Ukraine had tried to attack Putin’s residence, an allegation Kyiv has denied. "I learned about it from President...
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December 30, 2025 at 12:26 AM
⚡️Trump 'very angry' about alleged Ukrainian attack on Putin residence.
U.S. President Donald Trump said Dec. 29 that Russian President Vladimir Putin told him Ukraine had tried to attack Putin’s residence, an allegation Kyiv has denied.
U.S. President Donald Trump said Dec. 29 that Russian President Vladimir Putin told him Ukraine had tried to attack Putin’s residence, an allegation Kyiv has denied.
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Trump ranting to Netanyahu on a hot mic: "Do I get credit for it? No. They gave the Nob-- I did 8 of them. How about India and Pakistan? So I did 8 of them. And then I'll tell you the rest of it."
December 29, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Trump ranting to Netanyahu on a hot mic: "Do I get credit for it? No. They gave the Nob-- I did 8 of them. How about India and Pakistan? So I did 8 of them. And then I'll tell you the rest of it."
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China just announced military drills encircling Taiwan for this coming Tuesday www.news.cn/politics/202...
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December 28, 2025 at 11:51 PM
China just announced military drills encircling Taiwan for this coming Tuesday www.news.cn/politics/202...