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#MarkBotega, speaks to #USAAmbassor to the #EU, is in European Parliament to hear how the EU has seen the USA break international laws, damage UN, and admonish EU laws.
HERE IS THE RESPONSE #EUpoli #USpoli #csnpoli
HERE IS THE RESPONSE #EUpoli #USpoli #csnpoli
January 31, 2026 at 7:23 AM
#MarkBotega, speaks to #USAAmbassor to the #EU, is in European Parliament to hear how the EU has seen the USA break international laws, damage UN, and admonish EU laws.
HERE IS THE RESPONSE #EUpoli #USpoli #csnpoli
HERE IS THE RESPONSE #EUpoli #USpoli #csnpoli
Poilievre survives leadership review with 87% support after rousing campaign-style speech
#Canadian now know that his support comes from outside the #CPC party
#Poilievre survives #leadershipreview with 87% support after rousing campaign-style speech
#Canadian now know that his support comes from outside the #CPC party
#Poilievre survives #leadershipreview with 87% support after rousing campaign-style speech
Poilievre survives leadership review with 87% support after rousing campaign-style speech
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has handily survived the biggest test of his leadership since he took the helm of the party in September 2022.
www.cp24.com
January 31, 2026 at 6:08 AM
Poilievre survives leadership review with 87% support after rousing campaign-style speech
#Canadian now know that his support comes from outside the #CPC party
#Poilievre survives #leadershipreview with 87% support after rousing campaign-style speech
#Canadian now know that his support comes from outside the #CPC party
#Poilievre survives #leadershipreview with 87% support after rousing campaign-style speech
Canada says it is working with partners on a proposed defense bank #cdnpoli
Canada says it is working with partners on a proposed defense bank
Canada will work with international partners to see what role it can play in setting up a proposed new multilateral defense bank to help rearm European and NATO member countries, Ottawa said on Friday...
www.reuters.com
January 31, 2026 at 4:35 AM
Canada says it is working with partners on a proposed defense bank #cdnpoli
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What’s the difference between Maine and Minnesota? Maine has an endangered Republican senator. Minnesota is a Democratic state.
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Sen. Collins says ICE has ended large-scale operations in Maine after talks with Noem
“There are currently no ongoing or planned large-scale ICE operations here,” Sen. Susan Collins said in a statement. “I have been urging Secretary Noem and others in the Administration to get ICE to r...
www.pbs.org
January 29, 2026 at 2:45 PM
What’s the difference between Maine and Minnesota? Maine has an endangered Republican senator. Minnesota is a Democratic state.
www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
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WATCH as Maine nurses show up at Susan Collins’ office to demand she vote against funding ICE following ICE’s killing of nurse Alex Pretti.
#ICEoffOurStreets
#ICEoffOurStreets
January 30, 2026 at 1:33 AM
WATCH as Maine nurses show up at Susan Collins’ office to demand she vote against funding ICE following ICE’s killing of nurse Alex Pretti.
#ICEoffOurStreets
#ICEoffOurStreets
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January 31, 2026 at 12:17 AM
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Five ways the EU has already appeased Trump
Five ways the EU has already appeased Trump
<div><img width="600" height="400" src="https://static.euobserver.com/2026/01/P20260121DT-0589_2cef15-600x400.jpeg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://static.euobserver.com/2026/01/P20260121DT-0589_2cef15-600x400.jpeg 600w, https://static.euobserver.com/2026/01/P20260121DT-0589_2cef15-1200x800.jpeg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" /></div>Donald Trump has been back in White House for just over a year, and EU has struggled to balance safeguarding its own economic and social interests while maintaining a US relationship it needs to its security. Here are five ways the EU is adjusting to — many would say appeasing — Trump’s agenda.
euobserver.com
January 31, 2026 at 4:11 AM
Five ways the EU has already appeased Trump
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The U.S. Senator said he would oppose all of President Trump's nominees to the Federal Reserve until a key issue was resolved.
