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“Better to die on one’s feet than to live on one’s knees.” Jean-Paul Sartre.

“Being honest may not get you a lot of friends, but it’ll always get you the right ones.”- John Lennon

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I noticed his drooping right eyelid during his speech at Davos. I told myself “this man is seriously unwell”.
I think the only thing that is keeping him alive is his pure hatred for our country and the people who love it. He isn’t going to stop until he is standing over the ashes.
January 23, 2026 at 1:28 AM
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Trump expands his lawsuit claims against New York Times after they publish the latest disastrous polls showing Trump’s approval ratings in the tank.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Trump says he’s expanding defamation suit against New York Times after unfavorable poll
US president says his qualms over the opinion poll would be added to existing defamation lawsuit against the paper
www.theguardian.com
January 23, 2026 at 12:52 AM
These are the Democrats who voted with Republicans to fund ICE.

Henry Cueliar (Texas)
Jared Golden (Maine)
Marie Perez (Wash)
Laura Gillen (N.Y.)
Don Davis (N,C)
Tom Suozzi (N.Y)
Vincente Gonzalez (Texas)

thehill.com/homenews/hou...
These Democrats voted for the DHS funding bill despite ICE furor
Several House Democrats joined with nearly all Republicans to approve a bill funding the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Thursday, as anger grows over the Trump administration’s immigratio…
thehill.com
January 23, 2026 at 12:46 AM
It’s official: Donald Trump has withdrawn the United States from the World Health Organization.
January 23, 2026 at 12:33 AM
January 22, 2026 at 10:01 PM
International Day of the Endangered Lawyer

The international legal community has awarded the U.S. the distinction of being a country where lawyers and judges are so politically intimidated that the rule of law is under threat.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
January 22, 2026 at 12:28 PM
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January 22, 2026 at 4:01 AM
Ice storm, snow storm, subzero temps are sweeping across the country…stay safe.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Snow, ice and subzero temperatures to sweep across US this weekend
The storm will stretch 2,000 miles from south-west to east, disrupting travel and threatening power outages
www.theguardian.com
January 21, 2026 at 10:32 PM
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January 21, 2026 at 8:24 PM
January 21, 2026 at 6:53 PM
😋😋😋 Remember what “normal” looks like?
January 21, 2026 at 4:54 PM
January 21, 2026 at 4:48 PM
The EU halted work on their formal approval of their trade deal with the U.S. because of Trumps continued and escalating threats including tariff threats against Greenland and Denmark and their European allies.

www.nbcnews.com/business/eco...
E.U. halts approval of U.S. trade deal after Trump's Greenland tariff threat
The deal would have capped U.S. tariffs on most E.U. products at just 15%.
www.nbcnews.com
January 21, 2026 at 4:26 PM
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January 21, 2026 at 12:19 PM
January 21, 2026 at 12:17 PM
Stephanie Grisham, Trump’s former press secretary, is urging Congress to look into Trump’s mental capacity.
January 21, 2026 at 1:11 AM
Canada PM Mark Carney warns of world order rupture at Davos today and receives standing ovation.

www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...
Canada PM gets standing ovation at Davos as he warns of world order ‘rupture’
He rebuked ‘great powers’ but did not mention Trump despite global outcry over the US’ aggressive moves on Greenland
www.the-independent.com
January 20, 2026 at 8:53 PM
PM Mark Carney speaking at Davos: The old order is not coming back and we should not mourn it.
Carney gets a standing ovation.
January 20, 2026 at 8:50 PM
We prefer respect to bullies
And rule of law to brutality…
President Macron at Davos 2026
January 20, 2026 at 8:41 PM
Dow drops over 700 points today after Trump threatens new tariffs on countries who oppose his attempts to take over Greenland.

finance.yahoo.com/news/live/st...
Stock market today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq sink as Trump tariff threats and bond sell-off rattle nerves
The market is on edge over Trump's threatened tariffs over Greenland and a Japan-led global bond sell-off.
finance.yahoo.com
January 20, 2026 at 3:36 PM
Jerome Powell will attend Supreme Court oral arguments on Wednesday in the case addressing Trump’s power to fire Fed governor Lisa Cook.

apnews.com/article/fede...
AP Source: Fed Chair Powell to attend Supreme Court argument on Cook case
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell will attend the Supreme Court’s oral arguments Wednesday in a case involving the attempted firing of Fed governor Lisa Cook, an unusual show of support by the centr...
apnews.com
January 20, 2026 at 1:59 AM
Protestors interrupted service at St. Paul church saying one of its pastors, David Easterwood leads the local ICE field offices in St. Paul.

www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Protesters interrupt St. Paul church service, say pastor works as ICE director in field office
Lawyer and activist Nekima Levy Armstrong was among the protestors who interrupted a service at a Baptist church in St. Paul on Sunday alleging that one of the pastors is the acting director of a U.S....
www.mprnews.org
January 20, 2026 at 1:54 AM
Denmark dispatched additional troops to Greenland as U.S. Donald Trump declined to rule out using force to seize control of Greenland.

www.ft.com/content/1ef9...
Denmark dispatches additional troops to Greenland as tensions rise
Donald Trump declines to rule out using force to seize control of Arctic island
www.ft.com
January 20, 2026 at 1:44 AM