Thomas Wiegold
@wiegold.de
Journalist in Berlin. augengeradeaus.net & podcast sicherheitspod.de
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Meloni does not believe US will make military move on Greenland, urges strong NATO Arctic presence reut.rs/3Ls4Reb
Meloni does not believe US will make military move on Greenland, urges strong NATO Arctic presence
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said she did not believe the United States would use military force to seize Greenland, warning on Friday that such a move would have grave consequences for NATO.
reut.rs
January 9, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Meloni does not believe US will make military move on Greenland, urges strong NATO Arctic presence reut.rs/3Ls4Reb
Wenn man bei den ersten. zweieinhalb Zeilen erstmal nicht sicher ist, um welches Land es geht...
The regime likely determined that the current protest movement represents an extremely dire security threat and the regime has intensified its crackdown, including by taking the rare step of using IRGC Ground Forces to suppress protests in at least one province 1/7
Read more isw.pub/IranUpdate01...
Read more isw.pub/IranUpdate01...
January 9, 2026 at 2:55 PM
Wenn man bei den ersten. zweieinhalb Zeilen erstmal nicht sicher ist, um welches Land es geht...
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Political cartoonists are not fuckin’ around this week. (thread)
1. Pat Bagley
1. Pat Bagley
January 9, 2026 at 1:35 PM
Political cartoonists are not fuckin’ around this week. (thread)
1. Pat Bagley
1. Pat Bagley
Die Älteren erinnern sich.
January 9, 2026 at 11:48 AM
Die Älteren erinnern sich.
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If the EU ever decides to respond to Trump’s sanctioning of Thierry Breton (a big if), this guy would be a good place to start
www.arctictoday.com/trump-ally-w...
www.arctictoday.com/trump-ally-w...
Trump ally who inspired Greenland purchase idea quietly invests in Greenlandic companies - ArcticToday
Ronald Lauder, the billionaire Estée Lauder heir who, according to former U.S. national security adviser John Bolton, first put the idea of “buying” Greenland into Donald Trump’s mind, has quietly tak...
www.arctictoday.com
January 9, 2026 at 11:28 AM
If the EU ever decides to respond to Trump’s sanctioning of Thierry Breton (a big if), this guy would be a good place to start
www.arctictoday.com/trump-ally-w...
www.arctictoday.com/trump-ally-w...
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Another round in the drones versus drone defence cycle: Russia has added MANPADS to its Shahed drones
www.flightglobal.com/military-uav...
www.flightglobal.com/military-uav...
Russia adds anti-aircraft missile capability to Shahed one-way attack drones
Russian forces appear to have modified Shahed-136 one-way attack drones to carry man-portable air defence missiles, marking a tactical evolution aimed at threatening Ukrainian fighter aircraft deploye...
www.flightglobal.com
January 9, 2026 at 10:23 AM
Another round in the drones versus drone defence cycle: Russia has added MANPADS to its Shahed drones
www.flightglobal.com/military-uav...
www.flightglobal.com/military-uav...
Lustige Taktik der Deutschen Bahn: so lange wie möglich leugnen dass Züge ausfallen. Und dann alle möglichst gleichzeitig streichen.
January 9, 2026 at 7:23 AM
Lustige Taktik der Deutschen Bahn: so lange wie möglich leugnen dass Züge ausfallen. Und dann alle möglichst gleichzeitig streichen.
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Was auch immer in der Region Lwiw eingeschlagen haben soll: Das war vor allem für Schlagzeilen/Angstverbreitung gedacht. Die eigentliche Geschichte bleibt der große kombinierte Angriff auf Kyjiws Energieanlagen. Aktuell knapp 100 Drohnen unterwegs, Marschflugkörper/Ballistik werden hinzu kommen.
January 8, 2026 at 10:37 PM
Was auch immer in der Region Lwiw eingeschlagen haben soll: Das war vor allem für Schlagzeilen/Angstverbreitung gedacht. Die eigentliche Geschichte bleibt der große kombinierte Angriff auf Kyjiws Energieanlagen. Aktuell knapp 100 Drohnen unterwegs, Marschflugkörper/Ballistik werden hinzu kommen.