GOP Senator Vows to Block Trump Fed Pick Kevin Warsh
www.newsweek.com
January 31, 2026 at 4:15 AM
The U.S. Senator said he would oppose all of President Trump's nominees to the Federal Reserve until a key issue was resolved.
Notice #UK didn’t get any threats of 100% #tariffs for doing business with #China?
#cdnpoli #UKpoli #USApoli
It’s purely retaliation. That’s not trade~ it’s coercion. Mafia style politics
#cdnpoli #UKpoli #USApoli
It’s purely retaliation. That’s not trade~ it’s coercion. Mafia style politics
Trump says 'very dangerous' for UK to do business with China as Starmer lands in Shanghai
The US president's comments come as Sir Keir Starmer arrives in Shanghai on the third day of his visit to China.
www.bbc.com
January 31, 2026 at 4:16 AM
#Voting is underway for #Poilievre #leadership at the CPC convention in Calgary. 2700 delegates vote by #secretballot. Counting is by hand.
Results expected by 11pm
MTN #cdnpoli
Results expected by 11pm
MTN #cdnpoli
Poilievre focuses on affordability, national unity in speech ahead of Conservative leadership vote | CBC
www.cbc.ca
January 31, 2026 at 4:10 AM
#Voting is underway for #Poilievre #leadership at the CPC convention in Calgary. 2700 delegates vote by #secretballot. Counting is by hand.
Results expected by 11pm
MTN #cdnpoli
Results expected by 11pm
MTN #cdnpoli
Ex-CNN #journalist Don #Lemon pleads not guilty to #Minnesota protest charges #Media is so important right now. Stand in #solidarity with free press.
Ex-CNN journalist Don Lemon pleads not guilty to Minnesota protest charges
Former CNN news anchor Don Lemon entered a not guilty plea on Friday to federal charges over his role covering a protest at a Minnesota church against President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown, t...
www.reuters.com
January 31, 2026 at 4:02 AM
Ex-CNN #journalist Don #Lemon pleads not guilty to #Minnesota protest charges #Media is so important right now. Stand in #solidarity with free press.
#NewYork #governor proposes bill to #ban local #lawenforcement from being #deputized by #ICE. #USApoli
New York governor proposes bill to ban local law enforcement from being deputized by ICE
New York Governor Kathy Hochul on Friday introduced a bill aimed at banning local law enforcement from being deputized by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to take part in immigration enforceme...
www.reuters.com
January 31, 2026 at 4:01 AM
#NewYork #governor proposes bill to #ban local #lawenforcement from being #deputized by #ICE. #USApoli
#Canadian Armed Forces Gunner in #Latvia #OperationReassurance Sebastian Halmagean, has died.
#CAF #cdnpoli
#CAF #cdnpoli
Canadian Armed Forces Member dies in Latvia on Operation REASSURANCE - Canada.ca
Gunner Sebastian Halmagean, a Canadian Armed Forces member deployed on Operation REASSURANCE in Latvia and who was employed by the Canadian-led NATO Multinational Brigade Latvia, died near Riga, Latvi...
www.canada.ca
January 31, 2026 at 3:59 AM
#Canadian Armed Forces Gunner in #Latvia #OperationReassurance Sebastian Halmagean, has died.
#CAF #cdnpoli
#CAF #cdnpoli
#Canadian road salt is being shipped to the U.S. while #Ontario municipalities run low
#Sellingoff our resources to foreign investors comes with a cost. The mine is owned by #USA company. CDN salt trucks line up outside the #world’slargest #saltmine as ships containing CDN salt leave for USA .
#Sellingoff our resources to foreign investors comes with a cost. The mine is owned by #USA company. CDN salt trucks line up outside the #world’slargest #saltmine as ships containing CDN salt leave for USA .