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NEWS: Senate votes 52-47 to advance a measure restricting Trump's power to use military force in Venezuela.
A rare warning shot from Congress to Trump as he dials up foreign rhetoric.
Voting YES: Democrats + Rand Paul, Collins, Murkowski, Young, Hawley.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
A rare warning shot from Congress to Trump as he dials up foreign rhetoric.
Voting YES: Democrats + Rand Paul, Collins, Murkowski, Young, Hawley.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
Senate advances measure to restrict Trump's power to use military force in Venezuela
Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine, who led the bipartisan resolution, said that Trump's actions in Venezuela are "clearly illegal" because he did not seek congressional approval.
www.nbcnews.com
January 8, 2026 at 4:44 PM
NEWS: Senate votes 52-47 to advance a measure restricting Trump's power to use military force in Venezuela.
A rare warning shot from Congress to Trump as he dials up foreign rhetoric.
Voting YES: Democrats + Rand Paul, Collins, Murkowski, Young, Hawley.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
A rare warning shot from Congress to Trump as he dials up foreign rhetoric.
Voting YES: Democrats + Rand Paul, Collins, Murkowski, Young, Hawley.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
And so it begins.
Greenland should hold talks with the US without Denmark, opposition leader says reut.rs/4jvc3mh
Greenland should hold talks with the US without Denmark, opposition leader says
Greenland should hold direct talks with the U.S. government without Denmark, a Greenlandic opposition leader told Reuters, as the Arctic island weighs how to respond to President Donald Trump's renewed push to bring it under U.S. control.
reut.rs
January 8, 2026 at 3:52 PM
And so it begins.
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Once you have convinced yourself you’re in a state of emergency, you need to apply all means and keep going.
You need to overrule all checks and balances, norms, and even common decency because your enemy is so evil.
This explains imho how this US admin operates.
You need to overrule all checks and balances, norms, and even common decency because your enemy is so evil.
This explains imho how this US admin operates.
January 8, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Once you have convinced yourself you’re in a state of emergency, you need to apply all means and keep going.
You need to overrule all checks and balances, norms, and even common decency because your enemy is so evil.
This explains imho how this US admin operates.
You need to overrule all checks and balances, norms, and even common decency because your enemy is so evil.
This explains imho how this US admin operates.
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Diese Videoanalyse ist sehr hilfreich, um die Ereignisse in Minneapolis einzuordnen:
How the ICE shooting in Minneapolis unfolded
BBC Verify breaks down how the shooting which killed a 37-year-old woman in Minneapolis unfolded.
www.bbc.com
January 8, 2026 at 3:09 PM
Diese Videoanalyse ist sehr hilfreich, um die Ereignisse in Minneapolis einzuordnen:
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In an interview, four New York Times reporters pressed President Trump on the fatal shooting of a U.S. citizen in Minneapolis by an ICE officer. Here's what he said.
We Pressed Trump on His Conclusion About the ICE Shooting in Minneapolis. Here’s What He Said.
The exchange was a glimpse into the president’s reflexive defense of his federal crackdown on immigration.
nyti.ms
January 8, 2026 at 3:15 PM
In an interview, four New York Times reporters pressed President Trump on the fatal shooting of a U.S. citizen in Minneapolis by an ICE officer. Here's what he said.
Auf dem Weg nach Hannover, heute Abend im Theater ;-) (sorry, ist schon ausverkauft)
Chronik der laufenden Entgleisungen #3
Die Gesprächsreihe mit der Philosophin und Publizistin Catherine Newmark!
Was schulden wir dem Staat — und einander? Wie wehrhaft müssen Demokratien sein, was kann das Gemeinwesen seinen Bürger*innen...
staatstheater-hannover.de
January 8, 2026 at 2:58 PM
Auf dem Weg nach Hannover, heute Abend im Theater ;-) (sorry, ist schon ausverkauft)
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My latest: should the darkest hour come and the #US uses military force to annex #Greenland🇬🇱, the essence of Article 5 and collective defense within #NATO would lose its meaning.
Read the article:⬇️
@atlanticcouncil.bsky.social @isdp-sweden.bsky.social
www.atlanticcouncil.org/dispatches/t...