Canadian road salt is being shipped to the U.S. while Ontario municipalities run low
Goderich, Ont. is home to the world’s largest underground salt mine, and yet Ontario municipalities are grappling with dwindling supplies of this essential winter commodity.
www.cp24.com
January 31, 2026 at 12:39 AM
#Canadian road salt is being shipped to the U.S. while #Ontario municipalities run low
#Sellingoff our resources to foreign investors comes with a cost. The mine is owned by #USA company. CDN salt trucks line up outside the #world’slargest #saltmine as ships containing CDN salt leave for USA .
#Sellingoff our resources to foreign investors comes with a cost. The mine is owned by #USA company. CDN salt trucks line up outside the #world’slargest #saltmine as ships containing CDN salt leave for USA .
#Canada holds the line pushing back on #US #HomelandSecurity notice to buy #BC billionaire’s warehouse property in Virginia for the purpose of building an #ICE #detention centre.
#Pattinson says he understands the negative sentiment & decided not to proceed with sale. CDN monitor
#cdnpoli
#Pattinson says he understands the negative sentiment & decided not to proceed with sale. CDN monitor
#cdnpoli
B.C.-based Pattison says Virginia warehouse sale to ICE won’t proceed
Vancouver-based Jim Pattison Developments says it will not be selling a Virginia warehouse property to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, which had said it wanted the site as an Immigration and...
ground.news
January 31, 2026 at 12:21 AM
#Canada holds the line pushing back on #US #HomelandSecurity notice to buy #BC billionaire’s warehouse property in Virginia for the purpose of building an #ICE #detention centre.
#Pattinson says he understands the negative sentiment & decided not to proceed with sale. CDN monitor
#cdnpoli
#Pattinson says he understands the negative sentiment & decided not to proceed with sale. CDN monitor
#cdnpoli
#Canada denied #JefferyEpstein entry to Canada in 2018 due to his criminal past.
He wanted to attend a #TED talk in #Vancouver #BC and had contacted the consulate for this purpose. His entry was not permitted. #EpsteinFiles
#cdnpoli #EUPOLI #UKPOLI #USA #USAPOLI #EpsteinFiles
He wanted to attend a #TED talk in #Vancouver #BC and had contacted the consulate for this purpose. His entry was not permitted. #EpsteinFiles
#cdnpoli #EUPOLI #UKPOLI #USA #USAPOLI #EpsteinFiles
Canada denied Jeffrey Epstein permission to visit B.C. in 2018: documents
The Canadian government denied convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein permission to enter the country in 2018 due to his criminal past, newly released U.S. government documents reveal.
ground.news
January 31, 2026 at 12:15 AM
#Canada denied #JefferyEpstein entry to Canada in 2018 due to his criminal past.
He wanted to attend a #TED talk in #Vancouver #BC and had contacted the consulate for this purpose. His entry was not permitted. #EpsteinFiles
#cdnpoli #EUPOLI #UKPOLI #USA #USAPOLI #EpsteinFiles
He wanted to attend a #TED talk in #Vancouver #BC and had contacted the consulate for this purpose. His entry was not permitted. #EpsteinFiles
#cdnpoli #EUPOLI #UKPOLI #USA #USAPOLI #EpsteinFiles
With the large #USA document dump of #EpsteinFiles, what will be the DJT DISTRACTION this weekend?
The huge release of files by Dept of Justice, still only a small segment of total, are made public.
#USAPOLI #Cdnpoli #EUPOLI #UKPOLI #PMMARKCARNEY #USA #ISRAEL #Iran #Venezuela#CUBA #Mexico #Gaza
The huge release of files by Dept of Justice, still only a small segment of total, are made public.
#USAPOLI #Cdnpoli #EUPOLI #UKPOLI #PMMARKCARNEY #USA #ISRAEL #Iran #Venezuela#CUBA #Mexico #Gaza
January 30, 2026 at 11:38 PM
With the large #USA document dump of #EpsteinFiles, what will be the DJT DISTRACTION this weekend?
The huge release of files by Dept of Justice, still only a small segment of total, are made public.
#USAPOLI #Cdnpoli #EUPOLI #UKPOLI #PMMARKCARNEY #USA #ISRAEL #Iran #Venezuela#CUBA #Mexico #Gaza
The huge release of files by Dept of Justice, still only a small segment of total, are made public.