Read the article:⬇️
@atlanticcouncil.bsky.social @isdp-sweden.bsky.social
www.atlanticcouncil.org/dispatches/t...
Trump’s quest for Greenland could be NATO’s darkest hour
If the United States intervenes to seize Greenland the future of NATO would be at stake. Such a development would be contrary to US national interests.
www.atlanticcouncil.org
January 8, 2026 at 1:53 PM
My latest: should the darkest hour come and the #US uses military force to annex #Greenland🇬🇱, the essence of Article 5 and collective defense within #NATO would lose its meaning.
Read the article:⬇️
@atlanticcouncil.bsky.social @isdp-sweden.bsky.social
www.atlanticcouncil.org/dispatches/t...
Read the article:⬇️
@atlanticcouncil.bsky.social @isdp-sweden.bsky.social
www.atlanticcouncil.org/dispatches/t...
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EU regrets US withdrawal from UN climate treaty reut.rs/4pzr2NB
EU regrets US withdrawal from UN climate treaty
The EU regretted the decision by the United States to withdraw from the U.N.'s key climate treaty (UNFCC), EU Climate Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra said on Thursday.
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January 8, 2026 at 2:05 PM
EU regrets US withdrawal from UN climate treaty reut.rs/4pzr2NB
Die Bundesrepublik dürfte etwas mehr dort lagern?
Risk management, Danish style: only ~0.5% of Danmarks Nationalbank gold reserves are in New York. That’s ca. 300 kg — basically a carry-on for a larger taxi.
www.nationalbanken.dk/en/about-us/....
www.nationalbanken.dk/en/about-us/....
Danmarks Nationalbank’s gold
For historical reasons, Danmarks Nationalbank holds around 66.5 tonnes of gold. The value of the gold stock fluctuates with the gold price, but at the end of 2024 the value of the gold was kr. 40.3 bi...
www.nationalbanken.dk
January 8, 2026 at 2:27 PM
Die Bundesrepublik dürfte etwas mehr dort lagern?
Oha.
Danish soldiers must open fire even without orders if US troops were to try and capture Greenland by force, according to a decades-old defense ministry directive that remains in place. www.berlingske.dk/indland/ordr...
Ordren er klar: Danske soldater i Grønland skal gå til modangreb, hvis USA vil tage Grønland med magt
Danske soldater har stående ordre om at gribe til våben og kæmpe, hvis dansk territorium bliver angrebet, viser en kongelig anordning fra 1952. Denne såkaldte forholdsordre vil også gælde, hvis USA fo...
www.berlingske.dk
January 8, 2026 at 2:25 PM
Oha.
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Right after Renée Good’s disgusting murder, a ICE goon was filmed kicking her memorial candles.
Absolutely vile.
Absolutely vile.
January 8, 2026 at 12:04 PM
Right after Renée Good’s disgusting murder, a ICE goon was filmed kicking her memorial candles.
Absolutely vile.
Absolutely vile.
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🌍 GMF’s Claudia Major explains in The New York Times why Europe’s caution persists—from Greenland to Iran and Venezuela—while relying on US security support for Ukraine:
“Europeans feel they can’t speak up or speak their minds. We can’t afford it.”
“Europeans feel they can’t speak up or speak their minds. We can’t afford it.”
Europe Tries to Come to Terms With Trump’s Intervention in Venezuela
Needing U.S. support to fend off Russia in Ukraine, European leaders have been cautious about criticizing President Trump on Greenland, Iran, Venezuela and much else.
www.nytimes.com
January 8, 2026 at 9:00 AM
🌍 GMF’s Claudia Major explains in The New York Times why Europe’s caution persists—from Greenland to Iran and Venezuela—while relying on US security support for Ukraine:
“Europeans feel they can’t speak up or speak their minds. We can’t afford it.”
“Europeans feel they can’t speak up or speak their minds. We can’t afford it.”
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Nicht nur haben Trumps Schergen auf offener Straße eine dreifache Mutter ermordet, sie haben auch einem ärztlichen Kollegen den Zugang zu ihr verwehrt. Es ist barbarisch.
New footage provided to HuffPost of ICE Agents LITERALLY DENYING A PHYSICIAN ACCESS TO RENEE NICOLE GOOD, the woman they just shot in the face.
January 8, 2026 at 9:25 AM
Nicht nur haben Trumps Schergen auf offener Straße eine dreifache Mutter ermordet, sie haben auch einem ärztlichen Kollegen den Zugang zu ihr verwehrt. Es ist barbarisch.
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In the Dnipropetrovsk region, over a million people are left without power, without heating, and in some areas without water — in freezing winter conditions.
russia is deliberately targeting energy infrastructure
with one goal: to make civilians freeze in their own homes.
russia is deliberately targeting energy infrastructure
with one goal: to make civilians freeze in their own homes.
January 8, 2026 at 10:11 AM
In the Dnipropetrovsk region, over a million people are left without power, without heating, and in some areas without water — in freezing winter conditions.
russia is deliberately targeting energy infrastructure
with one goal: to make civilians freeze in their own homes.
russia is deliberately targeting energy infrastructure
with one goal: to make civilians freeze in their own homes.
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Die härtesten Tage des Winters beginnen in der Ukraine: Ab Freitag gehen die Temperaturen hierzulande dauerhaft unter -10 Grad. Große Herausforderung für Energieinfrastruktur unter russischem Beschuss. Die Lage etwa in Dnipro ist schon kritisch. Selbst Krankenhäuser zu versorgen ist ein Problem.
January 8, 2026 at 10:06 AM
Die härtesten Tage des Winters beginnen in der Ukraine: Ab Freitag gehen die Temperaturen hierzulande dauerhaft unter -10 Grad. Große Herausforderung für Energieinfrastruktur unter russischem Beschuss. Die Lage etwa in Dnipro ist schon kritisch. Selbst Krankenhäuser zu versorgen ist ein Problem.
Im Krisenfall ist die #Bundeswehr auf Unterstützung von Firmen mit Zivilpersonal angewiesen, z.B. für die Wartung und Instandsetzung ihrer Fahrzeuge. Dafür gilt jetzt erstmals ein "Tarifvertrag Landes- und Bündnisverteidigung"
Kriegstüchtig per Tarifvertrag – Augen geradeaus!
augengeradeaus.net
January 8, 2026 at 10:20 AM
Im Krisenfall ist die #Bundeswehr auf Unterstützung von Firmen mit Zivilpersonal angewiesen, z.B. für die Wartung und Instandsetzung ihrer Fahrzeuge. Dafür gilt jetzt erstmals ein "Tarifvertrag Landes- und Bündnisverteidigung"
Genau so: "Während bei Fragen der Verteidigungsfähigkeit, bei Raketen, Panzern, Flugzeugen und Wehrpflicht längst eine Unzahl an Lösungen präsentiert und verkauft wird, ist im Zivil- und Bevölkerungsschutz auch drei Jahre nach der Zeitenwende-Rede von Olaf Scholz wenig passiert."
Fast hätte ich gefragt, ob jetzt alle ausgeschlafen haben... Meine Kommentarolyse zum #Stromausfall in Südwestberlin @heise.de - Versuch einer Sortierung.
Und die Feststellung: Dass das Krisenmanagement woanders besser laufen würde als in Berlin, ist nicht garantiert.
Schon gar nicht im Wenn-Fall.
Und die Feststellung: Dass das Krisenmanagement woanders besser laufen würde als in Berlin, ist nicht garantiert.
Schon gar nicht im Wenn-Fall.
Kommentar zum Berliner Stromausfall: Sind jetzt alle wach?
Der Stromausfall im Berliner Südwesten hat gezeigt, welche Probleme auftreten, wenn Kritische Infrastruktur ausfällt. Höchste Zeit, zu handeln.
www.heise.de
January 8, 2026 at 8:46 AM
Genau so: "Während bei Fragen der Verteidigungsfähigkeit, bei Raketen, Panzern, Flugzeugen und Wehrpflicht längst eine Unzahl an Lösungen präsentiert und verkauft wird, ist im Zivil- und Bevölkerungsschutz auch drei Jahre nach der Zeitenwende-Rede von Olaf Scholz wenig passiert."