#USAPOLI #Cdnpoli #EUPOLI #UKPOLI #PMMARKCARNEY #USA #ISRAEL #Iran #Venezuela#CUBA #Mexico #Gaza
Keep fighting #USA. DONT SLOW DOWN.
THE WORLD IS WATCHING.
WE SEE YOU‼️‼️❤️❤️
#USPOLI #AUSPOLI #EUPOLI #UKPOLI #FrancePoli #SpainPoli #GermanyPoli #UkrainePoli #DenmarkPoli #cdnpoli #uspoli #GreenlandPoli #ItalyPoli
THE WORLD IS WATCHING.
WE SEE YOU‼️‼️❤️❤️
#USPOLI #AUSPOLI #EUPOLI #UKPOLI #FrancePoli #SpainPoli #GermanyPoli #UkrainePoli #DenmarkPoli #cdnpoli #uspoli #GreenlandPoli #ItalyPoli
January 30, 2026 at 11:27 PM
Keep fighting #USA. DONT SLOW DOWN.
THE WORLD IS WATCHING.
WE SEE YOU‼️‼️❤️❤️
#USPOLI #AUSPOLI #EUPOLI #UKPOLI #FrancePoli #SpainPoli #GermanyPoli #UkrainePoli #DenmarkPoli #cdnpoli #uspoli #GreenlandPoli #ItalyPoli
THE WORLD IS WATCHING.
WE SEE YOU‼️‼️❤️❤️
#USPOLI #AUSPOLI #EUPOLI #UKPOLI #FrancePoli #SpainPoli #GermanyPoli #UkrainePoli #DenmarkPoli #cdnpoli #uspoli #GreenlandPoli #ItalyPoli
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A pair of Boston-area immigration groups have sued ICE over a policy that authorizes federal agents to forcibly enter people’s homes without a judicial warrant, saying the practice undermines the Fourth Amendment's protections against illegal searches and seizures.
Boston lawsuit aims to stop 'warrantless home invasions' by ICE
Lawyers say the Lyons memo undermines rights that legal advocacy groups try to help immigrants protect; they typically advise people to request a judicial warrant if ICE appears at their home.
www.wbur.org
January 30, 2026 at 10:35 PM
A pair of Boston-area immigration groups have sued ICE over a policy that authorizes federal agents to forcibly enter people’s homes without a judicial warrant, saying the practice undermines the Fourth Amendment's protections against illegal searches and seizures.
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This video from Tribune reporter Paighten Harkins gives a sense of how large the protest has become.
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January 30, 2026 at 10:35 PM
This video from Tribune reporter Paighten Harkins gives a sense of how large the protest has become.
Read more: www.sltrib.com/news/politic...
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Howard Lutnick, Trump’s US secretary of commerce, arranged to visit Epstein’s island in 2012, according to files released by the DOJ
Trump commerce secretary Howard Lutnick arranged to visit Epstein island, files show
Newly released documents reveal Lutnick sent email to ‘Jeff’ and floated plan for ‘Sunday evening for dinner’
www.theguardian.com
January 30, 2026 at 10:39 PM
Howard Lutnick, Trump’s US secretary of commerce, arranged to visit Epstein’s island in 2012, according to files released by the DOJ
The #DoomsdayClock has been moved closer to midnight, the hypothetical global catastrophe marker that is managed by the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists.
It is official the closest to. I’d ight it has ever been in its history since 1947.
It is official the closest to. I’d ight it has ever been in its history since 1947.
Jake Broe (@jakebroe)
The Doomsday Clock was moved forward to its closest time ever to humanity's own self-destruction.
substack.com
January 30, 2026 at 10:38 PM
The #DoomsdayClock has been moved closer to midnight, the hypothetical global catastrophe marker that is managed by the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists.
It is official the closest to. I’d ight it has ever been in its history since 1947.
It is official the closest to. I’d ight it has ever been in its history since 1947.